Autumn 2021: The waiting place
03 February 2021
Magazine
15 February 2021 |
Peter Fleming
The patience of a saint.
15 February 2021 |
Deb Kent
Phyliss Zagano has been a member of a commission set up by Pope Francis to study women’s deacons, and has published numerous works on the issue. In this interview, Deb Kent asks her about her work, and why the Church struggles to see women as made in the image of Christ.
01 March 2021 |
Jesuit Communications Australia (Jescom) has launched the Young Voices Awards, offering students around Australia the chance to advocate on issues of importance to them.
16 February 2021 |
Hannah Kennelly
Anchored in compassion and mercy, prison chaplains provide essential pastoral care to incarcerated men, women and children.
16 February 2021 |
Sinead Goodfellow
Worried your youth is running away from you? One of our young writers shares some of the danger signs.
16 February 2021 |
Michael McGirr
Dear Nasra, This is one of those ‘you don’t know me but’ letters. I apologise in advance.
16 February 2021 |
Michael McVeigh
There’s great anticipation in the Catholic Church around the upcoming Plenary Council. Just what might we hope for from the gathering, after a long and involved consultation process?
16 February 2021 |
This issues's parish focus looks at questions around Victoria's Anti-Conversion Therapy Bill, recognition for women's role in the church, and new safeguarding body launched.
16 February 2021 |
Information for supporting children's education, tips for students learning at home and Marist Schools across Australia have a special focus for 2021: 'Breathe: the spirit of life'.
15 February 2021 |
In 2021, Catholic education celebrates its 200th anniversary in Australia. Today there are 1751 Catholic schools educating 768,000 students and employing 98,000 staff.
15 February 2021 |
Thea Kurniawan
One of our young writers interviews Damian Walsh, the Director of The Shopfront in Perth.
15 February 2021 |
A round-up of interesting news items, including the launch of a podcast for students by students at Catholic Regional College, St Albans in Melbourne; Australia urged to sign nuclear treaty and an earthquake relief response.
09 February 2021 |
Catherine Marshall
Sydney-based poet David Marsh talks about life on the street, his struggles with mental illness, and how he found a way to share those experiences to help others.
16 February 2021 |
Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ
Catholic Social Teaching is an important part of a faith that does justice. In this Explorations, we explore what it means to have a concern for those at the margins.
16 February 2021 |
Angelo Campagna
In the language of the Hebrew people, there’s a word for waiting that doesn’t mean passively doing nothing, but instead captures what it means to hope and prepare for something new.
15 February 2021 |
Sherry Balcombe
The wait for Reconciliation continues for First Nations peoples.
15 February 2021 |
Fr David Holdcroft SJ
Millions of people around the world live in refugee camps. They are victims of war and persecution, unable to return to their homes, but also unable to start new lives until they find acceptance elsewhere.
15 February 2021 |
Caitlin Humphrys
When we experience trauma in our lives we desire to be healed. We want the resurrection. But what of Holy Saturday? I have come to know the vigil at Christ’s tomb before the resurrection as a sacred space of healing, safety, and intimacy with God. That time of waiting and seeking makes the resurrection triumphant.
CONTENT WARNING: This article explores experiences of abuse
16 February 2021 |
Kate Moriarty
No manual can prepare you for everything involved in becoming a parent.
15 February 2021 |
Ann Rennie
Exploring the space between Before and After.
18 February 2021 |
Alice Carwardine
What new experiences await you in the future? How will you get the most out of your life? Our Game of Life will help you explore some of the possibilities.
16 February 2021 |
Elise Ho
Exploring loss and hope in poem, prose and web comic.
16 February 2021 |
Sophie Thompson
Take part in the Autumn 2021 quiz on Bible stories about waiting.
16 February 2021 |
This game is based around the story of Jesus and his disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matt 26: 36 – 46).
16 February 2021 |
Molly Brabham
One of our young writers shares a rite of passage experience – waiting to be cast into a role.
16 February 2021 |
Dana Sutherland
A young writer talks about four things that marked the transition from child to 'grown up'.
15 February 2021 |
Ann Maria Sabu
One of our young writers community members shares her experiences visiting asylum seekers in detention.
15 February 2021 |
Geraldine Vytilingam
One of our young writers imagines what it might have been like for the followers of Jesus on Holy Saturday.
02 February 2021 |
Tatiana Kurniawan
As we wait for a COVID-19 vaccine, and anticipate life afterwards, what are the things we want to hold on to?