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Mercy without boundaries
Not all the news from Jerusalem is about hatred violence. There is also love and mercy. A few days ago, Bishop William Shomali, auxiliary bishop...
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Memory and Hope: Forgiveness, Healing, and Interfaith Relations
Memory and Hope: Forgiveness, Healing, and Interfaith Relations We are proud to announce that the fourth volume of the Interreligious Reflections...
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Women want their day
In honour of International Women’s Day, we are posting this reflection. “In spite of precious ancient religious resources that may be...
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Friendship Across Religions: Theological Perspectives on Interreligious Friendship
We are proud to announce that the third volume of the Interreligious Reflections series, “Friendship Across Religions: Theological Perspectives...
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Pope John Paul and the Scandal of Love: A Rabbi’s Perspective
A dead Pope, made a Saint since his passing away, and his secret love life is a hot item in the news. Oddly enough, it is headline news in Israel...
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Lord of the Flies
“Lord of the Flies” was on television last week and for the first time since I first read the disturbing novel nearly 50 years ago, I...
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True Religion: Pinto, ISIS and the quest for religious authenticity
Sometimes synchronicity sets us thinking. Consider the lessons to be learned from two discourses that came my way a few days ago. Pinto Goes to...
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New Years Day
Most of the western world has just celebrated New Years Day – but why now? Why did we choose January 1st as the beginning of the year? It is...
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How Wounded Knee Brought Hope to the Holy Land
On December 29th, 1890 more than 200 men, women and children of the Lakota people, one of the indigenous populations of North America, were...
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Christmas Hope for All
As a Jewish child in Australia, in addition to enjoying the summer holiday atmosphere, seeing the decorations and hearing the carols in the...
