The bad weather in Fiji has not deterred close to 100 Catholic youths are braving strong winds and heavy rain in show of their faith. Former radio personality Tukini Cama who was the spokesman for participants of the week long walk said on Sunday,the rain would not deter them. “This is part of Holy Week,” Read more
A Wairarapa priest has collaborated with New Zealand author and part-time Featherston resident Joy Cowley to make the story of Easter more accessible for children.
Father Donald Morrison, the parish priest for St Teresa’s in Featherston and St Anthony’s in Martinborough, was asked to illustrate the book after Joy Cowley approached St Teresa’s school with the idea for The Easter Story.
Read the article...The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) warned penitents today against crucifying themselves this Holy Week.
Archbishop Jose Palma of Cebu, CBCP president, said the Church would rather have people renewing their faith than inflicting pain on themselves.
“While we are trying to discourage these practices we cannot also judge their intention, especially those who have made it as their vow,” the prelate said.
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If it were not for Mary Magdalene, we never would have heard about the Resurrection. The men would still be in the Upper Room, trying to figure how to get out of town. Do you sometimes wonder if things have changed? I don’t think they have. Men are careful. Men are circumspect. Men, after all, Read more
A provocative Auckland church known for stirring up debate has unveiled its new billboard in the lead-up to Easter.
The billboard erected at the front of St Matthews in the City today depicts a Facebook photo album with Jesus on the cross as the main image. Directly below, the image is “liked” by Judas Iscariot.
“We decided to make a joke about the propensity of Christians to lay blame,” said Reverend Glynn Cardy.
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Can Easter be celebrated online instead of going to church? I remember several years ago, when the virtual world Second Life was the thing on the web, wandering in the embodiment of my avatar through the most extraordinary representation of a cathedral. The frescoes, stained glass and flying buttresses were replicated to a degree that Read more
Decorating a Christmas tree or going on an Easter egg hunt could soon be illegal activities in Childcare Centres across Australia. New legislation, to be enacted next year, makes it an offense for teachers to put students having a tantrum into “time out” or giving them any form of inappropriate discipline. It’s the same law, the Education Read more