By WYD2008 on 12/02/2008 3:57 p.m.
Kia Ora again. Well it’s not long to go... 154 days and counting!
As part of our build up to WYD we've managed to pull in Cardinal George Pell, the Archbishop of Sydney to celebrate a special Youth Mass with us in St Patrick's Cathedral on Saturday 23rd February at 7pm.
The Cardinal is in Auckland to celebrate the centenary of our Cathedral in its present layout. It was actually one of his predecessors, Cardinal Moran who dedicated the completed St Patrick's Cathedral 100 years ago. And so Bishop Pat pulled some strings and convinced the Cardinal to celebrate Mass with us before he heads home to Sydney the following day.
I remember the last time I was in Sydney I happened to meet His Eminence. He approaches me and says, "You're a big boy aren’t you!& ...
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By WYD2008 on 5/02/2008 11:36 a.m.
SO WHAT ARE YOU GIVING UP? The very first thought that Lent brings to mind is giving something up. In my childhood, the standard was to give up lollies and the like. The reward for this fastidious denial of one’s passions was the promise of mountains of chocolate Easter eggs!
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By WYD2008 on 30/01/2008 2:22 p.m.
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By WYD2008 on 21/01/2008 11:28 a.m.
Well, if those were the holidays, then I've had 'em! Yes its back to work! Do you know this is my first Summer holiday in over seven years... Why? you ask...
As the Diocesan Coordinator for Youth Ministry we ran a Summer Camp for young people in our Diocese during January. Now that I am no longer with the Diocesan Youth Ministry I get to have January off! At first it felt a little weird and I was eager to get back to work. But now that I am actually sitting at my desk, I wish I were still on holiday.
There were a couple even ...
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By WYD2008 on 16/12/2007 5:43 p.m.
ADVENT PROPHETS NOT PROFITS My wife, my daughter and I were out Christmas shopping yesterday afternoon. All the Malls have beautiful Christmas decorations. There is a hive of activity in the shops. The cash registers ...
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By WYD2008 on 14/12/2007 12:21 a.m.
TGIM - Thank God its Monday! Thank God it’s Monday! I don’t know about you but my weeken ...
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By WYD2008 on 14/12/2007 12:20 a.m.
Happy New Year! As the Church’s New Year begins I have been reflecting on the Sunday readings, particularly the readings from the First Sunday in Advent. The readings focused on what was going to happen at the end of time. I thought to myself, &ldquo ...
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By WYD2008 on 14/12/2007 12:17 a.m.
He honore, he koror ...
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