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....
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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...
three dogs north
One of the great joys of living, studying, eating, drinking and praying with a community of a few dozen people of faith, is that every conversation us uplifting....
a calling
Early every morning here at Mundelein, as the sun is rising, I walk around the lake on the university campus. The circle takes about 45 minutes. This campus, the lake,...
thinking next year
A few months ago I was speaking to a young person who said he hoped to know his plans for next year by the middle of this year. Since then a number of other people have...
a new kind of reign
a reflection for Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time It was considered important for our ancestors, even until recent decades, to live within the boundaries and safety of...
sacred heart
I have a few great memories of earlier years’ celebrations of today’s feast of the Sacred Heart. Five years ago on this feast I was privileged to be in St. Peter’s...
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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.