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Saturday 7th March
Sts Perpetua and Felicity Micah 7:14-15,18-20, Ps. 103, Luke 15:1-3,11-32 Do we long for and embrace those outside our comfort zones? I once heard a father tell his teenager that the porch light would always be on. Have you ever pleaded with God, found prayer become onerous, church boring, God forgotten, or maybe someone hurts […]
Friday 6th March
Genesis 37:3-4,12-13,17-28, Ps. 105, Matthew 21:33-43,45-46 Jesus the cornerstone Using easily understood imagery Jesus confronts the chief priests and elders. He quotes Psalm 118:22 about builders rejecting the cornerstone. It’s the first stone in a masonry foundation; all other stones align to it, so it positions the entire structure. Isaiah 28:16 states God is laying […]
Can You Bear It?
A headmaster at a parochial school wanted to provide his new students some advice for appropriate behaviour at church. He thought he would try to elicit rules that their parents might give the youngsters before taking them to a nice restaurant. “Don’t play with your food,” one second grader cited. “Don’t be loud,” said another, […]
Monday 26 January
Sts Timothy and Titus, Bps. Timothy 1:1-8 or Titus 1:1-5, Ps.96, Luke 10:1-9 Going Out Jesus didn’t ask his followers to bring anyone into a church. He didn’t have one to bring them into. Rather he sent them out to the wider community to teach and to heal. We tend to seek to bring people […]
Saturday 15 November
3 John 5-8; Psalm 112; Luke 18:1-8 Persevere in Faith Sometimes it appears hardly anyone is listening. “Everyone” seems to dismiss God as a fictional character, ignore him, deride him, forget him. They say they can’t be bothered now, but may think about it later – and look askance at us. Fewer and fewer seem […]
Mercy is Essential
Vatican City, 10 September 2014 (VIS) A special aspect of the “maternity” of the Church is education through mercy, and this was the subject of the Holy Father’s catechesis during this Wednesday’s general audience in St. Peter’s Square. Like a good mother and educator, the Church focuses on the essential, and the essential, according to […]
July
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for the Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia was dedicated on the 31 May. Announcing the dedication ceremony on the church TV, Archbishop Alapati Lui Mataeliga thanked the church members for their continuing support in building the church. Leading the list of overseas guests was the Pope’s representative in the Pacific, Archbishop […]
Monday 26 May
Acts 16:11-15, Ps 149, John 1:26-16:4 Men and women Lydia from Thyatira was a woman seeking truth and life and was a member of a women’s group who met on a regular basis. Paul’s faith and message connected with her and so she asked him to baptize not just her but everyone in her home. […]
Sunday 18 May
Acts 6:1-7, 1 Peter 2:4-9, Ps33, John 14:1-12 Earthquakes and our changing church buildings Most Dioceses throughout our country are dealing with the realities and costs of unsafe buildings. Perhaps St Francis of Assisi can help us. He responded to Christ’s call: “Francis, go repair my Church, which, as you see, is falling completely to […]
St Mary of the Angels: Resurrecting an Icon
It’s tucked away in the heart of the city, an architectural treasure people pass daily: St Mary of the Angels Catholic church. Its garden is an urban oasis, especially during the summer, although many haven’t even peered through the building’s front door. They’ll have to wait. Wellington’s heritage Catholic church, in Boulcott Street, is now […]
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