This weekend, and until Tuesday night, I am in the parish of St. Joseph in Upper Hutt for a parish mission.
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the year’s beginning
One month ago today I was beginning 2024 with 150 young Catholics aged between 18 & 35.
family
People of faith will be able to live with the ambiguity of imperfection in our families
eye witness
Even more profoundly we can have a heart-felt sense of someone or something.
living nativity
A living nativity is an engagement with the total reality of life in every aspect of human life on earth.
it’s not a secret
Perhaps this is the mystery kept secret for endless ages. God prefers the peripheries
silent classroom
Those who are truly wise know that silence can provide a higher school of learning, a classroom of growth
magnificat
a time will come when the earth on which we are so focussed will pass away.
the visit
It’s wasting time together that provides real friendship and food for the soul.
Impossible? Not!
“But how can this be” she asked. The answer was clear: “nothing is impossible for God.”
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on the road
As they plodded they had their backs to the place considered to be the preferred place of divine activity
the recognition
It is significant that Pope Francis has died in this Easter Octave
the morning after
Thanks to Suzi de Gouveia from Christchurch for sharing her Easter image above.
encountering Jesus
Set five minutes twice a day for the next eight days. Anticipate these encounters with Jesus
at the table
Some of our best family laughs happened at the table and some of our biggest fights too