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 […]

Dear Passionist Family Group members and friends, Well I am back at it – lovely meeting on Monday night with Plimmerton Parish PFG Coordinators. Next preparing for the photo presentation for the 35th anniversary. Newsletter for my local parish and our PFG one. I am now in Christchurch catching up on the relaunch for Christchurch […]

Morena/Passionist Family Group members and friends, I won’t write much at this stage as I am in Australia and I just wanted to share what Brian, my brother had written on Passionist Family Group Have a good weekend and week. Happy Mother’s Day on Sunday  Kind regards and blessings, Paul Sixth Sunday of Easter Year […]

Morena/ Good Morning Passionist Family Group members and friends, I hope this finds you well and that life is treating you well. Some warm days this week. I cooked a BBQ last night and I think that is the first time ever in May. I will be travelling to Sydney to celebrate the 50th Anniversary […]