Love! Forgive!
We love being loved. We love being surrounded by care, concern, and encouragement. We love knowing that people will be beside us through the fine days of life, as well […]
Tag: Fr Patrick Bridgman
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Hope in the Lord! Hold firm, take heart!
A new year, 2025, has dawned, and with it the sun has risen over a Jubilee Year in the Church. Jubilee 2025, where we are called to be ‘Pilgrims of […]
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Mighty God; Wee Babe
So small, so vulnerable. Born as all the poor were born, in a cave, with animals beneath the living area. The warmth of the animals heating the home. Delivered in […]
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“The prayer of the poor rises up to God” (Sir 25:5)
What does it mean to be celebrating today the World Day of the Poor? What does it mean when Pope Francis writes in his message for this day in 2024 […]
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Seeking wisdom
The Psalmist this weekend sings, “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain wisdom of heart”. This seems a very counter-cultural concept. In the ‘modern world’ people often […]
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Divine Presence!
29th September each year is the feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. However, when a feast day coincides with a Sunday, unless it is a Solemnity, or a Feast […]
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Joy!
On Friday before last, 6 September, the Archdiocese of Wellington called forward Kinh Nguyen to the Order of Deacons; to live a life in service of God and God’s people. […]
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We are one!
Divisions between peoples are not part of the divine plan. Is this a bold statement? No, it is a clear teaching of Christ which we can read in Ephesians as […]
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Faith that is Alive
“Jesus was in the stern, asleep on a cushion.” Along with the passage when Jesus invites his disciples to, “Come and have breakfast!”, this is one of my favourite scripture […]
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Welcome Home!
Did you feel the space as you came through the foyer? Did you look up as you entered the nave and see the beautiful ceiling, now white and duck-egg blue? […]