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Sacred Heart Cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral was closed on Thursday 12 July and will remain closed until further notice. A peer reviewed seismic assessment has advised that the Category I heritage listed building is ‘’earthquake prone’’, as at roof level the ceiling diaphragms are insufficient to carry loads under the current building codes. The Cathedral currently presents a risk to occupants in an earthquake.
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WelCom April 2019: “It is through Abraham and Sarah that we Christians are brothers and sisters with all Muslims. The Abrahamic religions – Jews, Christians and Muslims – are the faith communities that descend from, and are united in, the worship of the God of Abraham.” – Bishop Charles Drennan A message from Cardinal John
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WelCom April 2019: E īnoi ana mātou mō ō tātou tuākana, tēina – E te Ariki, whakarongo mai ki a mātou In the wake of the shooting attacks at two Christchurch mosques on Friday 15 March 2019, in which 50 people lost their lives and 50 were injured, prayers, flowers, drawings, tributes and financial support have flowed
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WelCom April 2019: Te Wā o te Reneti, te Aranga me te Aranga Ake ‘May our Lent this year be a journey … bringing the hope of Christ also to creation, so that it may be “set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the glorious liberty of the children of God” (Rom 8:21). Let
Read more »Many Catholic families have traditions about Easter, often about when the hot cross buns or Easter eggs can be eaten. Looking at the Easter eggs for the last couple of weeks before Easter could be an agony as children, and sometimes there might be bites in the back of Easter eggs covered up by the foil from those who just couldn’t wait…
Some families eat hot cross buns after the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, others wait until Good Friday, and the eggs can only be eaten on Easter Sunday. Memories of these practices can be beautiful things in a family, often lost to new generations who can start eating Easter eggs and hot cross buns in late January. Our family memories are often also memories of how we learned about the faith and the meaning of Easter. As Pope Francis said ““We have not received the faith by mail”, but through those who passed it on to us.
Holy Thursday is a celebration of memories, as on this night Jesus said to the disciples “Do this in memory of me”. That memory has been sustained for over 2000 years in each Mass which has been celebrated, wherever in the world.
We are living in an unprecedented time in the history of the Church. There are major challenges for anyone in leadership today, from Pope Francis to anyone who leads in the Church in any way. I fully acknowledge that all leaders must be accountable to the people they serve, and that there should always be
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