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Most years produce an incomprehensible movie that is celebrated by critics and audiences alike. The year of Covid-19 looks likely … Read More about The art of confusion
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As part of NZ Catholic’s coverage of the 2020 General Election, seven significant political parties were invited to submit 300-word … Read More about Which party should get your vote in the 2020 General Election? – Part 2
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As part of NZ Catholic’s coverage of the 2020 General Election, seven significant political parties were invited to submit 300-word … Read More about Which party should get your vote in the 2020 General Election? Part 1
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October 4: 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Readings: 1. Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm: 80; 2. Philippians 4:6-9; Gospel: Matthew 21:33-43. Much … Read More about A recipe for living as members of God’s church community
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By NEIL VANEY Start at the very beginning Psychologists tell us that, if you want to become a more loving person, you start … Read More about The Practice of Holy Ecology
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by MOTHER MARY MADELEINE, OP When New Zealand went into a Covid-19 lockdown earlier this year, the Dominican Sisters of Wanganui were left with … Read More about Expansion for Whanganui order
Read MoreIn a letter to the Prime Minister, Auckland diocese’s Justice and Peace Commission has reiterated its earlier calls for an … Read More about Calls for amnesty for overstayers affected by border closures
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by CAMERON SURREY Can you remember where you were on March 19, 2020? That was the day our nation closed its borders and limited public … Read More about Jeremiah and the lockdown
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By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis often has expressed openness to the idea of laws recognizing civil unions, including for gay couples, to protect their rights. The pope’s comments in a brief passage in the documentary film, “Francesco,” are similar to the position he took while archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and echo … Read More about Pope has history of defending marriage, but being open to some civil unions
A former rector of Holy Cross Seminary, Fr Philip Handforth, is being remembered to his gentle manner, his skill at preaching, and his faithfulness in suffering. Fr Handforth died at Mercy Parklands Catholic Hospital in Auckland on September 29, aged 73. He was farewelled from St Joseph’s church in Takapuna on October 2. The principal … Read More about Former seminary rector praised for his faithfulness
by PAT McCARTHY As we hunkered down to church closures and online Masses a second time, I reflected on a friend’s question: Are we treating this Covid-19 lockdown as a period of hibernation or will we emerge from a chrysalis — and, if so, how will we be transformed? As the Catholic community gains an … Read More about What sort of Catholic media will we see in the future?
Pope Francis’s new encyclical Fratelli tutti on Fraternity and Social Friendship is a call for everyone to see the world as being without borders and view everyone as their brothers and sisters, said Archbishop of Wellington Cardinal John Dew. “Fratelli tutti is a profound document,” said Cardinal Dew, vice-president of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops … Read More about New encyclical can change hearts and minds, New Zealand cardinal says
Dunedin diocese is taking steps to pay down its $10million debt through a 30-year repayment plan. In a report on diocesan finances in the September edition of the diocese’s publication The Tablet, it was stated that the diocesan overdraft, as reported at the end of 2019, had been just under $10million. An offset agreement with … Read More about Dunedin diocese reports on finances
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