In just a few hours many thousands of New Zealanders will attend dawn services to remember and pray for those New Zealanders who have died in war. On this Anzac day in...
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canonisations
This Sunday Pope Francis will proclaim two of his papal predecessors, John XXIII and John Paul II to be saints. Note the careful wording of that sentence since the...
Regina Caeli
One of our small Hurunui congregations at Amberley is especially enthusiastic and devout in their singing of the Mass every Sunday morning at 8am. Each Sunday of Lent...
drawing new energy
Pope Francis Easter Vigil Homily: The Gospel of the resurrection of Jesus Christ begins with the journey of the women to the tomb at dawn on the day after the Sabbath. ...
to Galilee
Easter Morning Greetings to all Food For Faith followers. Thanks to social media I am receiving many Easter greetings and inspirations - thanks to Monty for reminding...
the rising sun
It is quite impossible to imagine the range of emotions that the disciples of Jesus moved through over the days of his final suffering, crucifixion and resurrection....
dancing sun
“This is the night that even now, throughout the world, sets Christian believers apart from worldly vices and from the gloom of sin, leading them to grace and joining...
My people…
It must be good when highly qualified church musicians from the otherside upload it to their facebook pages. This morning a facebook friend in the US offered the Good...
way of the cross
"We cannot forget at what price we have been saved, every day. Sacrifice is not an objection, not even human defeat is an objection, but is rather the root of the...
Chrism Mass
While Thursday morning of Holy Week is the traditional time for the celebration of the Chrism Mass , because of the geography of the Christchurch diocese the...
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St. Bede’s Chapel
The St. Bede’s College community in Christchurch have this week completed the building of a magnificent new chapel
hopeful endurance
None of us likes to suffer, but on reflection we do know that at times we have had the maturity and the patience to endure times of difficulty knowing it is the only pathway to a greater reward.
intelligent faith
Too often religion is presented as the answer to questions that no-one is asking. At The Meeting faith is presented as the adequate response to human existence.
living reality
The biographies of those named as saints in the church often promote the false idea that a saint is more likely to be an introvert who prefers to hide in a chapel than to engage with the world.
Assumption
Knowing that we too are invited to this divine life is the whole point of human existence. To miss this point, is to miss the whole point of life.