Blog
.
.
baptism date
It's Sunday afternoon on a warm Cheviot day, and after a weekend of Masses I'm about to pour a cold beer and read a novel for a couple of hours. After giving the same...
lark ascending
In the weeks leading up to the end of each year, Radio New Zealand's Concert programme invites listeners to "settle the score" suggesting their favourite classical...
homily studio 12/1
When speaking about the importance of the homily in his recent exhortation "The Joy of the Gospel" Pope Francis commented that both the people and the preachers "suffer...
benevolence
This is the follow-up to yesterday's post on guide books. That reflection was inspired by Pope Francis suggesting that as pilgrims we have two "guide books" to help us...
abundantly living
It's a week into the new year, and you may have already given up on your new year's resolutions. Here is a unique resolution, guaranteed to bring you a more abundant...
guide books
Did you notice that Pope Francis in his Epiphany homily referred to guide books? If you have ever travelled in a foreign country you will know just how helpful a good...
fall in love, again
It is a glorious summer's morning here in Cheviot. I'm thinking of the many people around the world who are suffering the weather at present with, extreme cold in the...
Latest Posts
stars & faith & life
Br. Guy went well beyond the expectations of these young people with profound reflections on life and love, hope and joy and discernment of life choices.
the bigger picture
Here is the first of my conversations with Br. Guy Consolmagno SJ, Vatican Astronomer on his visit to Christchurch this week.
liturgy alive
My liturgical formation began as a young child at Mass, watching, listening, noticing and questioning. Somewhere back then I picked up that the Mass was something that God was doing.
locked doors
While a smaller side door was unlocked during daylight hours the view from the road proclaimed loudly “this church is closed.”
pray to sleep
A ten minute audio prayer for bedtime. Relax, press play, and pray to sleep.