What does it mean to say that people are ‘evil’? Does the doing of evil deeds mean that people are no longer really human, having by their actions placed themselves outside the scope of the human community? If they are does that mean that we owe them no further duty of care, respect or justice?

Community - The panacea to the emptiness of modern celebrity. But can it deliver all we want from it? Can it fill the emptiness left by modern individualistic, consumerist living?

there is a groundswell of support for the mantra proclaiming that faith is both toxic and abusive. They are undoubtedly one-sided, but beneath the overstated accusations lie some disturbing realities.

I have a dream that all Australians would have a willingness to learn the true history of this country, would know the true history of this country, and would retell the true history of this country. I have a dream that all Australians would live in a country that cares for the poor, respects difference, and embraces the world’s oldest living culture.

I can’t really understand what it must be like to see your culture eroding with each successive generation. Language encodes culture and many Aboriginal languages have disappeared. Of the 250 traditional languages, only 40 remain and only 18 of these are still learnt by children.

Fear has been a key weapon of empires throughout time. Frightened people will accept almost anything in order to survive, so it is not surprising fear is used as a tool of control.

So was the campaigning worth it? Aid levels are returning to what they were decades ago as a proportion of national income. Did all that campaigning achieve anything? I think it did.

All Christians need to turn their attention together toward the pressing issue of climate change and other ecological problems. These issues are profoundly ethical and concerned with justice and the common good; hence non-Catholics should also read this Laudato Si' with great interest.

Christian mission and vocation involves a life-long commitment to a cross-shaped embodiment of Christ in every aspect of life.

On weekends we pour through their doors en masse. No doubt, we love shopping there and, from all reports, employees love working there. They’re doing something right! If I’m honest, though, this whole Bunnings-and-the-church thing is fraught. While I’m happy to discuss how the church can become a more welcoming proposition for our neighbours and a more rewarding place for those who are part of its ministry, the model of Bunnings for a ‘high performing’ church is shot through with awkward.