Newly-ordained Fr Adam Kirkeby’s vocation story didn’t start with a great revelation or an “aha!” moment. Rather, it was a…
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New priest Fr Monty Bamford knows all about being a shepherd
One week after being installed as the Bishop of Christchurch, Bishop Michael Gielen ordained Fr Monty Bamford to the priesthood…
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New priest wants to journey with people
Sunlight poured through the roof windows of St Joseph’s Takapuna as Auxillary Bishop Michael Gielen laid his hand on the…
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Extraordinary form ordination in Auckland in October
An ordination to the priesthood and to the diaconate according to the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite will take…
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Deacon Dad proud of his bishop son
For the first time in the history of the Catholic Church in New Zealand, the son of a permanent deacon…
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