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Saint Suzanne

Saint Suzanne

My first encounter with the Daughters of Our Lady of Compassion was in Timaru where the sisters of the community founded by Mother Mary Joseph Aubert nursed the poor...

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raising the roof

raising the roof

Take a moment to consider the situations – and the people – that you have come to accept as impossible.

comforting

comforting

Growing up in small-city 1970’s Aotearoa we didn’t think much about music that might be considered serious and high-brow.

come & go

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

no & yes

When the angel left Mary, the challenges and problems of this new era of her life had just begun.

highway for God

highway for God

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