The Common Sanctuary

A short reflection on Ash Wednesday. This year (2018) it falls on the same day as Valentine’s Day.

Tearfund New Zealand has partnered with Baptist World Aid in Australia to release a New Zealand version of the Ethical Fashion Guide. For Episode 5 of The Common Sanctuary I took the opportunity to catch up with Dr Murray Sheard about the guide and the impact it can have. You can get your free copy of the Ethical Fashion Guide here. Subscribe to The Common Sanctuary Podcast in iTunes. Music: http://www.bensound.com

Following Resurrection Sunday, this episode of The Common Sanctuary features an interview I did with His Eminence, Cardinal John Dew, Archbishop of Wellington. I have a lot of respect for Cardinal John Dew, so it was an honour to have some time to chat and hear his thoughts on New Zealand, the Church and the relevance of the Easter story. The interview was originally for Real Life, a show put together by CBA. You can hear Real Life on-air every Sunday evening at 7:30pm on Newstalk ZB. Subscribe to the Podcast in iTunes. Credits: Music: Darren Curtis. Interview: CBA, Newstalk ZB, Real Life.

Welcome to the 3rd episode of The Common Sanctuary, following the 6th Sunday in Lent, Palm Sunday. We discuss Matthew 21:1-11, the Gospel reading for the Sunday that has just been. Rather than recording an explanation of the passage myself I have included my weekly catch-up with George Penk on The Forum (the weekly Sunday night talk-show on Life FM) since we talked about Palm Sunday and the events of the crucifixion and resurrection. I have also included a television/movie recommendation that moved me recently. It’s not an easy miniseries to watch, but is very worthwhile. Subscribe to the Podcast in iTunes. Credits: Music: http://www.bensound.com and Darren Curtis. Bible Reading: Andrew Urquhart, Rhema Media, Bible Society.

Welcome to the 2nd episode of The Common Sanctuary. Following the 5th Sunday in Lent we discuss John 11, the Gospel reading for the Sunday that has just been. Also in this episode, since I catch up with George Penk on The Forum (the weekly Sunday night talk-show on Life FM) every week, I thought it would be worth playing some of those conversations in the Podcast. They’ve been kind enough to grant permission for that. This week we talked about what it can mean to ‘fail’ at our Lent commitments. Subscribe to the Podcast in iTunes. Credits: Music: http://www.bensound.com and Darren Curtis. Bible Reading: Andrew Urquhart, Rhema Media, Bible Society.

Welcome to the beginning of The Common Sanctuary – a simple Podcast I will be recording in my home. It’s nothing flash and I don’t expect to hit the heights of the Podcasting world, but hopefully there’s something in this for a few people. This first episode is a little rusty, so we’ll see where practice takes us! I will be making this available to subscribe through iTunes. In the meantime, the feed for the Podcast is http://francis-ritchie.com/feed/podcast Music Credit: http://www.bensound.com and Darren Curtis. Antony Gormley’s exhibition, Blind Light, can be seen here.