Birthed through reconciliation
IN EUROPE MAY THE EIGHTH IS STILL IN ITS DYING MOMENTS AS DAWN BREAKS IN NEW ZEALAND; THE FLAG OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, BLUE WITH A CIRCLE OF YELLOW STARS, IS HOISTED OVER THE AUCKLAND HARBOUR BRIDGE-TO MARK EUROPE DAY,…
Modern day Georges
ST GEORGE, SUBJECT OF OUR LAST WEEKLY WORD, KEPT POPPING UP ALL WEEK HERE DOWN UNDER IN AUSTRALIA. - despite being about as far away as you can get from the birthplace of the real George, Turkey. Streets and suburbs…
Who the heck was George?
YESTERDAY, APRIL 23RD, WAS ST GEORGE'S DAY. BUT YOU KNEW THAT, DIDN'T YOU? That's his cross on the English flag, red on a white background. St George's Cross is the backbone of the Union Jack, which in turn embellishes the…
Does Good Friday really matter?
I MISSED GOOD FRIDAY THIS EASTER. We left for the airport in Samoa late on Thursday evening to catch our flight to New Zealand, and a few hours later arrived in Auckland - early on Saturday morning, En route we…
Benedict on the future of Europe
IN HIS NEW BOOK, POPE BENEDICT XVI WRITES: 'EUROPE IS INFECTED BY A STRANGE LACK OF DESIRE FOR THE FUTURE.' I first heard of this book from a Dutchman studying in Australia. He wrote to ask how to obtain an…