It is Sunday evening and I have just arrived home after celebrating the last of the four Sunday Masses here in the Hurunui. I'm just about to pour a beer and have a...
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Sagrada Familia
One of the must-see places in Spain is the Basilica of Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. It is 130 years since construction of this magnificent church began, and it is...
bye bye, lully lullay
Surrounded by presents and tinsel, peaceful nativity scenes and Christmas goodwill, it is easy to forget the full reality of the Christmas event. Today's feast of the...
Catholic schools
At the end of each year, the Christchurch Press publishes pages featuring the outstanding senior students from each High School in the region. Each school is asked to...
Joy of the Gospel
A welcome opportunity from Radio NZ's Morning Report to reflect on "the Joy of the Gospel." Tap here to listen to the five-minute interview: Radio New Zealand National...
Francis Interview
I had a phone call from Radio Rhema yesterday morning asking for an interview about Pope Francis. The call was prompted by the news that Pope Francis is ranked fourth...
religion extinction
I was clearing out old computer files this evening and came across this Radio New Zealand interview from a couple of years ago. Soon after the first anniversary of the...
woman of faith
Twelve months ago after seeing Queen Elizabeth's 2012 Christmas Message, I uploaded the clip adding that this was the reflection of a woman of faith. This year, sixty...
pope @ Christmas
As I write this, Pope Francis has just finished the St. Peter's Rome celebration of Midnight (9.30pm) Mass. His brief homily at this Mass follows: "The people who...
dawn from on high
It is a glorious morning here in Cheviot. I prayed sitting in the garden, the only sounds coming from neighbour's children no doubt enjoying Christmas presents. The...
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leisure at last
Do you ever find that you long for a break from the busyness of life, the weekend comes and goes, and on Monday you wake with the feeling that you need another weekend?
the divine whisper
“take from our souls the strain and stress, and let our ordered lives confess the beauty of thy peace”.
humble in prayer
It is a beautiful thing to stand and sit and kneel with others in liturgy. While our voices pray in unison the prayers and responses of the Mass, so too our bodies stand together, and sit together and kneel together.
come in!
Tragically we fail to realise how much happier and healthier we would be if we recognised the sound of Jesus at the door of our lives and responded by inviting him in.
a new deed
…self-esteem is not a human achievement. Healthy self-esteem is the fruit of knowing that we are loved even as imperfect, weak and vulnerable sinners.