“The heaven of our souls”
We have been praying for our return to God’s Cathedral Church in Wellington, our parish church, dedicated to his Son, Jesus, and to Mother Mary. Yes, as I have mentioned, […]
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Relationships
Last weekend, at our combined Otari and Cathedral parish Pentecost Mass with Archbishop Paul, our communities celebrated the coming of the Holy Spirit. The Mass poignantly reflected the relationships the […]
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Pentecost
According to Wycliffe Global Alliance, as of September 2023, the Bible has been translated into 736 languages; with the New Testament translated into an additional 1,658 languages. That’s a lot […]
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JESUS AND OUR MUMS
The Gospel for today, on this Ascension Sunday, is often known as Jesus’ ‘High Priestly Prayer’. He is praying for his disciples; he is praying for us. He prayers for […]
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ON WORK
Last Wednesday, 1 May, was the feast of St Joseph the Worker. Our bibles usually refer to him – and to Jesus – as a carpenter, but it seems that […]
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Love in Deed and Truth
“I support Adam as Zara would’ve wanted and recognise the soul crushing guilt that he faces.” With these words, Anna, the mother of the late Zara Mitchell, acted in deed […]
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Repetition is Good
To paraphrase from Father Patrick’s homily last week – “repetition is good”, so I was tempted to dust off the reflection I prepared last year for the 4th Sunday of […]
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Celebrate Eastertide
The Easter Tridium is a time of mixed emotions as we go from the shouts of excitement that are part of the Palm Sunday celebratory entry into Jerusalem to the […]
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“Where all seems dead, signs of the Resurrection suddenly spring up. It is an irresistible force!”
These words of Francis, Bishop of Rome, speak an incredible truth. Yes, there is much that can surround us which seems deadly. It may be social media streams which denigrate, […]
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OBEDIENCE
I felt so moved by the second reading last week. It was from St Paul’s letter to the Hebrews. ‘But even though he was God’s Son, he learnt through his […]