Charles Brammall Let me begin with an animal, because Christmas make more sense when we stop pretending we are above the rest of creation, or somehow exempt from the way absence quietly orders the world. Animals, after all, do not… Continue Reading
Kanishka Raffel, Sydney Anglican Archbishop – pre and post Bondi messages Archbishop Raffel has released a new version of his Christmas message post Bondi. This year, a pall of darkness was cast over Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights. The… Continue Reading
In the spirit of Ahmed el Ahmed, one of the Bondi heroes, the Mayor of Canterbury Bankstown, Bilal El-Hayek, with his council, has closed the Al Madina Dawah centre in Bankstown. The prayer hall, associated with a controversial cleric, Wissam… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall: From Sculpture to Sirens: Church, and Love’s Holiness My lovely, nearly 80-year-old cousin is Jewish. She grew up Protestant, then married a lovely Jewish chap, and converted. They have raised their three children as Jews- it is inherited… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall When I was going through Bible college, I nearly became a Presbyterian minister instead of an Anglican one. It seemed to me they both had advantages. True story: In the early 20th century, a Presbyterian lady was summoned… Continue Reading
Extraordinary speeches at Bondi as NSW Premier Chris Minns preaches from a Psalm, and Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane gives an eyewitness account of arriving in Bondi as the bullets were killing the innocent. Chris Minns: ‘The Psalm does not end… Continue Reading
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