Bishop Philip Huggins

The Story of Meditation and Prayers for our Earth and COP Conferences

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Logo: Meditation and Prayers for our Earth and COP Conferences

Four years ago, three unconnected people with different faith backgrounds and in different states of Australia were simultaneously thinking about creating a group of interested people to meditate/pray for the planet and its people. Then magically, they connected!

What arose from this connection was ‘Meditations and Prayers for Our Earth and COP.’ We meet online, via Zoom, once a week from the beginning of August to the beginning of each year’s COP conference. During the conference itself the meditations and prayers happen daily.

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Yes, Peace is in Every Step: The Necessity Now of Good-Hearted Peacemaking

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walking mediatation That famous poem by Rudyard Kipling “IF” commences with If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs has a lot to offer toward reflection on peacemaking. Wisdom guides us to explore our own resources and inspirations when time tells heavily upon us. Here, Bishop Philip Huggins shares his peacemaking, his inspirations and his own spiritual discipline around peacemaking.

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Hope and Peace: Sunday Worship and our vocation as Peacemakers, Hope-givers

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Hope and Peace: Sunday Worship and our vocation as Peacemakers, Hope-givers

Bishop Philip Huggins gives an account of preparation and participation in Sunday Worship. He speaks of our vocation as Peacemakers, Hope-givers. Worship in other religions also offers prayers for peace. In Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism and Buddhism, prayers are offered for the peace of oneself, one’s community, one’s nation, and all life on Earth and in the multiverses. A gentle, insightful reflection is offered.

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A Wedding at Cana and a January Wedding in Australia

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A Wedding at Cana and a January Wedding in Australia
A Wedding at Cana and a January Wedding in Australia


The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity approaches. Bishop Philip Huggins writes of the Wedding in Cana, and a wedding he celebrated recently at the Mission for the Seafarers. There are recollections about ‘Mary Undoer of Knots’. All these reflections lead to a deep appreciation of the peace we all share in Australia. Consider, there has never been a military war in Australia: that renders the most peaceful nation on Earth. Is not Peace on Earth the mantra of all our religions?

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Looking Ahead in January 2025 – This Federal Election Year

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Uluru Statement from the Heart: Voice – Treaty – TruthIn a year when Australia faces a Federal election, Bishop Philip Huggins offers reflections on leadership, dignity and gravitas, in the light of our nation’s recent history. In his reflection, Bishop Huggins offers three thoughts: a consideration of the failed referendum, the reality of climate change and the need for concerted actions responding to the recent threats to social cohesion.

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Epiphany and A New Year Called 2025

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Adoration of the Magi - Fra Angelica
The Adoration of the Magi is a tondo, or circular painting, of the Adoration of the Magi assumed to be that recorded in 1492 in the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence as by Fra Angelico.

Bishop Philip Huggins writes of the incarnation of Jesus, and the journey of the Magi as scribed by the poet T.S. Eliot. In his reflection, Bishop Huggins highlights whom do we celebrate Epiphany for: a child born 2000+ years ago, or the children of this day, this age? How do we love a new-born babe? Reflections from the First Nations theologian Stan Grant are also included.

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Coming Up to Christmas

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Damage at Adass Israel Synagogue
Damage at Adass Israel Synagogue
All of what we do in Australian society and culture is built around creating a safe and harmonious future for families, for children, and for those who come to live on our shores. Bishop Philip Huggins shares a family event, and then, synchronicity laying flowers with other faith leaders at the Adass Israel Synagogue. As one Jewish leader said, while the focus today is on the safety of Jewish people, it is really about what shape our Australia now takes.

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Attack on Ripponlea Synagogue: As faith leaders we stand together

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Attack on Ripponlea SynagogueA Christian Bishop, a Leader of Muslims in Victoria and a Progressive Rabbi from East Kew all address the heinous attack on the Adass Israel Mosque in Ripponlea, Melbourne. These faith leaders – together they declare, “We seek to stand together at times like this“.

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Rising Tide in Canberra: A Bishop Reflects

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Rising Tide in Canberra:

Australia is witnessing an ever-increasing response to the use of fossil fuels, exports of these fuels, and the granting of new mining licences to international organisations. This response – in part – is shown in demonstrations, protests, banning of protests by state government and a certain disregard of free speech and human rights. Bishop Philip Huggins – patron of Australian Religious Response to Climate Change and a member of the UN Interfaith Liaison Committee to the Climate Change Conferences gave an address to the Rising Tide event in Canberra.

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Survival of planetary life depends on decisions made now

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COP29 - Baku, AzerbaijanBishop Philip Huggins writes from the Riverina region of NSW, Australia, on a farm which is part of the Biodiversity Conservation Trust. We are helping with plantings which take account of climate change. See https://www.bct.nsw.gov.au/. He writes that he is meeting wonderful people who are doing what they can to transition to renewables and help this area respond to current realities of climate change.

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A Peacemaking Suggestion

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A Peacewalk SuggestionA suggestion has come to mind about walking together for world peace. When Australians what to change something, they get together, make their placards about peace, and walk together purposefully. We have done this earlier, with our interfaith and multifaith friendship walks, as Bishop Philip Huggins recalls. Perhaps we could walk again – in these days of a fractured world. A meditative exploration follows … Silent, Meditative Multi Faith Peace Walks?

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Finding Hope – Giving Hope
by remembering our roots

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kids caught up in war

Bishop Philip Huggins shares reflections on the inter-religious talks of Israeli and Muslims of the Friends of Roots. Many chant ‘from the river to the sea!” And this, where one side alone claims belonging to the land between the river and the sea to a place where it is recognised, not only that both Israelis and Palestinians are deeply connected to the same land, but that the historical borders are the same!

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