St. Andrew’s Grammar School hosted the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia National Schools Event from May 3rd to May 5th. Six schools from throughout Australia: All Saints Grammar, St. Spyridon College, St. Euphemia College, St. George College, Oakleigh Grammar and St. John’s College visited Perth in Western Australia for the annual sporting competition and spoken arts festival. The sports played included: soccer, indoor …

Bill Shorten flips on gay marriage plebiscite The Australian – 29 June 2016 Dennis Shanahan (Political Editor, Canberra) Bill Shorten told religious leaders and Christian voters in the final days of the 2013 election campaign that he was “completely relaxed about having some form of plebiscite” on same-sex marriage. In video footage ­obtained by The Australian, the ­Opposition Leader outlined …

The Australian – 30 June 2016 Rick Morton, Social Affairs reporter, Melbourne The architect of Irish gay marriage referendum Yes campaign Tiernan Brady, in Australia helping on the effort here. Picture: Hollie Adams One of the architects of Ireland’s overwhelming victory for “yes” in its same-sex marriage referendum has disputed Bill Shorten’s depiction of the Irish experience as ugly division. …

The Australian – 30 June 2016 Paul Kelly (Editor-At-Large, Sydney) & Dennis Shanahan (Political Editor, Canberra) Malcolm Turnbull has demanded that Bill Shorten pass legislation ­allowing a plebiscite on same-sex marriage if the Coalition is re-elected because it would be ­“untenable” for Labor to defy the wish of the Australian people and deny such a clear mandate. In an exclusive …

  Herald Sun – 19 May 2016 ANDREW BOLT IT’S not the haters who will kill Christianity. It’s the ignorant, who have no clue how we non-Christians will suffer. But, wow, that hatred sure is feral. The latest examples? One: the Greens this week say they want to strip churches of their “right to discriminate” — actually their freedom to …

By Archimandrite Zacharias of Essex It is unfortunate that there is widespread confusion, not to mention delusion, in the inexperienced, whereby the Jesus Prayer is thought to be equivalent to yoga in Buddhism, or ‘transcendental meditation’, and other such Eastern exotica. Any similarity, however, is mostly external, and any inner convergence does not rise beyond the natural ‘anatomy’ of the …

SERGEY KHUDIEV A translation of American journalist William Lobdell’s book, Losing My Religion: How I Lost My Faith Reporting on Religion in America – and Found Unexpected Peace, has recently been published in Russian. This book is interesting in many regards. Lobdell cannot be placed alongside the popular anti-religious propagandists; he is a much more serious and profound writer. Most likely this …

Paschal Epistle of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad To the Archpastors, pastors, monastics and all the faithful of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. Christ is risen! Every year, we are filled with spiritual joy and ecstasy when we hear these words and reverently participate in the …

The Athonite Monasteries of Koutloumousiou, Xeropotamou, Zographou, Kapakallou, Philtheou, and Gregoriou have all written letters to the Holy Community of Mt. Athos in reaction to the Pan-Orthodox draft documents prepared for the upcoming Council in Crete. In these letters the Holy Athonite Monasteries have responded to the draft documents and methodology of the Pan-Orthodox Council with sharp and pointed reactions. …

Hosanna in the highest, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Dear Friends of Saint George Taybeh, Today we celebrated a glorious Holy Palm Sunday with a beautiful ecumenical procession with all three of our church communities marching in the streets of the village leading to the 4th century Byzantine ruins of St. George Church. So …