I imagine this will be the scene in Rome on Sunday when Pope Francis and Emeritus Benedict kneel in front of the plasma screen to each cheer on their own national teams...
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meet in friendship
God-willing I will again this year make it to the Rimini Meeting for friendship among peoples. It is difficult to describe the gathering which annually draws around...
easy and light
It is almost mid-week and a line from Sunday's gospel is still floating in my mind like a comforting mantra: "“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I...
think heaven
"We say a few Hail Marys and we think about Heaven for awhile, and then we are almost merry when the sun comes up." Fr. J.B. Chataigner SM A couple of years ago I...
adult faith
It's the feast of the apostle Thomas today (July 3). I have always felt an affinity with Thomas. He is often referred to as the "doubter" since he was not present when...
Inform, July 2014
The latest Inform newsletter for the Catholic diocese of Christchurch was published today. You can read it online at this link.
weekend reading
Late last year Pope Francis asked the people of the Church to respond to a questionaire on marriage and family life. This invitation drew thousands of responses from...
open hearts
I have a few great memories of earlier years' celebrations of today's feast of the Sacred Heart. Four years ago on this day I was privileged to be in St. Peter's Square...
time to laugh
One of the signs of healthy family and community life is laughter. Any group of people who laugh together, will move more easily through the challenges of even the most...
ChCh diocese
Today, the feast of the birth of John the Baptist, is the feast day of our Christchurch diocese, since the Baptist is our patron saint. I caught myself seeking an image...
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detective at work
Jesus invites us to look into our own lives and the lives of others for evidence of his presence and action. It might take a bit of detective work,
just giving
I’ve been a part of a few great end-of-year gatherings in recent weeks and there’s always some great conversations
get yoked
Out of all of the alternatives for life, in my experience whole-hearted Christian living is the most effective way of lightening the loads of life.
a running shepherd
Since the moment sin entered the world humans have been running. We have been running away from God. But we forget that God is also running. God is running after us.
impossible? NOT!
Perhaps we have never really understood that the stressed existence that most of us think is a normal part of life on earth is not the way things have to be.