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Category Archives: Spirituality

Ain’t No Room For Peace

7 Dec

Mark 1:1-8 Today is Advent Two and our focus is on peace. What an appropriate idea to focus on in a world which is demonstrably not at peace. War, violence, conflict, and confrontation has broken out on every continent. It … Read More »

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Justice

23 Nov

Some thoughts for the Sunday of Christ the King ‘When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before … 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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Defying the Emus.

27 Oct

Luke 18:9-14 “Paul Tillich, commenting on the Apostle Paul’s assertion that the gospel is a stumbling block, once said that the danger is stumbling over the wrong thing.” (David Lose) In the last couple of weeks we in the Anglican … Read More »

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Exploring the impact of neo-colonial nostalgia on the perception of Aboriginal art and spirituality.

17 Jul

Recently I was opening keynote speaker at the Vessels Symposium held in Woy Woy NSW. It was an excellent symposium thanks to the work of Alex Banks. The following is the link to my talk. It is a lengthy read … Read More »

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Bring The Little Children

25 Sep

  James 3:13-4:3,7-8a Mark 9:30-37 Todays Gospel reading is a challenging reading. On the surface it is simple – be kind to kids because they are wise, smart and need to be listened to. With a little further digging we … Read More »

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God Loved The World

13 Mar

John 3:16 is possibly the most quoted Bible verse. It is a wonderful verse. God loves creation so much God joins it as a human being. Amazing. Think about it: the Source of all life, the creator of all things … Read More »

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Disruption – The Way of Faith

26 Feb

If ever one thought the Jesus project had anything to do with finding a comfortable place in this world and living out of it, then this passage promises anything but. This coming of Jesus into the world is all about … Read More »

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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.

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