Somewhere we picked up the false idea that highs mean happy and lows mean sad.
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glass half full
While a scooter used recklessly may cause carnage, the person of hope will be able to see the beauty and possibilities offered by a new initiative.
Bono & Eugene
When a young person dies from illness or accident it is hard for us to see past the tragedy. When an elderly person of faith dies we can be helped to understand that all death is an invitation to fuller life
freedom
The Monkey Trap: a clever trap of any sort that owes its success to the ineptitude or gullibility of the victim.
moonlight speech
It was a cold dark evening after a busy day and the pope noticed crowds outside his window…
praying with Christ
seeing, touching, tasting and smelling what Jesus saw and touched, tasted and smelt…
Job in the dung
The first readings of the liturgy this week give daily segments of the 42 chapters of the Old Testament Book of Job, well-chosen to convey the message of the entire...
Saint Suzanne
On this day, October 1, in 1926, Saint Suzanne (also known as Saint Grandma) died in Wellington after a long and rich life in service of Jesus in the poor of Aotearoa...
not lay
I’ve been thinking ahead to my Sunday homily this weekend at St. Mary’s pro-Cathedral. The readings provide a timely remedy of the tensions and evils within the church....
life advice
Earlier this month Jean Vanier celebrated his 90th birthday and shared his reflections in this fifteen minute video reflection offering "ten rules for life.” He has...
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Homily Studio
Join Kate Kearins, David Moxon, Manuel Beazley and Rosalie Connors with John O’Connor in preparation for Waitangi Sunday.
schools & education
As the Aotearoa New Zealand school year begins for 2022 here’s a thought on the purpose of education, and a reflection on prayer in schools.
Cana abundance
“In the present order of things, Divine Providence is leading us to a new order of human relations…”
key to wisdom
The new wisdom of the Magi was that they now knew how to listen for and recognise the voice of Christ
let it be
This eve of a new year heralds a new dawn. Let us look expectantly to a new year, new joys, new possibilities