Sometimes we hear horrific stories of human brutality. One such case is the story reported in the Age Newspaper of a man who was imprisoned, tortured and humiliated over a twenty-four hour period. The man was quoted as saying that he would ‘probably never trust them (humans) as collective again’. I can understand that. In […]
Sometimes the reality is that the world and /or my world turn bad. There’s a lot to make us feel bad. There are lots of current examples, among them: people still waiting for news of loved ones after the disappearance of flight MH730; people buried in mudslides in Washington State USA; people wondering what is […]
Our news services in the past week have detailed the outcome of the trial of Brett Peter Cowan who murdered Daniel, the son of Bruce & Denise Morcombe when he was thirteen years of age in 2003. The Morcombe’s indicated in an interview with Sixty Minutes that they felt that justice had been done – interview […]
My heart goes out to the families of those awaiting the news of the fate of love ones from the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. I cannot begin to imagine what it must be like for them. How would I be if I were them waiting for what appears likely to be bad news? I […]
Life is filled with questions. When I was young I thought that questions were for young people. But the older I get the more I realise that questioning is very much part of our humanity. While life is simple as far as the basics are concerned it is complex in the sense that many things […]
The Age reported today that Gwen Steffani and her husband Gavin Rossdale have had a third son whom they have named Apollo Bowie Flynn Rossdale – celebrity pregnancy and birth news Those familiar with the entertainment industry will instantly recognise the origins and significance of those names. Parents often name children in honour of someone […]