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with gratitude

Jul 23, 2016

As my time at the Liturgical Institute draws to a close I am filled with gratitude to the many people who have made it possible for me to be here. This study was to be...

drinking & saints

Jul 21, 2016

It has been a long couple of weeks as this part of my studies come to a close. Tonight there was a lecture offered as an inspiration and an encouragement, but I had a...

the one thing

Jul 18, 2016

I watch the social media commentaries on the Sunday Mass readings fairly closely. Every week I notice a few good thoughts, and at Christmas and Easter there are...

exams

Jul 16, 2016

It has been a week since my last Food For Faith update. I am entering the final stage of my studies here at the Liturgical Institute (Mundelein, Chicago) and today is...

church doors

Jul 2, 2016

In my studies I am appreciating the opportunity to learn from some of the best Catholic writing of the last few years. The best of the new is every bit as good as the...

a priest – 65 years

Jun 29, 2016

As I write it has just passed midnight in New Zealand on the early morning of 29 June, the Solemnity of Peter and Paul, and the day on which Pope Emeritus Benedict was...

on women deacons

Jun 26, 2016

Friendship grows easily here at St Mary of the Lake University and Dawn Eden is inspiring company. (Dawn's blog at this link) Her books The Thrill of the Chaste:...

the pointer

Jun 25, 2016

My paternal grandfather knew his way around the night sky. In New Zealand, the Southern Cross is the most sought-after constellation. I remember my grandfather showing...

not fear but love

Jun 18, 2016

As the weekend begins in the United States, the minds and hearts of people around the world remain deeply wounded by last week-end's tragedy at the Pulse nightclub in...

the liturgy guys

Jun 15, 2016

In a few weeks I will complete my studies at the Liturgical Institute of St Mary of the Lake University, Chicago. There are many new things happening at the institute,...