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The idea of ‘sin’ can cause shame and trauma. But what if it’s used as a cue to act?

Instead of ‘being’ or ‘doing’ the wrong thing, a more useful understanding of sin may be of ‘missing the mark’ – a sense of not quite right-ness

The Guardian - AU · Aug 9

Best Australian books out in July: Rupert Murdoch, unhinged short stories and a psychosexual thriller

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

The Guardian - AU · Jul 3

Envy used to prickle me constantly. But Buddhism teaches us that if someone feels joy, we too can feel it

If I wish myself happiness, then I might gradually become more positively disposed to the happiness of others

The Guardian - AU · May 31

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We can’t all be heroes but as a species we can become more altruistic – with a bit of practice

Humans are hard-wired to care for and protect each other. Becoming kinder is just like riding a bike

The Guardian - AU · Mar 22

My teenager is exploring her spirituality. I support her leap of faith, even as a non-religious parent

My daughter is dipping her toes into sacred waters, seeing what it feels like to surrender and finding a sense of meaning to life that is bigger than herself

The Guardian - AU · Mar 8

I don’t believe in God but, as a trauma survivor, I’m learning to forgive myself

In the context of spirituality, trauma is a hand grenade. But it can lead to deeper understandings of the world

The Guardian - AU · Nov 16, 2025

Positive thinking can make success feel like the only acceptable option. But humility allows for grace

Being humble isn’t about shame or self-loathing: it is the act of being present, of knowing there is room to grow

The Guardian - AU · Oct 5, 2025

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My sister died 10 years ago. Here’s what I wish I had known about dementia when she was alive

I think back to my 20-year-old self and my sister, lost in her imagined worlds, and I feel compassion for us both

The Guardian - AU · Apr 16, 2025

From Buddhism to Christianity: how spiritual reflection can draw on many different traditions

I look for the threads common across religions: love, hope, service, transcendence

The Guardian - AU · Dec 29, 2024

In finding beauty in the broken, we can form a bridge between the mundane and the divine

Like a ceramic bowl with a golden fissure, mending my late sister’s socks wove my love for her into the present

The Guardian - AU · Nov 3, 2024

Spirituality is the shy hope in my heart that I can co-create a better world

It lives outside religion, promising a feeling of connection to others, the planet and our long, shared history

The Guardian - AU · Oct 6, 2024

We should embrace our inner goddess – but let’s not create another test for women to fail

You don’t have to wear a floral wreath or take milk baths to adhere to a modern goddess philosophy

The Guardian - AU · Jun 16, 2024

Yes, praying and posing can bring joy – but true spirituality demands something more of us

I don’t want to be ‘McMindful’ but rather extend myself beyond my ‘self’ and contribute to the wellness of all beings

The Guardian - AU · Jun 2, 2024

Looking for role models among the spiritual leaders of history? Look to the women in their lives

I want a spiritual role model who would have understood how to avert a meltdown at school pickup. So who are the women spiritual leaders?

The Guardian - AU · Apr 21, 2024

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 11, 2024

You don’t have to follow a particular God to say a prayer. The words are all that matter

I no longer belong to the Christian religion but I can pray to mother wolf or the divine mystery and feel better

The Guardian - AU · Dec 27, 2023

Dementia has allowed my mum to live in the present. If she can forget, then maybe so can I

When she can’t remember words, or entire life events, I don’t correct her. I try to enter her reality

The Guardian - AU · Dec 17, 2023

Without religion, Christmas can lose its meaning. Look to history to reclaim it

I found Saturnalia and Sinterklaas and learned that December has always been about hope, which is surely something to celebrate

The Guardian - AU · Oct 22, 2023

I’m raising my child to live a spiritual life – I want her to inherit my values, not my rocky relationship with mental health

I wanted to help my daughter navigate the choppy waters of adolescence. It started with creating our own ritual

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 5, 2023

The prospect of camping for a week was daunting – until I connected with the strangers around me

Our rewilding camp shared a common longing: to connect with the land, and share the load of cooking, cleaning and, most of all, parenting

The Guardian - US · Mar 29, 2023

‘An absolute dynamo’: shock and grief as Nashville shooting victims mourned

Details of three children and three adults shot dead at Covenant School in Tennessee capital have begun to emerge

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023

Children lost in shooting were 'feisty,' a 'shining light'

Details from the rich, full lives of the three adults killed Monday at a Nashville elementary school have quickly emerged

Nottingham Post · Aug 28, 2022

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