 |
This year I will be doing a Prayer Pilgrimage around the Diocese. The theme is “People @ Prayer”. The launch will be at Synod, end May. The actual Pilgrimage around Tasmania will be for the months of June and July. … Continue reading
The following is an extract from my article, The Parliament of World Religions: Exploring the possibility of friendship, in the Tasmanian Anglican – February 2010. The Parliament of the World’s Religions 2009 was held in Melbourne in early December and attended … Continue reading
25 February I attended the Annual Meeting for the 2009 year of World Vison Australia. Although it is over used, it has been a truly ‘challenging year’. The full Annual Report and also by sections for convenience can be downloaded from here. The … Continue reading
It is essential that the law upholds the protection of life of every individual…..unless the right to life is respected, protected and promoted within our society…. we risk falling into social disintegration as the lives of some are deemed to … Continue reading
Just in case you didn’t know, we have a March 20 election in Tasmania and it has a Facebook edge to it. Read on, After promising the requisite clean campaign, Labor posted a web link: liberalsrealchange.com. It looked like a … Continue reading
Last night I watched Something in the Water Part 2 on ABC’s Australian Story and learnt of the efforts of a local GP in Tasmania’s North East seeking to explain unusual health problems in animals and humans. Interestingly the research found a … Continue reading
There has been much comment about Tiger Woods’ apology for his adultery: is the apology sincere or hype or hoping to regain sponsors? Whatever your conclusion of his motive, and surely we must be generous in attributing the highest motive … Continue reading
As we enter Lent some bishops have taken it upon themselves to call for an environmentally friendly Lent: Give up your iPods for Lent – bishops. I beg to disagree. What’s my problem? In a word, reductionism! - reducing Lent from its focus on reconciliation with God … Continue reading
(Roman) Catholic priests in Australia are overworked and in increasingly short supply, and this has prompted some dioceses to recruit clergy from overseas. But how ethical is it to take priests from countries such as India, where they may be … Continue reading
This weekend many people world-wide will be celebrating Valentine’s Day (14 February). Like most special ‘days’ commercialism has taken over and sometimes the real meaning of the day has been forgotten. Read the history of Valentine’s Day here So, amidst … Continue reading