On this Second Sunday of Advent Food For Faith gives the floor to Christchurch Bishop-elect Paul Martin on this first Sunday after the announcement of his appointment....
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Bishop Barry Jones
It is with great sadness that we have received news of the death of our Catholic bishop of Christchurch, Bishop Barry Jones, peacefully at 3.30 this morning. This...
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...
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...
thinking next year
A few months ago I was speaking to a young person who said he hoped to know his plans for next year by the middle of this year. Since then a number of other people have...
living vocationally
Thirty-five years ago this morning (12 February 1980) I woke for the first time as a seminarian discerning a call to diocesan priesthood for the diocese of...
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the recognition
It is significant that Pope Francis has died in this Easter Octave
the morning after
Thanks to Suzi de Gouveia from Christchurch for sharing her Easter image above.
encountering Jesus
Set five minutes twice a day for the next eight days. Anticipate these encounters with Jesus
something strange
Something strange is happening – there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and stillness.
the comedy
Dramatic tragedy is drama which ends in despair, desolation, death, or (even better), all three.