Paper cranes of peace
Elizabeth Pike. 01 March 2018
It is unfortunate that we are still listening and looking at the violence of war between some nations today. It might be well then to heed some thoughts from Pope Francis himself, who says 'a true builder of peace is one who takes the first step of goodwill toward the other. This is not a show of weakness, but is one of strength; the strength of peace with each other.'
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An Aboriginal legend of the Sturt Desert Pea
Elizabeth Pike
For Aboriginal people, the image of God (Creator of all things) has been given to them in every aspect of creation on the land and in the heavens. They would sit around the fire and speak of all the things that they saw around them; that was the place where everything in life was discussed
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Joseph - man of the family
Elizabeth Pike. 10 March 2017
St Joseph is a model for all fathers and families.
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An Aboriginal voice crying in the wilderness
Elizabeth Pike. 10 March 2017
William Barak was born around 1824, becoming the last chief of the Yarra Yarra Tribe. He was often called ‘King William’, or ‘Beruk’ (meaning white grub in a gum tree, and he belonged to the Wurundjeri-willam people. Their country lay along the Yarra and Plenty Rivers
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