Going Up The Mountain
Well, not quite…
My Dearly Beloved and I have just returned from Pallotti College, a retreat in the foothills around Mt Donna Buang in Eastern Victoria. The College was originally built as a seminary for the Pallotine Order, but has long been used as a spiritual retreat and conference centre – a task for which it is more than adequately suited, given its beautiful location and peaceful atmosphere. Read more »
The Suffering Servant: Two Lent Reflections
Similar to the Advent reflections which I talked about in a previous post, the North Ringwood Uniting Church has produced a booklet of Advent reflections to provide the congregation with reference points for prayer and contemplation during the season of Lent.
So, for your edification, I reproduce the two short contributions which I made to this year’s Lent booklet. As with the Advent reflections, each article begins with a Scriptural passage and concludes with a prayer. Read more »
And Now A Reflection From the US Elections…
I just love the Non Sequitur website! Here’s another pearl of wisdom from Wiley….
Writing about Friedrich Nietzsche, Karl Marx once said: Shame on you, Christians! Shame on you that it took an atheist to show you the essence of your faith. Sometimes we need to listen more carefully to those with a different perspective…
About Me
My name is Brendan Byrne, and welcome to my new blog, a space especially dedicated to matters of faith: sermons, prayers, reflections, and occasionally a comment or two.
Firstly, a couple of housekeeping matters. This blog will not be replacing my old blog, Confessions From a Comfortable Couch. That blog will remain my blog dedicated to all manner of stuff and musings – except for matters of faith. So please continue to enjoy the comfy couch!
Second, why this new blog? Simply, it’s to do with the fact that I am now a formal candidate to the ordained ministry of the Uniting Church in Australia. I wanted to have a space where I could share my thoughts, musings, and impressions of the process of theological training and ministry formation. Also, because I am now being given opportunities within my local UCA congregation to preach and lead services (frequently in conjunction with my Dearly Beloved, also a ministry candidate), I wanted a place where I could provide copies of my sermons, prayers, devotions, reflections, etc, for others. Not, I hasten to add, because I am under any illusions that anything I have to say might be particularly groundbreaking or profound, just simply in order to share what I have to say (and to give you the opportunity to tell me what you think!)
So – the excuses made, it’s time to launch ourselves into the theological breach…fides quaerens intellectum.
