You are invited to a free BBQ and talk by Richard Fay, CEO of the Centre for Men, on Monday 4th February at the Brookfield Centre, 139 Brookfield Road Kenmore Hills. All men are welcome. The night starts at 6pm and will conclude by 9pm. It is free for guests and $15 for regulars.In 2018, amidst the #metoo…
One our traditions around Christmas was birthed as a rite of passage for boys and men. It harks back to the celts and a time when myth embraced all of life.Christmas wasn’t even on the radar of the church for the first 500 years. It was not until people who relied on the sun – at first this…
The Centre for Men are thrilled to welcome Wayne Stevens into the role of Co-ordinator. Wayne will assume the role from 3 December.Wayne’s appointment comes after a long journey of seeking funding, receiving expressions of interest from several quality candidates, and a time of discernment. While there is still a journey ahead to secure funding for the position…
Centre for Men’s annual end of year gathering is on Monday 3rd December at 7pm, at Brookfield Centre for Spirituality, 139 Brookfield Road Kenmore Hills. The evening will conclude by 9pm.This is our last official event for 2017. We invite men and their partners to come with a plate of food to share, so that we can bless…
I recently encountered a spiritual genius. He had no idea of his brilliance (true geniuses never do) and even less of his impact on me. It happened on a chairlift in a ski field in New Zealand. The genius was about 10 years old.We sat there going up the mountain on a sunny day. Frigid white blue air…
(This article is by Bill Schneider, a certified counsellor with Centre for Men (see details here) and an initiated man. It reflects on his experience of a rarely mentioned aspect of the Men’s Rites of Passage and the power this has had on his life.)The invitation to Men’s Rights of Passage was something I looked forward to with…
The Centre for Practical Spirituality, in conjunction with the Centre for Men and Families, is hosting the Conspire 2018 conference, via video link, in Brisbane, from Friday 7 September to Sunday 9 September. The venue is Merthyr Road Uniting Church, 52 Merthyr Road New Farm.Presenters include Richard Rohr, Barbera Holmes, Brian McLaren, Barbara Brown Taylor and Mirabai Starr. They…
We are thrilled to offer an evening with Jungian therapist George Trippe on working with dreams, understanding their hidden meaning. How do you make sense of that one third of your life where your unconscious is able to speak to you symbolically, with no interruptions from your ego?The evening is on Monday 3 September at the Brookfield Centre…
We humans form a bunch of defences against pain, and most of them don’t work. One does. It’s a piece of genius that marks resilient, flourishing people. It’s called sublimation. Let me explain with a story.A friend of mine lost his son to a rare genetic disease. He formed a charity to help find a cure for that disease….
