Soul Search

Stories and spirits inhabit the art of seven artists who speak about their work in The Embassy of Spirits at the 20th Sydney Biennale.

Director of the Biennale, Stephanie Rosenthal, adds her voice to the mix, explaining why she thinks the spiritual is 'alive and well'.

Embassy of Spirits.

Kindness is not just good for patients, its also good for health care workers who communicate better and make fewer mistakes when they listen empathically to each other.

A Gathering of Kindness brought together 100 health care professionals at Duneira Estate, Mt Macedon Victoria under the leadership of Dr Cath Crock, The Hush Foundation and Mary Freer, Change Day Australia.

Gathering of Kindness.

Contrary to Richard Dawkins' view that religion is a force of division, Dominic Johnson argues that belief in a God who rewards and punishes behaviour has provided human beings with an evolutionary advantage that promotes co-operation and survival.

God is Watching You.

Sexual abuse by a priest left 'Jane Dowling' troubled and struggling with her faith, but she found strength and courage in the scriptures. A nun for over 20 years, she has written Child Arise, The Courage to Stand to help child survivors like herself. Fr David Ranson supports her efforts, though the church is slow to awaken to the suffering she and others experience.