MOVIE | NOTES ON BLINDNESS
For John Hull the experience of totally losing his sight became something of a spiritual quest.
That’s not such a surprise considering he was the son of a Melbourne Methodist minister who became a theologian and eminent religious educator.
John’s determination to wrest a sense of meaning from his mid-life ...
PENNY MULVEY
All churches, sporting clubs, schools, scout groups and any other institution or community group that engages with children are facing legal responsibilities to ensure the safety of children.
Employees and volunteers associated with these groups must put the welfare of the child front and centre. That means understanding issues such as grooming; bullying behaviours; children who are potentially ...
Consider this article a bit of a ‘taster plate’.
There are 16 candidates for ordained ministry within the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania at the moment. Sixteen high energy, clever, culturally diverse, interesting people who the Church has selected to work toward ordination for either Minister of Word or the Diaconate from across five presbyteries.
What do Pope Francis, and actor Andrew Garfield, who plays a lead role as a Jesuit priest in Martin Scorsese’s latest film, Silence, have in common? Answer: they have both undergone the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola, who founded the Jesuits in 1539, and whose Exercises are at the core of Jesuit spirituality.
BOOK | THE WHITE QUEEN | ONE NATION AND THE POLITICS OF RACE (QUARTERLY ESSAY 65) | DAVID MARR
In his seventh Quarterly Essay, The White Queen – One Nation and the Politics of Race, journalist David Marr examines Pauline Hanson and One Nation’s re-emergence in our current global political context.
BOOK | FAITH AND FREEDOM | TERESA FORCADES
Faith and freedom may be thought of as opposites by those critical of religion. But this is certainly not the case for a thinker such as Martin Luther, who thought that only faith can free us from slavery to our self-interest. And it is not the case ...
BOOK | MATERIALISM | TERRY EAGLETON
Terry Eagleton can usually be relied upon for a left-field viewpoint on religion, politics and culture, both in the senses of the political left and the simply surprising. In his latest book, he investigates the concept of materialism (the philosophical concept rather than the idea of hording riches) in ...
The Sipwell faith community celebrated the Easter dawn around a campfire and enjoyed a fish breakfast.
St Luke’s UCA at Devon North in Gippsland, decorated a wooden cross with fresh flowers. It stood outside the church from Maundy Thursday until Easter Tuesday.
Moderator Sharon Hollis preached at her mother’s congregation at Dookie Uniting Church on Easter ...
‘Pray also for me that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains.’ (Ephesians 6:19).
Here in Ephesians, Paul comes towards the end of his letter asking for prayer. He asks for the provision of ...
South Korea is often described as a Christian success story. From humble beginnings, Christianity endured persecution and political division to become the largest religion in South Korea.
In October this year, 20 NextGen youth from diverse cultural backgrounds will travel to South Korea to learn about the history, traditions and culture of the Korean church.
Among the many letters Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote when he was in prison was a poem that was later versified into a hymn. Since I first came across the poem and hymn I have spent some time each Eastertide pondering it.
Three small verses that, even if I meditate on them for the rest of my life I will never ...
PLAY | THREE LITTLE WORDS | JOANNA MURRAY-SMITH
Have you ever experienced a deep visceral response to friends’ news that they are breaking up? Perhaps you have seen them as the perfect couple? You cannot imagine them as individuals.
This is the premise of playwright Joanna Murray-Smith’s latest offering, Three Little Words, currently showing ...
