This year the Society of St. Vincent de Paul has celebrated 150 years of caring for the poor, the sick and the vulnerable in New Zealand. Throughout the country and in...
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just do it !
It is Monday evening as I write and I am just home from from the pre-Christmas gathering of priests of the Catholic diocese of Christchurch. It is always a remarkable...
not me but God
Many of the illnesses we have are diagnosed as sicknesses of the body, the spirit or the mind. But the the life of the soul, our relationship with Christ, is at the...
joy for life
As we make our way through Advent we are not alone. Not only are several hundred of us making this daily Food For Faith pilgrimage, but we are preparing for Christmas...
choosing life
This week the End of Life Choice bill has been debated in the New Zealand parliament resulting in the decision to send the bill to Select Committee and consult citizens...
freedom
Humans are made for freedom which is why we react so strongly against anything that appears to limit our liberty. However our understanding of freedom is often very...
lectio divina
In our first Advent reflections I offered an encouragement to take time during these Advent days to be still and silent perhaps a couple of times each day and to know...
crooked lines
In his video reflection on Sunday Christchurch Bishop-elect Paul Martin encouraged us to use the daily scriptures to guide us through Advent. These daily readings are...
change
This weekend I informed parishioners that after six years as the Parish Priest of the people of the Hurunui I will early next year take up new appointments based in...
a daily guide
On this Second Sunday of Advent Food For Faith gives the floor to Christchurch Bishop-elect Paul Martin on this first Sunday after the announcement of his appointment....
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inclusivity
The church is not called to be a place where every person easily feels effortlessly at home, but an environment of growth for people who seek maturity of faith.
even at night
And best of all, this happens for the disciple not only throughout every day, but “even at night”
yes YOU !
Paul is not too interested in who they think they themselves are. Instead he wants them to know who they are from God’s point of view.
the way together
So the work of the preparation of the homily, and the work of listening, and the work of communicating, belongs to all the people
it’s not boot camp
Let’s turn away the fundamentalists who propose a life of artificial asceticism, far removed from Christ