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...
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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...
FFF: a new era
Dear Friends, It was almost eight years ago that Food For Faith began. The beginnings were small, a blog intended to last for a couple of weeks during a Holy Land...
Luther + 500 yrs
It’s 500 years (31 October 1517) since Martin Luther published his 95 theses by reputedly nailing them to the door of the Wittenberg Castle church in Germany. With this...
a touchstone
A good homily story I heard a number of years ago had as its punch-line "remember that the most important thing, is to always keep the most important thing, as the most...
pope & space
It was my paternal grandfather who first taught me about the night sky pointing out notable stars and constellations. Later when I became familiar with the scriptures I...
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going for joy
an honest person’s pillow is their peace of mind
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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