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Reflections

Thursday May 15

What courageous person inspires you and why?┃The Rev’d Dr Ruth Mathieson

“It is very important for Christians to be courageous and proclaim God’s love to those who may only otherwise hear of God’s condemnation,” says The Rev’d Dr Ruth Mathieson

Reflections on Pope Francis and his legacy

“I shed a tear on hearing the news of the death of Pope Francis. He was someone who spoke my language, someone who echoed in words, my experience of the Divine and the way that experience can be mediated through the gift of this beautiful planet,” says The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt

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Statement from Archbishop Jeremy Greaves on the death of Pope Francis

“Restless and joyous — seems to capture so much of what the world saw of Francis in his public ministry. Restless for a world that better reflected the kingdom proclaimed in the Gospel, and joyous in his encounters with people everywhere,” says Archbishop Jeremy Greaves

Seeing life differently through Holy Week

“The liturgies of Holy Week can contribute to our becoming more empathetic by exposing us to situations that we have yet to encounter in our lives. This is because the events of Holy Week are recorded with details that allow us to identify the time of year and the days of the week on which they are located,” says The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt

Why magpies win!

“…magpies sing when it’s fair weather and when it’s pelting with rain, their whole bodies abandoned to the work of singing,” observes Bishop Cam Venables in this reflection

"The story of Jesus is about God being with us"

“Our faith does not guarantee that life will be a bed of roses; that it will all work out ok. Rather it invites us to walk with one another into and through the complexities that life throws up. And then to discover through the gift of our solidarity God’s presence in the turmoil,” says The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt

Lead Like a Woman conference: Insights and learnings

Four women share their insights and learnings from the Lead Like a Woman conference, including Susan Brockhurst, Kylie Walls, Elissa Cotroneo and The Ven. Tiffany Sparks

Australia's Overshoot Day in 2025 is 19 March

“One of the gifts that we can offer as the human family struggles to get itself out of the bind that has been created over centuries of living in a particular way, is to help the people of the west to recapture a sense of their place within the earth system. St Francis and St Clare of Assisi, for example, invite us to see the other creatures of the earth as kin, sisters and brothers, as part of a common family. They invite us to explore a form of relational spirituality that might just change our hearts, and then our minds,” says The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt

What courageous person inspires you and why?┃Aunty Dr Rose Elu

“My father showed me that leading and helping other people means taking initiative, and taking initiative requires boldness and strength,” says Aunty Dr Rose Elu

Tough Questions: Why hold a prayer vigil?

“In the second chapter of Acts, we find Jesus’ followers waiting, praying, hoping and expecting God to do something new. On that same day, they were filled with the Holy Spirit and three thousand people were added to their number,” says The Rev’d Charlie Lacey from St Andrew’s, Springfield

Lawyers as peacemakers

“Dispute resolution expertise is particularly central to the contemporary real world of lawyering. Communication skills are critical to all the work that lawyers do and negotiation skills are used on a daily basis…Contrary to popular belief, therefore, lawyers are in effect peacemakers,” says Professor Rachael Field