Sandy Grant, Anglican Dean of Sydney, prepared these prayers for a service earlier this week. Today, Sunday, December 21, has been declared a National Day of Reflection, following the Bondi massacre, and for Christians, that must lead to prayer. “Australians… Continue Reading
The question went something like this: What’s going on with the two recent elections for Archbishop. A regional or assistant Bishop is not even a candidate in his own Diocese, and yet he gets elected as bishop of anotherwhere he… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column Sure you can do something: The NSW Government says, “We are calling on people of all faiths and all communities across NSW, to come together in the wake of the terrorist attack at Bondi on Sunday,… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall Thanksgiving: More Than a Meal – In Fact, a Miracle Thanksgiving has just been again (27 Nov), and yet again I failed to lead my family in acknowledging or celebrating it. Although next year I’m determined to. In… Continue Reading
Kirralie Smith ‘I was sincerely shocked and dismayed by John Sandeman’s article about me on his website The Other Cheek. Touting an outing: my difficulty with Kirralie Smith – THE OTHER CHEEK I had never heard of him before a… Continue Reading
Last night, an interfaith memorial service was held in the forecourt of St Mary’s Cathedral, with speeches from Anthony Fisher, the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, NSW Premier Chris Minns, and Rabbi Ben Elton of the Great… Continue Reading
Hannukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, where a candle is lit for eight days, and the Australian tradition of carols by candlelight have been fused together by tragic terror this year. Hannukkah and our Christian tradition of carolling by candlelight… Continue Reading
The number of young people in the US who identify as transgender or non-binary has greatly reduced, according to a well-regarded annual survey. Jean M Twenge, professor of psychology at San Diego State University, who runs the Generation Tech substack,… Continue Reading
An official public memorial service will be held tomorrow, Wednesday 17th at 7:15 pm on the forecourt in front of St Mary’s Cathedral. The Prime Minister and Premier will be speaking, as will Catholic Archbishop Anthony Fisher and Rabbi Benjamin… Continue Reading
Guy Freeman Guy and Sue Freeman have signed up to be Grey Nomads for the Bush Church Aid (BCA) society – an organisation that does what its name says, support churches in regional and remote Australia. They have stories about… Continue Reading