University of Otago – NZ Catholic Newspaper

North-East Asia is critical for world and NZ

Rowena Orejana — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 00:00:56 +0000

The elusive peace sought by the world can only be attained when painful traumatic histories are put to rest by effective and acceptable apologies and deeper empathies and forgiveness. This was the point made by Professor Kevin Clements, director of the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Otago. He spoke

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Scholar speaks on mercy, mission

Rowena Orejana — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 20:30:43 +0000

Welcoming migrants and refugees, showing mercy for victims as well as perpetrators, and caring for the environment are concrete things Catholics can do in this year of mercy, according to Fr Stephen Bevans, SVD, professor emeritus at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. Fr Bevans spoke at the University of Otago on the topic of Mercy and Mission at the invitation of Dunedin diocese on

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