<link>http://planetaudio.org.nz/muffin-talk</link> Muffin Talk invites you to take a break and consider all aspects of spirituality. Host and guests explore ecology, meditation, prayer, health, civil society, the history and values of religions, grief and dying, storytelling and spirituality and many more topics of the heart and spirit. An opportunity to pause for 30 minutes of thought-provoking insights. https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/episode-1137971-240628-084000.mp3 Host and guests explore ecology, meditation, prayer, health, civil society, the history and values of religions, grief and dying, storytelling and spirituality and many more topics of the heart and spirit. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 08:06:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/episode-1134730-240621-084000.mp3 Host and guests explore ecology, meditation, prayer, health, civil society, the history and values of religions, grief and dying, storytelling and spirituality and many more topics of the heart and spirit. Fri, 21 Jun 2024 08:06:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/episode-1134644-240614-084000.mp3 Host and guests explore ecology, meditation, prayer, health, civil society, the history and values of religions, grief and dying, storytelling and spirituality and many more topics of the heart and spirit. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 08:06:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/2024-06-06%20MuffinTalk_mixdown.mp3 Host and guests explore ecology, meditation, prayer, health, civil society, the history and values of religions, grief and dying, storytelling and spirituality and many more topics of the heart and spirit. Fri, 7 Jun 2024 08:06:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/episode-1124968-240531-084000.mp3 Host and guests explore ecology, meditation, prayer, health, civil society, the history and values of religions, grief and dying, storytelling and spirituality and many more topics of the heart and spirit. Fri, 31 May 2024 08:05:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/DHorton-Mercy history.mp3 Beate speaks with Dennis Horton about the arrival of the first Mercy Sisters in NZ. Fri, 14 Feb 2014 00:02:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/MT_PeterFirkin.mp3 Beate chats with Peter Firkin about his journey from a Young Christian Worker in NZ to a lecturer at City University in London which runs two Childrens Centres. Wed, 26 Feb 2014 00:02:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/MT_AlvaroRamizzini.mp3 Beate talks with Alvaro Ramazzini, Bishop of Huehuetenango, Guatemala he talks about his country, social justice and the Catholic Church. Mon, 3 Mar 2014 00:03:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/MT_Corbett.mp3 Marie Corbett explains Ennegram, a self-development tool of ancient origin designed to increase our understanding of others and the ways we related. Marie Corbett explains the nine personality types their strengths,gifts, compulsions and balances. Wed, 2 Apr 2014 00:04:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/MT_Lost Son.mp3 Fr. Stellar discusses the parable of the Prodigal Son and how the ideas in the story of the Lost Son speak to those who today feel lost, abandoned or empty. Wed, 2 Apr 2014 00:04:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/MT_300514Dying.mp3 Jayne Huggard gives an overview of the services at Mercy Hospice and creates awareness for what is helpful for people who are dying or who need care. First b'cast 30.05.14 Mon, 7 Apr 2014 00:04:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/MT_RAMSI.mp3 Archbishop Adrian Smith and Christina Reymer talk about the impact of volunteers as part of the RAMSI intiative in the Solomon Islands. Thu, 24 Apr 2014 00:04:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/MT_FrPeterMurphy.mp3 The Mercy Spirituality Center offers the opportunity for Christian Meditation on a regular basis and in several workshops throughout the year. Fr Peter Murphy explains what Christian Mediation means and it what way it is different to other kinds of Mediation. Mon, 19 May 2014 00:05:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/MT_ChristinaCathro.mp3 The Mercy Spirituality Centre offers spiritual direction or companioning. The primary task of a spiritual director or companion is to help another person notice how God is present in their life, and how they are responding to God. The director or companion acts as a listening, supportive person who creates an atmosphere in which the other can look honestly at her/his relationship with God, as it is lived out in everyday experience. Sr Christina Cathro is one of the spiritual directors who offer their services in the Mercy Spirituality Centre. She explains in this interview more about the meaning of spiritual direction and how she approaches people who ask for companioning. Tue, 20 May 2014 00:05:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/MT_PipNicolls.mp3 Mercy Spirituality Centre offers Christian meditation and retreats. Pip Nicholls is a member of the NZ Contemplative Network and is one of the facilitators for retreats and companioning who offered a 6-day-retreat at the Centre. Pip tells us how she found her way to Christian meditation and spiritual companionship. Her interest in contemplation drew her first to Buddhist monastic life before she found her way back to the Catholic Church where she is now involved in practising contemplation and bringing it closer to the people. She explains how she uses this experience in contemplation during the guided silent retreats she facilitates. Mon, 26 May 2014 00:05:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/MT_Cecily Mantell.mp3 Te Ukaipo Mercy Initiatives for Rangatahi provides community-based support for low-income families and young people living in at-risk situations. Te Ukaipo offers advocacy and support services to whanau. Cecily Mantell, the manager of Te Ukaipo talks about this initiative and the daily challenges she and her staff are facing. Mon, 26 May 2014 00:05:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/MT_LouiseCampbell.mp3 Louise is a member of the Auckland Diocesan Commission for Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations and the Catholic representative on the Auckland Interfaith Council. She speaks about her experience on the Interfaith Council and the importance of respecting all religions and faiths and being in dialogue. Tue, 3 Jun 2014 00:06:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/2014-08-22 Muffin Talk (Sr Anne Warren) ARC.mp3 Sr Anne Warren is one of the Spiritual Companions at the Mercy Spirituality Centre. She also facilitates different workshops and retreats at the Centre. In this interview she talks about her workshop on ‘Prayer in Our Busy Lives. In her work as Spiritual Companion she walks along side with people, helping them to accept developmental transitions as part of their daily lives. Every stage of life leads to different prayers. Sr Anne shows how Bible Scripture passages can be used to accompany us in our daily lives. Thu, 12 Jun 2014 00:06:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/2014-09-05 Muffin Talk WEB (Gabrielle Huria).mp3 Gabrielle Huria is Te Kaihau Mission Leader of the Sisters of Mercy in Aotearoa New Zealand. The National Mission Team provides training and resources for all Mercy Institutions to ensure that the charism of mercy is maintained. Gabrielle gives examples of how she is pulling together all Mercy Institutions in New Zealand as one global family, reminding them of the history of the Mercy Sisters in New Zealand and of the courageous women who started their work here. Fri, 20 Jun 2014 00:06:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/2014-09-19 Muffin Talk - Pauline Engel (WEB).mp3 Sr Pauline Engel is a Sister of Mercy and has been teaching 3 generations of girls and young women at all 3 Mercy Colleges in Auckland McAuley, St Marys and Carmel. She also taught at the Seminary before she was appointed principal of Carmel College and later Vicar for Education in the Catholic Diocese of Auckland. For her services to education she was awarded first CBE (Commander of the British Empire) and later named a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Queens Birthday Honours. Sr Pauline talks about what influenced her in her career, her passion for educating young women to make them grow and believe in themselves, and her commitment to social justice. She explains what Education in Mercy is all about. Tue, 1 Jul 2014 00:07:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/2014-09-26 Muffin Talk (Sr Marcienne Kirk ) WEB.mp3 Sr Marcienne Kirk is a Sister of Mercy and has been the Archivist of Mercy History in Auckland for more than 15 years. Her work involves collecting and filing documents, pictures and items of interest for the history of the Mercy Sisters in Auckland, and sharing it with people who come to the Archives to do research for books or genealogy Sr Marcienne introduces her new book "Valley of Faith� which is based on a collection of stories around the Mercy Sisters who worked in Pawarenga, a Maori settlement on the Hokianga. Tue, 1 Jul 2014 00:07:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/MT_TeresaAnderson02.mp3 Sr Teresa Anderson is a Sister of Mercy and is involved in a Garden Project in Ellerslie which is called Papatuanuku ki Taurangi Earth Promise Centre. Together with Sr Rosemary Revell and Sr Bridget Crisp she encourages and supports the development of family gardens. Sr Teresa is the Centre Co-ordinator. Sr Teresa talks about the origins of this garden project and its positive impact on the people involved. Mon, 14 Jul 2014 00:07:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/MT_Rosemary_Revell.mp3 Sr Rosemary Revell is a Sister of Mercy and is involved in a Garden Project in Ellerslie which is called Papatuanuku ki Taurangi Earth Promise Centre. Together with Sr Teresa Anderson and Sr Bridget Crisp she encourages and supports the development of family gardens. Sr Rosemary is especially involved in organic and sustainable practices to care for the soil. At Earth Promise Centre she is the "Compost Queen� who knows all about how to get the right compost for nutritious soil. In 2012 Sr Rosemary was awarded the title NZ Gardener of the Year. Sr Rosemary talks about her childhood and how she always had a passion for gardening, and how she came from being a trained nurse to being a teacher, carer and gardener in a garden where she works with and for disadvantaged people. The garden work educates and feeds needy families in East Auckland. Tue, 15 Jul 2014 00:07:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/2014-10-31 Muffin Talk WEB.mp3 Chris Dale is the manager of East Auckland Home &amp; Budget Service in Panmure. The organisation has a holistic approach towards people who seek help in budgeting questions. Chris is part of G-FIT (Growing Financial Independence Tamaki), a programme that aims to educate people and protect them from dubious money lenders. Mon, 11 Aug 2014 00:08:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/2014-11-14 Muffin Talk (Web Archive).mp3 Sr Cathryn Wiles-Pickard is a Sister of Mercy and works for the Tribunal Office of the Catholic Church in New Zealand. She talks about the tasks of the Tribunal Office and her personal work at the department of Marriage Annulment. Thu, 21 Aug 2014 00:08:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Sr. Brigid Crisp Archive.mp3 Sr Bridget Crisp is a Sister of Mercy and is involved in a Garden Project in Ellerslie called Papatuanuku ki Taurangi Earth Promise Centre. Together with Sr Rosemary Revell and Sr Teresa Anderson she encourages and supports the development of family gardens. Sr Bridget teaches families how to use the garden produce and how to prepare healthy food. Sr Bridget explains how this education in sustainable living practices is a way to honour the integrity of all life. Tue, 2 Sep 2014 00:09:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/2014-21-11 Muffin Talk WEB.mp3 Bill Kilgallon is the head of the National Office for Professional Standards in the Catholic Church of New Zealand. This office oversees all complaints on sexual abuse within the Catholic Church in New Zealand. Bill is involved in victim support and in establishing programmes to prevent abuse. Mon, 8 Sep 2014 00:09:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/LC_20141205_0840.mp3 Sr Margaret Browne is a Sister of Mercy who entered religious life in 1951. She shares some experiences from her life before, during and after Vatican II, the Church Council which brought some major changes to the Roman Catholic Church. Fri, 12 Sep 2014 00:09:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/2014-12-19 Muffin Talk WEB.mp3 David lectures in policy analysis at the University of Auckland and is a consultant in social policy and social research. He explains the term Civil Society and why it is important to be active citizens in our communities. Fri, 26 Sep 2014 00:09:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Kevin Mcbride Waitangi Day.mp3 Kevin McBride gives a historical interview on Waitangi day and explains its meaning for New Zealand and the Catholic Church. Having been working at the Bicultural Desk in the Catholic Diocese of Auckland for many years, he reiterates the special place that Maori culture has in Aotearoa New Zealand. Mon, 1 Dec 2014 00:12:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Luisa Falanitule Mercy Hospice Auckland.mp3 Luisa belongs to the Family Support Team of Mercy Hospice Auckland and explains her role as community social worker and pacific liaison person. Mercy Hospice Auckland provides specialist palliative care and hospice services for those facing life-limiting illnesses. Wed, 10 Dec 2014 00:12:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/MT_BowaterDreams.mp3 Margaret explains the meaning and importance of dreams. Her workshops on dreams create awareness for ones dreams and show ways how to deal with them. Mon, 15 Dec 2014 00:12:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Sr Elizabath Davis.mp3 Sr Elizabeth Davis is a Canadian Sister of Mercy with many years of experience in leadership roles. She challenges the traditional understandings of leadership in contemporary society. Wed, 24 Dec 2014 00:12:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Br Kevin Dobbyn.mp3 Br Kevin Dobbyn talks about the importance of compassionate communication and introduces his interactive workshop on this topic. Non-violent communication for better relationships at home, at work and with friends. Tue, 6 Jan 2015 00:01:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/MT_060614.mp3 Walking the Four-Path Christ Journey Invitation to walk an inner pilgrimage and to re-discover the Gospel as our story of facing change. Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:01:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/ Rabbi Brent Gutmann gave a combined talk with Fr John Dunn at the Mercy Spirituality Centre. In this interview he follows up on the event and explains the background of the Jewish Passover and Seder Meal. Mon, 19 Jan 2015 00:01:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Bishop Stuart OConnell.mp3 Bishop Stuart OConnell is a Marist priest and talks about St Peter Chanel, a Marist priest and missionary who was killed on 28 April 1841 in Futuna. St Peter Chanel became the first Martyr of Oceania. Mon, 9 Feb 2015 00:02:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Matt Halsey - Microfinance.mp3 Matt Halsey is the project manager of microfinance for the Good Shepherd Sisters in NZ. He explains what microfinance is and how people in NZ are helped who are excluded from the mainstream loaning schemes. Tue, 24 Feb 2015 00:02:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Pat McCarthy.mp3 Pat McCarthy has organised several pilgrimages to the Holy Land and speaks about why he keeps returning to the places where Jesus walked. Tue, 24 Feb 2015 00:02:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Fr John Vianney Makanda.mp3 Fr John Vianney Makanda is a Ugandan priest who served in the Diocese of Auckland for two years. He talks about his experiences and challenges he had as an African in New Zealand. Mon, 16 Mar 2015 00:03:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Anne-Marie Coury.mp3 Anne-Marie is the president of Greypower Auckland and explains the tasks of her organisation in the light of Elder Abuse Awareness Week. Wed, 18 Mar 2015 00:03:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Phillip Hadley Liturgy.mp3 Phillip Hadley is Liturgy Adviser of the Catholic Diocese of Auckland. In response to the question why do we go to Church on Sunday? Philip offers a reflection on church worship its meaning, protocols, structure and participation by those who gather. Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:03:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Muffin Talk_Pat Lythe.mp3 Pat Lythe gives a historic background of Christianity in New Zealand. Starting with Rev Samuel Marsden of the Anglican Church Missionary Society and the first proclamation of the Gospel in New Zealand in 1814 to the first Catholic Bishop in New Zealand, Jean-Baptiste Francois Pompallier. Wed, 22 Apr 2015 00:04:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Sr. Elaine Wainwright - Papal Encyclical.mp3 Sr Elaine Wainwright explains the meaning of a Papal Encyclical and gives her first impressions on the most recent Encyclical Laudato by Pope Francis. Wed, 22 Apr 2015 00:04:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Fr.Kevin Waldie - Assumrtion of Mary.mp3 The Feast of the Assumption of Mary on 15 August celebrates the Blessed Virgin Marys assumption into heaven. It is also the patron feast of the Catholic people in New Zealand. Fr Kevin Waldie explains more about this feast day and its origins. Mon, 15 Jun 2015 00:06:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Joy Cowley _ Faith in Mature Years.mp3 Joy Cowley reflects on the beauty of spiritual growth and Faith in mature years. Mon, 22 Jun 2015 00:06:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Sr Priscilla Kohlhase.mp3 Sr Priscilla Kohlhase talks about her ministries as a Samoan Sister of Mercy in Samoa and New Zealand. Thanks, Tue, 14 Jul 2015 00:07:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Charles Enoka - Kiribati.mp3 Charles Enoka is from Kiribati and has been involved in the Kiribati community in New Zealand for many years. He talks about the situation in his home country, the dreams and challenges the people are facing daily. Thu, 23 Jul 2015 00:07:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Rabbi Fred Morgan - Nostra Aetate.mp3 In this Interfaith interview Beate interviews Rabbi Fred Morgan together with Joan Lardner-Rivlin, the presenter of the Jewish radio programme "Shalom�. With the anniversary of Vatican IIs document Nostra Aetate, the NZ Catholic Bishops Committee for Interfaith Relations had invited Rabbi Fred to reflect on subsequent relations between Catholics and Jews. Mon, 3 Aug 2015 00:08:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/David Zussman - Monte Cecilia Housing Trust.mp3 David Zussman is the Trust Executive of Monte Cecilia Housing Trust which has been providing housing and support to homeless families since 1982. He explains the work and challenges of this trust that is striving to achieve affordable housing for everyone. Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:08:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/MT_PuamiriaMaaka.mp3 Te Waipuna Puawai Mercy Oasis is part of the community development ministry that the Sisters of Mercy started in New Zealand many years ago. The foundress of the Sisters of Mercy, Catherine McAuley made a commitment to care and be concerned for the poor and vulnerable. Puamiria Maaka is the manager of Te Waipuna Puawai Mercy Oasis and gives examples of the work and the challenges the organisation is facing today. Fri, 18 Sep 2015 00:09:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/David Richmond - Euthanasia.mp3 David Richmond had given a talk together with Sr Kathy Lynch with the topic "Merciful care instead of merciful killing�. David explains what Euthanasia means and what dangers it implies. Fri, 18 Sep 2015 00:09:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/MuffinTalk_FrMervDuffy.mp3 Father Merv Duffy first describes the "True Vine�, the picture of the Catholic Church first preached to the Maori and then the origin and evolution of the Crucifix, which is considered one of the main Catholic symbols. Wed, 14 Oct 2015 00:10:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/2016-03-11 MuffinTalk (Bishop Pat Dunn)_WEB.mp3 Bishop Patrick Dunn explains what the Jubilee Year of Mercy means for us and how important it is to put mercy into action. Tue, 12 Jan 2016 00:01:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Pat Lythe Ecumenical Movement in NZ.mp3 Pat Lythe gives a history of the Ecumenical Movement in NZ and points out the importance of the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Tue, 15 Mar 2016 00:03:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/2016-08-12 Muffin Talk.mp3 Bp Alvaro Ramazzini is the bishop of Huehuetenango in Guatemala, Central America. He explains how the environment and respect for human dignity are closely connected according to Pope Francis Encyclical "Laudato ". Mon, 30 May 2016 00:05:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/MT_SrMary-SrLeona.mp3 Sister Mary and Sister Leona reflect on the importance of reconciliation in order to receive Gods mercy. Reconciliation renews relationships and is the "heart of mercy� and a "gift of life�. Thu, 9 Jun 2016 00:06:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/MT_CDavid.mp3 Carlo David (CJ) talks about how Christmas, New Year and the first weeks of January are celebrated in the Philippines, his native country. Mon, 15 Aug 2016 00:08:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/2018-12-21-Muffin Talk.mp3 Host and guests explore ecology, meditation, prayer, health, civil society, the history and values of religions, grief and dying, storytelling and spirituality and many more topics of the heart and spirit. Fri, 21 Dec 2018 08:12:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/episode-515157-190705-084000.mp3 A discussion with Professor Tom O'Loughlin Fri, 5 Jul 2019 08:07:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/episode-547890-190830-084000.mp3 Imam Muhammed Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye gave an inspiring presentation at the Fickling Centre which was organised by the Auckland Interfaith Council. The two religious leaders come from Kaduna, in northern Nigeria. For several years, they used to be enemies and finally became friends. In this Muffin Talk they talk about their backgrounds and their core message from their own experience: Forgiveness makes you feel free - the power of forgiveness can change the world. Fri, 30 Aug 2019 08:08:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/episode-549151-190906-084000.mp3 Dr Jon Pahl is a historian of religions and Professor at United Lutheran Seminary in Philadelphia/Gettysburg, USA. In this Muffin Talk he introduces his recent book: “Fetullah Gülen – A Life of Hizmet: Why A Muslim Scholar in Pennsylvania Matters to the World”. Fri, 6 Sep 2019 08:09:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/episode-575435-191122-084000.mp3 Bishop Patrick Dunn, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Auckland shares his experiences after a trip to Rome for the Ad Limina Visit, in which all Catholic Bishops of Auckland met with Pope Francis Fri, 22 Nov 2019 08:11:00 +1200 https://plfm01s1.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/episode-603406-200501-084000.mp3 In the first of a series of eight interviews, Br Kieran Fenn speaks on the topic of "The Women in the Bible". His topic today is "The Women of Genesis". Fri, 1 May 2020 08:05:00 +1200