At his final Sunday Angelus reflection in February, Pope Benedict reflected on the gospel passage for that Sunday: the Transfiguration of Jesus. Â As we celebrate the...
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just 100 days remaining…
Next week it will be just 100 days until the end of the Year of faith. There have been some great events in many dioceses. In Christchurch Diocese the FaithFest...
architecture expressing theology
It was encouraging to receive a number of emails, all of them very positive, about Thursday night's Denis McNamara lecture. The session was well attended, and some of...
into the future
Every now and then I check the stats for this blog. These tell me a number of things, including how many people have visited the blog, and where they live. Â Over the...
white rabbits
It is the first day of a new month, and I thought that yesterday's feast of St Ignatius of Loyola might provide a helpful "white rabbits" reflection.Many of us remember...
"but there was a difference…"
For the feast of Ignatius of Loyola today the second reading (below in blue) from the Office of Readings is the perfect intro to Ignatius 'discovery' of the method for...
Press: Denis McNamara interview
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/perspective/8978896/New-churches-could-be-treasures
Pope Francis – an extraordinary interview
On the flight to Brazil last week for World Youth Day, Pope Francis promised the journalists aboard his flight that he would speak with them on the return journey. None...
Cathedral – "beauty and sophistication"
From this morning's Christchurch Press: Denis McNamara visits the cathedral.http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/8978518/Expert-hails-Catholic-cathedral
architecture, heaven & reform
Parts nine and ten of Denis McNamara's video series on Church architecture is available at this link: 9. Architecture & Heaven 10. Vatican II & ReformRefer to the blog...
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To make matters more complicated we are surrounded by signs pointing in every direction. Navigating a daily direction cannot be left to chance. It requires an intimate relationship with God and a keen and active discernment.
you know me
“Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.”
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Too often we fall into the trap of reducing God to a “spiritual” being considering Jesus to be more like a childhood “imaginary friend.” But Jesus is present with us really, physically and tangibly
Thomas Merton
“I have no idea where I am going.I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so.
fully human
It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us