john oconnor
on the road

on the road

I’ve learnt from many people how to live fully in the midst of life’s ups and downs.

takes a village

takes a village

You’ve heard the proverb “it takes a village to raise a child”?

Assumption

Assumption

We often make the fatal mistake of separating body and soul, yet our deep desire is for unity of body and soul.

Vatican Astronomer

Vatican Astronomer

Vatican Astronomer Guy Consolmagno SJ is back in New Zealand at the moment.

Ignatius

Ignatius

Too often we settle for survival rather than living life

grandparents

grandparents

a great opportunity to savour the significance of grandparents in the life of a child.

a towering witness

a towering witness

In 2016 Pope Francis raised the annual commemoration of Mary Magdalen to the dignity of a Feast Day

listen

listen

We struggle to separate the noise and clamour of others’ opinions from the voice of God

the pointer

the pointer

So now I’m off to John Baptist the day

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blessed poverty

blessed poverty

Nobody wants to be poor so why does Jesus seem to praise poverty

come now

come now

We know which prayer and which pray-er is more pleasing to God

daring peace

daring peace

God wants a world without war. He will free us from this evil

let’s be human

let’s be human

as faith matures we experience intimacy with Jesus as coming home to ourselves