Podcasts

Food for Faith now offers three podcasts. You can scroll down to view all the latest episodes or click these links to view each individual podcast:

Lectio Divina - daily prayer with the scriptures

Homily Studio - weekly discussions on the sunday scriptures

Food for Faith - talks and reflections from fr john o'connor

Tuesday 15 October 2024

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Food for Faith Podcasts
Tuesday 15 October 2024
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Read the scriptures for the feast of Teresa of Avila at this link.

Sunday 13 October 2024

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Food for Faith Podcasts
Sunday 13 October 2024
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Read the scriptures for the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time at this link.

Thursday 10 October 2024

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Food for Faith Podcasts
Thursday 10 October 2024
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Read the scriptures for Thursday of Week Ten in Ordinary Time at this link.

Homily Studio – Sunday 13 October 2024

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Food for Faith Podcasts
Homily Studio - Sunday 13 October 2024
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Join John Kleinsman, Siân Owen and Laurel Lanner in conversation reflecting on the scriptures for the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. This Sunday is also celebrated as Support Life Sunday.

Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.

Resources for Support Life Sunday are available at the NZCBC website at this link.

Several Resources are mentioned in this podcast including the Declaration Dignitas Infinita from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (at this link). The 1995 Encyclical Letter of John Paul II Evangelii Vitae on the Value and Inviolability of Human Life (at this link). The 2023 letter from the NZ Bishops Te Kahu o te Ora: A Consistent Ethic of Life, (at this link).

Resources also available on the website of The Nathaniel Centre at this link.

Sign up to receive these weekly Homily Studio podcasts at this link.

 

Tuesday 8 October 2024

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Food for Faith Podcasts
Tuesday 8 October 2024
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Read the scriptures for Tuesday of Week Twenty-Seven in Ordinary Time at this link.

Monday 7 October 2024

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Food for Faith Podcasts
Monday 7 October 2024
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Read the scriptures for Monday of Week Twenty-Seven in Ordinary Time at this link.

Sunday 6 October 2024

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Food for Faith Podcasts
Sunday 6 October 2024
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Read the scriptures for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time at this link.

Saturday 5 October 2024

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Food for Faith Podcasts
Saturday 5 October 2024
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Read the scriptures for Saturday of Week Twenty-Six in Ordinary Time at this link.

Friday 4 October 2024

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Food for Faith Podcasts
Friday 4 October 2024
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Read the scriptures for the Feast of Francis of Assisi at this link.

Homily Studio – Sunday 6 October

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Food for Faith Podcasts
Homily Studio - Sunday 6 October
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Join Jane Maisey and Chris Duthie-Jung in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.

And the link to the night prayer mentioned from John – from the Aotearoa New Zealand Prayer Book – click here.

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Latest Blog Posts

yes to laughter

yes to laughter

I’ve been moving about a bit in recent weeks, across the country and further afield. I don’t enjoy the travel since planes are not designed for people of my height. But I love being with the people I end up with after a journey of any length.

the seduction

the seduction

Don’t get down when you hear today’s first reading.
Jeremiah is having a bad day. He’s a bit overwhelmed with the negative response he is getting when he passes God’s message to the people. In short, Jeremiah is having a Jeremiad.

my word your home

my word your home

The heart of the home in years past was the hearth.
It was at the hearth that the family gathered for the warmth and light of the flame and the food that was prepared there.
The fire was treated with respect since the same flame which provided energy for the home could just as easily destroy it.

stand up look up

stand up look up

The Israelites in their forty years in the desert were journeying from captivity to freedom, but the struggle of their desert years made them vulnerable to attack from every temptation as today’s first reading continues

confident in God

confident in God

I’m not sure if children today are told the great story of the Emperor’s New Clothes, but if not let’s make sure that the parable is taught at all schools of higher learning.