For some months now I’ve been looking forward to the film “Lemon Tree”. I’d heard good reports; I’d read the book by Sandy Tolan and thoroughly enjoyed it – so all was promising when I went to see the film last week. [Read more…] about A question of focus
A letter from New Zealand
The last newsletter carried an account of the launch of the nine volumes (in French) of Lettres reçues d’Océanie edited by Charles Girard. I suspect that, while admiring the dedication involved, such scholarship can seem without great relevance to us in our work. I want to demonstrate that the opposite is the case, that these voices of our tradition have much to say to us. [Read more…] about A letter from New Zealand
New USA Province
In the latest newsletter from the USA we saw this photo of the new USA Provincial Council and thought that you’d like to see the men and even pray for them. [Read more…] about New USA Province
Mother and Child
Just once in a while one’s faith in human nature is beautifully restored. [Read more…] about Mother and Child
Email—a very simple idea!
Understanding the intricacies of email can be difficult. I thought I might demystify some of the basics of it because I get asked these questions so many times a year. [Read more…] about Email—a very simple idea!
New Zealand and Australia working together
As a further step towards the two provinces working more closely together, the general chapter delegates from Australia (Paul Cooney, Gerard Hall and Peter McMurrich) and from New Zealand (Brian Cummings, Tim Duckworth, Pat Devlin and Thige O’Leary) met for a day in Sydney this week. [Read more…] about New Zealand and Australia working together