Mission Sunday GatheringOct 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. Read more
Our Lady of the RosaryOct 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 Read more
Polio in PakistanAug 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. Read more
The parable of the dragnetJul 31, 2025
The other day I met up with a friend whom I knew in Fiji. We got to talking about a remarkable teacher who came to Fiji to conduct social analysis seminars. He usually began with a drawing of a reef connected to an island Read more
Remembering Bishop Owen DolanMay 07, 2025
Yesterday, we attended the funeral of a great friend of the Columbans whose lifelong motto was, ''May the same mind be in me that was in Christ Jesus.'' He was Bishop Owen Dolan, retired auxiliary bishop of Palmerston North who died at the age of 96. Read more
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