Earth Day 2024 - By Fr Pat O'SheaApr 22, 2024
Every week I am dismayed by the amount of plastic I deal with. What can be recycled goes into the Council recycling bin Read more
Ash Wednesday 2024Feb 14, 2024
When I was a young child at the Convent school, we asked, ''What are you giving up for Lent.'' As children we usually gave up lollies. Read more
Recalling Columban Beginnings in Aotearoa/New ZealandJan 15, 2024
On January 12 we remembered at mass the anniversary of Fr. Jim McGlynn who died in 1988. He was the man who established a Columban presence in Lower Hutt in 1943 and had a great influence here and in Australia. Read more
Happy St Columban's DayNov 23, 2023
Today Columban missionaries, ordained and lay, co-workers, associate priests and benefactors around the world are celebrating the feast of our patron, St Columban. Read more
The Season of CreationSep 25, 2023
On October 4 the season of creation comes to an end. Pope Francis is to publish on that day a follow up to Laudato Si, his encyclical on caring for our common home. Read more
Season of Creation 2023Aug 30, 2023
The season of creation begins on September 1 and goes on until the feast of St. Francis of Assisi on October 4. This is the 5th year that this season has been celebrated. Read more
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