Anglican Parish of Flinders with Balnarring

Did you know…? There are currently 29 sovereign monarchies in the world. If you had asked me, I would not have thought there were that many. One of them, of course, is the United Kingdom, and our church – The Anglican Church of Australia, has its origins

Today is remembrance Day. It is a very significant one – the centenary of Armistice Day. World War 1 ended on this day, 100 years ago. It has been called the Great War, yet I cannot think of it as great. In that war

Albert Einstein once said: “The world we have created is a product of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” The challenge to change our thinking comes swiftly and frequently in our   Scriptures. Today’s readings can lead us down

If it hadn’t been St. Francis’ Day today, this would have been our Old Testament reading: ”There was once a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, one who feared God

It is Michaelmas. The Feats of Michael and All Angels. This is a little of what Wickipedia has to say about it: Michaelmas(/’mɪkəlməs/; also known as the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, the Feast of the Archangels, or the Feast of

Here are some exerpts from this morning’s reading from the letter of James: “Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.  For all of

What is Fathers’ Day? What can we Christians make of it, in this cynical, ultra-secular age? The tradition of honouring fatherhood on a special day originated in Europe, as far back as the Middle Ages, when it was held on

The Vicarage has lost one of its wonderful characters. As many of you already know, Libby the Lolloping Labrador died last Monday week. What a gap she has left in our days and our home! John and I have had

Here we are on the third Sunday of Easter, and we are still hearing all the different stories of Jesus’ appearances to his disciples after the Resurrection. This one happened on the night of the first Easter Sunday. Just before it, we hear