Life in relationship with Jesus Christ is not a life of comfort. Life with Jesus is an adventure. This is because we humans are not made not for comfort but for...
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priests together
Next week 180 diocesan priests from the six dioceses of New Zealand will gather in Christchurch for the fourth national assembly of diocesan priests. These national...
if
Framed and hanging on the living room wall in the home of my grandparents there was a poem which was a significant influence on my teenage years. I still have a copy on...
late have i loved
On his feast day I'll let Augustine of Hippo speak for himself with this section from his Confessions, quoted in today's Office of Readings: "Urged to reflect upon...
the meeting
I have spent the past few days at the annual Rimini meeting for friendship among peoples. Each year the meeting attracts people of all faiths from around the world,...
choose life
After hearing the teaching of Jesus some of his followers commented: "This is intolerable language. How could anyone accept it?"Â At that point many of them "stopped...
to be a man
In recent days New Zealanders have been shaken by the sudden death of 48 year old TV presenter Greg Boyed. His family reported that he had been suffering depression....
just living
In recent years I have had the privilege of being a part of an annual week-long vacation of friends in the north of Italy. This year 250 people of all ages took part...
eat & live
Different foods have different effects on the body, mind and spirit. There are foods believed to be good for the brain or for the bones. Other foods aid digestion and...
Saint Suzanne
My first encounter with the Daughters of Our Lady of Compassion was in Timaru where the sisters of the community founded by Mother Mary Joseph Aubert nursed the poor...
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light relief
We meet Mary seeking solidarity and refuge in the home of her cousin Elizabeth.
fall in love
Salvation is not the addition of a programme to our already full hard-drives, or a reboot, but the offer of abundant life
restless ?
The dis-ease that impinges even on our happiest moments is a sign that our humanity is alive pressing us forward.
to follow
If we fully knew what was happening, and what Grace will ask of us, we would either try to take charge or stop the whole process!
an interior sense
Authority is necessary for healthy human living. If you are not convinced of what I am saying you might like to test this.