The past Covid-19-affected year was possibly worse for the cinema than 2020. Hollywood studios began the slow release of big-budget…
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Archives for 2021
More parishes than priests
The situation of more parishes than priests speeds towards us. The shift from the current parish priest model of sole decision-maker to joint leadership…
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Otago church closed after more than 100 years
by PETER OWENS On December 5, St Patrick’s church in Lawrence, Central Otago, was closed as a parish church after…
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The biblical view of family
December 26: Holy Family. Readings: 1. 1 Samuel 1:20-22,24-28; Psalm: 128; 2. 1 John 3:1-2,21-24; Gospel: Luke 2:41-52. Today’s feast, with its special readings, reminds us that, as people of faith, we belong to…
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A cause for celebration
In the early fourth century, a senior priest in the great university city of Alexandria in Egypt began to preach…
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