12th Jun 2022
A medical episode involving a friend disturbed me so much that I had to spend some time with my favourite chapter in the Bible: Paul’s letter......
12th Jun 2022
A medical episode involving a friend disturbed me so much that I had to spend some time with my favourite chapter in the Bible: Paul’s letter......
16th May 2022
Election commentators, if they talk about the Christian vote at all, often regard it as monolithic (and conservative). Are they right? No –......
16th May 2022
Election commentators, if they talk about the Christian vote at all, often regard it as monolithic (and conservative). Are they right? No –......
17th Apr 2022
Australians love a good holiday, even if they are no longer so attentive to holy days, and Easter is a particularly good one with its double-long......
17th Apr 2022
Australians love a good holiday, even if they are no longer so attentive to holy days, and Easter is a particularly good one with its double-long......
20th Feb 2022
Losing a dog means losing a member of the family. That was especially true for Barney Zwartz, as he explained in his faith column for The Age......
20th Feb 2022
Losing a dog means losing a member of the family. That was especially true for Barney Zwartz, as he explained in his faith column for The Age......
24th Jan 2022
“Beer doesn’t contain many vitamins,” an internet meme says. “So you have to drink lots of it.” It’s clever, and it raised a smile,......
24th Jan 2022
“Beer doesn’t contain many vitamins,” an internet meme says. “So you have to drink lots of it.” It’s clever, and it raised a smile,......
26th Dec 2021
Genuine hospitality is a beautiful act that enriches both those who give and those who receive, that breaks down barriers and creates community.......
26th Dec 2021
Genuine hospitality is a beautiful act that enriches both those who give and those who receive, that breaks down barriers and creates community.......
19th Dec 2021
Barney Zwartz writes for the Age about Mary and Joseph’s rejection, the refugee experience in Australia, and the humility of the incarnation....
19th Dec 2021
Barney Zwartz writes for the Age about Mary and Joseph’s rejection, the refugee experience in Australia, and the humility of the incarnation....
7th Nov 2021
The Bible does not back political philosophies or parties. The trend in Australia towards politicising faith is troubling, and a symptom of deepening......
7th Nov 2021
The Bible does not back political philosophies or parties. The trend in Australia towards politicising faith is troubling, and a symptom of deepening......
10th Oct 2021
Time is impossible – it can’t exist. Fourth-century theologian Augustine “proved” this in his greatest book, The Confessions....
10th Oct 2021
Time is impossible – it can’t exist. Fourth-century theologian Augustine “proved” this in his greatest book, The Confessions....
12th Sep 2021
“Abandon all hope, ye who enter here,” reads the sign at the entrance to hell in Dante’s Divine Comedy (readers of my columns might be......
12th Sep 2021
“Abandon all hope, ye who enter here,” reads the sign at the entrance to hell in Dante’s Divine Comedy (readers of my columns might be......
8th Aug 2021
In the 2011 Census, where nearly 30 per cent did not identify with any religion, only 59,000 said they were atheists, a minuscule proportion....
8th Aug 2021
In the 2011 Census, where nearly 30 per cent did not identify with any religion, only 59,000 said they were atheists, a minuscule proportion....
18th Jul 2021
Thomas More is often upheld as an example of moral courage, but the freedom of conscience he so valued for himself he was unwilling to extend......
18th Jul 2021
Thomas More is often upheld as an example of moral courage, but the freedom of conscience he so valued for himself he was unwilling to extend......