We need to weep
By weeping and naming their grief, women in the Archdiocese of Canberra Goulburn have begun...
Mirrors and flags
A great deal is being written about the violence and deaths in Papua and West...
Disappearing lands and displacement: where do these people ‘fit’?
At the heart of these global crises is the fate of the whole of God’s...
A ritual of lament
“When we hurt physically, we cry out in pain; when we hurt religiously, we cry...
Lay church leadership is realised one slippery rock at a time
Pauline Connelly reflects on the challenges of lay leadership at a time when the church’s...
#BalanceforBetter – Women and the Church
International Women’s Day shone a light on the need for a better gender balance across...
I don't want slaves working for me
With Lent almost upon us, Sarah’s 2015 opinion piece encourages us to consider our relationship...
Real people with gifts, stories and hopes
Walking with people who are seeking protection in Australia has allowed me to meet and...
Mary and the lost art of waiting
In our contemporary, connected world, that delicious down time, that lovely space created by waiting...
Eighteen and homeless
Never did I fear turning 18, writes Ashleigh Green. For Tenille, who I met two...
We're losing touch with the art of listening
Listening for Benedictines isn’t a passive endeavour. It is an act of will, of paying...
A revolution that starts in the heart
An afternoon with poets and writers delivered Natalie Acton with “an unexpected and precious gift”....