“it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires, not too strong, but too weak.
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Parish Mission
This weekend, and until Tuesday night, I am in the parish of St. Joseph in Upper Hutt for a parish mission.
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.
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growing young
Prayer is not the reciting of incantations but my desire to be connected to God.
preparation
One of the arms of the Food For Faith mission is the weekly Homily Studio
a week in the life
It’s been a satisfying week with unexpected and welcome encounters. That’s the richness of the life
building bridges
It’s hard not to accept this evidence of unity as an answer to prayer and a sign of divine intervention
consecrated
It really highlighted how rich the church is in its diversity but also it’s unity in our common faith