It is early Sunday morning here at Hawarden in the heart of the drought-stricken Hurunui district. Apart from a few hours of periodic drizzle throughout 2014 there has...
rain for our roots
There is never a dull moment as a priest living parish life, especially on a Hurunui Sunday. It is now just after 2 on a Sunday afternoon and I am back at Hawarden...
rain
Here in the Hurunui district of Canterbury, the Good Shepherd parish is suffering a lack of rain. By the end of every February into March, the end of the New Zealand...
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growing up
Thomas was not doubting as much as seeking; expressing his yearning for adult faith.

another way
the real mortality in our sin is not any particular action or omission itself, but what we do next

the pointer
So now I’m off to John Baptist the day

Corpus Christi
Orvieto is an Italian hill-top settlement where all roads lead to the medieval Cathedral.

matariki
I have no doubt that God is using the stars to shift my focus from my own failures and successes