Posts Tagged ‘Father John O’Connor’

All of us count

Thursday, March 9th, 2023
All of us count

March 7 was Census day in Aotearoa, our five-yearly opportunity to (according to the 2023 census website) “represent ourselves, our families, whānau, communities, and cultures.” I’m reminded of the Bible censuses, especially the one early in Luke providing the reason that Jesus of Nazareth was born in Bethlehem. In recent years our NZ national census Read more

New director for NZ’s national liturgy office

Thursday, February 28th, 2019
national liturgy office

The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference (NZCBC) announced this week the appointment of Father John O’Connor as acting director of the Catholic Church’s national liturgy office. Fr John is a priest of the diocese of Christchurch, ordained in 1985. While serving in parishes around the diocese until recently, he has also completed an MA in Read more