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into the depths

into the depths

You might have noticed that Food For Faith is once again producing regular 3-6 minute video clips. This reflection on Sunday's "into the deep" readings was sparked by a fascinating video clip I watched during the week on the depth of the ocean.

building a church

building a church

Five years on from the devastating Canterbury earthquakes, a number of parishes around the diocese are looking to build new churches to replace destroyed and damaged churches. While this mission provides a great opportunity, many parishes are struggling to appreciate...

back to the books

back to the books

Here in New Zealand thousands of school students are in the last week of their summer vacation. In a few weeks University students will return to their studies. No doubt these students have many mixed feelings. You might find this five minute video clip a helpful...

snow Mass

snow Mass

One of the many inspiring stories to come out of last week's snow storms on the US East coast is from a group of young people with priest chaplain returning home to Iowa after taking part in the March for Life in New York. I have the story directly from the group who...

God’s “I.D.”

God’s “I.D.”

"Mercy is God's identity card." A few hours ago in Rome Pope Francis new book was launched. It is entitled: "The Name of God is Mercy." Thanks be to God, and to the digital age, within minutes of the launch I was able to begin reading it on Kindle. It is immediately...