âAnselm of Canterbury was the most significant Christian theologian between Augustine of Hippo and Thomas Aquinas and is regarded as the founder of scholastic theology,â says The Revâd Canon Dr Marian Free on St Anselm of Canterbury whose Feast Day is marked on 21 April
âThere was no set date for my retirement. No celebration. No intentional, âNow I begin a new stage of my life!â Perhaps it was my decision not to continue lecturing at St Francis College that led to my retirement. I think receiving my Pensioner Concession Card was the clincher. Nevertheless, I simply morphed into retirement and Iâm loving it,â says The Revâd Dr Carol Hebron
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âAs for my friend, Ali, while life has not been easy following his release as he struggles financially to pay for basics, he is thankful for his freedom. He is also grateful to supporters of refugees, including many local Anglicans, who continue to bear witness to their suffering and advocate for more humane policies,â says Peter Branjerdporn from our Justice Unit
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âWith the relentless bombing in Gaza, I think about the future of the young Palestinians there if they do live. More than 16,000 of the 40,000 people killed in Gaza are children. However, even surviving this statistic as a young person in Gaza means living in constant fear of being killed, grief from loss of family and friends and displacement from your home with no protection or safe place to go,â says a secondary school student and St Andrewâs, Indooroopilly parishioner
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“What I want to say is that any person who risks their life to seek safety is the same. Whether people come here via a United Nations refugee camp or arrive by either boat or plane to apply for asylum, we all have one thing in common â that is the need to find a safe place to live in freedom,” says Bishop Daniel Abot, as the International Day of Peace approaches
âExcellent thurifers spin the thurible in such a way that a thick cloud emerges during the Eucharistic Prayer. I try and get a good smoke happening. Although there is a fine line between smothering the incense hot coals and not putting enough incense in the thurible,â says formation student Tim Newton, who is currently studying theology at Oxford University
âOutback ministry is more than services, Bible studies and prayersâŚAs well as assisting graziers with feral pest control, I also help food producers with musteringâŚI mow the lawns of elderly home owners; help school children with their reading; engage in maintenance, repair and painting of parish buildings; and, aid very elderly parishioners by cleaning churches,â says intrepid Western Region missioner, The Revâd Geoff Reeder