May 2014 Opinion Fr Kevin Neal The week was starting to look good. Even our broadband supplier had given uninterrupted service for weeks without being struck out by peculiar enemies from some faraway place and I had remembered most of the things I was meant to do. Life was good. I had a lovely printer […]
Opinion March 2014 Fr Kevin Neal The days we’ve been having lately in the Manawatu have been glorious. The sun is shining brightly and people of every description are parading around town. Young and old wait patiently at the traffic lights in their small gangs. The older people have lists on their mind and they […]
Opinion February 2014 Fr Kevin Neal You are looking at the proud owner of an iPad – me and a zillion others as it turns out. Those who haven’t bought iPads seem to have bought the Android equivalent. I’m told these machines are convenient and incredibly powerful once you get the hang of them. I […]
Opinion November 2013 Fr Kevin Neal Prayer and singing are two topics I ponder often. A friend of mine, a De La Salle brother, as I was before ordination, clothed me in priestly vestments. He had been a good friend since I was in my early 20s and was a big person in every way […]
Opinion Some years ago, before my health packed up, I had the remarkable experience of being with my brother as the guest of the Caterpillar Tractor Company in Peoria, Illinois. He works for CAT in NZ and I went along for the ride. It was a wonderful week being spoilt in the best hotel, with […]