Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Readings at this link Fr. Robert Barron's 15 minute audio reflection at this link Reflection on each of the readings at this...
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the face
In my preparation for this Sunday's homily I came across this story about the faces in Da Vinci's Last Supper. The story is told that when the painter Leonardo Da Vinci...
another path
Last week I linked to David Moxon's Lord of the Rings reflection published in the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano. The link I added took the reader to the online...
ChCh Faithfest
Today I received a brief, four minute video clip of the Christchurch Diocese Faithfest Mass celebrated on the feast of Christ the King, to conclude the Year of Faith....
homily studio 9/2
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings this week at this link Fr. Robert Barron podcast reflection for this Sunday at this link. Heaps of commentaries and reflections...
Tolkein & Moxon
Archbishop David Moxon was until early last year the Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Waikato, and one of the three primates of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New...
rubbish day
Big news in Cheviot today - Rubbish collection has changed from Monday to Wednesday. Recycling day is now also Wednesday, so mid-week has become Cheviot's weekly...
papal apps
One of the Apps on my phone is a Pope Francis daily encouragement. You might guess that I'm a Francis fan, but before you get too excited, I became a papal fan and...
homily studio 2/2
I am not sure what is most helpful to put on this weekly "homily studio" posting. I am happy to hear your thoughts and suggestions. John Sunday 2 February, Presentation...
“my smilin face…
The Dr. Hook hit "Cover of the Rollin Stone"Â has been playing in my head since I heard this morning that Pope Francis has made it. Â Earlier in the day a media person...
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how to lose power
"The real question is not about how to gain power, but how to lose power" says Jean Vanier in this 3.5 minute clip. Then take note too what he says about meetings...
the wellbeing retreat
“Use your church for precisely what it is for, not as one more secular town venue among many, but as a sacred place, a prime place of encounter with Jesus Christ”
a good start
it is possible for an intelligent man, representing the people, to integrate faith and life in twenty-first century New Zealand
running
And this is a problem we share. We are all runners – running from God’s love, escaping the relationship in which we are most loved
a new church
Now that you have this beautiful church, use it! Use it for precisely what it is for, not as one more secular town venue among many, but as a sacred place, a prime place of encounter with Jesus Christ.