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When our Prime Minister speaks of New Zealand’s relative success in getting the coronavirus under control, she refers to “our team of five million”. That’s a way of … Read More about The pandemic and the need for a different economic order
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It seemed fitting somehow that precious religious items were placed throughout much of the future floor space of the under-construction St Luke’s church in Flat Bush … Read More about Precious religious items in concrete in church
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by NEIL BROOM The current pandemic has stimulated all manner of time-absorbing activities. Although no great fans of jigsaw puzzles, my wife and I did tackle a 1000–piece project – a quite beautiful panorama of … Read More about Big truths from tiny pieces
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Critics of the creative arts occasionally attempt their own artistic expression, while others try the reverse. Hollywood filmmaker Paul Schrader … Read More about Putting theory into practice
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I have told the story before in NZ Catholic of how I once tried to find the Catholic basilica in Geneva, only … Read More about Don’t be stationary about statues
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Bishop Basil Meeking was the seventh bishop of Christchurch. Born in Ashburton in 1929, he attended St Joseph’s School in Ashburton and St … Read More about 67 years as priest and bishop
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Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand called on the New Zealand Government to oppose the planned annexation by Israel of the West … Read More about Caritas calls on Government to oppose annexation of West Bank land
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June 28: Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time. Readings: 1. 2 Kings 4:8-11,14-16; Psalm: 89; 2. Romans 6:3-4,8-11; Gospel: Matthew 10:37-42. God’s Word, spoken by his chosen agent, takes centre-stage in these readings. And through it … Read More about The presence of God made known to us by these readings
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Life does not go in a straight line, a highly sought-after American youth and young adult speaker told Catholic millennials in New Zealand at a Zoom conference during the lockdown. The Auckland Catholic Young Adult Community held the video conference on May 23 when the country was still on alert level two due to the Covid-19 … Read More about Faith and life tips shared with youth on Zoom
Wellington Cardinal John Dew has said he does not support the placement of a controversial “all lives matter” sign at St Patrick’s church in Masterton. The sign attracted media coverage after it was noticed in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests in New Zealand and throughout the world. In a statement, Cardinal Dew said the sign was put up without the … Read More about ‘Politicised’ church sign seen as inappropriate
Accompanying seminarians in their journey towards becoming “men who live out the values of the Sermon on the Mount” is how De La Salle Brother Mark McKeon describes his new role as the director for human formation at Holy Cross Seminary in Ponsonby. A De La Salle brother for 35 years, Br Mark had taught in … Read More about Br Mark steps up for human formation role at seminary
The Covid-19 pandemic lockdown may have slowed down some of the projects of Te Kupenga – Catholic Leadership Institute in its first year but the organisation is now starting to get into gear. Te Kupenga chief executive Dr Areti Metuamate told NZ Catholic they are looking for a “proper campus in Auckland” for the Catholic Theological College, the new Catholic tertiary education provider formed from the merging of the Good Shepherd College and … Read More about Theological college considers new Akld home
A Catholic secondary school principal is among community leaders who have signed up to a new alliance of people who will work to oppose any attempt to legalise cannabis in New Zealand. Patrick Walsh, principal of John Paul College in Rotorua, is among the those in Smart Approaches to Marijuana NZ (SAM-NZ), the formation of … Read More about Principal joins coalition against legalising cannabis
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