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St Mary’s Children Home – Doing Justice in Real Time

22 Dec

The situation faced by the Diocese of NT of the Anglican Church of Australia is one that the Church itself needs to confront – how to do justice for those who have been treated unjustly by the Church and society? … Read More »

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Synod – A View from the Other

15 Oct

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 »

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The Celebration of Doing Nothing!

8 Jun

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 »

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So, You’re Not a Racist?

1 Jun

“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 »

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But Not The Moabites!

2 Dec

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 »

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Australia’s Original Sin – In Memory of James Noble.

2 Dec

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 »

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A Time To Be Loud

21 Jun

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 »

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Homeland Calling – Let The Revolution Begin

31 May

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 »

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The Third Leg of the Chicken – Reconciliation, RAPs and Apology Mania.

30 May

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 »

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Lament and Hope On Australia Day

27 Jan

  Matthew 5:1-12 Psalm 125 Hebrews 11:8-16 Deuteronomy 8:5-14a Australia day is and has become a mainstream event, significant for its honours, naturalisation ceremonies and party atmosphere. It has its roots in 1788 and the coming of the English to … Read More »

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Vicar and Artist, based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Glenn has worked with young people and their families for over 30 years in various fields. He’s currently a Vicar at St Oswald’s Anglican Church, Glen Iris in Melbourne, Australia.

He’s greatly interested in the work of Thomas Merton and his impact on the 20th century. He is an indigenous man with a particular interest in indigenous issues and spirituality.

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