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Paper presented at the Sacred Edge Conference, Queenscliff, May 2024. In the lead up to the October 24 referendum I spent almost 9 months travelling Australia, speaking to some 7+ thousand Australians on 123 occasions. It became very clear early … Read More »
The Statement From The Heart – Myths, Realties and Yes! Rev. Canon A/Prof. Glenn Loughrey, Wiradjuri Sept 2023 We are a little over 4 weeks out from Referendum Day, the most significant vote of our lifetime. Since March I have … Read More »
Here is a prose poem based Matthew 15:21-28 You Are Like Dogs
“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 »
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 »
The disciple Thomas is either vilified for his lack of faith or applauded for his scepticism. He is, in some sense, a candidate for patron saint of those who do not believe. We know the story well. The other disciples … Read More »
The recent you tube video of the bullied schoolboy retaliating and throwing the aggressor onto the concrete path has created somewhat of a media storm, if not in fact, media bullying. Two rival stations bullying each other to capture ratings … Read More »