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…
Building Bridges…Destroying Bridges…*Bridges to someone’s heartBridges to someone’s thoughts*Bridges to uniteBridges to communicate*Bridges are linksLinks make up strong or weak connections*Bridges are jointsJoints have to be maintained*Bridges symbolise powerPower to…
Isaiah 66:10-14; Galatians 6:14-18; Luke 10:1-12,17-20 In the first part of Isaiah 66, we hear about God’s judgement over people who don’t observe the Laws given by God. Those who…
Acts 3:1-10; Galatians 1:11-20; John 21:15-19 Miracles draw attention to God’s presence. Jesus was known as a ‘miracle-worker’.In this encounter of Peter with a man who was unable to walk,…
Genesis 14:18-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; Luke 9:11-17 Melchizedek was a priest, the king of Salem and a righteous man. According to some sources, his name means ‘king’ (melek) and ‘righteous’ (sedeq).…
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…
In the census before 2023, the figure of New Zealand residents being affiliated with a religion reached just above the 50% mark. In 2023, the number of people affiliated with…
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.…
Proverbs 8:22-31; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 Wisdom was there first…God created the world with wisdom. Not by accident, but with full knowledge and even more, with wisdom. The heavens, the…
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…