Now and again at a Federal Government level, a debate occurs about the merits of stripping dual citizens of their Australian citizenship, if they engage in terrorist activities or similar....
From the Chapel
Chapel
28 August 2026
Jesus Walks on Water If you’re anything like me, when you read the story of Jesus walking on the water (Matthew 14: 22–33), your first question is, “Did Jesus really...
From the Chapel: A Vast Universe
Chapel
14 August 2026
We live in a beautiful universe. It is vast, incredibly old, and just extraordinary. In our Senior School Muster in Week 3 we heard from Ms Katherine Bennell-Pegg, Australian of...
From the Chapel: The Importance of Grief
Chapel
30 July 2026
As a 24 year-old newly ordained deacon (ordination as a deacon usually occurs 12 months before priesting in the Anglican Church) my first training priest, Fr Bart O’Donovan, introduced me to the art (and it is an art) of conducting funerals, including...
From the Chapel: Empathetic Leadership
Chapel
26 June 2026
Jesus makes a simple, but incredibly powerful comparison between those who seek their own honour and glory, like the scribes did, and those who are generous to others, like the...
From the Chapel: Table-fellowship for all
Chapel
12 June 2026
One of signs of being a Christian community is our willingness to welcome strangers into our midst. Actually, the capacity to do that is an essential part of any community’s future survival and...
From the Chapel
Chapel
29 May 2026
Generosity: it’s not an optional extra! Societies are judged on their level of civilisation by how well they care for the poor and disadvantaged, in other words, the strugglers, those...
From the Chapel
Chapel
13 May 2026
When he was visiting Athens in the first century, St Paul discovered a shrine with the inscription, ‘To an unknown god’ (Acts 17: 22–28). He used this inscription to try and convince the people of...
In the Father’s House
Chapel
01 May 2026
In John’s Gospel there is a beautiful passage in which Jesus promises his disciples a place in the Father’s house. I especially love the phrase, “My Father’s house has many rooms” (John 14: 2). There...
From the Chapel: Put Love’s Agenda First
Chapel
02 April 2026
There are times when I deliberately bring a particular lens to reading the Gospels and it can be quite life-giving. So, I’ve been reading the Gospels through the lens of love and...
From the Chapel
Chapel
19 March 2026
What Gives You Life? What gives you life? Early in John’s Gospel (chapter 4) Jesus meets a Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well. In Jewish tradition, Jacob had dug this well...
From the Chapel
Chapel
05 March 2026
Equality under Christ Life is precious! We should never take it for granted nor assume that the rights we enjoy in Australia are universally shared. One of the sad realities...
