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Dr Joseph Grayland follows up on a presentation given for Titipounamu Study & Joy: Liturgical Inculturation - a dangerous concept?! Part 1: What is inculturation? https://youtu.be/OriKUgqhWvk Part 2: Liturgical inculturation…
Ecclesiasticus 35:12-14, 16-19; 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18; Luke 18:9-14 Quid pro quo for God?In the first part of Ecclesiasticus 35, the Laws of God are explained as rules of how to…
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…
Exodus 17:8-13; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2; Luke 18:1-8 Moses had led the Israelites out of Egypt. He fully trusted God and followed all instructions he received. However, as only he heard…
Pope Paul VI, the pope who closed the Second Vatican Council, Vatican II, was convinced that reaching out to the Eastern Orthodox and Protestant churches and other religions would make…
During the month of October 2025 Muffin Talk presents a special series on interviews about Nostra Aetate. This Vatican II document was promulgated on 28 October 1965. Muffin Talk with…
2 Kings 5:14-17; 2 Timothy 2:8-13; Luke 17:11-19 Naaman, the leper. Without reading the passages that lead to this healing story, one might not be aware that Naaman was a…
These events that are not organised by Titipounamu Study & Joy but we would like to recommend them.For any enquiries, please get in touch with the organiser as advised. Climate…
Habakkuk 1:2-3,2:2-4; 2 Timothy 1:6-8,13-14; Luke 17:5-10 “Why do you set injustice before me, why do you look on where there is tyranny?” Isn’t this a question we ask ourselves…