I suppose there are are two extremes for a funeral homily. Either the homilist can speak only about the life of the person who has died, Â celebrating the life and...
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the art of JMH
The response to my post yesterday marking the death of Christchurch priest Monsignor James Harrington was both overwhelming and moving. Many readers were touched to...
Mgr. Harrington RIP
It is with sadness this morning that we have learnt of the death of Monsignor James Harrington PA. Monsignor Jim, as he was widely and affectionately known, became a...
saved by the light
Several times at this weekend's Sunday liturgy we will pray in response to the first reading, "The Lord is my Light and my Salvation".  Twice in the Liturgy of the Word...
grace at work
I'm writing this as an encouragement to everyone who has been united in prayer for the complete recovery of Bridget Martin. A significant number of people in New...
NZ Filipino priests
It was a great pleasure this morning for me to spend time with many of the Filipino priests serving in the dioceses of New Zealand. They bring energy, enthusiasm and...
for Bridget we pray
It is now two weeks since Bridget Martin, a young Christchurch wife and mother, suddenly suffered a cardiac arrest while on holiday.  Within hours she was undergoing...
quakes & butterflies
Here in Canterbury New Zealand these past few years we rarely share our stories without telling of earthquakes. Our stability has been rocked in every way. We had...
James K Baxter
Thanks to Radio New Zealand online I can share this interview with Fr.  John Weir, editor of the complete prose works of one of New Zealand's greatest writers, James K...
benevolent glancing
. In the early 1990's I had the privilege of taking a class taught by Sister Mary Evelyn Jegen SND. Mary Evelyn was well known as a leader in the promotion of peace,...
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first things first
A healthy and happy person is one who keeps first things first.
freedom from shame
In these moments we know that Jesus is at work through us and we are instruments of the divine.
divine signs
If there are paddocks and sheep surely the speed limit on the road should be more than 50km?
with gratitude
And then I started to remember. I remembered places, events, problems and people
moving toward
slow food and drink with people I love and trust, hours rich with conversation and love