Tag: LGBTQI+
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Called to Continue Christ’s Mission
Jesus travelled from city to city healing the sick and proclaiming God’s kingdom. But even the Son of God had limits. Moved by deep compassion, he saw the crowds as “harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” So he turned to those who had been watching and learning from him. He transformed his disciples…
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From Invisibility to Healing
In Matthew 9, we encounter the moving story of a woman who had suffered from continual bleeding for twelve years. Because her condition rendered her ritually unclean under Jewish law, she lived not only with physical suffering but also with social and religious exclusion. Believing that even touching Jesus’ cloak would heal her, she approached…
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Thinking Faithfully in a Crowded Marketplace
Paul arrived in ancient Athens expecting a city of great wisdom and philosophy and instead found it crowded with shrines, idols, and superstition. Disturbed by what he saw, he began speaking in the public squares, where both curious listeners and skeptical philosophers gathered around him. Some mocked him, while others genuinely wanted to hear more.…
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Thinking Faithfully in a Marketplace of Ideas
Paul’s visit to Athens revealed a city crowded with idols, shrines, and competing philosophies. While waiting for his companions, Paul walked through the marketplaces and public squares, where thinkers debated the newest ideas and citizens tried to “cover their bases” with every imaginable god. Troubled by both the superstition and the emptiness he saw, Paul…
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Same-Sex Marriage
Father Peter Manuel is unusual in the Christian clergy; he is prepared to speak out against the plebiscite and in favour of same-sex marriage. “I would really love for marriage to become something that celebrates marriage rather than celebrates heterosexuality,” Father Manuel said.The Anglican priest runs Western Australia’s only service for the LGBTI community at…