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Between Two Popes – eBook now available

This eBook is available at NZ$9.00. Order here through this website

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August 14, 2025

eBook by Beate Matthies

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Order Form – eBook ‘Between Two Popes’

The form below can be used to order the eBook.– Price is $9.00 per PDF-Booklet.– PDF-Booklets will be sent out once payment has been received. Payment can be made to:Titipounamu…

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August 14, 2025

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Quote of the Day

The most deadly poison of our times is indifference. And this happens, although the praise of God should know no limits. Let us strive, therefore, to praise Him to the…

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August 14, 2025

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Faith, Blessings & True Treasures

Wisdom 18:6-9; Hebrews 11:1-2,8-19; Luke 12:32-48 Only faith can guarantee the blessings … Faith and trust are cornerstones of our belief.Today’s passage in the Book of Wisdom reminds us that…

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August 10, 2025

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The Futility of Life

Ecclesiastes 1:2,2:21-23; Colossians 3:1-5,9-11; Luke 12:13-21 Vanity of vanities… This translation of Ecclesiastes 1:2 might be the one that is best known, but it is also confusing. What is the…

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August 2, 2025

Hibiscus

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Quote of the Day

Rain drops on a flower petal remind us that the same water that is needed for a flower to grow and survive is repelled from the delicate petals to increase…

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July 31, 2025

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Forgiveness

Genesis 18:20-32; Colossians 2:12-14; Luke 11:1-13 Negotiating with God? Why does Abraham have this conversation with God?In the story we heard last Sunday, Abraham had been visited by the Lord…

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July 27, 2025

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Hospitality

Genesis 18:1-10; Colossians 1:24-28; Luke 10:38-42 Hospitality is a crucial part in most cultures around the world, but especially in cultures where being accepted as a host means survival. The…

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July 19, 2025

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Hopes of a Pilgrim

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…

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July 19, 2025

Interviews with Prof Thomas O'Loughlin

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The Gospels – Muffin Talk with Prof em. Thomas O’Loughlin

What are the Gospels - and what is a Gospel and who are the Gospelers? Prof em. Thomas O'Loughlin explains these terms on Muffin Talk: https://youtu.be/DXyZOjzpGOg

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July 18, 2025