Good Shepherd Parish
TGIF

TGIF

A day in the life of a diocesan priest. All over the country today students and workers have been rejoicing at the week's end: "Thank God it's Friday". It is just after...

a Saturday…

a Saturday…

The Catholic communities of the Hurunui district are small and spread around a large rural hinterland. Since my arrival in the parish just over three years ago the...

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the ultimate sign

the ultimate sign

a full prayer in itself whenever prayed: perhaps on the sports field

growing young

growing young

Prayer is not the reciting of incantations but my desire to be connected to God.

preparation

preparation

One of the arms of the Food For Faith mission is the weekly Homily Studio

Ascension

Ascension

Jesus does not make his way to some distant star… He has not gone away

a week in the life

a week in the life

It’s been a satisfying week with unexpected and welcome encounters. That’s the richness of the life