Articles for church and community magazines
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A quiet calling – a sacred trust
Ordination is not the beginning of Christian ministry, but a deepening of the calling received at baptism. Through Word, sacrament and pastoral care, priests are entrusted with a focused ministry of interpreting Scripture, nurturing faith and equipping the whole Church for shared mission. Though this vocation may be ‘smaller and less spectacular’, it is sustained…
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It’s okay not to be okay
We live in a fast-paced, image-driven world. We live in a world where the smiles must always be bright, where faith must always be strong and where our prayers must always be confident. But … what happens when we feel broken, weary, anxious or distant from God? Too often we succumb to those external pressures…
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Called to Compassion
In every encounter recorded in the gospel narrative, Jesus met people with love, and never with labels. He saw past social stigma, physical difference and mental instability, looking instead into the heart. The term ‘neurodivergence’ refers to a variety of neurological differences such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia, Tourette’s Syndrome and more. Each of these conditions…
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Joy in the Present
As we journey through our lives, society seems to insist that we should never be content, but rather that we should be always striving for something bigger and better. From an early age we are taught to push, to climb and to chase. But, this constant pushing, climbing and chasing runs in direct opposition to…