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by THERESE ROUGHAN St Valentine’s Day, 2015, in Christchurch, was again an opportunity to celebrate God’s gift of love in marriage. Christchurch has been celebrating St Valentine’s Day with a liturgy,...

One only performance of a new passion Play, They Crucified Him, is to be performed on the Saturday before Palm Sunday (28 March) in the beautiful, natural amphitheatre of...

by KATHLEEN CASEY With parishes combining, the Mairehau parish of St Francis of Assisi has a small Positive organ looking for a home. In good condition, this instrument would suit a...

by SUE SECONI The Associates of Suzanne Aubert-Te Hunga Whai i nga Akoranga a Suzanne visited her grave in Wellington at their new year gathering. Mother Aubert rests at the adminstration...

by PATRICIA BROOKS The deputy principal at Aquinas College, Terry Consedine, has been given a National Excellence in Leadership award. Last year Mr Consedine received a regional award, but he has...

by KATHLEEN CASEY Fr Bernie Goulding was 82 when he died on November 28, 2014, after 52 years as a diocesan priest in Christchurch. Fr Dan Doyle shared a tribute at...

by PETER GRACE The Society of St Pius X now has a permanent place of worship in Auckland. On December 20, Bishop Alfonso Ruiz de Galarreta from Spain consecrated the chapel...

by KATHLEEN CASEY For more than 100 years, Irish priests came to serve the New Zealand Church. Fr Finian Conway brought to an end this era in Christchurch diocese with his...

by NZ CATHOLIC staff Forty young people from various Auckland Legion of Mary praesidia spent the first weekend of December in silent retreat. The retreat theme was, “The Legion colour is red...

by NZ CATHOLIC staff Community generosity was evident at a special “boxing day” at Catholic Social Services in Ponsonby shortly before Christmas week, when staff and volunteers made up boxes...

by SUE SECONI After 11 years as director of Hearts Aflame, Brendon Malone from Christchurch is resigning. Although sad to be leaving and unsure what lies ahead for him, he believes...

by PETER GRACE A generous donor is wanted to help an unwell Auckland-born man. Henry Ene has been living and working in Melbourne for eight years, but about three years ago...

by NZ CATHOLIC staff Room 5 children at St Joseph’s School in Grey Lynn raised $380 for Missionz before Christmas. Missionz is the Pontifical Mission Society of New Zealand. Under the eye...

by NZ CATHOLIC staff Msgr Patrick Edward O’Connor, long-time parish priest and first superior of the Missio Sui Iuris of Tokelau, one of the most isolated places on Earth, died at...

by NZ CATHOLIC staff A Wellington city hill has been the site of continuous Catholic education for just on 165 years, and “Celebrating Presence Together” is set to make a big...

by NZ CATHOLIC staff St Paul’s College student Sione Pole has outclassed more than 300 Pasifika and Maori applicants throughout New Zealand to win the Auckland University Chancellor’s Scholarship, valued...

by Msgr FRANK EGGLETON St Mary’s parishioners gathered at Leighton House in Gisborne on November 19 on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Fr Philem Keane’s ordination to priesthood on...

by MARY HOBBS Mary Potter Hospice celebrated 35 years of its history with a book launch on November 20, at the Michael Fowler centre. With You describes the progress the...

by NZ CATHOLIC staff St Joseph’s Parish Upper Hutt recently celebrated the anniversaries of four of its priests. They were Fr Michael Sweere (50 years), Fr Ron Bennett (42 years), Fr...

by SUE SECONI The sudden death of popular secondary school teacher Liam O’Gorman was received with disbelief and sadness throughout the Catholic school community in Wanganui. Mr O’Gorman died on Saturday...

by ROWENA OREJANA Paul and Janette Sorensen have been awarded the Benemerenti Medal for their 48 years of service to St Francis Xavier parish in Whangarei. The Sorensens said they were...

by JENNY FLAVELL Fr Michael Gielen and seven first year seminarians travelled from Auckland to Tokoroa on October 27 on their way to Taupo and stopped in for dinner at...

by ROWENA OREJANA Domestic violence has become a problem within the Latin American community, made worse by cultural barriers. The Auckland Latin American Community Inc, a group that offers social services...

by PETER GRACE Giving support to pupils at a nearby state school has become a special project for St Ignatius parish, in St Heliers, Auckland. Parish priest Fr John Dunn said that...

by KATHLEEN CASEY In the fairly new and still settling parish of St Francis of Assisi in Mairehau, parishioners honoured their patron’s feast day by holding a full weekend of...

by PETER GRACE Death has split up a long lasting west Auckland parish team. Joanna Matthew, the sister of Holy Family parish priest Fr Andrew Matthew, died on October 25. She...

by Fr Kevin Waldie, SM November 16: 33rd Sunday of Year: Readings:1. Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20.30-31; Psalm 128; 2. 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6; Gospel, Matthew 25:14-30 This Sunday’s woman of Proverbs has become...

by DON WHELAN Many were saddened to hear that John Ritchie died on September 29, his 93rd birthday. He had been widely acknowledged as the “father of music” in Christchurch,...

Scripture by Fr Kevin Waldie, SM November 9: Dedication of the Lateran: Readings: 1. Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Psalm 63; 2. 1 Corinthians 3:9-11, 16-17; Gospel, John 2:13-22. Temple imagery very much dominates...

by NZ CATHOLIC staff Two former All Blacks are loyal and enthusiastic volunteers for the Burnside conference (branch) of St Vincent de Paul in Christchurch. Bill McCaw, the treasurer and longstanding...