ANALYSIS John Mac Ghlionn via Religion Unplugged William Shakespeare was born on April 23 and died on that same date — a symmetry that feels fated, even divine. That tendency to perceive patterns of destiny and providence resonates in his… Continue Reading
“Will the Pope go to Heaven” asked the Facebook blurb for the Pastors’ Heart podcast special episode following the death of Pope Francis. But did Leonardo di Chirico, pastor of the Church Brecca di Roma, Rachel Ciano who lectures in… Continue Reading
Defence Anglicans remembers Air Force Chaplains on this Anzac Day At the local dawn service in Burwood the mayor John Faker highlighted the service of another chaplain, John Dempsey the local Congegational Minister who enlisted in1916, succumbing to septic pneumonia… Continue Reading
Christian legal thinktank Freedom For Faith (FFF) reports positive commitments on religious freedom from both major parties in response to letters from religious leaders. “The responses received are encouraging,” FFF’s Mike Southon has messaged supporters. He desribed the responses as… Continue Reading
Motions to remove Hamilton and Canbera Baptist churches from the NSW/ACT Baptist Association have been reccomended by the Assembly (church parliament) Council. The Baptists’ Assembly will meet to vote on May 2 and 3, voting on the Saturday as Australia… Continue Reading
Surprise! Catholics are more Catholic than before: A closet (but not a wardrobe) is somewhere the gay community once hid. And one of those closets historically has housed priests in the Catholic Church. A prescient piece in ARCmag.org, published by… Continue Reading
Clemente Lisi Religion Unplugged There’s an old Italian adage that warns against betting on the presumed favourites ahead of a papal conclave. It cautions, “He who enters a conclave a pope, leaves it a cardinal.” With Pope Francis dead at… Continue Reading
His face was covered with tumours from a rare condition, Neurofibromatosis 1. He was well used to being shunned, for example, by someone refusing to sit next to him on a bus. When Vinicio Riva went with a group from… Continue Reading
faith traffic is not one way in Australia – while many lose their faith others find new life according to a close analysis of census data by the McCrindle research company. Their report, “An Undercurrent of faith” reveals that, in… Continue Reading
By Charles Brammall I grew up at a Methodist (then Uniting), church, going twice a week from when I was in utero. Mum’s slightly old fashioned, 50s, but delightfully evangelical greeting to all us on Easter Day was always “He… Continue Reading