One of my reading highlights each month is provided by the arrival of the Traces magazine, available free online at www.tracesonline.org. This month's cover introduces...
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Angelus Sunday
If I had to the opportunity to name a Sunday of the Church Year, I would give this weekend's fourth Sunday of Advent the name "Angelus Sunday." Here's why...
a few more sleeps
It's only a few more sleeps until Christmas. You might find this three minute Food For Faith Youtube clip encouraging in the midst of pre-Christmas busyness.
Jubilee of Mercy
Food For Faith returns to YouTube this week with a five-minute video reflection to begin the Year of Mercy.
illumination
Over the last few hours in Rome, Pope Francis has opened the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica marking the opening of this Jubilee of Mercy. Just a couple of hours ago,...
letting go
Have you ever heard a well-intentioned speaker talking of the life of faith as a journey of 'letting go'. Were their examples motivated by fear, or by the attraction of...
thirty years
Image above: sunrise over the Sea of Galilee Thirty years ago today I was ordained priest by Bishop Denis Hanrahan in the church of St. Thomas the Apostle in Timaru. I...
ordinations
It was a day of great celebration for our Catholic Diocese of Christchurch today with the ordination of three young men as priests of the diocese. Fathers Do Nguyen,...
NZ to Palestine
Earlier this week New Zealand born de la Salle brother Peter Bray, Vice-chancellor and President of Bethlehem University, was speaking to Pope Francis and others...
freedom
Hopefully you find the time in the next day or two to savour this inspiring talk on freedom given last weekend by Fr. Julian Carron at the University of Notre Dame. The...
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our default setting
So much that is taught and written about prayer serves only to convince us that prayer is a complex project to be mastered.
the river of life
While some rivers are deep and fast-flowing in an unwavering channel through valleys and across countryside, the braided Canterbury rivers are changeable
the unexpected
Many of life’s greatest blessings come to us in unexpected ways, at unexpected times and through unexpected people and events.
Christ the King
The fact of our limited time on earth brings a clarity to our vision helping us to keep the struggles of earthly existence in a broader, deeper, eternal and loving divine perspective.
prophetic hope
We feel bound to disagree with these prophets of misfortune who are forever forecasting calamity