Danny Karatea-Goddard appointed Sisters of Compassion Co-Chief Executive

6 May 2022 | Church in NZ

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NZ Catholic Bishops Conference adviser Deacon Danny Karatea-Goddard has been appointed Co-Chief Executive M?ori-Tumu Whakarae of the Sisters of Compassion Group, the religious order founded by Meri H?hepa Mother Suzanne Aubert.

He joins Dr Chris Gallavin (appointed in March 2021) as Co-Chief Executive-Tumu Whakarae of the group.

Deacon Karatea-Goddard comes to the Sisters of Compassion from roles including M?ori Adviser with the NZ Catholic Bishops Conference and Vicar for M?ori with the Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington.

Sister Margaret Anne Mills of the Sisters of Compassion says the appointment builds on Meri H?hepa Suzanne Aubert�s bicultural work with M?ori especially at Jerusalem on the Whanganui River in the 1880s: �Our multicultural reality is only made real and will only be successful if we understand our bicultural foundation. We hold that the work of Meri H?hepa Suzanne Aubert is of pivotal importance in our journey toward true partnership in Aotearoa New Zealand. It is an expression of our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.�

Deacon Karatea-Goddard says his appointment is particularly personal: �A number of my aunties, my children and I have been recipients of the mission of Meri H?hepa Suzanne Aubert. To be able to serve the Sisters of Compassion wh?nau is a privilege, and I am excited to join them as we explore deepening our commitment to biculturalism as we move into a new future in these uncertain times.�

A p?whiri for Deacon Karatea-Goddard will be held at Our Lady�s Home of Compassion in Island Bay on Monday 23 May 2022 at 10am, followed later by a p?whiri in Hiruh?rama Jerusalem, where Meri H?hepa Suzanne Aubert is recognised for her work with M?ori communities.

The Venerable Meri H?hepa Suzanne Aubert (1835-1926) founded the Daughters of Our Lady of Compassion (the Sisters of Compassion) in 1892. She was a friend and advocate for M?ori, children, the poor and the sick, with the Sisters continuing her work to this day. Among her many achievements, she founded the Compassion Soup Kitchen in Wellington which is still run by the Sisters.

The Sisters are at present considering their next step in Meri H?hepa Suzanne Aubert�s path to sainthood, which has been delayed by a Vatican committee ruling a possible miracle attributed to her could be explained by medical science.

Photo:  Deacon Danny Karatea-Goddard reading a message and blessing from Pope Francis in Napier in 2017. Courtesy NZME.


Kua tohua a R?kona Danny Karatea-Goddard hei Tumu Whakarae Takirua m? te Piringa o Ng? Wh?ea Tapu P?aroha

Kua tohua a R?kona Danny Karatea-Goddard hei Tumu Whakarae Takirua M?ori m? te Piringa o Ng? Wh?ea Tapu P?aroha, te R?p? Whakapono i whaka?ngia e te Wh?ea Tapu, e Meri H?hepa Suzanne Aubert.

Ko r?ua ko T?kuta Chris Gallavin (i tohua i te m?rama o Pout?-te-Rangi 2021) ka noho hei Tumu Whakarae Takirua m? te piringa. He mea whiwhi a R?kona Danny Karatea-Goddard e Ng? Wh?ea P?aroha i runga i ng? t?tai t?ranga mahi kua n?hia e ia, ar? he kaitohutohu kaupapa M?ori m? te Huinga P?hopa Katorika o Aotearoa, he Kaihaut? M?ori m? te Rohe P?hopa o te Papaioea me te Rohe P?hopa Matua Katorika o Te ?poko o te Ika.

E mea ana a Wh?ea Tapu Margaret Anne Mills o Ng? Wh?ea Tapu P?aroha he ?pitihanga te huranga mai o te t?ranga nei ki ng? mahitahitanga a Meri H?hepa Suzanne Aubert me te iwi M?ori i Hiruh?rama, i te Awa o Whanganui i ng? tau 1800: �Ko te m?hio ki te whakapapa o te mahitahi ki te iwi M?ori te t??papa e whai m?ramatanga ai t?tou me p?whea te mahitahi ki ng? iwi katoa. E ? tonu ana m?tou ki te whakaaro, ko ng? mahi a Meri H?hepa Suzanne Aubert he mea hiranga nui i runga tonu i t? t?tou hiahia kia ng?tahi te noho me te iwi M?ori i Aotearoa. Koia nei t?nei, te whakatinanatanga o t? t?tou herenga ki Te Tiriti o Waitangi�.

E mea ana a Danny Karatea-Goddard he mea matawhaiaro t?nei t?nga ki ? ia, �He mea atawhai ?tehi o ?ku ake wh?ea, he kaiwhiwhi m?tou ko ?ku tamariki ki ng? mahi manaaki a Meri H?hepa Suzanne Aubert. I t?nei w? o te p?hauhau he h?nore nui t?nei mahi te manaaki i te tangata. He mea manahau te hono atu ki te wh?nau o Ng? Wh?ea P?aroha i a r?tou e ruku ana i ng? kaupapa tikanga rua, na, i a t?tou e eketahi ana i te waka eke noa ki Pae Matarehu.
Ka t? t?tehi p?whiri m? R?kona Danny Karatea-Goddard ki te K?inga o P?raoha o t? T?tou Kahurangi, ki Tapu-te-Ranga hei te 23 o Haratua 2022, hei te takiw? o te 10 i te ata.

N? wai r? ka p?whiringia ki Hiruhrama, te kainga i hau ai ng? rongo a Meri H?hepa Suzanne Aubert m? ?na mahi i roto i ng? hapori M?ori.

N? Suzanne Aubert (1835 � 1926) Ng? Pononga Tam?hine o T? T?tou Kahurangi P?aroha (Ng? Wh?ea Tapu o P?aroha) i whakakaupapa i te tau 1892. Koia t?r? he hoa p?mau, he kaitaunaki m? te iwi M?ori, m? ng? taitamariki, m? te rawakore me te hunga t?roro, kua kawea tonutia ?nei mahi e ng? Wh?ea Tapu tae noa ki t?nei r?. Hui katoa ng? hua nui i puta i a ia, ko t?tehi hua nui rawa ko te Kihini Hupa Puaroha ki P?neke e whakahaerehia tonuhia ana e ng? Whaea Tapu.

Kei te w?nanga tonu ng? Wh?ea Tapu i te ara whakamua me te huarahi ?kawa kia tohua ai a Meri H?hepa Suzanne Aubert he H?to, n? runga i te mea kua tinakuhia te h?koi h?totanga a Meri H?hepa Suzanne Aubert e ng? whakatau o t?tehi kaunihera Watikana e whakapae ana, ko te merekara i ? ia, kei ng? t?tai k?rero p?taiao k? ?na whakam?ramatanga.

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