The Good Fight
Amos 6:1,4-7; 1 Timothy 6:11-16; Luke 16:19-31 One of the UN Development Goals was to end poverty by 2015. Now, 10 years after this deadline passed, it is said that…
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September 27, 2025
Parrhēsia – Muffin Talk with Dr Christopher E. Longhurst
Parrhēsia in the Gospels - speaking truth in confidence to authorities. This term appears in the writings of the New Testament over thirty times. Pope Francis also used this word,…
September 27, 2025
Social Cohesion – Muffin Talk with Dr Melissa Derby
Social Cohesion – a vision that is often described as feeling a sense of belonging, inclusion, participation, recognition and legitimacy for all people.Dr Melissa Derby, the current New Zealand Race…
September 24, 2025
St Vincent de Paul Society – Charles Grinter on Muffin Talk
"Make it a practice to judge persons and things in the most favorable light at all times and under all circumstances." (St Vincent de Paul) The volunteers of the Society…
September 15, 2025
Horizons – Muffin Talk with Dr Joe Grayland
Dr Joe Grayland, a New Zealand priest, introduces his book Horizons which is a series of essays on current issues in the Church that gather around synodality and its future,…
September 14, 2025
Interviews with Prof Thomas O'Loughlin
Thomas O’Loughlin – Snippets from Muffin Talks
Prof Thomas O'Loughlin has been a frequent guest on Muffin Talk. Here are a few snippets from longer interviews recorded with him over the years. He is originally from Dublin,…
September 5, 2025
Interviews with Kieran Fenn fms
Kieran Fenn fms – Snippets from Muffin Talks
Kieran Fenn fms was a supporter of Titipounamu Study & Joy from its foundation in 2020 until his death in May 2024. With the video-clips below, we acknowledge his contribution…
September 3, 2025
Connectedness – Muffin Talk with Patrick Carolan
Patrick Carolan is a Catholic activist in the United States whose values are based on the work of St Francis and St Clare of Assisi. He promotes connectedness versus indifference.…
August 16, 2025
‘Flashes of Insight’ Muffin Talk with Dr Joe Grayland
In this Muffin Talk, Dr Joe Grayland introduces a new weekly online magazine for Catholics: Flashes of Insight. https://youtu.be/Kubr3yLmgcE
July 15, 2025
Census 2023 – Muffin Talk with Peter Lineham
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…
June 18, 2025