Catholic school teachers commissioned for the year
A large group of teachers gathered for the commissioning Mass in Sacred Heart Cathedral in February.
Welcom Archive 2007-2026
WelCom is the monthly newspaper of the Archdiocese of Wellington. Print copies of the eight-page newsletter are free and available in parishes, and sent to parishes and schools in PDF form. The archive contains WelCom stories published from 2007 to 2026 (May).
The genesis of Genesis
The need to present the God of Israel as strong and powerful in a time of Jewish adversity sparked the writing of chapter one, long after chapter two had become common currency.
200 years of St Brigid’s teaching inspiration
The order was founded in Ireland on 1 February 1807. Bishop Daniel Delany gathered together six women to form the nucleus of the new congregation dedicated to meeting the needs of the people by providing educational opportunities. St Brigid was their patroness.
Huge disparities in health care
‘Problems with access to health care are often far wider than cost. The reality is that with a sicker population, which Māori are, they need to be able to get to hospital.’ – Bridget Robson
Trafficked: victims’ stories of abuse and neglect
They did prostitution 15 hours a day, seven days a week. When they finally escaped immigration officials ‘did nothing’ to help them. Some left being told they owed thousands of dollars, others feared for the safety of their families after they escaped.
Archbishop John
The World Youth Day Cross and Icon, entrusted to the youth of the world by Pope John Paul II in 1984, are coming to the diocese in June.
Race relations suffer as rich-poor gap widens
Could Päkehä have denied the public access to a Wairarapa beach something the government had promised during the passage of the Foreshore and Seabed Bill would never happen?
Columban calls for action on behalf of earth
‘Climate change is not just one environmental problem among a host of others’ – along with the massive extinction of species – it ‘is by far the most serious environmental issue facing humankind and the planet’. And ‘what is at stake are ultimately ethical and religious issues’.
African villagers benefit from NZ wedding
When former Sacred Heart College student, Miriam Davie, married Matt Bayliss last month, a goat, food baskets and money for charity replaced the usual raft of wedding gifts.