âConfession time: when I was asked to write this anglican focus feature about John Bunyan, I had never read The Pilgrimâs Progress. This has, therefore, been an opportunity to treasure, as Bunyan captures his characters so well that we can easily think of people like them in our own lives and sometimes we see them in the mirror,â says The Revâd Peter Judge-Mears from the Parish of Wishart, as John Bunyan is commemorated in our Lectionary on 31 August
Dr Famkima Darlong, Head of the Hospital Program for The Leprosy Mission Trust India and who will be visiting Queensland from 20 January, shares about his calling and the inspirational work he carries out daily to help people living with leprosy in India
âThe Chapel of The Holy Spirit stands proudly next to Old Bishopsbourne on the campus of St Francis College â a sacred refuge for weary locals. It is true to say that as long as Bishopsbourne has stood, there has been a chapel beside it, but there have been some changes in its location, and indeed its fabric, over the course of its long history,â says Archives Researcher Adrian Gibb
An online monument acknowledging the violent dispossession of Aboriginal peoples features a daily format, partly inspired by the Anglican and Catholic daily reflective offerings. ACSQ Anglican priest The Rev’d Dr Ray Barraclough has compiled the website, which features artwork from Melbourne Anglican priest and Wiradjuri artist The Rev’d Glenn Loughrey
âWhile the spiced bunâs popularity has been on the rise since medieval times, discussions about its origins quickly peel off into a hotly contested debate,â says anglican focus Editor Michelle McDonald, who asks, “How do you HCB?” and “Can you please send us your favourite recipe?”
Churches across the UK are continuing their efforts to assist refugees fleeing Ukraine following the Russian invasion. The latest figures from the United Nations show that almost 4.3 million people have left Ukraine since the invasion. The International Organization for Migration says that 7.1 million are displaced within the country
A biography writing programme that helps aged care residents reflect on their life story and reconnect with distant memories is the latest pastoral care offering by Anglicare Southern Queensland; and is providing joy for both residents and volunteer biographers alike as opportunities to reminisce transform into written text
âWhenever one of her kids announced a plan for their life, be it to do with a course of study, a career change, the forming of a relationship or a relocation, my mum would ask us just one question, âAre you happy?â For my mum, happiness was the greatest good; the measure of all things,â says The Very Revâd Dr Peter Catt
Meet Diann Eadeh and find out about her current projects and goals, her thoughts on NAIDOC Week and âBeing Together:Â Embracing Joyâ, how St Margaretâs helped equip her for a life of service, how St Johnâs Crisis Centre and St Peterâs, Southport are working together to support mothers and children, and what person of faith inspires her the most and why
Meet spouses South Sudan-based Bishop Daniel Abot and Toowoomba-based Rachel Jimma, and find out about their faith journeys, their refugee camp experiences and Bishop Danielâs reconciliation and orphanage work in South Sudan