Given the multicultural nature of the Australian community it is important people of various faiths share their ideas about life from the perspectives of their own faith, writes Dorothy McRae-McMahon.
Twenty-four years ago, there was an Active Women’s Exercise Class. When it closed down, the women concerned decided to share morning tea with each other...
Several recent events can remind us all of racism. Sadly, racial prejudice has never been totally confined to non-religious people.
Back in 1956, when my...
As we approached “Australia Day” in 2019, the Uniting Church in Australia was encouraged by its national governing body, the Uniting Church Assembly, to...
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Eatz on Abercrombie (formerly Tripod Cafe) is all about specialty coffee, good food and the encouragement...
People of faith are usually called to love their God – body, mind and soul. If we are genuinely committed to doing that we must allow our minds to challenge all that we believe.
We often think that children have very simple young minds. However, if they connect with people of faith, they often remind us that their thinking goes deeper and wider than we may imagine.
Local cafes are, of course, places for eating and drinking. However, when we visit them regularly the best of them can facilitate our experiencing the wider community.
Coming from a Scottish Methodist background, I was brought up with sturdy genes for fighting and a spirit which said to me, if I was tired or grieving or anxious, “Pull yourself together and press on.”
While same-sex marriage is not currently legal, some people are acting on faith that it soon will be. The South Sydney Uniting Church in Waterloo has already taken a role in ceremonies with three couples preparing for this change.
Over the ages, the most dangerous people are those who think they “know” what life is about and what might, or might not, lie beneath it. They are, of course, fundamentalists and can be found at the margins of every faith and none.
As we approach Christmas, whether we are Christian or not, we might reflect on what lies beneath the various types of celebrations which usually take place.
The SSH celebrates the gracious and generous life of Professor the Hon. Dame Marie Bashir and gives thanks for all she has offered and continues to offer the community around her and beyond.
Many people of faith “pass the peace” to each other during worship services and beyond. This is obviously a friendly gesture, especially amid the complexities of everyday life. However, I sometimes wonder what we really mean when we say “peace be with you”?
