An interesting interview this afternoon on Radio New Zealand. Fr. Merv Duffy, Dean of Studies at Good Shepherd College, Auckland, was interviewed on the topic of gay...
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new evangelisation
Pope Benedict has called for a "new evangelisation." Â This call is often misunderstood. We think that the pope is asking for a renewed effort to 'spread the good news'...
Abraham and the ONE
How many God's are there?I asked this question as I began the homily in Hanmer at the Vigil Mass last night. One person put up their hand and answered that there was...
highs and lows
February was a remarkable month. Â Looking back I have a few high-points and a few low-points. Let me share one of each.In February, the first anniversary of the tragic...
Lent II
Reflection for Week Two of Lent from Fr. Robert Barron's Catholicism.The readings for this Sunday can be found here.Father Barron's corresponding sermon can be...
white rabbits
Did you know that the more times you say the word 'bunny' within a breath or two of waking on the first morning of a new month, the better the luck that will come to...
relax
Before you read any further, decide that you will take five minutes to reflect on this blog entry. Five minutes of prayer at the end of (or in the midst of) your busy...
a sunday in the life…
A few blog-readers have asked about my shift from the city to the country. They seem surprised both at the shift, and also surprised that I am enjoying it. It is true...
spring-cleaning
When I begin by reminding you that today is the first Sunday of Lent, there are probably a few thoughts that jump to your mind. It's Lent, I should be giving something...
Catholicism: amazed and afraid
Fr. Robert Barron's TV/ DVD series "Catholicism" has received very good reviews. Some New Zealand parishes and other groups are using this as a Lenten reflection...
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listen in the car
I rarely get the opportunity to read as much as I would like to. I have a stack of books and articles waiting to be read both in my office and piled beside the bed. However technology offers easy access to talking books and podcasts that I listen to as I drive. Many...
on friendship
This month began with news of the Las Vegas tragedy with the loss of 58 lives and the wounding of almost 500 people A number of commentators have reflected that while one man held the gun, the responsibility for such tragedies must at least partly shared by a society...
about sin
After a long week I've made it to Friday afternoon. No doubt your week has been full and (in the opening words of the Constitution on the Church in the Modern World) there will have been joys, hopes, griefs and anxieties. In recent days I have seen and experienced the...
new Hurunui era
I want to share with Food For Faith readers a great grace, a sign of hope that I experienced this weekend in the Catholic community of the Hurunui. We are a small community, with around 80 people spread over four or five Sunday Masses (depending on the Sunday of the...
must be more!
. Hugh Hefner has died. While it is unsurprising that many news reports of his death focus on his Playboy empire’s promotion of sexual promiscuity and pornography, it is significant that a number of commentators are taking the opportunity to ask if Hefner’s sixty-four...