The Marist Brothers in Australia, Melanesia and the Pacific are heeding a call for their ministry to spread to people on the margins of society. The Brothers’ Melanesia district covers Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Bougainville, and the Pacific district includes New Zealand, Samoa and Kiribati. Almost 50 Brothers attended a gathering at Read more
Compassion Sister Christina of Jerusalem will feature on This Town, which screens on TV One on Wednesday. Sister Christina plays the organ and looks after the church and grounds at St Joseph’s Convent. She also helps out in the vege garden of the local school in Ranana, the last rural school left on the Whanganui Read more
The Society of Mary is selling Highden farm in Manawatu ending an association with the property that goes back to 1922. The homestead was owned by the society for 67 years and for 64 of those it was the house of formation for novice priests and brothers. The house was sold in 1990 but the Read more
Last Sunday at St Brigid’s in Pahiatua as she, her family, friends and church celebrate this milestone in her service, Sister Helena will be renewing her vows to continue serving God through the Catholic church. Not for one moment as she grew up did Helena Margaret Fouhy think she’d ever be wearing a habit. She Read more
Sister Doris is a quiet sensation hidden behind monastery walls. She’s been turning water into beer at Mallersdorf, a 12th-century abbey in the Bavarian highlands, for more than 40 years. She’s a certified master brewer. She’s also a Franciscan nun. The local beer culture notwithstanding, Sister Doris is living proof that women are destined for Read more
A special “no agenda” meeting called by Pope Benedict at the Vatican on June 13 discussed several concerns about Religious Life. Respected Vatican journalist, Andrea Tornielli reports that while there was no public agenda, the meeting involved the leaders of the Roman Curia and covered the importance of maintaining separation between men’s and women’s religious communities the need Read more