The wedge drives even deeper as the school chaplaincy debate continues. This morning’s Eureka Street article and the array of comments is illustrative. There was a time when “religious” and “secular” were complimentary terms, rather than opposed. Some of the rub off of this was seen in a letter in this morning’s West where anContinue reading “School chaplaincy – sacred or secular?”
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Are you still here?
People are making rapture jokes like there’s no tomorrow!
When knowing works backwards…
I like this quote from writer John Shea: We need an understanding of God that blows our mind. …St Anselm created the ontological argument for God to remedy the ennui of monks. Without going into detail, the ontological argument states God is that than which nothing greater can be thought. If you carry out thisContinue reading “When knowing works backwards…”
Rain – the good, the bad and the ugly
Heavy soaking rain… It is good that this parched part of the country is getting some long awaited H2O. It is good that our empty reservoirs may begin to not look so empty. It is good that the cycles of nature have not completely abandoned our poor stewardship. It is bad that I can hear emergency vehicle sirens inContinue reading “Rain – the good, the bad and the ugly”
An Ignatian Devotion
Although I prefer the contemplative prayer of silence, I often fall back onto Ignatian styles of prayer. I find his exercises very focusing. This one was a particular gift this morning. I was directed there from Ignatian Spirituality on Facebook.
One of those days…
… when technology gangs up on you. Trying to create a PDF out of combined Word, Publisher and Adobe documents and send out via email. Had to make separate PDFs and find away of merging them, Found an online service – resulting file too big to send. Find ways to reduce and combine. Free licenceContinue reading “One of those days…”
Just a short one today…
Feeling a bit weary but satisfyingly so. From brief holiday to church camp to annual ministers’ retreat – and now some looming presentations and workshops to prepare. It’s been fairly people intensive for a few days – stimulating yet taxing for an introvert like myself. Need some still time and space to process connections, awarenessContinue reading “Just a short one today…”
Dilemma dealing
Here is a renewed attempt at cartooning. It is replicated from an adolescent memory of a cartoon I saw in some forgotten magazine. Of course, the caricature caught in unflattering circumstances is myself! I think it denotes my native predisposition. Black and white solutions to complex issues rarely satisfy me, especially when they are theContinue reading “Dilemma dealing”
No government funds, please: we’re Christians! – ABC Religion & Ethics – Blog
Storm in a teacup or point of no return? As an advocate for chaplaincy and stakeholder with my state provider (which, by the way, was formative in crafting the guidelines that made the whole thing workable before and after the complication of government funding), I find sense in the view expressed here: No government funds,Continue reading “No government funds, please: we’re Christians! – ABC Religion & Ethics – Blog”
Charter for Compassion
http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf This TED talk is the basis for this morning’s church camp exploration on compassion as an ingredient for creative communities of hope. Noting the peculiar features of a postmodern environment, we will be asking what the particularity of the incarnational faith of Christianity contributes to the conversation in practical and ideological terms. I haveContinue reading “Charter for Compassion”
Wondering Pilgrim 