Sr Mary Martin de Porres

THE SONG OF A NUN

Music is an integral part of our lives as nuns – first and foremost because we are brides of Christ and then for some it overflows in a very useful way into our lives as … Read more

THE NOVITIATE

The New Year, with all its blessings, has also brought a very pleasant change to the Novitiate. The novices and postulants are now pleased to have their array of classes and lectures being mostly overseen … Read more

ARRIVING AT THE CONVENT

Before coming to the convent, I would very occasionally poke up (from under the ashes of a million last-minute preparations) a few sparks of curiosity about what it would be like to actually be at … Read more

FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY

In preparation for the lovely ceremony of the taking of the habit of our canonical novice, Sister Mary Margaret, the third Kiwi in the community (dare I say soon to be outnumbered by Australians and … Read more

Life has been so busy…

A combined school photo of St Dominic’s and St Augustine’s Life has been so busy at St Dominic’s School and Convent I scarcely know where to begin or how to condense the information into a … Read more

St Anthony’s Procession

On 15 June 2008, St Anthony’s parish held its annual procession in honour of St Anthony. The founding parishioners promised St Anthony that if he got them the Church that had been their original parish … Read more

Children of Mary 2008

The Children of Mary at St Anthony’s Parish had a busy time over Easter as well. They finished off the brass-cleaning which the Girls’ School had started on the Day of Recollection. This was a … Read more

Day of Recollection in our Schools.

On the Wednesday of Holy Week all the schools in the parish had a Day of Recollection. Father Cranshaw took the Primary School, Father Kurtz took the Boys’ Secondary School, and Father Laisney took the … Read more