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family life

family life

Pope Francis is big on simplicity, not least of all in his words and manner of speaking. He often gives a take-home catch phrase as he did yesterday speaking on the...

Francis Interview

Francis Interview

I had a phone call from Radio Rhema yesterday morning asking for an interview about Pope Francis. The call was prompted by the news that Pope Francis is ranked fourth...

Cohen & Francis

Cohen & Francis

I have several friends for whom Christmas has come early with the Leonard Cohen concert in Christchurch on Saturday night. I too am a bit of a Cohen fan, and yesterday...

Francis & Barron

Francis & Barron

TIME magazine's decision to name Pope Francis as the 2013 person of the year has met with widespread positive response. In this clip Fr Robert Barron offers a helpful...

person of the year

person of the year

This morning TIME magazine named Pope Francis as Person of the Year for 2013. There is no great surprise in this since several pope's have been so named (Pope John Paul...

in all forms, and at every stage

in all forms, and at every stage

One of the biggest news stories to come out of last week's Christchurch A&P show was the outrage that some people felt at the presence of the "life" stand at the...

Church continues

Church continues

This clip was filmed just a few hours after the election of Pope Francis, March 2013.  This is certainly a new moment in the life of the Church, but popes come and go -...

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