“Big Brother is watching you”. This is certainly the most famous quote from George Orwell’s book ‘1984’. While we might not be sure who this Big Brother is, we all…
I recently co-organised a pilgrimage to Hokianga. I love the area of Hokianga, which is about 5 hours north of Auckland, New Zealand.I have done the trip many times, but…
“Compassion is contagious. When you receive it, you want to share it.” These words spoken by Dr Khurram Malik, CEO of Hope Worldwide Pakistan, summarise beautifully the hope that was…
Are we moving towards religious hybridity?Hybridity, a term that derives from biology and from mixing two species of plants, is a term that has been used for centuries. The discussions…
My pilgrimage to Rome was a special Pilgrimage of Hope. As Pope Francis said: “hope dwells as the desire and expectation of good things to come, despite our not knowing…
Being a member on interfaith committees is not like being on other committees where you can serve a term of a couple of years and leave. Interreligious dialogue begins with…
Traditionally, New Zealand has been a Christian country with the Anglican community as their largest group. This changed in recent years, when the Catholic community was growing while the Anglican…
The last trip for the pilgrims on the bus is to Tivoli.Tivoli (or: Tibur) is an ancient Etruscan settlement that proudly traces its history back to the 13th century BC.…
Located about 25 kilometres from Vatican City is Castel Gandolfo and the Papal Summer Residence.Built in the 13th century as a private palace, it was in 1626, that the first…
Only a few days before the newly elected Pope Leo XIV first visited the Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura (Basilica of St Paul outside the Walls) on…