Thirty years on, the church is richer for women’s ordination
In 1992, 92 women were ordained as priests around Australia. I was among them.
Leaders, you don’t need to take the journey alone
I recently remembered an encounter from my time as a consultant in a Sydney corporate communications consultancy.
We must urgently call on government for humane, compassionate treatment of refugees
It was taken as a sign of hope by refugee communities, advocates and supporters when the Labor party won the recent federal election that a more humane and compassionate approach would now be taken towards refugee policy and the treatment of refugees and people seeking asylum in this country.
Commitment to the whole Scripture is necessary to heal the wounds of the Australian Anglican Church
I hope that The Melbourne Anglican continues to allow respectful discussion and debate, as I hope that all Melbourne Anglicans themselves engage in respectful discussion and debate!
Will not God grant justice for Australian women?
Early last year it felt like women in Australia were having a moment. Grace Tame had just been named Australian of the Year, Brittany Higgins had gone public with her story of alleged rape by a Liberal staffer in Parliament House, and three other women also came forward claiming to have been assaulted by the same man.
God freed me, may it be so for you also
This year the Diocese of Melbourne remembers the 175th anniversary of the foundation of the See with the consecration of Charles Perry in Westminster Abbey on 29 June 1847.
I want to talk to my colleagues about Christianity, where do I start?
Talking about Jesus with our friends seems an impossible task, even when we want to. We chat about the issues of the day, but never seem to engage at any depth.
Let’s recognise the many barriers
As a direct response to the events going on in the Anglican church and the church in general, I want to say what makes me a Christian.
So, your teenager no longer wants to come to church?
You’re dealing with seemingly a crisis of faith. What do you do?
Finding hope through shared grief | Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day
This Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, journalist Kirralee Nicolle reflects on her own grief.
