Spirituality 
Too Much Excess!(Comments Off on Too Much Excess!)
Comedian and sometimes quirky social commentator H.G. Nelson had as one of his mantras: “When too much fun is never enough”. In his own way, he was taking the mickey out of a restless culture that is never satisfied with what it has.… More
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The Way of St James: France
Le Puy-en-Velay to the Pyrénées, 2 September - 8 October 2019
By Fr Mark Walls SMOn the afternoon of the second day of this journey, I was sitting with the owner of a little pub in Monistrol d’Allier where I was staying, watching him peel enormous mushrooms that were the local delicacy, but which looked to me more like the stuff in New Zealand forests we were taught as kids to avoid.… More
R.I.P. Death of a Computer
It’s still magic, even if you know how it’s done.
– Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015
A Hat Full of Sky
Artwork by Felicity Ann Nettles
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
– Arthur Clarke, 1917-2008
British science writer and inventor
Profiles of the Future
It was a quiet summer morning in 2018.… More
God’s Gift of Flowers
Flowers are used for many occasions.
Gold and white flowers and complementary greenery were used in an Easter floral arrangement in our St Patrick’s Te Awamutu church, celebrating the glory of the risen Lord, Jesus.
The flowers were a glorious display radiating light, colour and beauty.… More