In the film Camino Skies (2019), there is a moving scene that highlights the power of prayer. A New Zealander and his Kiwi son-in-law are among those making the pilgrimage on the famous Camino de Santiago in northern Spain. The older man has walked the Camino before. The two men have a shared grief, the … Read More about A love that overcomes all isolation
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Water safety
We are getting to that time of year when the ... Read More about Water safety
The exclusion of Christians
The ultimatum that forced a chief executive ... Read More about The exclusion of Christians
The flame within our hearts: a reflection on Confirmation 2022
By ELLA BUTTERWORTH “The Holy Spirit, the ... Read More about The flame within our hearts: a reflection on Confirmation 2022
For the past few months, it’s been my privilege to walk alongside our third child as he journeys through the sacramental programme. So often as parents we get buried in the more mundane aspects of being a parent; making sure the children get to school in the morning and finish … Read More about Introducing your offspring to the sacraments
The jury is out. The collated data from the participants in the synod from the country’s dioceses has been published for all to read. At the time of writing, the New Zealand Catholic Bishops’ Conference was preparing a national synthesis. All will be posted to Rome. The can of worms … Read More about Listen: It’s Jesus speaking!
By Dan Stollenwerk I have to say that after reading the Synthesis of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference National Synod – that which will be sent to Rome for the international synod on synodality – I remained disappointed. The topics it summarised were more or less what you’d expect: … Read More about Synod on Synodality TAKE 2
Our primary school had a teacher-only day today. So I took the kids to the library and the book store to get some new books. It’s hard to find good reading material consistent with Christian morals today — both for children and for adults. We need to be careful of … Read More about We are what we read
There is a lot of discussion in our country around equity and privilege. They are very important discussions to be had. July 1 saw the establishment of Te Whatu Ora, one health system for the nation instead of 21 district health boards, and Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health … Read More about Privilege
I have been privileged . . . to be an observer at the Second Session of the Fifth Plenary Council of the Church in Australia. The previous council was held in 1937. It has been wonderful to be here for these days, as the assembly reflected together on the vision … Read More about Cardinal John Dew reflects on the Plenary Council in Sydney
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