Tonight in my Pentecost Homily at Hanmer Springs I mentioned the eight-episode "Catholicism" series produced by Fr. Robert Barron. I will also refer to the series...
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newsletter
Weekly newsletter for the Catholic Parishes of the Hurunui District and the Chatham Islands.http://www.catholichurunui.co.nz/newsletter_27_May_2012.html
preparing for Pentecost
Last week I read a reflection from the Constitution on the Church in preparation for this Sunday's feast of Pentecost. There was a line there I had not noticed before:...
stress reduction
Some years ago I picked up a little book with a captivating title. The book: "Wherever You Go, There You Are". The author, Jon Kabat-Zinn, is an American doctor who...
not up there but down here
It has been a pleasure to arrive back in the parishes of the Hurunui district after the Holy Land pilgrimage days.Tonight I celebrated Mass for the people of the...
Ascension
Last year I led a retreat for priests in a beautiful part of the Australian countryside. I had a few hours to kill in Sydney on the way over from Christchurch so I took...
newsletter
The weekly newsletter for the Catholic communities of Hurunui district (Amberley, Cheviot, Culverden, Hanmer Springs, Hawarden, Scargill, Waiau) and the Chatham Islands...
Ephesus & home
Yesterday the Holy Land sector of the pilgrimage ended with me and one other pilgrim returning home to NZ, a couple of others taking their own direction, and the...
Jerusalem – last afternoon
Next to the Bethesda pool is the Church of St. Anne. Just inside the door is a sculpture of St Anne with a young Mary.This Church of St. Anne is renowned for its...
Jesus alive and active then, and NOW
After the Emmaus visit on this last day of our time together in the Holy Land, we returned to the Old City of Jerusalem. Outside the walls of the Old City life appears...
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searching
My friend Alex is an excellent preacher. Because he is in the US which is a day behind NZ and his homilies only appear online on NZ's Monday I am unable to steal his thoughts and use them as my own Sunday homily! Instead I am happy to share his YouTube channel and...
the holy longing
"the Magi did not set out because they had seen the star, but they saw the star because they had already set out” I enjoyed a couple of days this past week at the annual Hearts Aflame gathering of young Catholics, this year held in the small Rangitikei town of Marton....
inspiration
Every now and then Food For Faith followers send inspiring reflections and are happy that I share these. I am grateful to Frank Kelly who sent the above poem with the comment: "Since I am not a retail enthusiast, I was glad to miss out on all the "bargains" in store...
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