Reflections
“Over the years I have known a few women by the name of ‘Hope’, but not one by the names ‘Courage’ or ‘Anger’. Prior to the advent of modern urban fantasy novels or dystopian fantasy novels, almost every courageous character I came across in the literature I read was male,” says The Rev’d Andrew Schmidt
Features
In this special joint feature, four members of our Diocesan community each share about a unique experience of room ‘being made in the inn’ for them, including a former refugee and priest, a ‘camper-outerer’ and Cathedral parishioner, a parishioner and disability advocate, and a priest who moved to Australia from South Africa
“In the Roman legions, a significant portion of their success was attributed to the fact that the soldiers fought in lines, with each soldier protecting the soldier to his left. The true strength of the army was in its collective nature – in the fact that the soldiers could rely on their companions to protect them,” says The Rev’d Andrew Schmidt
“Many of the most vulnerable people when it comes to mental health are vulnerable because they are in some way different from the expectation. Sadly, this too often leads to social ostracism or outright bullying, putting significant stress on people,” says The Rev’d Andrew Schmidt
“At the moment much of our global community has the opportunity to explore a radical change, a change where we return to our roots, and reimagine how things could be different,” says The Rev’d Andrew Schmidt
“This Palm Sunday, many households are planning to put some extra greenery on their door, in their front window or on their letterboxes, expressing an at-home solidarity with the community they are a part of,” says The Rev’d Andrew Schmidt
“I cannot break bread and share wine with someone without engaging from the premise that he or she has come to a given viewpoint with a deep desire to make the world a better place in some way,” says The Rev’d Andrew Schmidt
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