A few years ago I rediscovered one of the most beautiful and intimate Catholic prayers: the Memorare. It was one of the prayers my father taught to me as a very small...
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from the desk
It's Saturday morning here in Amberley and over coffee looking out from my office to the Autumn garden I am thinking back over a few of the moments of the week. Some...
new ChCh website
It was twenty years ago that the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch launched its first website. At the time I was working for a few hours each week at the diocesan...
Vocations Sunday
When did you last suggest to someone that God might be calling them to serve as a priest? This Sunday (“Good Shepherd Sunday”, Fourth Sunday of Easter) is celebrated...
in whose eye ?
A question: Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? In recent days I have watched a couple of videos from Brian Holdsworth who is passionate about getting the message of...
Francis & TED
TED introduces Pope Francis: "A single individual is enough for hope to exist, and that individual can be you, says His Holiness Pope Francis in this searing TED Talk...
a week later
It has been over a week since we finished our Food For Faith for Lent pilgrimage. The last post was on the morning of Easter Monday when I invited your comments and...
a request…
Happy Easter on this second day of the Octave of Easter. At one of our Lenten evening sessions I asked the question, "how many Easter Sundays are there in ten years"?...
Easter morning
Happy Easter. It is late Saturday evening as I write. I am just back from the Easter Vigil at Hanmer Springs, a wonderful celebration of faith and new hope. Happy...
where do you live?
Most of us if asked "where do you live" would probably respond with a street address. But imagine that someone asks you this as a significant meaning-of-life question,...
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at last I can see
The essential things in life are seen not with the eyes, but with the heart.
leadership
The ONE who brings us together is Jesus Christ, risen, present and active among us.
the beach brunch
His question gives them a chance to express their feeling at their lack of success.
let’s get physical
Note the physicality of today’s gospel: hearts, hands, feet, mouth, eyes, and human feelings: peace, alarm, fright, agitation, doubt
talking together
FFF gatherings in cafes and bars have begun, following the disciples talking together on the road