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Saturday 31 August 2024
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
Homily Studio – Sunday 1 September 2024
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Join Kath Petrie, Kate Kearins and Colin MacLeod in conversation reflecting on the scriptures for the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
Friday 30 August 2024
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Read the scriptures for Friday of Week Twenty One in Ordinary Time at this link.
Thursday 29 August 2024
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Read the scriptures for the Feast of the Beheading of John the Baptist at this link.
Tuesday 27 August 2024
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Read the scriptures for Tuesday of Week Twenty One in Ordinary Time, the Feast of St. Monica, at this link.
Monday 26 August 2024
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Read the scriptures for Monday of Week Twenty One in Ordinary Time at this link.
Sunday 25 August 2024
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Read the scriptures for Sunday 25 August , the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time at this link.
Homily Studio – Sunday 25 August 2024
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Join Lucienne Hensel, Rory Paterson and John Kinder in conversation reflecting on the scriptures for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.
Tuesday 20 August 2024
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Read the scriptures for Tuesday of Week Twenty in Ordinary Time at this link.
Monday 19 August 2024
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Read the scriptures for Monday of Week Twenty in Ordinary Time at this link.
Latest Blog Posts
on a journey
It’s Census day in Aotearoa today, our five-yearly opportunity to (according to the 2023 census website) “represent ourselves, our families, whānau, communities, and cultures.”
I can’t help but recall the Bible censuses, especially the one early in Luke providing the reason that Jesus of Nazareth was born in Bethlehem.
cafe energy
The past few days has been full with sessions presenting Pope Francis’ 2022 letter on liturgy to people in Hamilton (Thursday) Rotorua (Friday) and Tauranga (Saturday). I suppose this work with the National Liturgy Office might be called my “day” job with Food For Faith and a few other bits and pieces as my moonlighting mission and ministry.
A.S.K.
As a child I picked up the idea that it was best to be hesitant to ask for things. Instead, giving was the seen as the ideal, and being able to anticipate the needs of others (without them asking) and to respond appropriately was seen as an ultimate virtue.
something greater
Too often we fall into the trap of trying to be Christian in a pre-Christian kind of way. As I write I’m remembering the old song titled “Old-Time Religion”, a catchy tune with unfortunate lyrics:
“Give me that old-time religion
Give me that old-time religion
Give me that old-time religion
It’s good enough for me”
our & father
Well we’re almost a week into Lent. Think back to the gospel for Ash Wednesday: the good deeds we do for Lent are not to be paraded before others. If we do this we have had our reward since others know the good we have been doing.