It’s a tradition in these parts now. Every Pentecost over the last four years we have joined with the Uniting Church at St Paul’s Anglican Church to celebrate Pentecost with an Anglican Eucharist. Everyone wears red and the sharing of communion is a highlight. Here’s the reflection I shared on John 15:27-16:4 As well asContinue reading “Three local churches join together for Pentecost communion”
Tag Archives: peace
Trish travels to Nazareth in the name of peace
Trish supervising in our church kitchen News from the Middle East is not all that good right now as Hamas and Israel hammer at each other again. But we’re in the business of celebrating small candles that light the way in the darkness. Nazareth Hospital is one such candle – a Christian place of healingContinue reading “Trish travels to Nazareth in the name of peace”
Despair by chocolate
I sit at the desk opening mail while tucking into a Father’s Day chocolate – a delicious indulgence. My eye falls on World Vision’s Action News – the lead article takes the chocolate industry to task for failing to meet yet another deadline to meet certain measures to curtail the use of child labour inContinue reading “Despair by chocolate”
Sorry is the first step
Today has been momentous. An obstacle has been removed from the road ahead. Now we can move on to some hard yakka.
Some new websites
Adding to the sidebar some new websites. Our revamped church website. PeaceChurch, a new venture that we hope will become a “parallel congregation” in Perth’s western suburbs – it has a dedicated “justice and mercy” bent. Not up yet, but watch for “Sacred Spaces”, another parallel church celebrating a contemplative approach Many thanks to webmasterContinue reading “Some new websites”
Lamenting Jerusalem – Second Sunday in Lent
Luke 13:31-35 sees Jesus lamenting over Jerusalem – a centre of power and influence in his part of the world in his time – probably no different from any other city we know, ancient or modern. There was one difference however. Jerusalem was heir to the Abrahamic covenant – a divine initiative that would seeContinue reading “Lamenting Jerusalem – Second Sunday in Lent”
Blood Diamond: are diamonds the new fur?
This is an unusual movie to reflect on – half action/drama and half documentary. Critics looking at the Hollywood Indiana Jones style action slam the movie for its slow pace and length. Those looking for documentation of the dehumanising illicit diamond trade in post colonial Africa lament the simplification and trivialisation of a complex humanitarianContinue reading “Blood Diamond: are diamonds the new fur?”
John Dear SJ
Have been reconnecting with several colleagues from the last millennium as we arrange a college reunion. One has drawn my attention to the work of John Dear SJ. I googled him and I like the stuff, as a non-violent peace activist, he writes. Here’s an example http://www.plough.com/articles/daretoimagine.html
Offshore Processing of Refugees
The controversial Bill that will see all arriving asylum seekers being processed offshore, out of sight and out of mind, beyond scrutiny and legal protection, will be re-presented to Parliament this week by the Prime Minister. Opposing MPs of his party have now been lobbied and pressured to support his line and it is unsureContinue reading “Offshore Processing of Refugees”
World Cup vs World Vision?
How many Aussies will be late for work tomorrow having stayed up in the still small hours to watch the Socceroo-Croatia contest? And now this from http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/ World cup anti-poverty advert is banned The UK Broadcast Advertising Clearance Centre has banned an advert by a Christian relief agency which contrasts the £49 million it hasContinue reading “World Cup vs World Vision?”
Wondering Pilgrim 