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Pope Francis Dies at 88: A Humble Shepherd Who Reached Across Divides

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, died Monday 21 April at the age of 88, following a prolonged battle with a lung infection. The Argentine-born pontiff passed away at the Saint Martha House, his Vatican residence, after spending five weeks under care at the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital […]

22 April 2025

What Makes a “Good” Painting?

Review: Blue Poles, Tom McIlroy, Hachette In 1973 the Whitlam Government bought Jackson Pollock’s painting Blue Poles for an at-the-time whopping $2 million, destined for the as-yet-unbuilt national gallery in Canberra. (For comparison, the median house price was less than $20,000.) The purchase was a major cultural step forward for Australia, but it was controversial, […]

Nick Mattiske 22 April 2025

News

Religious Leaders and Faithful Issue Climate SOS as Pre-Polling Starts

Religious leaders and faithful from many traditions are today giving passers-by outside St John’s Cathedral yard signs calling for stronger climate action. The signs read “Solar saves, nuclear costs”, “No more coal and gas” and simply “Climate Action Now”. The backdrop is a giant banner on the Cathedral that reads “No one left behind – good […]

22 April 2025

News

Rick Warren Urges Christians to Move from Information to Transformation

For many Christians today, Bible engagement has become a box to check. Fueled by reading plans, apps, and quiet time routines, Scripture is often treated like a spiritual to-do list—something to get through rather than something to live by. But as Rick Warren, pastor and author of The Purpose Driven Life, reminds believers, “God has […]

Adrian Drayton 22 April 2025

Features

What the Seven Most-Googled Questions in 2024 Reveal About Christianity

Every year, Google eavesdrops on our deepest, late-night existential crises. And when it comes to faith, the search bar is basically a judgment-free zone where people confess their spiritual dilemmas—without the awkward small talk. As a way to wrap up the year that was 2024, the top faith-related Google searches didn’t suggest people were ditching […]

Adrian Drayton 21 April 2025

The Ghost in the Machine of the Human Experience

Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror has always been less about technology itself and more about what it reveals—often uncomfortably—about us. With Season 7 streaming on Netlfix, Brooker returns to familiar territory with even sharper precision, zeroing in with six episodes on artificial intelligence, memory, digital identity, and the slippery concept of consciousness. What emerges is a […]

Adrian Drayton 17 April 2025

Features

Spaghetti and Bird-watching

Finding daily moments of transcendence When I was growing up I was told that there was only one truth, one story and one pathway in life. Truth was a hard, or perhaps harsh, concept with pointy edges that sliced through falsehoods and paved a delineated path towards correct living. I know this is the story that many […]

Karina Kreminski 17 April 2025

Features

Easter: God’s Story, Not Ours

Easter is the high point of the Christian calendar, and rightly so. It is the celebration of resurrection, of life triumphing over death, of hope over despair. But as we come to the empty tomb, it is tempting—almost automatic—for many of us to make the story about ourselves. We say things like, “Jesus died for […]

Adrian Drayton 16 April 2025

News

US Millennials and Gen Z Drive Surge in Bible Engagement, New Report Finds

Bible reading is on the rise in the U.S.—and the biggest jump is coming from young adults, according to a new report from the American Bible Society. The State of the Bible: USA 2025 report reveals that 41% of U.S. adults now read the Bible outside of church at least three times a year, up […]

16 April 2025

Features

Spiritual Formation is a Lifelong Journey

Faith is not a ledger to be balanced, a staircase to be climbed, yet so often we treat it as such. We gather our good deeds, counting each prayer, each church service, each underlined verse as proof of devotion. But if faith were merely a tally of spiritual tasks, why do so many still feel […]

Adrian Drayton 15 April 2025

Features

The Psalms Dare Us to Bring Our Whole Selves Before God

The Book of Psalms is a remarkable collection of poetry, prayer, and praise that dares us to bring our whole selves before God. Unlike other scriptural texts that may emphasize doctrine, law, or prophecy, the Psalms give voice to the full range of human emotions—joy and sorrow, hope and despair, gratitude and frustration. In doing […]

Adrian Drayton 14 April 2025

Features

Lonely But Not Alone: Contemplative Responses to the Loneliness Epidemic

A Silent Ache in a Crowded World We live side by side, screen to screen, yet something hurts in our souls. The world’s more connected than ever, with instant messages, always-on feeds, and endless social media updates. Still, the soul feels strangely unheld. Loneliness doesn’t just visit the elderly or the marginalised. It walks beside […]

Graham Joseph Hill 11 April 2025

Features

Weaned from Personal Preference, Enchanted by Grace

I have been curious about how challenging it is to centre on grace, a graciousness with others, reflecting something of the grace we have in Christ, both in myself and around me. There is an ongoing, pervasive cultural formation happening in our time that has little room for grace. We are being shaped to believe […]

Rev. Ben Gilmour 11 May 2026

Features

The Truth Out There: Where Do Aliens Fit in Christian Theology?

For decades, conversations about extraterrestrial life sat somewhere between science fiction, conspiracy theory and late-night radio. But renewed public interest in UFO sightings, congressional hearings in the United States and ongoing scientific exploration of potentially habitable planets have pushed the topic back into mainstream discussion. Increasingly, Christians are asking a theological question that churches have […]

Adrian Drayton 10 May 2026

Features

The Long Walk Home: 45 Years on the Way of Jesus

Recently I was on spiritual retreat at the Hermitage in Mittagong at the moment, reflecting on what 45 years of following Jesus and his Way have taught me about faith and discipleship. Here’s some of what those years have taught me. Maybe it’ll encourage others on the Way. 1. Prayer gets quieter with the years, […]

Graham Joseph Hill 7 May 2026

Reviews

This Great Gaming Series Loses Itself in the Finale

Review: Life is Strange Reunion In 2015, developer Don’t Nod released the first episode of Life is Strange (back then, episodic adventure games were all the rage). Over the course of that five-episode first season, players would grow to love photographer protagonist Max Caulfield and her anarchist friend Chloe Price. The game was filled with […]

James O'Connor 7 May 2026

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Pope Francis Dies at 88: A Humble Shepherd Who Reached Across Divides

What Makes a “Good” Painting?

Religious Leaders and Faithful Issue Climate SOS as Pre-Polling Starts

Rick Warren Urges Christians to Move from Information to Transformation

What the Seven Most-Googled Questions in 2024 Reveal About Christianity

The Ghost in the Machine of the Human Experience

Spaghetti and Bird-watching

Easter: God’s Story, Not Ours

US Millennials and Gen Z Drive Surge in Bible Engagement, New Report Finds

Spiritual Formation is a Lifelong Journey

The Psalms Dare Us to Bring Our Whole Selves Before God

Lonely But Not Alone: Contemplative Responses to the Loneliness Epidemic

Weaned from Personal Preference, Enchanted by Grace

The Truth Out There: Where Do Aliens Fit in Christian Theology?

The Long Walk Home: 45 Years on the Way of Jesus

This Great Gaming Series Loses Itself in the Finale

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