An overflow crowd packed St Andrew's Cathedral for the state funeral of pioneer aviatrix Nancy Bird-Walton.

As the beginning of the school year draws near, Sydney Anglican students are already planning how to connect with their schoolfriends in 2009.

Can I be a Christian if I'm depressed? Is my failure to find 'the joy of Christ' a sin? These and other questions, which plague many suffering believers, are addressed in a helpful ten-part Bible study series from an author with professional and theological insight.

The White Tiger was recently voted winner of the prestigious 2008 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. As such it is guaranteed literary immortality and a vastly increased worldwide readership.

The prospect of Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio staring in another film together was always going to invite comparisons with Titanic. I wonder whether Sam Mendes' new production might have been accurately subtitled Titanic II – the end of the affair.

"I hope my parents die before I do!" Startling words from someone who did not want their mum and dad to find out what they had done much earlier in life. Others, no doubt, feel the same way concerning their parents, or spouses, or their children.

The Rev Stephen Shearsby has begun his first day in the position of new director of Sydney Anglican childrens ministry organisation, Kidzlink.

A new punk rock outfit has been formed to connect with Sydneys teens. Qurious are the x-factor in Connect09s three-pronged youth strategy to connect with young Sydneysiders. It starts with peer evangelism, which then feeds into 'off the shelf video-based high school seminars. The hope is to create a 'buzz that by the end of the year will culminate in a series of live music events.