We live in an age where everyone can be considered to be an expert in everything, and it is politically insensitive (at least) even to suggest that someone who has...
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just do it!
For every one of us the term Sacrament of Confession, Penance or Reconciliation brings up many different responses reactions or feelings. Tragically there are many...
extinction or life?
I was skimming through the Food For Faith archive last week and found a Radio New Zealand interview from March 2011. RNZ had phoned me on receiving the results of a...
death and life
SADNESS & HOPE A cemetery is a place of great sadness, and a place of great hope. A visit to a cemetery is always an encounter with the ultimate reality. All the...
laughter
Today is widely marked as April Fool’s Day and already social media is flowing with some ingenious pranks. We have all been the victims of good-humoured jokes, and most...
just fishing
Here in New Zealand, today marks the end of the tax year. While a number of businesses start and finish their year at other times, 31 March looms large as an annual...
the bells
A number of people have commented that this "Monastery Bells" Food For Faith clip (first published a few months ago) is one of their favourite FFF posts. It is one of...
hope in a pocket
We all carry burdens, anxieties, and concerns for those we love. We worry about ourselves and our future. Have you ever thought of carrying something that actually...
seeing reality
CAN I LIVE WITHOUT CHRIST IN MY GAZE? It seems obvious to answer this question with a ‘yes’. We all know many people who would say they do not believe in Christ and...
God with us
t's the feast of the Annunciation today - the day on which Jesus' human life began and therefore nine months until Christmas. Take a moment to appreciate...
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foolishness
I feel a bit torn today between the solemnity of the Holy Thursday commemoration of the Last Supper, and April Fools Day
just a moment
All things both good and bad, begin in a single moment.
turning tables
Pope Francis concluding last night’s Francisco documentary: “God bless you! And while you’re there, pray for me!”
THE cast
The reading of the Passion is a bit of a marathon requiring some stamina of body, mind and soul.
THE week
In Holy Week we don’t simply recall past events, but we engage in a here-and-now re-membering