Annunciation

breaking & entering

Mar 25, 2022

Any kind of interruption is unsettling at least, and in the case of the tragedy of war, deeply troubling.

breaking & entering

Mar 25, 2021

Take as your mantra for the day “Nothing is impossible for God.”

survive or thrive

Mar 25, 2020

The reality of living in lockdown hits home for New Zealander’s today and we accept this because we are willing to do everything we can in order to stop the spread of this terrible virus.

new appointment

Dec 20, 2019

Even when we don’t feel we are close to God the fact is that God remains present and active, even when life takes a new and unexpected turn as it is for me

breaking & entering

Mar 25, 2019

after the original shock of finding an angel in her kitchen, Mary was able to recognise God.

God with us

Mar 25, 2017

t's the feast of the Annunciation today - the day on which Jesus' human life began and therefore nine months until Christmas. Take a moment to appreciate...

moments of light

Apr 6, 2016

You might have clicked to the fact that Good Friday this year was marked on March 25 which would normally have been the feast of the Annunciation celebrating the...

Annunciation

Mar 25, 2015

Take a moment to appreciate this Millet masterpiece. Even if you have never seen the image before, you will guess that these peasants are praying. When the one who...

God comes down

Mar 26, 2014

While it's the morning after the Feast of the Annunciation here in New Zealand, there are many parts of the world still celebrating this great feast, so I still have...

Fra Angelico

Mar 25, 2014

Perhaps the best known artistic representation of today's feast of the Annunciation is the fifteenth century Fra Angelico fresco from the Convent of San Marco in...