SCRIPTURE:And God is faithful;…and will also provide a way out so that you can stand up. For God knows our frame, and remembers that we are dust. 1 Cor.10:12, Ps.103:14. When I awoke on Easter Sunday it was a glorious morning. Birds were singing, the sky was a bright azure and totally cloudless. A soft […]
Anyone can be a father But it takes someone special to be a Dad
ANGLICAN MEDIA SYDNEY PO Box Q190 QVB Post Office Sydney NSW 1230 Australia Phone: (02) 9265 1505 Fax: (02) 9261 2864 Email: Website: http://www.anglicanmediasydney.asn.au MEDIA RELEASE 2nd July, 2002 Australian Bishops’ Statement on the Decision by the Bishop and Synod of the Diocese of New Westminster to approve the blessing of same-sex unions Dr Peter […]
Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-155 (Family Issues) GUIDELINES FOR FATHERS (from All About Families) Part one: Fathers Should Be Approachable by Norman Bales A television interviewer asked a world-renowned philosopher to identify the most difficult question in philosophy. He surprised the interviewer and everyone else when he said, “How do you raise children?” That’s a good […]
Relationships 101 What makes a relationship between people a good one? Is there a hidden secret? How can you have a close friend? The secret of good relationships is talking the truth. When we learn the skills of truth talk, we reap the rewards of experiencing close, sweet friendships. Ephesians chapter 4 is the basis […]
The deepest guilt is the church’s. by Jim Rice May-June 2002 Among the many sad notes that have been played in regard to the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse scandal, here’s one that points to the depth of the church’s disgrace: Various media outlets reported that, “prompted by the scandal,” dioceses across the country announced the […]
Richard Rohr, O.F.M. In these times of rapid change and global transformation, many in our culture are grasping for a spirituality that is both relevant to our new ways of living and powerful in a world geared for materialism. While many women have learned the value of connection and support of other women through this […]
Ed Spivey Jr. Our cover feature points out the importance of rituals that young men need to prepare them for responsible adulthood, not including the time your mother made you wear a bow tie for Dress-Up Day at school. Of course, we aren’t talking about the common, everyday rituals that all of us have, such […]
REPRESSED MEMORY ISSUE Case may turn on legally vulnerable evidence By Michele Kurtz Globe Correspondent If prosecutors’ evidence against the Rev. Paul Shanley comes largely from the account of a man who says he blocked out the alleged abuse for years, their case could hinge on the legally problematic issue of whether ”recovered” memories can […]
BEHOLD THE MAN!. PART 1. SCRIPTURE: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives. Luke 11:9-10. For as long back as I can remember I had been taught that Jesus was my friend, that he loved […]