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  Making the Christmas narrative the centre of our lives

Dec 02, 2025
We have begun Advent, the four weeks dedicated to deepening our faith is the mystery of the God who so loved the world that he sent his only Son to empty himself of his equality with God to be born into our human life
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  Never underestimate the influence you have on others

Nov 06, 2025
“The life and death of each of us has its influence on others”. This is how Paul begins this section of his letter to the Romans (14:7-12) that we read today
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  Mission Sunday Gathering

Oct 23, 2025
To mark Mission Sunday 2025, Fr Sunil and Fr John along with members of the Liturgy Group gathered the priests and women religious of Te Awakairangi Parish in Lower Hutt for an evening together.
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  Our Lady of the Rosary

Oct 08, 2025
The origins of the rosary could reach back to the 3rd century when Christian hermits or the Desert Fathers, as they were known, used rope beads to help them focus on their prayers
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  Pakistan recognises the contribution of Columban Fr Robert McCulloch

Sep 26, 2025
Chaudhry Salik Hussain, Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Human Resources Development, presented Columban Fr Robert McCulloch with the Extraordinary Achievement Award 2025 on 16 September 2025 during a function hosted by Ambassador Ali Javed at the Pakistan Embassy in Rome.
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  Take only what you need

Sep 25, 2025
At the time of Jesus no kind of social media existed, not even newspapers. The only way to communicate was by word of mouth.
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  Polio in Pakistan

Aug 11, 2025
In Pakistan I have seen too many people of all ages limping along as best that they are able, being victims of this terrible debilitating disease. Some wear a brace, while others hobble along with the aid of a solid stick.
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