In an interview with the German Press a few years ago Pope Benedict commented:“I'm not a man who constantly thinks up jokes. But I think it's very important to be able...
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according to his heart
In the April 2005 Mass "for the election of the Roman Pontiff" just before the Conclave, Cardinal Ratzinger in his role as Dean of the College of Cardinals preached the...
Benedict & music
In his book "God's Choice" (Pope Benedict and the future of the Church), the author George Weigel reflects on the influence of music on the early years of the life of...
penultimate greeting
One of the regular Rome traditions is a pope's Sunday Angelus gathering. Yesterday (First Sunday of Lent), Pope Benedict spoke for us for the second to last...
Quake City
Last week the Christchurch exhibition Quake City opened in the restart mall.A number of the exhibits are from our Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. (note the photos...
Sounds Catholic – Benedict
Today's Sounds Catholic radio programme features reflections on the ministry of Pope Benedict. You can hear (at this link) the pope speaking to young people at...
media & liturgy
A number of readers will be old enough to remember a time when the hierarchical structure of the Church was mirrored by the Church's communication structure. To put...
very near
"The word is near you,in your mouth and in your heart"Readings for the First Sunday of Lent at this link.It is inevitable that this week’s news of the pope’s...
from today’s Press
Benedict, Champion of Faithhttp://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/8307006/Benedict-champion-of-clear-cut-faith
what is Vatican II?
Earlier today Pope Benedict met with the priests of his diocese of Rome. His address to them was informal and without notes, so there unfortunately may not be a...
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Paul
The Food For Faith team invite you to a private screening of the recently released biblical drama Paul, Apostle of Christ. This significant and inspiring movie was released in the US a few weeks ago but is not being shown publicly in New Zealand. The Food For Faith...
beauty spot
Just after 8 each weekday morning the NZ Concert Program features a few minutes highlighted as the day's "Beauty Spot". These minutes regularly include some of the most beautiful music of all time, chosen I suspect to entice people who have yet to know the pleasure of...
love pray live
This morning from stuff.co.nz, a feature on life as a Carmelite in Christchurch. At the crossroads of two of Christchurch's busiest roads, Halswell and Curletts roads, lies a desert of calm. It is tricky to straddle Halswell Rd to turn into the Carmelite Monastery,...
we will remember
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. For the Fallen The poppy from Flanders Field in Belgium has become the most visible symbol of...
abundance
There's nothing like good conversation to refocus the mind and the heart. Yesterday I had one such conversation which focussed me again on what is real. A couple of hours after my friend and I were chatting Pope Francis on the other side of the world gave his weekly...