I was invited to create an altarpiece for a church. I decided to emulate painting as meditation which I had experienced when Italian artist Orlando Tisato held an open-air event to paint a piece for a Catholic school chapel as part of the 2000 Adelaide Festival. My painting, Transcendence, was undertaken at a Sunday morning …
The value of mischief in enriching our lives
Until recently, I never thought much about mischief — what it is and how it can enrich our lives. Then I came across an article in Aeon magazine by Alex Moran entitled The Delights of Mischief. Moran tells the story of British philosopher, G E M Anscombe: Read More …
Nice
How many times have I heard it said that someone is a ‘really nice bloke’, as if all is well. Yet, it eventually becomes apparent that something is missing in their moral character. They may well be a nice bloke, but what about all the things they’re not doing that a good person would do? …
MOVIE REVIEW: CODA (2021)
CODA is a heart-warming and feel-good movie that will leave audiences both crying and laughing. It follows the story of Ruby, a deaf teenager who is the only hearing member of her family. While she loves them dearly, she feels like an outsider in her own home and longs for a life outside of their …
Is Hospitality More Important Than Love?
So many songs have been written about ‘love is all we need’, in the name of world peace. But what if we took a different tack? What if, instead of trying to love (or hate) everyone, we simply tried to be hospitable? Hospitality is about making others feel comfortable and cared for. It’s about creating …
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Film Chat – Petit Maman
View from the end of a crutch
Verena, our contributor from Greece, reminds us about what matters when we are suddenly disabled.
Keeping On
How can we not get depressed about the state of things? As you know, RootandBranches had its genesis in the early stages of the COVID Pandemic. The idea was to share hopeful things, to raise our spirits during the lockdowns. I needed to be reminded that the world was still turning and beautiful things were …
Art to Ponder
Contributors: Rose and Sandy from Facebook. Fun_Owl 1 April Ukraine… art by Vika Krokhina, a first-year student of the Poltava Technical University, Ukraine. UniteWomen.org 1 April Anja Rožen, a 13-year old elementary school student from Slovenia is the winner of the international contest Plakat MIRU. She was chosen among 600,000 children from all over the world. “My …