Raising a family
As a radical teenager, we used to talk about giving our life for God. Changing the world. Telling others about Jesus. Righting injustice. PICTURE: standret/iStockphoto We would also say – “Don’t become conventional; 9 to 5 job, raising a family, paying a mortgage. No way man, stay radical!” Well, my kids are grown up now […]
Sight-Seeing: Is being rich bad for your soul? Yes, but not for the reason you expect
In an article first published on Religion News Service, CHARLES C CAMOSY says the rich don’t just end up making themselves unhappy. They want us to be unhappy too…
Community
Are we losing the ability to live in community? PICTURE: Kylie Lugo/Unsplash Once we were forced to live together. Small houses, large families. You had to make it work, there was no-where else to go. Now we don’t join communities. We look for people who are the same as us online, and hang out with them. […]
Aged care
Did you know Australia has the leading rate of aged incarceration in the world? GRAPHIC: SewcreamStudio/iStockphoto I’m not talking about putting our aged into jails, I’m talking about putting them into care. At first this sounds good – how rich are we that we can house all our elderly in specialised houses of care? But when […]
Pope honours family roots in northern Italy with rare outing
Asti, Italy AP Pope Francis honoured his northern Italian roots on Sunday by celebrating a special Mass in his father’s hometown and encouraging younger generations to not be indifferent to the poverty and misery all around them. Thousands of people turned out to greet Francis during his rare personal weekend getaway to the province of […]
Homelessness
We have a homelessness epidemic in Australia at the moment. They say many of us are only two failed paycheques, or three interest rate rises away from homelessness. PICTURE: Kylie De Guia/Unsplash How can you protect yourself against homelessness? Watch your debt. Do your best to reduce debt and build savings. Join a community. The […]
Pope’s three key words for a marriage: “Please, thanks, sorry”
Rome, ItalyAP Pope Francis sought Sunday to encourage married couples, acknowledging that the pandemic has aggravated some family problems but urging couples to seek help and always remember three key words in a marriage: “Please, thanks and sorry.” Francis penned a letter to married couples that was released Sunday, a Catholic feast day commemorating Jesus’ […]
SIGHT-SEEING: WHAT DOES JOY LOOK LIKE THIS CHRISTMAS?
AMANDA JACKSON looks at what’s making her joyful this Christmas despite the “strange and troubling times”…
For most Americans, new research says, family comes first
RNS As many Americans gather with their loves ones for Thanksgiving, a timely new survey from Pew Research confirms what miles of traffic jams and airport lines suggest: Family is the number one source to which Americans look for meaning, fulfillment and satisfaction in their lives. The survey, conducted in two waves in 2017, found clear and […]
Religious Americans are overly pessimistic about the family, study finds
RNS Divorce has declined in America. Teen pregnancies are down. The rate of out-of-wedlock births is likely stagnant. But you might never guess that from the views of the most religious people in the United States, because they’re more likely than other Americans to believe that social ills are on the rise. Research findings from the […]