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...
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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come & go
I like that. The world as the theatre of human history, that is, the world as the place where God and people meet and live together.

no & yes
When the angel left Mary, the challenges and problems of this new era of her life had just begun.

highway for God
Unbridled ambition is problematic and resentment is exhausting. Love, generosity and forgiveness really is foundational,

by rote
Rote learning was a norm in my primary school days, repetition of the times tables, two times two equals four, three times two

so simple
So simple that children who naturally and naively live with open eyes and ears get it, when we adults too often miss the point.