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October 2016

Carthusian Rosary

Rosary

October 7 was the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, and October is, traditionally, the month of the Rosary. The 150 recitations of the Hail Mary was, obviously, connected to the monastic praying of the 150 psalms (especially for those without books or who could not read). The recent addition of another 50 Hail

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World Values

Our Values

Someone sent me the above image – a clever graphic representation of values by country sourced in the World Values Survey. In New Zealand, we, on average, value religion last in the six categories provided. Our order of values is: family, friends, leisure, work, politics, religion. We share this ranking with Australia, Estonia, Germany, Hong

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