I was interviewed by the Dean of the Cathedral, The Very Reverend Richard Humphrey, on the day after I formally announced my resignation as Bishop of Tasmania (26th July 2015). At the conclusion of the interview which occurred during the 10am Sunday Worship Service, The Dean prayed … Continue reading
As I was praying recently a certain heaviness descended upon me, maybe because of continuing events: the persecuted Church around the world, the pain of women and children suffering domestic violence, my own country’s indifference to asylum seekers – it was all so … Continue reading
Family is intimacy. Violence destroys. That the two words: family and violence are joined in Australia today is violation. Violation of love, trust, honour, dignity, compassion, vulnerability, togetherness, health – a violation of wholeness, integrity, of all that is family. … Continue reading