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fidelity truth & love

fidelity truth & love

Yesterday morning in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Pope Francis celebrated Mass to open the Synod of Bishops beginning three weeks of dialogue on the topic “The vocation and mission of the family in the church and the modern world.” Many ears will be tuned to the...

building in faith

building in faith

It was a privilege for me to spend the day yesterday with architect James McCrery, here in Christchurch at the invitation of Bishop Barry Jones to help the parishes of our diocese prepare to build new churches. James' appreciation of both architecture and Catholic...

God & golf

God & golf

Bishop Robert Barron's keynote address yesterday to the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. This meeting is the primary reason for Pope Francis' current visit to the USA.  In this hope-filled and inspiring talk Bishop Barron reflects on "Living as the Image of...

language of form

language of form

I had the privilege earlier in the year of meeting with Washington DC based, internationally renowned, Catholic architect James McCrery. For a couple of hours in his studio, and then over lunch, we discussed the opportunity we face in Christchurch with the building...

true reform

true reform

As Pope Francis is today in the afternoon of his first full day on US soil, the US media is flooded with commentaries on the couple of speeches he has given so far (Whitehouse and US Bishops) It is evident that Francis has a style of his own, and while his emphasis on...