john oconnor

Easter meaning

Mar 26, 2016

This entire weekend from Thursday to Monday is known throughout the world as the Easter break, but we Christians mark these Triduum days at a deeper level, knowing...

Christians together

Mar 25, 2016

This Good Friday morning, in the Good Shepherd Hurunui parish, and around NZ as in other parts of the world, Christians of all denominations gather to carry the cross...

facing fear

Mar 24, 2016

The liturgy of Good Friday gives us an opportunity to face our greatest fear, the fear of death.

Holy Week

Mar 19, 2016

With Palm Sunday this weekend we mark the beginning of Holy Week. You might find this brief video journey through these holy days to Easter helpful.

foster fathers’ feast

Mar 18, 2016

I took this picture a few years ago at Los Angeles Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angeles. The carving is of St. Joseph with a young Jesus. It is a rare and powerful...

a Lenten treat

Mar 16, 2016

I had the chance a couple of weeks ago to see the new movie Risen. I wasn't expecting too much and queued for my ticket guessing that this would be another tragic...

Month’s Mind

Mar 15, 2016

It is an ancient tradition in the church that 30 days after the people gather to celebrate another Requiem Mass known as the "Month's Mind." Last night we gathered in...

a delighting bishop

Mar 12, 2016

This weekend marks one month since the death of Bishop Barry Jones, ninth bishop of the diocese of Christchurch, in the early hours of 13 February. On Monday evening...

the voice

Mar 3, 2016

We are almost half way through the season of Lent. Often by this stage our initial commitments and enthusiasms have faced and the demands and routines of daily life...

Welcome OLQH

Feb 27, 2016

Welcome to Food For Faith to parishioners of Our Lady Queen of Heaven parish, Lake Charles, Louisiana, where I have been leading the parish mission since last weekend....