The weather last night could not have been worse for the annual Christchurch Rochester lecture with John Weir reflecting on the life, letters and loves of NZ poet James...
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Weir on Baxter
In the annual Rochester Lecture the Catholic diocese of Christchurch offers an opportunity to hear well-regarded speakers on a variety of topics. This year the lecture...
Saint Teresa
This evening NZ time (Sunday morning in Rome) Mother Teresa will be named a saint of the Church. You can watch the ceremony at the streaming link below (beginning...
God & GPS
A parishioner commented to me recently that they don't have much time for church doctrine, but instead they get on with the life of being Christian...
the beautiful gate
I am delighted that the new entrance gate has now been installed at the Amberley church. It is a superb beginning to the 150th anniversary of the opening of this...
down-under saint
Today we celebrate the feast of our first "down-under" saint, Saint Mary of the Cross, better known to us in New Zealand and Australia as Mary MacKillop. Saint Mary of...
a new earth
This week-end's (6 August) feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus has got me thinking again about church building. Let me explain the connection. In recent weeks I have...
a God-incidence
I have some days in Rome at the moment before I head north to spend time with friends on vacation, and a couple of meetings which I will tell you more about later. But...
Ignatius
It is the feast of Ignatius Loyola today and I grateful to have been greatly influenced by Ignatius and by his followers the Jesuits. Ignatius remains one of our...
Marists @ 200
Last weekend all over the world, as in New Zealand, the family of the Society of Mary gathered to celebrate 200 years since their beginning in July 1816. On the feast...
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lectio divina
The method of prayer I use to prepare the reflections on the scriptures of the day is a form of what is known in the Christian tradition as Lectio Divina.
let us adore
378 years ago today, 6 January 1643, Dutch explorer Abel Tasman noticed and named a small group of islands
holy & innocent
The homelessness of Mary, Joseph and their child Jesus may have lasted several years