August 8: the Feast of Mary MacKillop. A Contemplative in Action.

Paul Gardiner, Mary MacKillop’s official biographer, writes this brief and telling assessment of Mary the contemplative: People observing Mary MacKillop’s

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Compassionate Competition: Is It Possible?

2013 was an encouraging year for Australian philanthropy. The ‘top ten’ of giving for 2013 is a list of generosity

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Meditatio House: A Humble Practice (Part One)

Christian spirituality continues to value the art of humility. Why is this? Perhaps because humility is like the needle on

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Afterlife: Arcade Fire. What Comes Next is Now

For me this incredible song by Arcade Fire is somewhat ambiguous. At one level it’s about a dying relationship, asking

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