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Mission, ministries and co-responsibility (part two)

By Bishop Peter Cullinane | November 15, 2021 | 1 Comment

(This is the second part of a two-part article.)   Part IV     Where to start?   I referred to the increasing gap between the number of our parishes and the number of priests. Simply combining parishes, whether for the sake of having a parish priest in every parish, or out of due … Read More about Mission, ministries and co-responsibility (part two)

Mission, Ministries and co-responsibility

By Bishop Peter Cullinane | November 10, 2021 | 1 Comment

(This is the first of a two-part article.)         By PETER CULLINANE  The front line of the Church’s work is the Christian people whose lives are leaven in the dough of all the ordinary circumstances of ordinary life. The purpose of ministries within the Church is to provide nurture and formation … Read More about Mission, Ministries and co-responsibility

Catholic women claiming their blessings

By Rowena Orejana | November 5, 2021 | 0 Comments

Women, often, find it hard to receive blessings, and American inspirational Catholic speaker, Emily Wilson believes it takes work, effort and intentionality to claim one’s blessings.  Ms Wilson, a US-based YouTuber with more than 125,000 subscribers and 12 million-plus views, spoke to Kiwi Catholics at a Zoom event called “Blessed: A Women’s … Read More about Catholic women claiming their blessings

Veteran Catholic headmaster calls it a day

By Michael Otto | November 3, 2021 | 1 Comment

After half a century in Catholic education, St Paul’s College, Auckland, headmaster Kieran Fouhy stepped down from his role. Mr Fouhy will hand over the headmastership at St Paul’s to Keith Simento who was deputy headmaster at Auckland Grammar School, and he is a parishioner at Avondale.   Mr Fouhy had time to look back … Read More about Veteran Catholic headmaster calls it a day

Actor plays apostle without preconceptions

By Rowena Orejana | November 2, 2021 | 1 Comment

Playing the role of Simon Peter’s younger brother Andrew in The Chosen had “completely shaped” American actor Noah James’ understanding of Jesus and the disciples.  Mr James was recently interviewed by Auckland Catholic diocese ministries for young people manager Sam Brebner over Zoom and Facebook Live as part of Project … Read More about Actor plays apostle without preconceptions

Catholic agency now social housing provider

By Rowena Orejana | November 2, 2021 | 0 Comments

De Paul House, on Auckland’s North Shore, has now become a social housing provider, in addition to its previous transitional housing and support services, after it successfully switched its transitional housing property in Warkworth to permanent rental accommodations for the families already occupying the properties.  DPH general manager Jan Rutledge said this has been a big shift, which has been remarkable considering … Read More about Catholic agency now social housing provider