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August 2004

  • A message of inclusion (29 Aug 04)
    George Browning Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn writes this in the September 2004 edition of the Diocese's Anglican News:From Athens a message of inclusion rather than exclusion. . . I ...
  • Amanda Forbes (23 Aug 04)
    James and have enjoyed plenty of good music lately. On Saturday evening we were at a recital by soprano Amanda Forbes at St. Philip's church our local parish. It was ...
  • Scottish postard nostalgia (19 Aug 04)
    Much nostalgia. My mother kept the postcards I had sent her from my travels over the past 35 years or so and they were returned to me yesterday. The oldest ...
  • Taking back Australian faith (19 Aug 04)
    Sojourners is a (American) Christian ministry whose mission is "to proclaim and practice the biblical call to integrate spiritual renewal and social justice." It is organising a "Take Back Our ...
  • Iconic comfort (18 Aug 04)
    Among the kind messages I received assuring me of prayers following the death of my mother was a card depicting an icon of Christ the Lord made by Kathyrn Carrington ...
  • Black shirted serenades (16 Aug 04)
    Yet another concert by the ACO last weekend -- only fortnight after the last with Pekka Kuusisto as Guest Director and a program on the theme of Serenade for strings: ...
  • Guessing about grief (16 Aug 04)
    Talk to me about the truth of religion and I'll listen gladly. Talk to me about the duty of religion and I'll listen submissively. But don't come talking to me ...
  • Wearisome politics (13 Aug 04)
    Although same-sex marriage has never been recognised in Australia Prime Minister Howard has argued that it might be one day if the courts were to interpret marriage as something other ...
  • Prayer in serious drought (13 Aug 04)
    God of all creation we cry out to you. The land is our hurting partner; she is thirsty she is cracked and dry. Lord of the rains you weep for ...
  • Criollos (12 Aug 04)
    The August 2004 edition of The Atlantic has a beautifully written review by Christopher Hitchens of Borges: a life by Edwin Williamson (Viking). Hitchens quotes from a 1928 address in ...
  • A brilliant band (12 Aug 04)
    On 31 July we went to another in the series of concerts by the Australia Chamber Orchestra; this time an all Mozart affair. Peter McCallum wrote this in the Sydney ...
  • Thanks (09 Aug 04)
    God our Father we thank you that you have made each of us unique and special and given us talents with which to serve you. We thank you for June ...
  • June McKinlay 1922 - 2004 (01 Aug 04)
    My mother June Norton McKinlay died early this morning. She was 82 and very frail. This picture is about 16 years old and sits on my desk in a small ...
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