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From Bishop John’s Desk | Facing the Lord together this Advent
I have a personal commitment to ‘widening the tent’, as Pope Francis spoke about, particularly in the area of Catholic liturgy. In my view, we have tended to widen the tent on what we might call the...
Accompanied by the Saints: A New Diocesan Initiative
Accompanied by the Saints, is a new weekly initiative inviting the faithful across our Diocese to discover the lives of the saints and be inspired by their witness of faith. Each week, we will journey with a saint whose feast day falls that week, discovering their...
Support Life Sunday 2026: Living Peace
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary time: 11 October 2026 Each year, on the second Sunday of October, the Church in Aotearoa celebrates Support Life Sunday. As the New Zealand bishops reminded us in the 2023 document, Te Kahu o te Ora: “We do not need to look far to...
Watch Fr Paul Turner’s Workshop: Deepening Our Celebration of the Mass
In the last week of July, Fr Paul Turner hosted a workshop on Deepening Our Celebration of the Mass. Fr Paul is a liturgist, Vatican consultant, and priest of the Diocese of Kansas City-St Joseph,...
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