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Our shared assets for our shared future

Anna Greenwood-Lee — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:13:01 +0000

Fall is traditionally the time for stewardship in the church. We should ask of ourselves — what portion of what we have been blessed with, do we think we might be able to return for the good of the whole, and that we might make pledges to our parish for our giving the following year? […]

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“Tusitala” — “Teller of Tales”

Herbert O’Driscoll — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:09:57 +0000

Not that many years ago (says he defensively), I was assembling some material for a pilgrimage I had been asked to lead. I had decided to share some beautiful prayers, other than those that people knew from church worship. Among them, I chose one composed by Robert Louis Stevenson. Now in my later years, the […]

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Breaking bread together — practices for the church in an interreligious era

John J. Thatamanil — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:08:30 +0000

As someone committed to the work of interreligious dialogue, I take it for granted that others walk their own valid paths to ultimate reality. But the church itself remains ambivalent to this now matter-of-fact truth. Despite decades of work on theologies of religious diversity, there is much in the taken for granted life of the […]

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The first annual O’Driscoll Forum (July 2023)

Ian Alexander — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:06:36 +0000

Faithful readers of Faith Tides, and its predecessor the Diocesan Post, will know that for many years, one of its best-loved regular features has been the column of reflections by Herbert O’Driscoll. Herb is a retired priest and honorary clergy at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria. He is a well-known and widely respected preacher and teacher, […]

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Good things come in small packages — making a mini prayer book

Roland Hui — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:05:05 +0000

As an admirer of ecclesiastical art and a crafter of handmade books, I combined my two interests to create a miniature illuminated prayer book. A good friend of mine was being confirmed on Michaelmas, and I, as his sponsor, thought this would make an ideal gift for his special day. To make the pages of […]

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