I'm not going to miss the opportunity to remind blog readers to pray for me. Twenty-Eight years ago today I was ordained a priest, by Bishop Denis Hanrahan, in the...
John O’Connor
the Joy of the Gospel – interview
A welcome opportunity from Radio NZ's Morning Report this morning to reflect on "the Joy of the Gospel." Tap here to listen to the five-minute interview: Radio New...
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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.