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Easter changes everything – not least prayer. After Easter Sunday the disciples were able to pray to the Risen Lord. We do not pray to a dead idol… to a memory… our prayers are not just blessed thoughts. They are to the Risen Lord. And [...]

By Greg Sheridan, The Australian. Editor’s Note: Greg Sheridan contemplates the joy and hope that the Resurrection of Jesus Christ brings to us, even in the midst of the anxiety and upheaval wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, and the pain of lonely deaths in this [...]

Can you imagine being a disciple on the first Holy Saturday? You have given up everything to follow Christ – you have seen His miracles, heard His teaching and loved His love. He is the hope of Israel… indeed the hope of the world. And [...]

By Cardinal George Pell, AC. Editor’s Note: Cardinal Pell pens a moving reflection on his ordeal and how suffering can be redeemed through Jesus Christ, as exemplified by His sacrifice for us on the Cross. He includes musings on the coronavirus pandemic and the early [...]

This year began with one disaster after another, yet for me the COVID-19 tragedy stands out. It has brought something to my mind which I normally suppress – death. Every day, there are new updates which are hard to miss, and the number of deaths [...]

The recent High Court decision which unanimously (7-0) upheld the appeal of George Pell against the Victorian Court of Appeal’s decision proves—once-and-for-all-time—that the Catholic Cardinal is innocent. But that hasn’t stopped sections of the media from continuing to reaffirm Pell’s guilt. Without doubt, the most [...]

If you were to ask the majority of Millennials or Generation Z’s, what a rainbow stands for, they would say, “Diversity and the LGBTQI Movement.” Ask any 8 year old this week, and they will tell you it stands for HOPE. Despite the terrible tragedy [...]

This Easter is going to be different! We can’t go to church, we can’t gather with friends. But we can gather with family around a meal. Many love the tradition of going to church and coming home to a special Easter lunch. After a rousing [...]

Good Friday 10/4/2020 & Easter Sunday 12/4/2020 ANGLICAN CHURCH: 1. For weekly Sunday services at either St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney and other Anglican churches by suburb (Sydney & Wollongong) -- scroll down link to view churches by suburb name. 2. Channel 9 TV coverage of [...]

“And may your hearts be fully committed to the Lord our God, to live by His decrees and obey His commands, as at this time.” ~ 1 Kings 8:61 There is an enormous danger that we are part-time Christians… or only crisis Christians. We call [...]

It’s a strange time to be celebrating Easter. We would normally be enjoying the long weekend near water or sun, spending time with our friends and extended families, and gathering in our local churches. Instead, for the most part, we will be bunkered down inside [...]

A very specific prayer on the Covid-19 crisis. It is known that the elderly are more likely to be ill and die than other age groups that the virus affects – along with others with chronic ill health, lung disease, reduced immunity, diabetes etc. This [...]

One night, as I try to sleep, I hear a neighbour's cows calling for their calves. The owner must have separated them during the day. The tone is one of distress, and while they are a long way away, the noise carries across the miles [...]

Prayer: “Praise be to the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel just as He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promise He gave through His servant Moses. May the LORD our God be with us as He was [...]

The ABC’s reporting of the media witch-hunt centring upon the Roman Catholic Cardinal George Pell, proves that our nation’s national broadcaster is anything but impartial. Just watch the following interview between Greg Craven, the Vice-Chancellor and President of the Australian Catholic University, and ABC presenter [...]

During the current pandemic, something of a spiritual revival is occurring, which the mainstream is starting to acknowledge. And that is, a significant number of people are turning to God in prayer. The Wall Street Journal is even calling this "A Coronavirus Great Awakening?" According [...]

Editor's Note: This wonderful piece by Phil Moore at Think Theology really drives home the power of prayer in converting hearts to Christ and sowing long-lasting, fruitful seeds of the Gospel. May we take this marvellous reflection to heart in the weeks and months ahead, [...]

Prayer: Praying the Promises “Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like You in Heaven above or earth below – You who keep Your covenant of love with Your servants who continue wholeheartedly in Your way. You have kept Your promise to Your [...]

In the midst of social lockdown, I have started to take stock of just how fortunate I am to live in a country like Australia. After all, as a nation we’ve... Had twenty-eight years of uninterrupted economic growth. A government that is so generous with [...]

In a sense we Christians carry on as normal, even in a time of crisis: The other day I wrote a piece about no more business as usual. In it I mainly had in mind two broad concerns: One, that non-Christians cannot keep living selfish, [...]