Listening and responding to the cry of the earth
The granting of personhood to the Whanganui River in New Zealand provides a distinctive lens through which to view our perspective on our connectedness to all creation, writes Monica Dutton.
Green shoots bring healing and hope
As Ash Wednesday approaches, may we take a moment to contemplate our intimate connectedness to all of creation, to all of humanity and to the land, writes Monica Dutton. As...
She is Advent
Countercultural to our twenty-first century living, Advent presents a rare and precious opportunity to prioritise ‘unproductive’ time and allow space for personal and communal spiritual encounters.
Who is welcome at our inn?
As the Christmas season approaches, we are challenged to ask ourselves once again who is welcome at our inn. Who do we open our hearts, our homes, our communities and...
Appreciating the gift of those who walk with us
Monica Dutton reviews the newly-released book “The Attachment: Letters from a most unlikely friendship”.
"May those... in the shadows be seen by those in the sun"
Monica Dutton describes a 30-second encounter that, for her, held everything contained in the message of the passion, death and resurrection of Christ.
To be changed forever
The transformative effect of immersion trips has been well documented. Quite simply – people are changed by the experience. Immersion is an encounter of the heart, the mind and the...
Could the ‘selfie’ help us during Lent?
The ‘selfie’ may provide yet another lens through which to view our approach to the Lenten season, writes Monica Dutton.
Struggling with the “genuine vs fake” religious debate
After struggling with various aspects of Marian theology over the years, along with a number of dubious claims around apparitions and healings, I found myself to be a somewhat reluctant...
A family experience of the Good Samaritan
The story of the compassion and support received by my family from the Good Samaritan Sisters during a very difficult time has been passed down through the generations, and has...
Universal and enduring power of story
Our need to engage with story is universal and enduring, and in essence, it is the medium that changes, rather than the message, writes Monica Dutton.
Technology and the Christmas story
From the idyllic scenes depicted in “Away in a Manger” and “Silent Night”, twenty-first century technology has deleted the manger, the shepherds, the angels, the star, the kings and their...