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by SUSANNE REHDER MONTGOMERIE “Everything is interconnected” is the theme of the “Laudato Si’ Week” running from May 16-24, 2020. … Read More about Laudato Si’ Week: everything is interconnected
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The Church and the world have certainly been enduring terrible times in 2020. The Church has continued in faith, hope … Read More about Catholic press is an essential service
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Family Matters by Helen Luxford So how has everyone been keeping up their faith during the lockdown? It should be … Read More about Spirituality in a lockdown
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By NEIL VANEY Commentators are beginning to speculate on what our world will be like when the Covid-19 pandemic is … Read More about The Spiritual Legacy of Covid-19
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If I had read last summer a science fiction novel about a super bug that forced most of the world’s … Read More about An Easter message from NZ Catholic’s publisher
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by Fr JOHN O’CONNOR This week’s (March 28) pastoral letter of the New Zealand bishops invites the Catholics of Aotearoa … Read More about Maturity of faith during lockdown
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With the first cases of the novel coronavirus confirmed in New Zealand, authorities are responding in various ways. Among the … Read More about Self-isolation in our deserts of Lent
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by Mina Amso This is the day that we dreaded the most. We felt the pain of loss, we felt … Read More about Reflecting on March 15
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Several New Zealand Catholic dioceses have taken up the Government’s Wage Subsidy Scheme to help pay staff. As of April 24, at least three New Zealand dioceses had joined the scheme, with the total support being given amounting to $1.22 million. According to a public register with some search capacity on the Ministry of Social … Read More about Several NZ dioceses join wage subsidy scheme
May 10: Fifth Sunday of Easter. Readings: 1. Acts 6:1-7; Psalm: 33; 2. 1 Peter 2:4-9; Gospel: John 14:1-12. This Sunday, like last week, has for its focus the church of God and the various roles played by its members. The picture of the Church Luke paints in Acts is one of service, organised and … Read More about Honour the Word of God that enlivens daily life
Dunedin Bishop Michael Dooley is taking some time away from his diocese for personal and spiritual renewal. In a letter dated May 3 and addressed to his “dear brothers and sisters in Christ”, Bishop Dooley said that he was looking forward to returning after his time away “with new energy and focus”. Referring to the … Read More about Dunedin bishop taking time away from diocese for renewal
Holy Cross Seminary has welcomed three new seminarians discerning their vocation this year. However, the seminary sent them back to their respective parishes to spend the lockdown where they would be more comfortable. Linh Cao, a 26-year-old seminarian from Christchurch diocese, stayed in the Christchurch Cathedral presbytery and is part of Bishop Paul Martin’s “bubble”. … Read More about Three in Holy Cross Seminary first year
By practising your humanity, you are living your Christianity. This was the message of Australian Jesuit priest Fr Jamie Calder in his talk entitled “Christian Mission” on February 29 in Palmerston North. Fr Calder is a theology lecturer and practising psychologist, whose clinical specialisation is broadly in men’s mental health. “If you wish to practise … Read More about Australian Jesuit sees a broad crisis of ‘mattering’
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