Perhaps the best known artistic representation of today's feast of the Annunciation is the fifteenth century Fra Angelico fresco from the Convent of San Marco in...
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Annunciation
One of the moments of Christian history most represented in Christian art, is the encounter between Mary, the future mother of the Messiah, and the angel sent by God....
two fat ladies
"God if you are up there, please do something, I just can't go on" CDW Clarissa Dickson Wright died this week. She was well known as one of TV's cooking show Two Fat...
the well woman
A central part of the daily ministry of the life of any priest is ministry to those who have little or no contact with the Church. The most inspiring of these...
1000
Food For Faith quietly celebrated a significant milestone earlier this week with the 1000th posting. Five years ago the Food For Faith blog began as a two week Holy...
foster fathers’ feast
I took this picture a few years ago at Los Angeles Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angeles. The carving is of St. Joseph with a young Jesus. It is a rare and powerful...
pocket stuff
I suspect you can tell a lot about a person from what they carry in their pockets. Examination of the contents of a wallet alone would give a lot of personal  and...
Francis’ first year
A few people have been asked to write a reflection on Pope Francis first year for the Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand Facebook page. You can read my...
happy St. Patrick’s
When most people think of St. Patrick’s day they think of the saint who freed Ireland of snakes. Many people celebrate this day wearing green and enjoying good Irish...
R.E. Congress 2014
I am often inspired by the clarity, attractiveness and depth of Fr. Robert Barron's reflections. This weekend  (13-16 March) he was a keynote speaker at the Archdiocese...
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Vocations Awareness Week
Thank you to all who are active in promoting diocesan priesthood as a fulfilling, God-centred life of adventure and service.Â
A.M.D.G.
You might remember beginning every new page of school work with the heading A.M.D.G. recalling that the letters stood for Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (For the Greater Glory of God).
living? maybe not!
It’s the feast of Ignatius Loyola today and he has helped me to see that my fears and compulsions often tragically lead me to go through days and weeks as if I’m at least half asleep
the way of freedom
If you sometimes feel driven and trapped by your compulsion and activity you might find this reflection helpful
it’s not magic
There is a tendency to see prayer as an incantation recited in the hope of magically causing a response. But magic is not what we want. It’s relationship with God that we are seeking.