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gratefully

gratefully

The Monday evening of Holy Week is a highlight for a priest in the diocese of Christchurch. At 5 in the afternoon we gather to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation together. It is both humbling and moving to be a brother among brothers as we confess our sin and...

savouring grace

savouring grace

You will read this on Monday, but I'm writing on Sunday night, the end of a full day. It's brisk outside, "a touch autumnal" as Bishop Ashby used to say. But the cool air is not enough to put me off stepping outside at 10.15pm to barbecue the steak I am now enjoying....

Holy Week Retreat

Holy Week Retreat

You might like to join me in considering this week from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday as a week of retreat in daily life. For a Christian, to retreat is not to run from reality. Instead a Christian retreatant is seeking to engage with the reality that is greater and...

which crowd ?

which crowd ?

It's Palm Sunday this weekend, the day that marks the end of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week. This Sunday's liturgy begins with the commemoration of Jesus entry to Jerusalem. Take particular notice of the crowd that calls out in welcome to Jesus as he enters the...

deeper than moods

deeper than moods

It's been one of those weeks, and so even more than usual, TGIF! On the surface it's been a week like most other weeks with a mixture of good and bad, struggles and hopes. But every now and then I have a few days when things get to me more than usual and I find it...