For 57 years a Protestant chaplain from the U.S. Military and a Catholic priest provided by the Diocese of Christchurch have offered religious services, personal counselling and individual support for as many as 2000 men and women stationed at McMurdo and Amundsen-Scott Stations and Scott Base at any one time. The National Science Foundation, (NSF) Read more
Property developer and Willis Bond & Co managing director Mark McGuinness and Attorney General Chris Finlayson were once in the same debating team when they attended St Patrick’s College Wellington. “He was a terrific guy – very smart, so he carried the rest of us in the team. He was very eloquent then, as he Read more
A new documentary entitled The Price of Peace goes beyond the surface into the world of Tame Iti, and takes a different approach to telling the story of the Tūhoe raids. Award-winning director and co-producer Kim Webby says she wanted to show all sides of Tame Iti. “I knew him differently. I knew him as Read more
The Presbyterian Church has made a public statement condemning New Zealand’s binge-drinking culture and calling for effective government policies to combat it. Moderator of the Presbyterian Church, the Right Rev Andrew Norton, says the church isn’t against alcohol and the community must play a role in providing alcohol-free activities for young people. But he says Read more
On Wednesday, the Catholic Caring Foundation in Auckland held a Mass to thank all the people who are involved in the various programmes that it supports. After the Mass representatives from these organisations were presented with certificates. The mass took place at this time to draw attention to Caring Sunday which occurs on 26 July. Read more
Businessman Craig Norgate’s funeral was held on Tuesday at St Joseph’s Catholic Church in his hometown of Hawera, next door to the school he attended as a boy. Norgate, 50, was Fonterra’s first chief executive, from 2001 to 2003. As hundreds of mourners arrived for the private service, attendees had to spill out into a Read more
“It is not enough to simply generate a life – it is necessary to provide a loving context because ultimately only love gives life,” says Dr John Kleinsman, director of the New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. ‘And that means the ‘proper place’ for children to be conceived is in a loving marriage between a mother Read more
Father Patrick Cooke is heading back to his homeland after 21 years serving the Catholic community at Our Lady of Lourdes in Havelock North. Fr Pat, 86, has been in New Zealand most of his life, since coming over from Ireland with his brother Walter in 1960. “There was an invitation from the bishop of Read more
One of New Zealand’s most influential women has been commemorated with a new portrait. The Sisters of Compassion recently unveiled the painting of Suzanne Aubert to mark the 180th anniversary of her birth. The oil on wood portrait of Aubert was painted by Paekakariki artist Elspeth Shannon and gifted to Sisters of Compassion by an Read more
Father Phelim (Phil) Michael Keane Died died on 13 July, after 70 years of priesthood. He was born October 1920, and ordained priest on 19 November 1944. Last November the parishioners of St Mary’s Parish gathered at Leighton House, where he was living, to celebrate 70 years of priesthood. Read Msgr Frank Eggleton’s article in the Read more