As the Anglican General Synod (national church parliament) begins a week of sitting in Melbourne, Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Bishops have been given increased recognition in the church and guaranteed funding by General Synod and become Bishops Assisting the… Continue Reading
An excerpt from the Presidential Address by Bishop Mark Short to the 19th Anglican General Synod Describing the growth of distrust in our society, particularly post Covid, Bishop Short turns to the rise of anti-semitism as a prime example. The… Continue Reading
Khim and Eugenie Harris are exchanging living on the WA coastal town of Geraldton, which is not mentioned in Scripture for the Biblically resonant city of Jerusalem. Khim has served as Registrar of the Anglican Diocese of North West Australia,… Continue Reading
The national parliament of Australian Anglicans, the General Synod, meets in Melbourne this week. A series of proposals aims to tackle a long-standing problem: many of the church’s regional units, known as dioceses, are simply not viable without support from… Continue Reading
In an online essay, historian Michael Gladwin captures the post-war impact of the extraordinary cohort of chaplains who left comfortable parishes for the front line of World War One, profoundly shaping the way Australia commemorates Anzac Day and a lot… Continue Reading
Two brutal statistics should give Australian Christians who consider Pauline Hanson’s One Nation a viable option for their vote. As reported by Ryan Burge for the Religion News Service, and David French in the New York Times aBilly Graham Centre… Continue Reading
Not every Bible passage is clear, and one that has perplexed many is the subject of a recovered sermon from St Augustine of Hippo, recently identified after lying in the diocesan library of Pelpin, in Pomerania, Poland. A researcher examining… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall “Our God is a consuming fire.” We live 5 minutes from the Sydney suburb of Oatlands. Oatlands couple Danny and Leila Abdallah made headlines globally for their public forgiveness towards the driver who struck and killed three of their children… Continue Reading
Is labelling yourself in any of the religious categories in the census only for the truly devout? How Christian do you have to be to label yourself as “Christian” in the census? The only optional question in the census simply… Continue Reading
Anglicans around the world are sometimes surprisingly English. They exhibit real skill in not saying ‘no’ outright, but are good at burying or smoothing over rejection of an awkward proposal, smothering things in politeness. There have been two excellent specimens… Continue Reading