Refugees: the people behind the label
The issue of refugees is a divisive one in Australia. Debate is fierce. Opinions are loud. Policies change quickly. Pretty soon you can feel adrift in a sea of soundbites....
On the road to recognition
Tanya Hosch, Deputy Campaign Director for the growing movement to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia’s Constitution, explains why recognition and removing discrimination from our national rule...
The gift of sadness
As Ailsa Piper grapples with sadness, she comes to see that this oft-suppressed emotion can be a gift.
My alleluia gum tree
In the spot where a front fence would be if we had one, stands a towering ghost gum. This beautiful tree, written in God’s sign language, has been my Lenten...
Lent: Why I won’t be giving up this year
Resilience is needed to enter into Lent, to dive in deeper than the immediate, chocolatey surface and live the 40 days of commitment, writes Alice Priest.
A few good films for the mind and spirit
Some of our regular writers and readers have nominated a film they particularly enjoyed and would recommend to others.
Hildegard: a woman for women and men of our times
Hildegard of Bingen challenges us to know our task and live it out truthfully in accord with justice, rather than being swayed by popular trends or blind adherence to institutions,...
A personal story from abuse to self love
When I look back to the person I was, she is a stranger to me. She was broken in so many ways; physically, financially, emotionally and spiritually, writes Leeza Baric.
Catholic and Aboriginal ‘listening revolutions’
In times of flux, which can be soil for new growth, Benedict reminds us that the first step is to listen, writes Evan Ellis.
A new daybreak in mission
In the evening of John XXIII’s life he bequeathed to us a new dawn: a Church of hope and renewal, a youthful Church about to embark creatively on a new...
A disquieting dualism
We should not leave the affairs of the Church to the clergy, nor the affairs of the world to the laity. We need to work together for the common good,...
Vatican II: a view from the outside
The desire for unity expressed in Vatican II and strongly present in contemporary religious communities reflects a more widespread awakening within the global human community, writes Garth Read.