Don’t leave us Fatherless

Posted on September 5, 2014 
Filed under Opinion

Phillip Jensen“The calendar of modern Australia carries some of the old, Christian celebrations such as Easter and Christmas as well as some modern, religious celebrations such as ANZAC day, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.

Both Mother’s and Father’s Day, as we now celebrate them, were started by American Christians and began as celebrations in their churches. Mother’s Day was begun by Anna Marie Jarvis in 1908, and Father’s Day was started by Sonora Smart Dodd in 1910…”

– Dean of Sydney, Phillip Jensen, looks at the key role of fathers.