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...
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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...
youthful eyes
If I began this post saying "I'm going to tell you some of the reasons why I think values are so important" you might not be too curious. But here is a brief video clip...
a day in the life
It has been a full and satisfying day of priestly ministry for me here in the Hurunui. Early this morning I drove the hour north to Cheviot for Mass with the locals....
a new horizon
It's Mission Sunday this weekend and Pope Francis' 2017 Mission Sunday letter is inspiring. At one point he quotes Pope Benedict's reminder that “being Christian is...
the town square
Early this evening, almost four weeks after the last votes were cast in the general election, New Zealand has a new government. The 1992 national electoral reform...
in for a challenge
I've got a bit of a challenge on my hands. A couple of weeks ago I posted about our Hurunui parish weekend for young families held in Hanmer Springs. This morning the...
test podcast 1
a talk on discernment given at hearts aflame 2018
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living power
God’s message and not some human thinking; and it is still a living power
come & see
The church is much larger and more diverse than we might think on a Sunday morning.
i have decided
My problem is that I have picked up so many patterns of behaviour and ways of thinking, idols even, that are holding me back
THE encounter
It is the Risen Lord who is our security, who makes us experience profound peace even in the midst of life’s storms
the reality is
I am buffeted about by the expectations of others, and by my own disordered internal motivations