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 Communio adult education series resumes from 5 October in the Hutt Valley, when Monsignor John Broadbent concludes his popular survey of the history of the church.
This series of six presentations covers the church’s reactions to the modern worl
The child advocacy group Every Child Counts is forging links with the business sector in a bid to widen their campaign to get children on top of the government’s policy priorities list.
The organisation was formed in 2004 to lobby the pre-election go
On Saturday 26 August the Malta-based international evangelising organisation, ICPE, celebrated 10 years in New Zealand. We reprint Fr Brian Wysocki’s homily for the event.
People often ask me who wrote the gospels. This is never an easy question because it involves the past and the present as well as people’s sensitivities. I could begin by saying that the Holy Spirit is the author of all the New Testament; together with th
Fr Larry Barnett offers this as the first of an occasional series of columns from his mission in Taiwan. Larry is a Columban missionary from Takaka.
Last week I wore gumboots to a funeral. It wasn’t the first time. In fact, with the frequent wet weat
I was taught that you are loving, compassionate and merciful, that you create only goodness and that you want nothing but the best for us. Right now none of this makes sense to me.
Someone I love is dying? That someone is my dad.
My dad is not j
Recently I was able to celebrate Sunday liturgy with a different community and had a good faith experience. So what did I find? Here is just a brief comment on the word of God, the prayers of the faithful, and the music.
Reflecting on the bread of l
We vehicle drivers know that headlights are to light up the dark. More importantly, Christians know that Jesus came to cast light into the dark. Further, many know that the true meaning of life is to cast light into darkness.
Likewise, drivers know t
The question across the crowded table in the pub last month caught me by surprise. Mike, the friend of a workmate, leaned across and suddenly asked
me: ‘Are you, or have you ever been, a communist?’
I had met Mike previously, and he was aware
West Papuan church leader, Reverend Socratez Sofyan Yoman, highlighted the need for urgent action on human rights in West Papua (formally known as Irian Jaya).
At a recent talk on his speaking tour of New Zealand, Reverend Yoman, the President of the