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Now, That’s Different

19 Aug

Luke 12:32-48 When in Brisbane I spent time with a little boy called Leo who has cerebral palsy and is learning sign language. One of the signs is this – he uses this when he sees something unusual such as … Read More »

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The Art of Blackfella’s Young Fella.

23 Jul

Paper given at St John’s Cathedral, 15 July, 2018 by Rev’d Glenn Loughrey, Wiradjiru, Artist. ©  Yuwin ngahdi Glenn Loughrey  Ddyiramadilinya badhu wiradjuri I acknowledge the sovereign land on which we meet, the country which gave birth to and continues … Read More »

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An Australian Eucharist

10 May

An Australian Eucharist    Service Prepared by Rev. Glenn Loughrey 2018 Acclamation: Blessed be God, the Great Creator Being.       Blessed be God, the Breath of All, the Wisdom behind the Dreaming and the Way of        … Read More »

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The Tragic Imagination, Strays and the Australian Identity.

6 Nov

  How do we make sense of the ongoing tragedy that is the treatment of Australia’s First Nations people? Is this a singular tragedy or is the identity of Australia and Australians intertwined to produce a multifaceted tragedy that will … Read More »

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Making Changes In Liturgy

22 Sep

  Is there a limit to forgiveness is the question Peter asks Jesus. 7 was the number of completeness and the limit to which one would go in terms of forgiving another. Jesus, as he often does, overturns the accepted … Read More »

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National Reconciliation Week – A Call For Action

5 Jun

Last Wednesday night I had a  dream. I dreamt I and many others were in a compound ruled over by a powerful white bureaucrat. There were so many people there they could not all be accommodated. Some 200 were killed  … Read More »

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The way of the heart – one with the heavens and the earth

27 May

This was a paper given at the Carmelite Symposium, May 2017 on acknowledgement of country. I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Werrundjuri people of the Kulin nation, and the elders past, … Read More »

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On Being Australian

30 Jan

Mathew 5:1-12   This week we celebrated Australia Day. For some of us this is not an easy task, we come from many places, backgrounds and experiences and find it difficult to connect to the major narrative about our nationhood. … Read More »

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An Aboriginal Christian’s Perspective On Treaty, Sovereignty and Constitutional Recognition.

18 Nov

I find this a difficult discussion to take part in. I cringe when I hear the words “Christian perspectives” as if there is such a thing as a Christian view of kindness, justice and compassion that is necessarily preeminent to … Read More »

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Fenced In, Fenced Out – An Australian Exile

27 Jul

     Thomas Merton, the American Catholic writer suggests that the only journey a human being takes is the inner journey, a journey paradoxically away from and into the world. It is a journey that can be found in exile, … Read More »

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Vicar and Artist, based in Melbourne, Australia.

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

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.

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

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