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Category Archives: Indigenous

Prayer for Recognition and Voice

1 May

A prayer for use during this year as we move towards the Referendum on Recognition and Voice. Please feel free to use it as you wish. God who listens,  open our hearts to hear the gentle invitation of those without a … Read More »

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This is My Body; It Is All I Have.

3 Apr

When you have been completely dispossessed of all that has meaning you have no-thing left but your body. You have no voice, no language, no country, no hope – all has been taken from you by those who possess you … Read More »

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The Voice

29 Dec

At Christmas, we “celebrate the institution of the Voice in the Divine constitution of the universe”[1].  Jesus is God spoken on country From country Honoring the country of His Father and his mother Speaking truth into each From the other … Read More »

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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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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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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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The Third Leg of the Chicken

30 May

  Shigeto Oshida, a Japanese Dominican, says we are to beware of‘ the third leg of the chicken. This is the abstract concept of a chicken leg that is neither the left leg nor the right, but a mere chicken … Read More »

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In This Together? Really!

25 May

John 17:6-19 Interestingly the catchphrase we have heard throughout the COVID 19 public awareness campaign is the same as the slogan for National Reconciliation Week – ‘We are in this together.” I wonder how many actually believe this is the … Read More »

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An Australian Eucharist for Lament & Hope

13 Jan

The following service can be used on Sunday 26th January to recognise the history of this country and to instigate the healing of hearts for all. Permission is given for non-commercial use in worship and similar events. The Service: Processional … Read More »

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Meet Glenn Loughrey

Vicar and Artist, based in Melbourne, Australia.

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A blog for people who explore the spiritual journey. BYO RedShoes.

Glenn is a Wiradjuri man committed to advancing the well being, culture and spirituality of the First People of Australia. He is presently the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne’s Educator and Advocate for the Referendum for the Recognition of First People in the Australian Constitution and an enshrined Voice to Parliament and the Executive Government.

Also he is an artist — Learn more at glennloughrey.com

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