“Faith is not an album of past memories; Jesus is not outdated. He is alive here and now. He walks beside you each day
bones alive
I am now going to open your graves; I mean to raise you from your graves, my people … and you will live.
getting physical
We have filled the space left by the lack of availability of the sacraments with live-streamed liturgies. But because we humans are physical creatures a virtual connection is always inadequate
stay safe
“All will be well”, clinging to the beauty of our humanity and allowing words of encouragement to rise up from our hearts.
living the storm
The storm exposes our vulnerability and uncovers those false and superfluous certainties around which we have constructed our daily schedules, our projects, our habits, and priorities.
a new dawn
When we gain a free land we usually fall into captivity in other more insidious ways becoming prisoners to ideologies, to consumerism and capitalism and slaves to fashion, business and busy-ness.
full immersion
Our adult life of faith, actively seeking maturity in following Christ, demands as a first step the reawakening of a desire to be fully and authentically human.
our hope
God constantly breaks into our personal histories, challenging our “conventions”, those fixed ways of thinking and acting that end up paralyzing us.
unto dust…
The encouragement that usually accompanies the imposition of Ash Wednesday ashes is "Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel." But when I was a child the...
Sun Day
The first Christians had to decide which day of the week would be the Christian day of worship. They might have chosen Thursday evening since the first Eucharist was...
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shared ground
a breath of lightness in the intensity and intimacy of being held in gentle embrace
a treasure
After another weekend in the Mackenzie with Mass at Fairlie on Sunday morning
to listen
We struggle to separate the clamour of others’ opinions from the voice of God
matariki
God is using the stars to shift my focus from my own failures and successes
getting yoked
Christian living is the best way to the loads of life










