A great day of meeting and celebration today (and tomorrow) for priests of the Christchurch diocese with our first clergy AGM with Bishop Paul Martin. Our priests'...
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God’s Dwelling
This week Bishop Barry Jones of the diocese of Christchurch New Zealand has published a substantial document God's Dwelling Place to help parishioners of the diocese to...
ordinations
Today is a day of great celebration for our Catholic Diocese of Christchurch as three young men are ordained deacons at 11.am in St. Mary's pro-Cathedral. Everyone is...
the pointer
My paternal grandfather knew his way around the night sky. In New Zealand, the Southern Cross is the most sought-after constellation. I remember my grandfather showing...
a life of value
When did you last encourage someone to consider that God might be calling them to serve as a priest? This Sunday (“Good Shepherd Sunday”, Fourth Sunday of Easter) is...
Inform
As it nears 100 issues the Inform magazine of the Catholic diocese of Christchurch continues to be popular. Last Sunday Hurunui parishioners were happy to collect the...
Inform (Dec ’13)
The December issues of the Christchurch Diocesan magazine "Inform" arrived this afternoon, so I made a coffee and sat in the garden to savour the Faithfest photos. You...
ChCh Diocese Faithfest
Today the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch celebrated the end of the Year of Faith. These images from this morning's Mass celebrating the Feast of Christ the King speak...
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let’s talk
He is inviting you today: “Come now, let us talk this over.”
the measure
there was a great mid-Lent relief, a lightening-up, when it came to St. Patrick’s day.
from the hilltop
it is a liberation from the burden of everyday life, a breathing in of the pure air of creation
just be perfect
let’s take a look at what Jesus means (and doesn’t mean) by perfection.
grateful
I need to meet Jesus, not in the then and there but in the here and now