My paternal grandfather knew his way around the night sky. In New Zealand, the Southern Cross is the most recognisable constellation.  I remember my grandfather showing...
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Babette’s Feast
At dinner last night, the conversation at our table turned to the movies that each of us would place on our personal list of top-ten films. The prompting for the movie...
Traces June 2014
Read about Fr. Julian Carron's recent visit to New Zealand in the June edition of Traces magazine. The English version of this magazine will no longer be published in...
Corpus Christi
Orvieto is a beautiful Italian hill-top settlement where all roads lead to the magnificent medieval Cathedral. The ‘treasure’ of this church is the corporal onto which...
gratefully
You may have noticed a quiet week here on the Food For Faith website. I have a good excuse. Last Tuesday, after spending a few days in pain and discomfort, I ended up...
compelling urgency
On Monday of this week the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and Pope Francis met for the third time. In each of their reflections both the archbishop and the pope...
60 years at Kopua
A few years ago I made a retreat with the Cistercian monks at Southern Star Abbey in Kopua, New Zealand. The monastery is a beautiful place in a beautiful part of rural...
praying for peace
A powerful Pentecost image of peace (Pentecost Sunday evening Rome time) when, at the invitation of Pope Francis, the Palestinian and Israeli presidents met in the...
gay & Catholic
A New Zealand bishop (among others) is receiving some criticism for his promotion of this 38 minute video especially for those who are gay and Catholic. I wanted to...
peace & D-Day
It is 70 years since D-Day. The anniversary commemorations are remarkable for their bringing together of people from all sides of the conflict. German chancellor...
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a new direction
Repentance means not only turning from what is bad, but also from many things that are good, but just not for us at this time
a no & a yes
When the angel left Mary the problems and challenges of this new stage of her life has just begun. She had to explain to her parents that she was pregnant
divine chatting
…but today as I read a different reflection came to mind, and I have no doubt that it was Jesus who planted the thought in my head
lip service
Words are important. We chatter all day without thinking responding to situations and comments in casual interactions.
my dwelling place
The psalm from today’s Mass is perhaps the best known of the 150 psalms giving direction and hope in the midst of daily struggles.