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Lectio Divina - daily prayer with the scriptures
Homily Studio - weekly discussions on the sunday scriptures
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It wouldn't happen today. I was a five year old boy at St. Joseph's school in Oamaru and when the dental nurse got up to the "o's" Â I had to leave school (alone) to walk the mile down the road to the dental clinic, or, as we called it, the "murder house." The past few...
This weekend's feast of the Dedication of the Roman basilica of St. John Lateran might seem like a strange focus for a Sunday. It’s not very often we get to celebrate this solemnity on a Sunday, so this weekend we are presented with an invitation to give a thought to...
In the early 1990′s I lived for four years in the small West Coast township of Ngahere. It was a privilege to serve as the priest for the people of the Grey Valley, on the north-western boundary of the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. I remember well the spectacular...
There’s nothing like a good fireworks display to bring crowds together with ‘ooh’s’ and ‘aah’s’ in an atmosphere of celebration. I really enjoy a spectacular display accompanied by great music. But I’m always a bit uncomfortable with a few aspects of today, 5th...
Today, November 2, the Church celebrates the Feast of All Souls. The month of November is marked as the month of Holy Souls. In this month we take pause to remember those who have died. We pray for those whom we have loved in life on earth. We pray for those who have...