Wow!: No longer solely a recipient of Compassion support, Philippines sets about raising its own funds
DAVID ADAMS reports on how how the Philippines has become just the second country where Compassion’s child development programs have been run to start its own fundraising efforts in support of them…
Outsourcing care
We’ve in danger of outsourcing care in Australia. PICTURE: shironosov/iStockphoto Once in Australia there were few community services, charities and caring concerns. Families looked after their own. Neighbours called on each other. Communities rallied around a cause, and churches did the heavy lifting of charity. As we’ve got richer, we’re become specialised. We’ve developed nursing homes, […]
Essay: At nine years, Pope Francis channels the spirit of Catholic sisters
In an article published on Religion News Service, MARY J NOVAK, executive director of national voice for Catholic social justice organisation Network, says Pope Francis’ actions and words mirror the unfailing relational lens Catholic sisters bring to all of their ministries…
Heart
There are some really insightful people out there. PICTURE: Eduardo Goody/Unsplash Dame Minouche Shafik, director of the London School of Economics, said this: “In the past jobs were about muscles, now they’re about brains, in the future they’ll be about heart.” This is at a time when economic demands are seeking to remove the time […]
From ‘cow banks’ to ‘secret believers’: Christian and other charities launch Christmas 2021 gift catalogues
PETA MCCARTNEY takes a look at how your Christmas giving can impact the wider world in a positive way this year…
Essay: Taking the heat out of global warming
Australian Pentecostal pastor ROB BUCKINGHAM, a spokesman for the Australian Religious Response to Climate Change, says understanding the complexities of climate change through compassionate eyes changes our view…
The Conversation: Kirk Franklin rereleases ‘Lean on Me’ with virtual global children’s choir
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks with Grammy winner Kirk Franklin why he’s released a remake of his ‘Lean on Me’ single, its message and what he learned from the young participants…
Righteous mind
Jonathan Haidt’s mind-blowing book The Righteous Mind looks at the research around morality and why we vote the way we do. PICTURE: Hannah Busing/Unsplash His compelling research says that left-leaning voters put compassion and fairness above all considerations when working out their morality, while conservatives value sanctity, loyalty and authority. His research shows that we need […]
Sight-Seeing: The glory in our suffering
RICHARD KINGSLEY THOMAS writes about the challenges – and hope – facing those diagnosed with an incurable disease…
Disabilities
I have a friend from overseas. She’s amazed and humbled by the way Australia treats people with mental and physical disabilities. We value them. We seek to integrate them into our society. PICTURE: AbsolutVision/Unsplash In her home country having a child with a disability is seen as a curse from the gods. Many such children […]