The weekly newsletter (Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, 27 January 2013) for the Catholic Parish of the Good Shepherd, Hurunui District, is now uploaded...
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the Cathedral as it was (360 view)
In recent months, the news reports have suggested that it is unlikely that the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament can be rebuilt after the devastating earthquakes. At...
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theology on tap
As I was browsing through the Sounds Catholic shows after uploading my blog on the programme, I discovered some of the "Theology on Tap" sessions from last year.The...
sounds catholic
One of the great initiatives in our Christchurch diocese is the weekly Sounds Catholic radio half hour. Last year this programme won the 2012 NZ Radio Industry Award...
lighten up!
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...
take the short cut
In October 2002, to mark the beginning of the Year of the Rosary, Pope John Paul II issued a letter in which he announced five new mysteries of the Rosary. Many of us...
newsletter
Newsletter for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time now on the website at http://www.catholichurunui.co.nz/newsletter_20_January_2013.html
11.000 earthquakes
Yesterday earthquake number 11,000 (since 4 September  2010) was recorded in Christchurch.  Now, over two years since this first quake, and just a month away from the...
donkey in the well
I am a regular reader of the Liturgy Blog of Rev. Bosco Peters. This blog is the 7th most visited New Zealand blog site (almost 50 places ahead of Food For Faith).I...
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Easter
The bronze sculpture above will be recognised by many as the magnificent tabernacle doors from the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. These doors made by the Christchurch Sculptor Ria Bancroft, and since the earthquake which destroyed the cathedral in 2011 the doors...
faith
It is Holy Saturday today, and on this day the sacraments of the church are not celebrated until tonight when we celebrate the Easter Vigil, the ultimate liturgy of the Church year. Holy Saturday is a day of waiting. The memory of the suffering and death of Jesus...
Good Friday
There is one moment in the year when Christians around the world gather at the same hour, 3.00pm on Good Friday for the celebration of the Lord's Passion. This is one of the best attended liturgies in the year and it surprises and encourages me that people continue...
the Triduum
These three days, from Holy Thursday evening until the Saturday evening Vigil of Easter, are at the heart of our life as Christians and therefore the core of our human existence. An Invitation  I find it helpful to live these three days, the Triduum, as days of...
what next ?
Yesterday we met Peter. Today we meet Judas. It may be that these two men were similar in many ways. Certainly they had both said yes to Christ and spent three years as his disciples leaving everything to follow him. They were both numbered among the closest friends...