I remember a wise theology teacher asking: “do we live on the earth or in the earth?”
under construction
St Bede’s College in Christchurch is building a new chapel and this morning at the College Mass Bishop Paul Martin SM used the image of a chapel under construction in this homily
created and free
If I invited you to listen closely to today’s scripture readings, then asked you to sum them up in a couple of words, you might answer that these readings are all about...
benevolence
This is the follow-up to yesterday's post on guide books. That reflection was inspired by Pope Francis suggesting that as pilgrims we have two "guide books" to help us...
guide books
Did you notice that Pope Francis in his Epiphany homily referred to guide books? If you have ever travelled in a foreign country you will know just how helpful a good...
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hopeful living
the theme for this Jubilee Year: Pilgrims of Hope.

Valentine’s Day
If I had to wait for the feeling I wouldn’t get around actually loving

he tangata
to recognise each and every person as the pinnacle of divine activity

culture & faith
Today we mark 184 years since the first signatures were put to the Treaty of Waitangi

retreating
My suggestion is that in a time of retreat what we are retreating from is all that is not reality.