The MAP meeting held recently was the initial “full” meeting of the new body which was constituted in Sydney 12 months ago and which is a development of what many of us knew previously as SMAZNO (Society of Mary Australia New Zealand Oceania). [Read more…] about Marist Asia Pacific (MAP) meeting
Our Charism and Ministry
From time to time I get a little frustrated sitting behind the desk at the province centre, trying to get to grips with the mountain of paper, emails, letters and other communications that come across my desk without fail every day whether I am there or not. Lesley does a great job trying to keep the stacks in an order that confines them and I manfully bash one lot into shape before the next lot arrives hoping that the inwards and outwards stuff might somehow balance so that the overall effect is of a constant diet rather than a feast. [Read more…] about Our Charism and Ministry
Jesus our Priest
The Year of St Paul has ended and we have now begun the Year of the Priest, which will be marked on Thinking Faith with a series of articles and reflections. In an extract from a new anthology on priesthood, Gerry O’Collins SJ shares some thoughts on the priesthood of Christ, as understood by Paul, and considers how ordained ministry continually draws on aspects of Christ’s priesthood. [Read more…] about Jesus our Priest
Jamie Walton plays at St Mary’s
Jamie Walton, increasingly recognised as a rising international soloist, played at St Mary of the Angels last evening. [Read more…] about Jamie Walton plays at St Mary’s
Pope Benedict Proclaims a Year for Priests
On the forthcoming Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Friday 19 June 2009 – a day traditionally devoted to prayer for the sanctification of the clergy –, I have decided to inaugurate a “Year for Priests” in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the “dies natalis” of John Mary Vianney, the patron saint of parish priests worldwide. This Year, meant to deepen the commitment of all priests to interior renewal for the sake of a stronger and more incisive witness to the Gospel in today’s world, will conclude on the same Solemnity in 2010. “The priesthood is the love of the heart of Jesus”, the saintly Curé of Ars would often say.
Complete letter: Letter of His Holiness Pope Benedicat XVI Proclaiming a Year for Priests on the 150th Anniversary of the “Dies Natalis” of the Curé of Ars.
The Other Priests
You’ve possibly heard of “The Priests,” well “The Other Priests” yesterday performed a “one-time only” concert in Wellington’s Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. [Read more…] about The Other Priests