The 2025 annual convention by the Ahmadiyya Muslims surprised with the theme “Promised Messiah: A Beacon of Light for the Modern Age”.The Abrahamic faiths, Judaism, Christianity and Islam have the…
Reflection on the Readings for 19 Jan 2025: Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 95(96):1-3,7-10; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; John 2:1-11 We have entered into the Jubilee Year which Pope Francis dedicated to the…
We will have a look at what incense is, where it comes from and give examples of where and how it is used.
On 13 January 1838 Jean Baptiste Pompallier, who later became the first bishop of Aotearoa New Zealand, arrived in the Hokianga (Northland) where he celebrated the first Catholic Mass on…
Reflection on the Readings for 12 Jan 2025: Isaiah 40:1-5,9-11; Titus 2:11-14,3:4-7; Luke 3:15-16,21-22 Prepare in the wilderness a way for the Lord Last week, we read about Jerusalem as…
Reflection on the Readings for 05 Jan 2025: Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:2-3,5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 In Aotearoa New Zealand, the Feast of the Magi is not celebrated as a separate feast…
