Sight-Seeing: In a world darkened by war, Christmas provides hope where there seems to be none
NILS VON KALM says the period of Advent forces us to “live in reality, with all its messiness and uncertain promises”…
This Life: From sunrises to everlasting light
SAMANTHA ELLEY reflects on the joy of a sunrise and the hope faith brings in a time of sadness…
Sight-Seeing: The difference is hope
MATTHEW SMEAL reflects on the importance of hope…
Essay: At the end of a mixed political year – Love, hope and faith abide
As she leaves her role, DIANE RANDALL, general secretary of the US-based Quaker lobby group Friends Committee on National Legislation, looks, in an article published by Religion News Service, at the past year and the ways political life in America has changed in the past decade…
The Interview: Daniel Wordsworth, CEO of World Vision Australia
A year since he took the reins at World Vision Australia, Daniel Wordsworth speaks with DAVID ADAMS about the challenges World Vision has faced during the pandemic, the concept of ‘belief fatigue’, and how his job is about bringing the Kingdom of God to Earth now…
This Life: Developing bold hope during trying times
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article published on ASSIST News Service, writes about the “season of hope”…
Canada struggles to reach 18,000 stranded by flood waters
Abbotsford, British Columbia, CanadaReuters Canada was still trying to reach 18,000 people stranded on Thursday after floods and mudslides destroyed roads, houses and bridges in what could be the costliest natural disaster in the country’s history. Receding flood waters were helping rescue efforts, but the downpour blocked off entire towns in the province of British […]
Essay: Caught between hope and despair on climate change
As the COP26 meeting continues in the Scottish city of Glasgow, US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article published on Religion News Service, looks at three “signs of hope” in the fight against to mitigate the impacts of climate change…
Sydney Catholic Archbishop says proposed euthanasia laws “state-sanctioned killing”
Sydney, Australia A Private Members Bill to allow voluntary assisted dying in the Australian state of New South Wales is little more than “state-sanctioned killing”, Catholic Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher says. The bill, which has 28 co-sponsors, was introduced into state parliament on Thursday by independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich, who also presented a […]
This Life: Recapturing our joy in the Lord
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article published on ASSIST News Service, writes about the importance of remembering to enjoy what God has given us…