Catholic Kiwi Podcast

Canadian priest Fr Richard Smith was just shy of his 43rd birthday when Pope John Paul II appointed him the Bishop of Pembroke, Ontario. More than 20 years later, and with a stop in Edmonton, he is now the Archbishop of...

As Carly Mulqueen's Christian faith was growing as a young woman, she was conditioned to wonder if Catholics were even part of the Christian family. As her husband began to explore Catholicism, Carly joined him on the...

<p>When he was a child, Andy Orosco had dreams of ordained ministry in the Church. His teacher, though, didn't think he was up to the task. The Holy Spirit had other ideas, though, and </p><p>Andy now serves as a...

<p>As technology seems to be advancing even faster, how can we seek to understand the place of artificial intelligence from a Catholic perspective? In this episode, technologist James Bergin trades the host’s chair for...

<p>For almost two centuries, religious women have been making a massive contribution to the life of the Catholic Church in New Zealand. In this episode, the leader of Nga Whaea Atawhai o Aotearoa — the Sisters of Mercy...

<p>As Season 2 of the Catholic Kiwi Podcast commences, we welcome the Diocese of Auckland's Vicar for Māori -- or, as he calls himself, the "Chief Cup of Tea Drinker" -- Manuel Beazley. </p><p>Manuel, who also serves as...

<p>In this final episode of Season 1 of the Catholic Kiwi Podcast, we sit down with Canadian anti-euthanasia campaigner Amanda Achtman. In addition to her work fighting for the vulnerable and opposing the expansion of...

<p>If the Church is going to serve its people well, it is important to understand who those people are and where they are on their faith journey. That's the challenge and the invitation issued by Vicki Surrey from Holy...

<p>Growing up in Hastings, a young Paul Martin saw the example of Marist priests in his local parish and the local college. He saw the life of a priest, a teacher and a Marist living in community as a life of great...

<p>Sr Lauren of the Cross acknowledges that she might have been a "most unlikely" candidate to become a nun, but as she looks back on her life before entering the Carmelite Monastery in Christchurch, she sees it all as...

<p>Tim Wilson rose to prominence in New Zealanders' lounge rooms as TVNZ's US correspondent, living what he could only believe was his best life. Amidst the glitz and the glamour, though, Tim was struggling to find...

<p>When more than 500 people gathered in Palmerston North in early October for the Hope and Renewal Summit, many came to hear from Fr James Mallon, the founder of Divine Renovation Ministry. Divine Renovation co-hosted...

<p>Are faith and science compatible? Lots of people will tellyou they’re not, but one of the more public figures working at that intersection says he never saw the conflict. Nor did the sisters or the priests who taught...

<p>Mary Goulding seemed to have the world at her feet. She had enjoyed a successful academic and sporting career at Fordham University in New York City, she had been chosen to represent New Zealand in women’s basketball...