A huge amount of online frenzy surrounded the death of Pope Francis and the election of first American Pope Leo XIV last month
Who is this new pope and why do people continue to tune in to an institution 2,000 years on? Continue reading A Month with Bob: How the World Reacted and What This Catholic Thinks About New Pope, Leo XIV
What is behind the rise of conversions to Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity? Continue reading Why Medieval Christianity and Re-enchantment Are Making a Comeback
Arriving back at the intersection, Jared eased his bike over to the traffic lights where the entire gang had sat only 15 minutes earlier. Kadunk. Stalling, he had found, required far less energy than turning the bike off. Especially when … Continue reading Back When We Were in ‘Nam (Part 3): The Value of The Whole
I found it hard to know what to do about showing up to my vaccination last month. Locking down with my parents on a far more apocalypse-friendly bush retreat in the backroads of Makarau, our bubble has become an absolute … Continue reading A Decision About More than a Jab
It’s been an unthinkably tragic couple of weeks, with the attacks in Lebanon and particularly Paris drawing worldwide condemnation of ISIS and a surge of debate around Islam and Immigration. Here’s ten things that personally helped me make sense of the way … Continue reading 10 Things I Didn’t Know About ISIS and Refugees
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