COVID-19
“Anthropause”: can lockdown teach us to form a new relationship with creation?
(6 minute read)
We can and must learn from these months of forced pause to live with and not against nature, argues Richard Bauckham.
Walls, walls everywhere …
(5 minute read)
Ronnie Convery highlights the dangers of public policies which foment populism and favour division, even in the midst of a pandemic.
Covid-19: a chance to build bridges between generations
(7 minute read)
Lisa Fraser explains how volunteering to buy groceries for an isolated elderly neighbour has changed the way she relates to older people.
Whimsy in lockdown: how black bananas can end your isolation blues
(5 minute read)
A query about wood chips took Priscila Moscoso Meiller out of confinement into meaningful contact with others.
The assault of fears and the anchor of hope
(7 minute read)
Margareth Sembiring presents a sobering analysis of what lies ahead, but reveals her own reasons for hope.
Our Covid response could provide a model to avoid climate crisis
(6 minute read)
Margareth Sembiring looks at the similarities between the current pandemic emergency and the looming climate crisis, and identifies lessons to be learned.
Some Days are Diamonds …
(6 minute read)
Seeing the world with new eyes can turn the worst of times into the best of times, says teacher and tired-out mum Marie McCoy.
Easter hope in a time of pandemic
(5 minute read)
In his latest reflection on self-isolation, Richard Bauckham argues that we must dig deeper to discover the true nature of hope in the midst of this pandemic.
The Decameron and the power of stories
(5 minute read)
Though telling stories might seem an escape from our Covid confinement reality, Jaqueline Silverio believes that doing so will help us face up better to its challenges.
Harmed by hyperlinks and why fireflies spark: it’s time to rediscover books
(7 minute read)
Prakarsh Singh opens some unread books around the house and ends up in some very strange places.
