I am not sure what is most helpful to put on this weekly "homily studio" posting. I am happy to hear your thoughts and suggestions. John Sunday 2 February, Presentation...
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“my smilin face…
The Dr. Hook hit "Cover of the Rollin Stone"Â has been playing in my head since I heard this morning that Pope Francis has made it. Â Earlier in the day a media person...
gone to graveyards
Since this morning's news of the death of composer, performer, and promoter of peace Pete Seegar several of his well-known songs have been playing in my head: Where...
truth is stranger
"Truth is stranger than fiction." In 1963 Australian novelist Morris West published the novel "The Shoes of the Fisherman"Â the first novel of the West Trilogy that...
Christchurch 1974
Forty years ago this week the 1974 Commonwealth Games were underway in Christchurch. I was in my last year at primary school in that year, and in the first days of the...
internet & God
Pope Francis began his message earlier today for the World Day of Social Communications commenting: In a world like this, media can help us to feel closer to one...
hot careers
A Christchurch Press headline caught my attention this morning:Â "The Hottest Career paths for this year."Â I am a realist, so I didn't expect priesthood to rate in the...
imagine the scene
Last Sunday Pope Francis invited parishioners in one of his diocesan parishes to engage their imaginations in prayer. He then gave them a practical experience of this...
homily studio 26/1
Introducing the weekly homily studio. Increasingly the internet has become an important tool for preachers in preparing their homilies and sermons. This essential...
save the whales
Since I was a young child I have been fascinated by whales. From age 8 to 18 I lived in Timaru where whalers were among the first European settlers. I did a number of...
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The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: “Which wolf wins?”
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This is the last of the three conversations with Vatican Astronomer Br. Guy Consolmagno SJ on his visit to Christchurch earlier in the week.
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Br. Guy went well beyond the expectations of these young people with profound reflections on life and love, hope and joy and discernment of life choices.
the bigger picture
Here is the first of my conversations with Br. Guy Consolmagno SJ, Vatican Astronomer on his visit to Christchurch this week.
liturgy alive
My liturgical formation began as a young child at Mass, watching, listening, noticing and questioning. Somewhere back then I picked up that the Mass was something that God was doing.