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 spirit of change entered the Church after the Second Vatican Council like a huge spring tide. In the face of this tide the Catholic community ran before it in search of high ground – ground that would be safe from the tide of change. For example, whe
St Catherine’s College has an entrance scholarship available for prospective students in 2007. The inaugural St Maria’s Scholarship was awarded at the 2005 College prizegiving to Sarah Castle, who is in Year 9 at St Catherine’s.
The scholarship has b
Love of God and love of neighbour was in action at St Catherine’s College throughout Lent. In response to a challenge to raise money for clean water in Indonesia and in keeping with Lenten almsgiving the students gave every day.
There were no mufti-
Despite rhetoric from some education quarters, NCEA is becoming cemented as our primary form of senior school assessment, according to Chris England, principal of St Peter’s College in Palmerston North.
The NCEA results of St Peter’s College have gra
I’m such a people person and seeing the cathedral full of people on Palm Sunday made me happy – people are great! The first of these Archdiocesan Youth & Young Adult Masses for 2006 was especially significant for young people. Why? Palm Sunday is also Wor
Four schools have agreed to trial a new programme which educates children in coping with loss, change, and challenge in their lives.
This programme is unique in that it becomes part of the school english curriculum – not adding to the workload of te
‘You live in Huamachuco?….You really do!……in Huamachuco?’ This is a common reaction when I tell new acquaintances in Santiago [Chile] where I live.
‘Huamachuco’ is a poblaci√õn, a grass roots, disadvantaged area located on the outskirts of the
At the very core of our human nature is a desire to be like someone we admire. Generally this is not consciously intended but it is nevertheless a pervasive force in people’s lives. However, it can be brought to consciousness, as St Paul said: ‘You imitat
Sr Analulu Tanuvasa SM
I often reflect on these words of Jesus (Jn 15:16) which are so appropriate in my own call as a Marist Sister. I was born in Samoa, of a Presbyterian family and became a Catholic while at a Catholic Primary School there. I wa
One of the delights of working with refugees is being able to share their joy at welcoming family here.
I work with several refugee families as part of my mission as a Sister of Compassion. Earlier this year I joined an Ethiopian family I have been