by davis | Oct 31, 2018 | Christian Faith, Fr Emannuel
Church, Family, Home † 31st October, 2018 Fr Emmanuel Governments are becoming increasingly conscious of the need to respond to problems facing families and communities throughout Australia. Some years ago there was a government strategy in place to support the...
by davis | Oct 20, 2018 | Christian Faith, Fr Emannuel
Faith Without Grace? † 20th October, 2018 Fr Emmanuel I recently asked myself the question: Is it possible to have faith without grace? I did not search for any answer at the time. A few days later I was reading holy Scripture where St Paul wrote to the...
by davis | Oct 19, 2018 | Christian Faith, Fr Emannuel
Beauty † 19th October, 2018 Fr Emmanuel Around 50-67AD, St Peter the Apostle from his abode in Rome wrote two letters of encouragement and spiritual instruction to the Churches of Asia Minor. In the third Chapter of his first letter, St Peter instructs wives to...
by davis | Oct 15, 2018 | Christian Faith, Fr Emannuel
Loss of Meaning † 15th October, 2018 Fr Emmanuel Never take it for granted when you walk into the Orthodox Church. You enter into a special and holy place. All that you hear and see and feel are not of human innovation but divine inspiration. Such inspiration...
by davis | Oct 15, 2018 | Christian Faith, Fr Emannuel
Sign of the times † 15th October, 2018 Fr Emmanuel Stripped of a Christian culture, today’s Christians can no longer rely on the general community’s values, the State, or Nation to represent them. Sadly and with great regret, Australia can no longer be regarded...
by davis | Oct 12, 2018 | Christian Faith, Fr Emannuel
The dog is better than I † 12th October, 2018 Fr Emmanuel Whilst debating the issue of relationships a young woman who was arguing in favour of multiple relationships in place of monogamous relationships stated “We have ascended from the Apes not from fallen...