When has food felt like love to you? And what food feels like love for you? Is it your favourite soup ready on the stove upon your return to your childhood home? A carrot cake couriered to you for your birthday?  Food is so much more than physical sustenance. It is a bridge between cultures, a holder of memories and an expression of love for those we care about. In this episode, Petra speaks with mate Pio Terei and Destitute Gourmet's Sophie Gray about their thoughts on this passion subject of theirs, and we hear plenty of delicious stories along the way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mother's Day is messy. Whether you're a mother, someone waiting to become a mother, a daughter missing her mother, and more - let's file this one under the 'both, and' days, shall we? A day of delight for some and a day of pain for others - sometimes it's both for the very same person. And by that same vein, motherhood is messy. In this episode, Petra speaks with friends Jax Donaldson and Te Waka McLeod about their journeys as daughters and mothers, and we hear from a few others, including you, our Sunday Sanctuary community, about the feelings Mother's Day brings up. Ngā mihi nui, e hoa mā.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is something mundane that brings you joy? Is it clean sheets? A cup of hot tea in your favourite mug? Hearing the rain on your rooftop? Passing that same familiar landmark everyday? Most of our lives is lived in these ordinary, mundane moments. How do we recognise them for the wonder they are?  Join Petra Bagust as she speaks with Rev Frank Ritchie about Ordinary Time, and is also joined by poet Strahan Coleman, who discusses the poem we sent him that made him sob and shares about the role the mundane plays in his continuing journey through health challenges. Join the Sunday Sanctuary community at @sundaysanctuarynz on Instagram. We'd love to hear from you.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before the loss of our radio station, we had this very special Easter Sunday show planned and so we decided to make it as a podcast episode anyway. This Sunday, we talk about when things don't go as planned (like when your radio station shuts down!) - when plot twists show up and disrupt the way we thought life would turn out. Friend and CEO of Parenting Place Dave Atkinson, shares his whānau's unexpected journey with infertility, and Rev Spanky Moore returns to the show, with poignant reflections on his late father. Here is the link to the full text of the benediction by Nadia Bolz-Weber - https://thecorners.substack.com/p/salty-d99 We are continuing to find our way forward and as we solidify what Sunday Sanctuary will look like, we will keep you in the loop. Thank you for being on this journey with us. Follow along on Instagram at @sundaysanctuarynz for updates.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"It sucks but I don't have it as bad as..." We talked about comparative suffering this week - "feeling the need to see our own suffering in light of other people's pain. With this perspective, we start to rank our suffering and use it to deny or give ourselves permission to feel."  Pio Terei joined us to discuss the etymology of the word 'aroha', and Petra spoke with registered psychologist Nettie Cullen, journalist and broadcaster Indira Stewart, and non-profit CEO Chris Clarke. And thank you to everyone who sent their stories in about what felt hard this week. Arohanui to you all as you navigate those tough situations.  Here are links to our two sacred texts this week -  Sacred Text 01: What Else? by Molly Prentiss from The Isolation Journals -  https://theisolationjournals.substack.com/p/the-value-of-venting Sacred Text 02: Everybody Has Something - a conversation between Kate Bowler and Mary Laura Philpott and Kate's podcast Everything Happens - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5rEddnaLdDZF2uchr3RdQf?si=28Ekbv1vQWyspc7UuLKTbQ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.