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living intensely

living intensely

It is a great pleasure and a privilege to be with friends in the Philippines once again. This time we are gathered at the Trappistine Monastery near the southern city of General Santos. Yesterday I shared a few reflections with the 30+enclosed nuns at the monastery...

Ascension Thurs?

Ascension Thurs?

I often re-read the books that I consider to be spiritual classics. Some of these were written decades or centuries ago. Others, including Pope Benedict’s second “Jesus of Nazareth” book are more recent. In the first volume, published in 2007, the emeritus pope...

in Christ alone

in Christ alone

I was a bit stunned today to see this sign outside one of the local churches. Think of the first disciples of Jesus arriving in Rome after Pentecost. These simple fishermen from an outpost of the Roman Empire arrived in the capital of the Empire where all human...

lights

lights

At the Hawarden church early morning on the Sixth Sunday of Easter. Street light, tabernacle light, but soon the light of the rising sun will overwhelm all other lights. It is Sunday, the day chosen by the first Christians as the Lord's day, since it was Sunday...

priests@prayer

priests@prayer

A few times each year priests of the regions of the Christchurch diocese meet to reflect, discuss and pray together. These regional meetings hear from and report to the Council of Priests of the diocese. The company is always good as it was this afternoon when the...