‘For where two or three meet in my name, I shall be there with them.’Â
john oconnor
just call
Jesus is a respecter of our freedom, usually preferring to wait for us to invite him before he makes himself known.
growing young
When I pass through the entrance gates of Monumentale I’m always a bit nervous wondering how this visit will change me, what priorities will shift for me
hope at dawn
Sometimes feelings of uncertainty fill us with anxiety, but the fact that we feel this is a sign that we are engaged with reality
solid food
The growth that healthy humans seek is not simply a random expansion in every direction driven by disordered human appetites.
A.M.D.G.
This post will make most sense to readers in Aotearoa New Zealand where today, September 1st, is officially the first day of the season of spring.
here & now
The circumstances through which God has us pass are an essential and not a secondary factor of the mission to which He calls us
with new minds
With this blinkered vision, what is physical and tangible drains our time, energy and resources as we set about ‘winning the world’.
look up
We need something to look up to, to lift our gaze beyond the loss of perspective that too easily comes when we become preoccupied with the things that are important but not essential.
remember
The webpages portrayed the communities as vibrant, and made up of people of a diversity of ages and cultures, with welcoming members and inclusive liturgy and groups.
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church beauty
We call things beautiful when they reveal to us their inner essence, their reality as understood in the mind of God
revolutionaries
On this feast of All Saints in 1541 Michaelangelo‘s Last Judgement was unveiled on the rear wall of the Sistine Chapel.
walking together
Whenever priests meet the highlight is the personal conversations over slow food and drink especially when struggles and failures are shared with honesty and humility. There is laughter too, much laughter
a new era
It was sixty-one years ago on this day, 11 October 1962, that Pope John XXIII opened the Second Vatican Council.
Tikkun Olam
If you are ready for a broader faith perspective you might appreciate this offering – something a little different