The mere act of noticing is a human act that can mean so much to the one noticed.
A parcel mailed to me at The Age office contained a small,blonde female doll,its head had been ripped from its shoulders. It wasn’t the only threat the members of the Exclusive Brethren had made against me.
The choice of diplomat Nawaf Salam,the chief justice in The Hague,to lead the country’s revival underlines a major shift in the power balance.
The message of Jesus came in story form,often with a side dose of humour.
The release of the film Conclave has once again thrown the spotlight on one of the most arcane,storied and secretive events in human history:the election of a new pope.
Italian nun Sister Simona Brambilla will be responsible for every religious order,from Jesuit and Franciscan priests to the Mercy nuns and smaller movements.
One woman’s tenacity in the face of decades of denial has sent her stepfather to jail for nearly 10 years.
The dance group has accumulated enormous wealth,in large part by getting followers of the Falun Gong religious movement to work free and pay its bills.
New Year’s resolutions are a good if minor example of our need for optimism. They speak of a sense of hope that we can change ourselves. And in changing ourselves we can change the world.
The church would do well to acknowledge its own sins.
Jewish leaders say it has been a tough year but the arrival of Hanukkah – on the same day as Christmas – is helping to lift spirits.