Sight-Seeing: We can be an army of wounded warriors – or a collective of wounded healers
KAREN SWALLOW PRIOR, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says that to be human is to be wounded, one way or another but that those hurts can then be wielded in ways that further wound or in ways that help heal…
Books: A classic read on the importance of solitude gains new resonance in a 24/7 world
MATTHEW SMEAL, a writer and photographer who specialises in the humanitarian sector, finds “a depth that belies its simplicity” in Henri Nouwen’s 1974 book, ‘Out of Solitude’…
This Life: Discovering where – and to whom – you belong
In an article first published on ASSIST News Service, US columnist CAROL ROUND looks at the importance of belonging…
SIGHT-SEEING: CELEBRATING HOLIDAYS – AND EVERY DAY
Late US Catholic priest and theologian HENRI NOUWEN writes, in an excerpt from his book, ‘Following Jesus: Finding Our Way Home in An Age of Anxiety’, about the importance of celebration…
OPTIMISTIC OR HOPEFUL?
In a recent interview in the UK, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, spoke of the difference between optimism and hope, saying he was “never optimistic”, but “always hopeful”. PICTURE: Pablo Heimplatz/Unsplash “Optimism is a part of your personality or not…Optimism is human-created…” he said. “Hope rests on the faithfulness of God in Christ. And […]