May 2014 Feature Cecily McNeill Acceptance is assured for the controversial Liberation Theology born from reflection on the gospel in light of the poverty and oppression of many communities in Latin America in the 1960s after one of its key architects spoke in the Vatican in February. Pope Francis received Gustavo Gutierrez last September but […]
News April 2014 Mgr Gerard Burns who is a member of the Archdiocesan Justice and Peace Commission which orgaanised the picnic, explained the significance of numbers in The Bible. The feeding of the 5000 is the only miracle that appears in all four gospels. It is the inspiration behind this picnic. In the story as […]
News April 2014 A group of hardy souls braved Wellington’s stormy weather on Ash Wednesday for a service opposite the Stock Exchange to focus on the juxtaposition of short-term profits and social values. Before distributing ashes, Mgr Gerard Burns assured listeners that a stock exchange was not intrinsically evil. ‘It can be a way of […]