The stories of Jesus’ death in the gospels invite us to reflect on the meaning of suffering and death in our world. We are confronted with our own suffering and struggles and others; we are constantly reminded of the suffering in our world, the disasters and disease encountered by others. The Gospels of Mark and Luke invite us to encounter the face of God revealed to us in the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection and how that face shines upon us.”

Join us 9.30am-4.30pm this Saturday (May 1) as Michael Trainor, senior lecturer in theology from Flinders University, leads the next in the series of Seminars at Christ Church Cathedral – The Face of God in Jesus: A Fresh Look at the Passion Narratives in Luke and Mark.

Cost: $50/$35, includes morning and afternoon tea. BYO Lunch.

Due to traffic restrictions in the CBD, to accommodate ANZAC Day commemorations, there will only be one service at the Cathedral this Sunday morning (April 25).

This Sunday (25 April) we will celebrate Holy Communion at 8.00am to enable those who wish, to attend the dawn service and/or the ANZAC march.

Regular services recommence on Sunday May 2, when we have Fr Michael Trainor (senior theology lecturer from South Australia’s Flinders University) as our guest preacher. Michael is visiting Darwin to lead the first in this year’s Cathedral seminar series: The Face of God in Jesus: Rethinking the Passion Narratives. Download information here.

The Cathedral Children made an Easter Garden

“Without equivocation or hesitation I fully and completely admit that I deny the resurrection of Christ.  This is something that anyone who knows me could tell you, and I am not afraid to say it publicly, no matter what some people may think…  I deny the resurrection of Christ every time I do not serve at the feet of the oppressed, each day that I turn my back on the poor; I deny the resurrection of Christ when I close my ears to the cries of the downtrodden and lend my support to an unjust and corrupt system.

“However there are moments when I affirm that resurrection, few and far between as they are.  I affirm it when I stand up for those who are forced to live on their knees, when I speak for those who have had their tongues torn out, when I cry for those who have no more tears left to shed” (Rollins 2009).

Pete Rollins, Orthodox Heretic quoted in the Dean’s Easter sermon.

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One of the great struggles for people of faith through the ages has been thinking about the problem of evil. At Easter, central to our celebration, is the belief that evil does not have the last word – that love will triumph. There are still plenty of questions though. In this video, Marcus Borg and Winne Varghese talk about the existence of evil.

It’s worth a look…

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