Twelve months ago today I blogged this piece. Perhaps we are still in need of this reminder.So here it is again (slightly adapted)pointing to God Cathedral spires and...
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Luigi Giussani RIP
Homily preached at Mass celebrated to mark the seventh anniversary of the death of Fr. Luigi Giussani. Holy Name ChurchAshburtonNew ZealandFr. John O'ConnorTwelve...
Lent: Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict speaks about Lent:
Earthquake Memorial (Bishop Barry Jones)
Prayer of Bishop Barry Jones concluding the ‘two-minute silence’ at today’s (Ash Wednesday) memorial service in Hagley Park today on this first anniversary of last...
Ash Wednesday
Tonight I celebrated a Vigil Mass for Ash Wednesday at Hanmer Springs. Our parishes continue this journey into Lent tomorrow with Masses and Services at Cheviot Rest...
a new thing
During the week the priests of our diocese met in regional groups. We do this a few times each year. I am now part of the Christchurch North region including the...
Valentine
Yes, there was a Saint Valentine. In fact it seems there were many early Christian martyrs named Valentine.But people do not think of these saints when they celebrate...
perception
A blog reader sent me a link today that reminded me of a post I had uploaded in June 2010. Â Often these youtube gems do the round once, then surface again a year or two...
lepers & life
I often think that we try to be Catholics today in an "Old Testament" kind of way. Let me clarify what I mean.The people of the Old Testament did believe in one God...
Requiem
It has been a couple of days of thinking 'Requiems'. Â After mentioning the Faure Requiem yesterday I remembered too the great Mozart Requiem (you might recall the movie...
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INFORM
The quarterly newsletter of the Catholic Diocesan newsletter INFORM was published today. This issue features three newly ordained priests for the diocese, updates on church building and fundraising, and news from parishes. You can read the pdf online at the link...
city (re)building
I have mentioned The Liturgy Guys a few times before. Their liturgy podcasts from St Mary of the Lake University in Mundelein have become essential formation material for any person seeking to grow in their understanding of the liturgy of the church. This week's...
lake wobegon
One of the sections of this Food For Faith website is entitled "listen." In this age of computer movies and on-demand TV, listening as our ancestors did to radio comedies, documentaries and interviews is sadly a relatively rare pastime. Many people of my age (and...
saints today
A brief video reflection on earthquakes, church building and the call to live the life of a saint from the basilica of St. Francis in Assisi. Pilgrims come to this place from all over the world to visit the town where Francis lived, and site of his burial above which...
surprise journey
In the early 1980‘s I lived for six years of formation for priesthood at Holy Cross seminary in Mosgiel. In the late 1990’s when the number of seminarians was relatively low, the seminary was shifted to Ponsonby in Auckland where a new surge of passion for the life of...