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happy fourth

happy fourth

The greeting around the United States this morning is “happy fourth!”

planks & splinters

planks & splinters

We forget that when we point the finger at another, there are three fingers less visibly pointing to ourselves.

The natural response to such an overwhelming divine love is a personal conscious and active participation in the life of God.

Trinity

Trinity

You might find this brief video clip helpful as we celebrate Trinity Sunday today.

solidarity

solidarity

They labelled us “Solidarity” after the Polish trade-union movement. We liked the name and it stuck.

just practicing

just practicing

A homily for Good Shepherd Sunday 2022, from Church of St. Thomas the Apostle in Timaru.

what’s the story

what’s the story

We walked into the Speight’s Bar where we found a quiet spot and picked up our pints

housekeeping

housekeeping

People often ask how I go about preparing these reflections and are surprised to learn that I don’t spend much time at the computer

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what to pray

what to pray

after decades of full-time life and fruitful ministry, and a transformative dozen years as pope

the diocesan family

the diocesan family

his strengths and weaknesses, and stories of his successes and failings will be well known.

he tangata

he tangata

to recognise each and every person as the pinnacle of divine activity

retreating

retreating

My suggestion is that in a time of retreat what we are retreating from is all that is not reality.