As 2023 draws to a close, it is customary to look back over the year that has been. This year started with the news that Pope Benedict XVI had died on the last day of 2022. So it seems fitting, that in the build-up to Christmas, 2023, we conclude the calendar year with some reflections … Read More about The First-born of all that is
Opinion
Democracy and governments and politics
We have a new government. The previous one was in ... Read More about Democracy and governments and politics
Evangelisation
We had the privilege of having a family holiday in ... Read More about Evangelisation
What makes a good dad?
by GREG ERLANDSON (OSV News) Judging from media ... Read More about What makes a good dad?
Covid has really highlighted the poverty gap. I live in a well-off suburb, where people don’t worry about where the next meal comes from, or whether they have food in the cupboards to feed their kids or not. Every day, I see, in the routine context of work, people on the … Read More about The poverty gap
by Paula Wells, Tumuaki, Sacred Heart Girls’ College New Plymouth In recent years, the Mission Sisters in Aotearoa, New Zealand have been hosting student leadership camps annually for the head students of their Mission secondary schools. These have been under the direction of Sr Anne Sklenars, RNDM. The purpose has been to … Read More about Nurturing everyday missionaries
by Msgr Brendan Daly Bishops and religious superiors desire to exercise their ministry in a pastoral manner. Jesus is the Good Shepherd, and Church leaders want to follow his example. But wanting to be “pastoral” has been seen by some Church leaders as meaning they should not apply penal canon law … Read More about Church penal law protects the faithful
The public consultation announced by the Government around updating laws on “hate speech” has seen journalists put various scenarios to the Justice Minister and the Prime Minister. The question has been asked — would or should these words used in this scenario be against the law? The answers have tended … Read More about Hate speech law needs caution
For this week, I asked my husband to reflect on “Being a Modern Catholic Father”. We were both raised in Catholic families — he has four siblings, I have three, and we both grew up in Auckland. He works full time in IT in Auckland, as well as supporting the … Read More about Being a modern Catholic father
by James van Schie The Wall Street Journal recently carried a headline “Catholic Schools losing students at record rates, hundreds closing”. The story charts the decline of Catholic schooling in the United States, from 5.5 million students and 11,000 schools in the 1960s to 1.6 million students and 5900 schools … Read More about Catholic schools and the state
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