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Memories of Spain
(3 minute read) Leonard Franchi recalls a year spent in a land far removed from the stereotype of bullfights and beer and discovers a hidden desire to return.
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It’s okay to be broken
(6 minute read) Lizzie Wakeling offers practical advice on learning to cope with anxiety and depression and explains how singing badly and sewing well can help put you back together again.
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Mental health in an age of pandemic: three strategies for staying well in a crisis
(7 minute read) Clinical Psychologist Dr Michael Ross analyses the challenges of staying well, and offers some strategies for good mental health
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Editorial: Finding Direction in a World Turned Upside-Down
“Love, hope, fear, faith — these make humanity. These are its sign and note and character.” These words by the American poet Robert Browning were written long before anyone had ever heard of the word “coronavirus”. But they seem to sum up these days (of hope and fear), and offer us a challenge – how to live them well (with love and faith). Adamah was born in a world where people were materially rich but time poor. In just a few short weeks that formula has been reversed. Forced closures of workplaces mean millions now have time on their hands and no real guide as to how to use it.…
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Life – and death – in the world’s Coronavirus capital
(5 minute read) Barbara Zappa, a high school teacher from Bergamo, offers a searing insight into life inside the world’s most severe hotspot of coronavirus
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Asking the wrong question: how we are putting the Amazon and the world at risk
(11 minute read) The future of the Amazon raises fundamental ethical and spiritual questions which we should all consider, even - perhaps especially - in the West, Joseph Evans argues.
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A man of surprises: Pope Francis seven years on
(5 minute read) Ronnie Convery remembers the election of Pope Francis and considers what that dramatic evening has to teach us about his whole papacy.
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Editorial: Viruses worse than corona
(2 minute read) Viruses are everywhere. Some viruses kill. We need to protect ourselves from viruses. We have a responsibility to each other as members of the same human family …
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Middle-Eastern woman goes on frankfurter frenzy
(7 minute read) The challenges and pitfalls of starting a new family life in Germany give Glose plenty of reasons to laugh - and cry. (Part three of the series “A mum on the move”)
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Getting curious about curiosity
(4 minute read) What’s the point of curiosity? Prakarsh Singh examines the great power of this quality and highlights its importance in our lives. Curious? Read on!
