Jane and her miracle child — after losing her three children in Cyclone Idai in 2019, she gave birth to her son (Image by Tobin Jones / Act for Peace)

National

“Christmas Bowl was always prominent in church throughout Advent when I was growing up”: Archbishop Jeremy Greaves

Church communities have been uniting through the annual Christmas Bowl appeal for 75 years, giving hope to families who are displaced

The Baru Beat

“Making room in our church’s ‘inn’ for those needing company and others wishing to serve”

“For some, these Christmas gatherings serve a significant role in providing company and a place to be…For others, the opportunity to serve, to be purposeful, to be needed at Christmas time is equally significant,” says Bush Ministry Fund priest The Rev’d Loretta Tyler-Moss

Dates & Seasons

"You have come to us as a small child"

“Bernard of Clairvaux and his Cistercian order led the rediscovery of the importance of Christmass as the celebration of God coming amongst us; the celebration of the incarnation, of the Word made flesh, to pick up the imagery to be found in John 1,” says The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt

Local

Gold Coast Anglican communities deliver season’s eatings for struggling families

Local Gold Coast Anglican communities have come together to spread the love and joy of Christmas to those struggling in their local community through a hamper distribution initiative

Reflections

Artificial intelligence and the human condition

“The complexity of the human experience provides a clue as to why Christmas involves the idea of God entering into that full human experience in the person of Jesus,” says The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt