Some years ago I was invited to address the Year 13 students at one of our local Catholic High Schools. The session was in preparation for the celebration of the...
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respect & cooperation
...and further to my post earlier today, here is the link to the video of the meeting between Pope Francis and Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury.This clip will be...
"not as a guest or a stranger"
This morning in Rome, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby met with Pope Francis. It was a significant meeting, beginning with the words of Pope Paul VI in 1966...
weekly newsletter (Sunday 16 June)
The weekly newsletter for the Catholic Parish of the Good Shepherd, Hurunui District, is now uploaded to the parish website at www.catholichurunui.co.nz. Click on the...
hold our tongues
This morning, the Memorial of St. Anthony of Padua, Pope Francis offered his daily reflection at the morning Mass. As usual his words were direct, challenging, and a...
Jesus is visiting
A few years ago Fr. Armand Nigro SJ was brought to Christchurch NZ to lead the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola. His visit was arranged by the Adult Education...
Anglican & Catholic
Archbishop David Moxon, formerly the bishop of the Anglican diocese of Waikato, New Zealand, has been a good friend to the Catholic Church in New Zealand over many...
people and popes at prayer
One week ago, people from around the world joined Pope Francis in an hour of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. The estimate is that many millions of people took part....
angry birds
This post will make no sense to those who haven't discovered the computer game "Angry Birds."I've had a bit of free time today and rediscovered the game. Very soon,...
life at the end of the tether
Earlier this week I read the readings of this Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time a few times. Both the first reading and the gospel begin by painting pretty gloomy pictures...
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the sin problem
A healthy awareness of personal sin is a great gift since this places us in right-relationship with the God who desires to meet us in our imperfect reality and so lead us into life. Yesterday on the feast of St. Matthew Pope Francis put this well: "If you want to...
love
Today's first reading is the magnificent hymn of love from St. Paul's first letter to the people of Corinth. I recall once meeting with a couple to prepare their marriage ceremony. They were insistent that there be no religious readings, certainly nothing from the...
Rochester lecture
This week in Christchurch the annual Rochester lecture is presented by Bishop Paul Martin SM, the new(ish) Catholic bishop of Christchurch. This is an opportunity to hear Bishop Paul share his view of the challenges and opportunities for Christianity today and to show...
assembly video
You might be interested in a brief video clip of images from the National Assembly of NZ Diocesan priests gathering in Christchurch this past week.
an adventure
On Friday morning 186 priests from the six New Zealand dioceses returned to their homes at the conclusion of our five-yearly assembly of diocesan priests. One of the group with a bit of time to spare worked out that 4842 years of priestly ministry had gathered for the...