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).
Knowing My Place: An Autobiography in 3-D by Bishop Emeritus of Palmerston North is an autobiography he published in 2023. The book shares an in-depth insight and account of his rich, interesting and faith-filled life.
Have you heard this joke about Pope Francis? I hadn’t until just recently. It goes like this.
‘We are here to appreciate beauty.’
I read this in a novel over the Christmas break. While I can’t recall how it fitted into the plot, the image has stayed with me. It’s a great answer to the question each of us has to ask at some time on our life’s journey.
39 Jesus told his disciples a parable, ‘Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit? 40 No disciple is superior to the teacher; but when fully trained, every disciple will be like his teacher.
If human life is the wonderful gift and privilege we believe it is, then so too, is the work of making it more fully and authentically human, and countering everything that dehumanises.
During the month of February 2025 Pope Francis’intention is: For vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Let us pray that the ecclesial community might welcome the desires and doubts of those young people who feel a call to serve Christ’s mission in the priesthood and religious life.
During the month of March 2025 Pope Francis’intention is: For families in crisis. Let us pray that broken families might discover the curefor their wounds through forgiveness, rediscovering eachother’s gifts, even in their differences.
Festival One, formerly known as the Parachute Christian Music Festival, is held annually in January at Karapiro, in the Waikato.
The Meri Hōhepa Suzanne Aubert Tertiary Scholarship has honoured three students with support for their studies in 2025.