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,...
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choose life
After hearing the teaching of Jesus some of his followers commented: "This is intolerable language. How could anyone accept it?" 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...
real food
There are many different kinds of food and I don't just mean the stuff we put into our mouths. A few years ago a number of chicken soup books were published offering...
jubilee homily
Bishop Paul Martin is happy to share his homily given last night at the priests' jubilee celebration in the diocese of Christchurch. There is something very fitting...
ad multos annos
A great day of meeting and celebration today (and tomorrow) for priests of the Christchurch diocese with our first clergy AGM with Bishop Paul Martin. Our priests'...
embrace life
All roads in Christchurch last night seemed to lead to the Super Rugby Final. I was driving through Addington on my way home to watch the game as thousands were...
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messengers
You might be surprised by this but It’s actually a bit of an insult to call someone an angel
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!