Morena/good morning,                                                               We are experiencing some beautiful weather around the country. The Wairarapa has been sensational these past three mornings. A relief from all […]

  Good morning/Morena Scripture reflection: From Brian’s Letter No 183: Vietnam – Passionist Community  In the Passionist community chapel at St Paul’s in Saigon, where Brian Traynor was recently there is a very large mural. The right hand side is particularly interesting as you can see from the image below. At the front of a […]

Morena/ Passionist Family Group members and friends, It has been good to be back home except it has been a busy week as I have our Men’s Group retreat this weekend which I am coordinating – they are a great lot and all contributing which makes. For an easy process. Please find attached two article […]

Morena/Good morning,  The wild weather has returned it seems all around the North Island. Just when I am going to embark on a journey taking me to Havelock North and Napier and then onto Hamilton, Paeroa, Orewa,  Tauranga, Pukekohe, St Heliers – Auckland and then to Otorohanga and across to New Plymouth and then down […]

Morena/Good morning, Morena/ Good morning, The readings this weekend focus on parables that enlighten us on the onset of the Kingdom of God. Not something, ‘far off’ that we have to earn! Rather, a way to follow so we act in a way where we invite and join others in making that ‘kingdom’ come. Funny […]

Morena/Good morning, I have always loved this gospel and what it represents. I guess it comes from my own fragility and need for forgiveness and acceptance. We can pretend to be like Jesus but when we are driven by compassion then we move to this week’s reading and its message. People are struggling and they […]

 Morena/ Passionist Family Group members and friends, Last weekend we had another wonderful celebration in St John’s parish, East Coast Bays – north of Auckland. Eucharist was celebrated by Brian Traynor CP with Fr Emile (a Mill Hill Priest who is the outgoing PP but will move to the Assistant role). Fr Emile joined us […]

Morena/ Passionist Family Group members and friends,  Last weekend we had a wonderful celebration in St Mary’s Paeroa. To have people such as Graham and Shelley Ward come from Auckland; Jocelyn and Billy from Papatoetoe (Jocelyn is the Chair of the New Zealand PFG Trust; Adriana van de Pas who worked in the PFG office […]

Morena/ Passionist Family Group members and friends, This coming weekend and the following we will be celebrating 35 years of Passionist Family Groups in Aotearoa-New Zealand. (Paeroa and East Coast Bays). This milestone follows the 50th anniversary celebrated in Terrey Hill, Sydney on May 6th.  Occasions such as this allow us to reflect on what […]

Morena/ Passionist Family Group members and friends, Pentecost is celebrated 50 days after Easter – it is a Feast that celebrates the birth of the church and is a testimony of the Holy Spirit firing its form of a flame on the apostles. We know that the form of a flame is wild, enticing and […]