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...
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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...
true reform
As Pope Francis is today in the afternoon of his first full day on US soil, the US media is flooded with commentaries on the couple of speeches he has given so far...
Msgr Bede RIP
This morning the parishioners of the Catholic diocese of Christchurch and many friends from further share sadness at the death last night of Monsignor Bede O'Gorman,...
shepherd one
In a few minutes Pope Francis will walk on US soil for the first time after an inspiring few days in Cuba. In his brief time in Cuba the pope addressed issues of...
rain for our roots
There is never a dull moment as a priest living parish life, especially on a Hurunui Sunday. It is now just after 2 on a Sunday afternoon and I am back at Hawarden...
a mother’s tears
I will never know the depth of enduring pain felt by a mother who watches helplessly as her child suffers and dies. As a priest I have buried too many children and...
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The circumstances through which God has us pass are an essential and not a secondary factor of the mission to which He calls us