Writing
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On national television and before a live audience Clara van Wel stirred the gloss of competitive celebrity, revealing unnervingly simple questions about meaning, belonging, acceptance and love. more» -
Redemption will come about when the spirituality of political, economic, religious and cultural institutions, their interests, pathologies and fears are confronted, so that the total entity is transformed.
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...perhaps we are glimpsing the imaginative stirrings, in some, of a Celtic soul, a Celtic consciousness... more» -
The Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus, fam Halcyonidae) is found in Australia and New Zealand and other areas of the southwest Pacific. more»
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Surging swell unrelenting
Fisher's net cast from storm
Colours fast in ceaseless shaping
Shingle beach salvaged story's form
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In the morning, Christmas morning, the frangipani tree with star shaped flowers blooms so brightly. It seems as if heaven's stars are caught in its branches. more» -
As we walk the earth for a short time of belonging, windswept and untamed environments bring us deeper, through imagination, into the mystery of why we are here and the memory of time. more» -
When the guests have departed,
the miracle has passed
and God has gone from his mother,
she scoops up the leftovers
to nurse in her lap... more» -
These poems are a reflection on memory of a five day retreat taken in the mid 1990's, while serving at that time in Wellington City as a Vicar along with various other diocesan roles. more»
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It is just before dawn as I begin to write. Outside my bedroom window, a yellow-eyed blackbird sings in the fading of the night. Another blackbird sings on the soundtrack of a song written by Paul McCartney, in response to the struggle of African American people for their civil rights, some 45 years ago, more» -
Try experiencing this Holy Week with all five of your senses... more» -
A response to the Moments article (9 Sept. 2012) Getting to grips with space by The Rev Sande Ramage Spacious Living. Why do we tolerate, create, celebrate, engineer such noise more»
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Tradition and ritual, a love that never dies, sharing food with friends, creative courage, a mother and her child and a freedom of the spirit. Magnificat moments. Christmas stories. more» -
Isn't it time though to break up the holy huddles that can exist in our faiths and churches and cast aside the religious internal obsessions which have little or no relevance to the rest of society and the world? Only then do we have the hope of finding a way forward. more» -
In the mystery of this week we call Holy, with its darkening shadows...might we somehow contemplate in the stories...the nearness of the wound to the gift? more» -
Awe-struck wonder, restless life
weigh lightly on
gentle hearts, open minds,
freeing spirits to rise. more» -
They fret and chafe and set us all on edge
as their religious festivals approach.
But this week, men, the gods have smiled on us ‑ more» -
Marriage equality provides the Anglican church with an advantageous place in public discourse as it is no longer burdened with being a moral guardian of difference based on gender. more» -
Who are the ones whose names, faces and stories live in your heart...who have loved you for you, stood alongside you, shaped you, nudged you into exploration and new understanding, challenged you to grow, shown you how to live in love? more» -
Christ has stood in front of me on many a day. It hasn't always been a pan of water that he's held in front of me, for water is only one symbol of a way to be cleansed and healed. more» -
The random scoop of raw prawns
from the seafood counter all fearfully
and wonderfully made; wrenching
off their heads a posthumous violation more»