I realised that my primary vocation was not to be a photocopy, but a unique creation in the divine image.
JB the day
A healthy happy human person is a sign-post that points to God.
true freedom
life in silence and prayer within a physical cloister enclosure might seem to some rather restricted and unfree.
an ultimate adventure
A Diocesan Priest belongs not in a monastery-cloister but in the neighbourhoods of the people.
Impossible? Not!
I know I’ve used the image above before, but it remains one of my favourites.
peace through integrity
The name God will give you for ever will be Peace through Integrity.
come & go
The world as the theatre of human history, where God and people live together.
just one thing
I like that about Christian faith. We are in it together and the company is great.
one foundation
Jesus is the relationship for which the sign (organised religion) exists.
a little is enough
our meagre offerings become ‘all we have ever wanted, with much to spare
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what to pray
after decades of full-time life and fruitful ministry, and a transformative dozen years as pope

the diocesan family
his strengths and weaknesses, and stories of his successes and failings will be well known.

hopeful living
the theme for this Jubilee Year: Pilgrims of Hope.

Valentine’s Day
If I had to wait for the feeling I wouldn’t get around actually loving

he tangata
to recognise each and every person as the pinnacle of divine activity