One of the great advantages of the internet is the easy availability of good magazine subscriptions. One of my favourite is even more easily available because it is...
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saint & sinner
I am always saddened when well-known people are pushed into the headlines for inappropriate behaviour. Fifty years ago no one would have known, but today every word and...
priesthood?
Another great little video which will be of special interest to anyone wondering if God might be nudging them to consider life as a diocesan priest. A couple of great...
couples @ synod
Earlier this week I was asked about who speaks at the Synod, "is it just bishops?" While the majority of participants are bishops, here is a brief interview with...
+Charles @ Synod
The blog of Bishop Charles Drennan of the diocese of Palmerston North is a great way to get a daily taste of life in Rome during these three Synod weeks. You can follow...
rebuild update
A media release a few minutes ago from the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch regarding last week's visit of Catholic architect James McCrery to the diocese: MEDIA...
fidelity truth & love
Yesterday morning in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Pope Francis celebrated Mass to open the Synod of Bishops beginning three weeks of dialogue on the topic “The...
building in faith
It was a privilege for me to spend the day yesterday with architect James McCrery, here in Christchurch at the invitation of Bishop Barry Jones to help the parishes of...
God & golf
Bishop Robert Barron's keynote address yesterday to the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. This meeting is the primary reason for Pope Francis' current visit to...
language of form
I had the privilege earlier in the year of meeting with Washington DC based, internationally renowned, Catholic architect James McCrery. For a couple of hours in his...
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This post will make most sense to readers in Aotearoa New Zealand where today, September 1st, is officially the first day of the season of spring.
here & now
The circumstances through which God has us pass are an essential and not a secondary factor of the mission to which He calls us