I remember that my parents, and my mother especially, were very keen to give support to people — she would look around the community to seek out and help people living on their own, for example. This was the time of Vatican II, which the Mercy Sisters at school taught us about. The emphasis on social justice came in the context of the Church moving to identify with the poor and the oppressed. As a youngster, I took it for granted that helping out the less fortunate was what people did. This was the culture of our parish and the wider New Zealand community at the time.

Tui Motu Magazine. Issue 170 April 2013: 20

We know that the way we live in lockdown
Will influence our children now and later —
Encourage and guide us
to live lovingly, purposefully and creatively
in our bubbles
Risen Christ. 

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