Last night’s TV Seven Sharp programme featured these images of the interior of the damaged Catholic Cathedral in Christchurch. We await the appointment of a new bishop to lead us through the discernment to decide the future of this magnificent building. Tap on the image below to watch the video and to read the brief […]
Thinking about Peter and Paul, and martyrs, and getting ready for this Sunday when we will hear Jesus saying that no-one who prefers another to me is worthy of me. The only way we can truly live is when we live before all else, with Jesus Christ. Every other relationship and activity flows from this […]
Yesterday I had the privilege of taking part in the Funeral Mass and burial rites of a much-loved Christchurch woman. Wendy died early last week decades too young at 47. For her husband and seven children this past week since their wife and mother’s sudden death has been an eternity of pain as they, and […]
It has been a full and inspiring weekend at the Biennial Assembly of the Australian Association of the Order of Malta. While this ancient order (founded in 1048) has been in New Zealand for some years it is only in the past year that it has reached Christchurch. On Saturday, the feast day of the […]
I am privileged to count as a friend Archbishop David Moxon who this week completes his term as the director of the Anglican Centre in Rome and the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Representative to the Holy See. David is also good friend of the Catholic community of New Zealand. Last year in Rome we shared a […]
Today I’m at one of the many very beautiful cemeteries of the Hurunui. We the family and friends of one who has died, have gathered here in Waikari to bury him. When we gather for a funeral, we are confronted with the reality of death. The one we have known and loved in life, now […]
A Monastery garden, Ancient Order of Malta in Christchurch, news from the parishes of the diocese, diocesan events,,, You can read the latest issue of the magazine of the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch by tapping on the image below.
Orvieto is a beautiful Italian hill-top settlement where all roads lead to the magnificent medieval Cathedral. The ‘treasure’ of this church is the corporal onto which the host was said to bleed during Mass at the nearby town of Bolsena in the year 1263. In that Middle-Age era of scepticism and instability, reports of the miracle spread rapidly and […]
Today we are in a very beautiful place. I had the privilege of living not too far from here in the town of Cheviot for several years and today we are surrounded by the beauty of the sea, scenery and bird music. A significant number of people have replaced their past church life with a Sunday morning […]
Preachers all over the world will be wondering what to say in a homily for this weekend’s feast of the Trinity. I hope this reflection helps. The Trinity is known to be a mystery, but a mystery is often thought to be something that cannot be understood. This is not true. A mystery is something […]
I always feel a bit short-changed when a public holiday falls on a Monday as they mostly do. Today in New Zealand is the Queen’s birthday holiday – even though the actual date of her birthday is April, happy birthday Ma’am. My weekly day off is Monday and I don’t get a day in lieu. […]
In recent days in preparation for this weekend’s great feast of Pentecost, Pope Francis has been calling us to focus on the heart of the feast – the fact that the Holy Spirit is with us today. The word that Pope Francis has been using a lot is hope…
