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five years on…

five years on…

Five years ago today, a couple of hours before dawn, the people of Christchurch and surrounding districts were jolted awake by a sharp and severe earthquake. In the months that followed, over ten thousand quakes were felt, and the February 22 shake five months after...

diverse & friends

diverse & friends

The annual Rimini meeting is in its 36th year of working to build "friendship among peoples." In recent years approx 800.000 people have taken part each year, attracted by exhibitions and talks, but mostly by the good company and opportunity to experience friendship...

just intolerable

just intolerable

It is clear from gospel evidence that the presence of Jesus on earth two thousand years ago was not a comfortable presence for many of those who encountered him. While the humble and publicly needy were lifted up by his mercy and embrace, the powerful and proud were...

ChCh build plan

ChCh build plan

Bishop Barry Jones has issued a pastoral letter on the building plan for the Catholic diocese of Christchurch, a single plan involving the repair and strengthening of a large number of churches and the building of several new churches. You can read the pastoral letter...

to the hills

to the hills

It is difficult to explain how a week with 300 people of all ages, sharing meals and conversations and social activity in one hotel, can be a vacation, but for the past week that is what I have been doing, vacationing with 300 families and friends of all ages in the...