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True Religion: Pinto, ISIS and the quest for religious authenticity
Sometimes synchronicity sets us thinking. Consider the lessons to be learned from two discourses that came my way a few days ago. Pinto Goes to...
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New Years Day
Most of the western world has just celebrated New Years Day – but why now? Why did we choose January 1st as the beginning of the year? It is...
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How Wounded Knee Brought Hope to the Holy Land
On December 29th, 1890 more than 200 men, women and children of the Lakota people, one of the indigenous populations of North America, were...
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Christmas Hope for All
As a Jewish child in Australia, in addition to enjoying the summer holiday atmosphere, seeing the decorations and hearing the carols in the...
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The Cardinal in the Synagogue: A Story for Christmas Eve
Churches in Israel will be full tonight, Christmas Eve. And they will be full not only of the faithful but of visitors, Jewish Israeli visitors...
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Affirming Brotherhood and Partnership — Jewish Celebration of Christian Transformation
Fifty years ago the Catholic Church made one of the most remarkable changes in the history of human religious history. For close to two...
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Small Miracles
Being back in Australia for Chanukah has been a strange experience. Imagine that the earliest time for candle-lighting is nearly 9:00pm and that...
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Mourning a Man of Peace
I paid a condolence visit yesterday to a friend whose father passed away a couple of weeks ago. It is most unusual, as you will know, in this...
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Hope for Jerusalem
On a cool evening towards sunset, a small group of us met outside the Jaffa Gate and hoped that others would join us. It was the yahrzeit of...
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On Love and Betrayal
I have just returned from a 5-day event, The Parliament of the World’s Religions meeting in Salt Lake City. The 10,000 participants reflected the...
