Lent
Sunday celebration

Sunday celebration

Don't forget in the zeal of your Lenten fasting and abstinence that even in the more rigorous old rules of 1959 "There is no fasting or abstinence on Sundays" in Lent....

the drama begins

the drama begins

While the daily heart of the liturgy of the Church is the Mass, the Liturgy of the Hours helps the grace of the Mass to flow through the hours of the day. Along with...

email inspiration

If you are like me and need all the Lenten encouragement you can get, you might like to do what I have done and sign up for a forty day Lenten dose of inbox tonic from...

pancake feasting

pancake feasting

Happy Mardi Gras! No, I'm not encouraging you to dress in pink (or less) and parade in public. Mardi Gras has a more original significance, literally "Fat Tuesday"...

lenten realignment

This week with Ash Wednesday we begin the Season of Lent. In these forty days we allow ourselves to become aware of our deepest desire, that is, our attraction to...

turn to what is real

turn to what is real

In the middle of the nineteenth century, much of New Zealand was divided into large runs of land for cropping and sheep farming. One of these stations was "Cheviot...

Autumn and Lent

Autumn and Lent

In the southern hemisphere, Lent coincides with the season of Autumn. While liturgical theology commonly uses the northern hemisphere seasons to communicate the high...

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shared ground

shared ground

a breath of lightness in the intensity and intimacy of being held in gentle embrace

a treasure

a treasure

After another weekend in the Mackenzie with Mass at Fairlie on Sunday morning

to listen

to listen

We struggle to separate the clamour of others’ opinions from the voice of God

matariki

matariki

God is using the stars to shift my focus from my own failures and successes

getting yoked

getting yoked

Christian living is the best way to the loads of life