The weekend just past saw the baptism of Queen Elizabeth's fifth great-grandchild Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge, the second child and first daughter...
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Fr. Jack O’Connor
This weekend marks the fiftieth anniversary of the ordination to priesthood of my uncle, and grand-Godfather (ie my Godmother's Godfather), Fr Jack O'Connor. Earlier in...
July 4th
It is nearing the end of the annual July 4 Independence Day anniversary here in the USA. I am fortunate to have this opportunity to join with many US friends here to...
the bulletin
Most parishes have a weekly parish bulletin. The bulletin for the Catholic Parish Parish of the Good Shepherd, Hurunui, New Zealand is uploaded every Saturday to the...
diaconate rite
In the last couple of days, since the ordination of our brothers Do Nguyen, Tien Cao and Thanh Tran as transitional deacons at St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Christchurch on...
not death but life
On Good Friday earlier in the year I had the privilege of preaching the sermon at the morning ecumenical service held at St. Mary’s Co-operating Church in Culverden....
ordinations
Today is a day of great celebration for our Catholic Diocese of Christchurch as three young men are ordained deacons at 11.am in St. Mary's pro-Cathedral. Everyone is...
the pointer
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...
Laudato Si
Catholic Bishop of Palmerston North Charles Drennan in a Radio New Zealand interview gives a great little (7 minute) look inside Pope Francis' new encyclical letter on...
stormy weather
Most Food For Faith readers will find this reflection when the sabbath is past and Monday morning has returned us all to school, study, home and work commitments. In...
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the pointer
instead of an aimless wandering from one attraction to the next, their new life had one single purpose.
freedom from fear
When Jesus acknowledges the reality of fear in our lives, he gives us a way forward
engaging fully
…your “little” has great value in the eyes of Jesus, provided that you don’t keep it to yourself, but put it in play. Put yourself in play!
THE sign
… discreetly in a restaurant, or unashamedly before a meeting, a performance or in competition on the sports field.
God going viral
For many good and faith-filled people the Church is experienced as a room closed with the door locked.