August 04, 2020
As we approach the 75th Anniversary of the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, there is an opportunity to join some online commemorations and encourage leaders of worship in your local church to incorporate recognition of this anniversary on Sunday 9 August.
July 28, 2020
Over the past few weeks, in our Sunday readings, we have been listening to Chapter 13 from Matthew’s Gospel, in which Jesus speaks in parables about the Kingdom of God.
July 21, 2020
I begin my message this week with the Collect prayer from the beginning of Mass on Sunday:
Show favour, O Lord, to your servants
and mercifully increase the gift of your grace,
that, made fervent in hope, faith and charity,
they may be ever watchful in keeping your commands.
July 14, 2020
While reading at the evening Mass at the Cathedral on Sunday night, I was once again struck by St Paul’s words to the Romans (8:18-23)
July 09, 2020
A reconciled community is one in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians work together in a spirit of respect, honesty, humility, mutual care, accountability and trust to bring about hope, healing, love, justice and peace.
July 07, 2020
During the past week, I attended an online Refugee Rally to demand freedom from detention, an activity conducted by the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC). It was a powerful show of solidarity from across the nation with at least 900 log-in participants, meaning that more than 1000 people attended.
