Dunedin Bishop Michael Dooley – NZ Catholic Newspaper

First Baptism at the Otago Corrections Facility

Rowena Orejana — Sun, 13 Jan 2019 20:30:22 +0000

Dunedin Bishop Michael Dooley baptised a prisoner inside the Otago Corrections Facility on December 9, in what was a moving ceremony witnessed by prison staff, inmates and Catholic volunteers. Otago prison chaplain Daniel Rooney said it was the first Baptism in the South Island prison and the ceremony went very well. Mr Rooney said the

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Port Chalmers church celebrates 140-year history

Rowena Orejana — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 04:00:45 +0000

by JEFF DILLON

To the words of the hymn “Gather us in”, a group of people with a variety of connections to the St Mary Star of the Sea church in Port Chalmers in Magnetic Street gathered recently to celebrate its 140-year story.echo $variable;

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Nano Nagle: The ‘power of one’ celebrated

NZ Catholic Staff — Sun, 25 Nov 2018 22:47:57 +0000

by JEFF DILLON Celebrating anybody’s birthday usually involves some careful preparations and when it involves someone who was born 300 years ago in 1718, then it certainly needs some thought. So it proved recently at St Peter Chanel church, Green Island, Dunedin with a special Mass to celebrate the birthday of Venerable Nano Nagle, foundress of the Presentation Sisters of the

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Liturgical responses to the abuse crisis

Michael Otto — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:00:33 +0000

As new revelations of clergy sexual abuse of minors are made the question posed to Catholics is — what should one do? Many suggestions can be made, but it is becoming increasingly apparent that it is necessary to turn to the Lord in prayer and fasting first. This should happen before, during and after any inquiries or royal commissions on abuse.

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Dunedin bishop apologises

Rowena Orejana — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 23:44:26 +0000

Dunedin Bishop Michael Dooley has said he is “very interested” in there being a future liturgical gathering to acknowledge the victims of clerical sexual abuse in the diocese and the Church’s failure to handle the issue properly.“Some sort of liturgical gathering has been suggested and I am very interested in doing that. I could envisage it would be in Dunedin. At the moment there

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Dunedin bishop says he will trust in God

Michael Otto — Sun, 27 May 2018 22:42:29 +0000

The words for Bishop Michael Dooley’s episcopal motto came to him in the middle of the night. Those words are “Trust in God”, the seventh Bishop of Dunedin told more than 1000 people at the Dunedin Town Hall on April 26 at a Mass at which he was ordained as bishop. “I had no idea

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People invited to walk with and accompany their new bishop

Michael Otto — Sun, 27 May 2018 22:15:45 +0000

Preaching at the liturgical installation of Bishop Michael Dooley as the seventh Bishop of Dunedin, Cardinal John Dew called on the people of that diocese to walk with and accompany their new bishop as he walks with and accompanies them.echo $variable;

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