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there is love

there is love

You might be feeling the hype of pre-Christmas parties. You could be busy tying up loose ends at work. Some families are flat out trying to get all the gift shopping done, preparing for relatives to visit, or trying to organise a trip away.

by heart

by heart

Like me, many of you will have learnt things by heart as a child, perhaps a prayer or a poem or multiplication tables. This rote-learning method went out of fashion for a while but today I'm pleased to know that 4x12=48 without picking up a pencil or using my fingers....

wonder-full

wonder-full

The mother was getting more and more frustrated as the child tried to convince her that there was a church floating in the sky

adventure

adventure

The first Jesuits in the early sixteenth century were great travellers and Francis Xavier whose feast we celebrate today is considered with Ignatius Loyola to be "co-founder" of this enthusiastic band of missionaries of the Society of Jesus. After taking vows with...

progress

progress

Earlier in the year I moved into the heart of Christchurch city where I now live in the Cathedral presbytery beside the earthquaked Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. You can see the remains of the destroyed Cathedral sanctuary behind me in this video clip – an appropriate backdrop for this first Advent reflection on making progress and moving forward