“An authorās silence about an event need not signify that it did not happen. It is therefore judicious to reconcile the two gospel accounts of Jesusā birth by recognising that neither author detailed every aspect of the narrative,” says The Rev’d Charlie Lacey
āAs we start to explore new habits, home-based habits, I wonder if we might at times be so quieted that we hear more clearly the still small voice of calm, the sound of sheer silence,ā says Bishop John Roundhill
āIt is one thing to study the Bible when you are 14,000 kilometres away, but it is a completely different ā some say life-changing ā experience reading it while in the Holy Land,ā says The Revād Daniel Jayaraj as he reflects on modern-day pilgrimage
āThe Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples I know are pragmatic, so it makes sense that they wish to be recognised in the Constitution through an advisory body ā a Voice. The Voiceās design principles show that the non-binding independent advice will come from the grassroots enabling Parliament and Government to function more effectively. In my book, that can only be a good thing,ā says The Revād Cameron Freese
Fishing for metaphorical red herrings
āI am often asked what made me choose to become a hospital chaplain and the short answer to that is I didnāt choose. I believe I was chosen,ā says hospital chaplain and St Bartās, Toowoomba parishioner Jodie OāShannassy
āWim Wendersā Perfect Days is the kind of meditative, arthouse crowd-pleasing experience that doesnāt come along all that often in more refined cinema settingsā¦itās certainly one of the highlights at this yearās Brisbane International Film Festival,ā says Ben Rogers
Anglicans from across the Pacific have joined in celebration to ordain and install The Most Rev’d Sione Uluilakepa as Bishop of Polynesia and welcome him as an Archbishop of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
A 27-year-old soup night tradition was celebrated by the Anglican Menās Society, The Parish of Bundaberg and St Lukeās Anglican School recently ā find out about the highlights of those who served, including Principal Virginia Warner, AMS’ Dr Howard Kingston, Bishop Jeremy Greaves and students Sienna and Safi