It has been a week when violence and sadness has saturated media headlines. The Paris attacks have shaken us all deeply. It is significant that as the majority of...
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with this presence
Let us ask the Lord to be able to face this terrible challenge with the same sentiments of Christ, who did not allow fear to overcome him...With this presence in our...
beautiful churches
Today's feast of the Dedication of the Roman basilica of St. John Lateran might seem like a strange focus for feast. It is however a timely feast for a...
All Blacks
By chance I was at Christchurch airport an hour ago as the All Blacks arrived in the city for their Canterbury celebratory parade after their stunning win in the World...
Halloween
People have always had a need for annual moments in a year that are highly ritualised around social gatherings with food and drink. Halloween has relatively recently...
moving on
In the midst of the many joys of this week there have also been a few bad moments. Perhaps you know where this is going already after seeing the image above. All it...
treasuring tradition
Following the Canterbury earthquakes a number of our beautiful churches had to be demolished. This was inevitable and necessary. Some of our parishes are still...
Kleinsman @ Synod
I had a call from Radio New Zealand last evening as I was relaxing at the end of a full and satisfying Sunday. The reporter wanted a comment about the Synod on the...
TGIF
A day in the life of a diocesan priest. All over the country today students and workers have been rejoicing at the week's end: "Thank God it's Friday". It is just after...
God’s Dwelling
This week Bishop Barry Jones of the diocese of Christchurch New Zealand has published a substantial document God's Dwelling Place to help parishioners of the diocese to...
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into great silence
In 1984, German filmmaker Philip Gröning wrote to the Carthusian order for permission to make a documentary about them. They said they would get back to him. Sixteen years later, they were ready.
yes, alright.
Late this afternoon Fr. Kevin Clark, priest of the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch, completed his earthly pilgrimage.
the way forward
We are not our own centre. Only when we let God take central place in our lives can we live fully.
the method
‘For where two or three meet in my name, I shall be there with them.’Â
just call
Jesus is a respecter of our freedom, usually preferring to wait for us to invite him before he makes himself known.