Messiah
comforting

comforting

It was the Jesuit priests who taught me in seminary who gave me an appreciation of and love for Classical music.

a room alone

a room alone

“All of humanity’s problems stem from our inability to sit quietly in a room alone”

Handel’s Messiah

Handel’s Messiah

I was a student in the seminary when I was first introduced to Handel's great oratorio, Messiah. This work is widely considered to be a master-work both of composition...

Handel’s Messiah

Handel’s Messiah

One of the disadvantages of living in Cheviot (population 400) is that the inspiring and perennial Handel oratorio Messiah is not performed locally. As a result I find...

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Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day

If I had to wait for the feeling I wouldn’t get around actually loving

he tangata

he tangata

to recognise each and every person as the pinnacle of divine activity

culture & faith

culture & faith

Today we mark 184 years since the first signatures were put to the Treaty of Waitangi

retreating

retreating

My suggestion is that in a time of retreat what we are retreating from is all that is not reality.