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...
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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,...
Ave Verum
The depths of human pain, suffering and grief can produce some of the most exquisite beauty in art. The suffering and death of Jesus is an example, and one of the most...
the CROSS road
This evening I plan to be at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament choir and orchestra performance of Bach's St. John's Passion. Details below. But before then, at...
these three days
This Holy Triduum beginning with this evening's Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper is at the heart of our Christian faith, and therefore at the centre of our human...
Fred Dagg
In the midst of Holy Week I can't resist paying a tribute to John Clarke, best known in New Zealand for his Fred Dagg role which made him a part of our national lore...
gratefully
The Monday evening of Holy Week is a highlight for a priest in the diocese of Christchurch. At 5 in the afternoon we gather to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation...
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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