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Friday, 31 October 2025

Reformation Day: a lament and a proposal

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It's Reformation Day, apparently. Obviously, gains were made, many of them eventually adopted by the Roman Catholic Church in its own re...
Saturday, 24 May 2025

My peace I give you

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  Acts 16.9-15; Psalm 67; Revelation 21.10, 22-22.5; John 14.23-29 From time to time we hear about the ‘possible resumption’ of peace talks ...
Monday, 14 April 2025

Communion in Country: an Aboriginal meditation on the paschal triduum

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Introduction Let me set the scene for what I want to say with a few historical remarks about the relationship between Christians and native ...
Friday, 7 March 2025

Lent and racism

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It's Lent in the Christian churches, a time to reflect, become aware, and repent of our bad behaviour. To repent means to stop the bad b...
Saturday, 1 March 2025

The Pilgrimage of Prayer: Luke's Transfiguration

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Texts:  Exodus 34.29-35; 2 Corinthians 3.12–4.2; Luke 9.28-36 This Wednesday the church enters the season of Lent.  The Ash Wednesday rite s...
Thursday, 23 January 2025

Lent and Social Class

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Too often the colonial churches—of which the Anglican Church is the paradigm example—preach a message that is addressed only to its middle- ...
Saturday, 7 December 2024

The Bonds of Freedom: vows, sacraments and the formation of the Christian self (2008)

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My doctoral thesis from Monash University was published as a monograph in 2008 by Paternoster Press. It is now available as a paperback with...