Preachers at the banquet of Holy Wisdom
Dr Reid prescribed a three-course meal in which the spirituality of the preacher is expounded in words and themes that the hearers understand through their own spiritual journey.
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The building-up church in Feilding
As St Brigid’s Church, Feilding is demolished, a community reflects on the words of Paul that they are being spiritually ‘built-up’ to provide a place for God’s presence.
Wellington protests war in Gaza
Last month a bass drum beat out across Wellington’s Civic Square the death toll of (then) more than 800 people killed in the so-called ’22-day war’ launched by the Israeli military against the people of Gaza on December 27.
Romans – more reflections on Paul
The Letter to the Romans represents the Mount Everest of New Testament scholarship. As the Christian church crumbled under the Barbarian invasions, Augustine learned from Romans how one can construct a view of human nature and the state which can survive the breakdown of civilisation.
Social justice awareness builds communities of hope
In 2006 the archdiocesan synod offered a prophetic statement concerning social justice: ‘In 2011 all members of the archdiocese will know and understand that social justice is at the heart of the gospel.’
All called through baptism to a royal priesthood
On December 13, 2008, Vince Onesi was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Palmerston North. We reprint here Bishop Peter Cullinane’s homily.
The heart is a good place to start youth catechetics
Begin With The Heart is an overview of so much catechetical material I have read in the last 40 years.
Sins of the wallet – faith and the financial crisis
The pain of people who have lost life’s savings is intense and real. For many, the very reason for their living and their trust in the bounty of life has been undermined.