It's Palm Sunday this weekend, the day that marks the end of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week. You will notice in the Palm Sunday gospel that people are shouting in...
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never 2 L8 4 God
Today's first reading continues the Abraham story from verse 3 of Genesis chapter 17. It's a shame that verse 1 has been omitted since it contains a significant detail:...
realignment
With my new appointments I am appreciating the opportunity to be available for group reflection sessions. After a couple of sessions last week in one Christchurch...
“I AM” not I was
Many people who received Christian baptism as children today have little contact with the worship and life of their faith community. Their absence is a great loss for...
relationship
I heard a great little homily yesterday morning. I suspect the priest didn't think he was being particularly inspiring, but I was encouraged and moved by his words. In...
greatest journey
Today's first reading tells of a mountain-top encounter between God and Moses. God tells Moses to head back down the mountain because the people are in the process of...
friendship in faith
A couple of times each year I take part in the dialogue of the Anglican Roman Catholic Commission of Aotearoa New Zealand (ARCCANZ). This dialogue is made up of half a...
in great company
It was a delight to spend time last night with five of our six seminarians for the diocese of Christchurch at Holy Cross Seminary in Auckland, and later in the evening...
now & not yet
When we hear about the Kingdom of God most of us think of a future reality, the eternal life we are invited to share with God when our earthly life is complete. This...
light & dark
I had today's post pretty much prepared when I went to Mass last night and heard a priest give an inspiring little homily. When I thanked him for his words after Mass I...
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Baptism
I like that my baptism happened a well before I was conscious. It reminds me that especially when I am completely helpless Jesus is working in me.
luminosity
Each of these mysteries is a revelation of the Kingdom now present in the very person of Jesus.
power & prayer
Something a little different today: A three minute video testimony to the power of the Prayer of the Rosary.
Jesus @ 12
And let’s remember in prayer those whose feelings of being lost, worried, seeking and panic last well beyond a few days.
Presentation
This week I’m enjoying the opportunity to slowly savour each decade of the Rosary, taking time during the day to meditate the mystery.