It is Lent and, at least here in New Zealand, it is also Autumn. It is different in the northern hemisphere where it is springtime, but I like our southern match. You might find this brief video clip a helpful reflection on Lent and Autumn…
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In 2016 Pope Francis named Mary Magdalen as a saint of the Church
a breath of lightness in the intensity and intimacy of being held in gentle embrace
After another weekend in the Mackenzie with Mass at Fairlie on Sunday morning
We struggle to separate the clamour of others’ opinions from the voice of God
God is using the stars to shift my focus from my own failures and successes
My elderly computer doesn’t do videos but outside the gutters are full of leaf-fall and some trees
are already bare, in expectation of winter. Winter is often seen as a symbol of dormancy and death. Jesus reminds us that in fact, winter is preparation for the season of greatest growth. He demonstrated that truth, and some of us have learned to love winters.