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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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Prodigal Son

2 Apr

Luke 15:11-32 Today we have the Parable of the Prodigal Son as it is traditionally known. The story of a wayward and self-centred young man who takes all that is his and leaves the family home and strides off into … Read More »

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RADICAL RELATIONSHIPS

25 Feb

Luke 6:27-38 Last Sunday we gathered here with a large number of people from other faiths and cultures. Many of these groups have, in the past and for some, the not so distant past, been at war with each other, … Read More »

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Putting Legs On Love

28 May

We live in a modern world of the individual where ties have been cut with corporate life. Not corporate in terms of the commercial world, but corporate in terms of community and belonging. No longer are churches, community groups and … Read More »

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Pentecost Sunday

21 May

Today is Pentecost Sunday, the day of the breaking in and breaking out of the Spirit in the lives of all who live a life of love and compassion in Christ. To be en christos is to be empowered to … 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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Conflict Resolution

18 Sep

This week I received an email with a code of conduct for a parish community. Now I understand why people produce such documents – because in a litigious society we need to show we have taken every step to address … Read More »

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Speaking In Love

24 Aug

Sometime in the next few weeks Australians will receive a ballot paper requesting us to vote in relation to marriage equality or, more accurately, marriage justice. Despite the polling which indicates a positive response to this question by a majority … Read More »

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Amateurs – The Love of the Two Mary’s

18 Apr

“As so often happens, the great discovery in the drama that is Easter was the work of amateurs.” An amateur is, in the primary sense of the term, a “lover.” Our favourite amateur sleuths on TV are lovers – lovers … Read More »

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Integrity – Some Thoughts

20 Feb

Matthew 5: 48    The sermon on the Mount continues in todays Gospel reading and all I can say is that Jesus was definitely not an Anglican. No one in the Anglican church would have sat through this sermon. It … 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 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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