The daily liturgy readings this past week have presented a potentially depressing theme. Today is the last day of the Church year before tomorrow's new beginning for...
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ultimate journey
Welcome to Food For Faith for Advent. Even though we don't begin Advent until this Sunday I'm thinking ahead, especially because I'm celebrating Mass and preaching at...
NZ Vocations
For the past twenty-four hours the NZ Vocations Directors have been meeting in Christchurch. We are each appointed by our diocesan bishops to encourage youngish people...
in God’s time
If you are following the daily liturgy gospel readings this week you will notice a bit of a potentially depressing theme. It's the last week of the Church year before...
faith & Vietnam
It was four years ago today (24 November 2013) that the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch gathered for Faithfest celebration to mark the Feast of Christ the King, the...
another realm
I remember someone once defining an intelligent person as one who can hold apparently contradictory thoughts in their heads at the same time without having to attach to...
lost in grace
An interesting experience this weekend on the new Christchurch Belfast bypass road. GPS has not yet caught up with the fact that after several years of planning and...
at all times
I have a friend from the USA staying for a few days and soon after his arrival we headed for the hills. That's a bit metaphorical because our first days were at a small...
the networkers
In recent years I have marvelled at the steady emergence of the new Christchurch western transport corridor bypass, a key stage of the unfolding city motorway network....
cemetery visits
Here in the Hurunui in the first weekend of November each year, priest and parishioners meet in each of the eight cemeteries of the parish to pray for those who are...
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with authority
In the absence of God life’s little spooky prejudices take on power as the ultimate authorities for us.
the protagonist
Perhaps I’m too attached to earthly securities to have need for the good news that Jesus is speaking to me
so near
We are indeed the most fortunate of people, but note, only “whenever we call to Him.”
moving forward
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breathe again
Sometimes when I don’t feel like praying I simply become aware of my breathing.