It’s Pentecost this weekend. The presence of the Holy Spirit with us in every breath gives us hope in every daily decision
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
Mgr. Harrington RIP
It is with sadness this morning that we have learnt of the death of Monsignor James Harrington PA. Monsignor Jim, as he was widely and affectionately known, became a...
Blessed Sacrament
a suitable temple Ten years ago, to mark the centenary of the opening of Christchurch’s Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Michael Hanrahan wrote “A Suitable Temple” -...
Cathedral update
It doesn't take long for nature to begin to take over a Cathedral. Christchurch's Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament has been closed to the public since September...
things that endure
The news of the week in our local Church of the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch is that every attempt will be made to save the nave of the earthquaked Cathedral of the...
media release
There is a moment in Gerard Smyth's "When a City Falls" which for many Christchurch Catholics captures the devastation of the earthquakes. Gerard has led us through...
religion extinction
I was clearing out old computer files this evening and came across this Radio New Zealand interview from a couple of years ago. Soon after the first anniversary of the...
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Jesus Christ IS speaking and IS teaching, IS preaching and IS healing in our own neighbourhoods
seriously
I’m inspired by Moses’ willingness to accept a NO from God
breaking & entering
I’m happy that Mary’s immediate response at the Annunciation was to be troubled.
here & now
Giraffes with their long necks can look back and forward. Rabbits are nourished by the grass at their feet
God present
Tragically many people think that they are also distant from God. This is not true.