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I am often asked to explain the Statement from the Heart in relation to reconciliation and treaty. The following diagram may help. Voice allows for initial recognition of Aboriginal people and their sovereignty. This is Recognition. Treaty is the space … Read More »
: More Observations on Melbourne Synod 2021 An observation I would like to make is of the hard work and effort that went into presenting Synod 2021 online. I recognise the technical team for their efforts to connect over 500 … Read More »
Like many Anglicans, I have been attending Synod online. This has been a mixture of interesting, frustrating, and amusing as well as technologically challenging for all involved. It has allowed me to observe from a distance some of the inconsistencies … Read More »
Clergy suffer from a disease called extreme busyness. If you are not busy, you are not doing your job correctly. Somehow, we have caught the disease from modern society and judged ourselves by levels of weariness, confusion, and targets missed. … Read More »
“Covid 1770 – What Happened When Cook Sneezed” – acrylic on canvas, 2020, Glenn Loughrey Today is the end of National Reconciliation Week. Perhaps it is pertinent at this time to ask the question, what is reconciliation and why do … Read More »
In this passage from Isaiah 25:6-10, we have the glorious image of all gathering on God’s mountain and engaging in a feast of fellowship and inclusion. Except for the Moabites. The shroud that lays across the world will be lifted. … Read More »
Is what has been reported to have been done by Australian troops in Afghanistan an aberration or does it arise out of our national history? Recently, in the Australian Lectionary, we remembered James Noble, Aboriginal Anglican Deacon. “James Noble was … Read More »
Matthew 10:24-39 In the first 6 months of this year, our society and country have been deeply challenged by a range of events – fires, COVID, BLM – and more. We have been forced into lockdown and found ourselves not … Read More »
Today is Pentecost Sunday, the day the Spirit of Jesus was let loose into the world to empower creation to be Divine, to come alive with the sense and sensibility of the Great Creator Spirit. All were included who gathered … Read More »
The third leg of the chicken in Australia, as we discussed previously, is the reconciliation project. Since its inception some 24 years ago, it has developed a life and purpose of its own, disconnected from the real issue which is … Read More »