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Grief: the price we pay for love

Grief: the price we pay for love

By Dr Irene Renzenbrink And can it be that in a world so full and busy, the loss of one weak creature makes a void in any heart, so wide and deep that nothing but the width and depth of vast eternity can fill it up. Charles Dickens, ‘Dombey and Son’ In...
Animals and humans: the emotions we share

Animals and humans: the emotions we share

By Dr Vicki Hutton The debate is over – animals do have feelings and they can experience emotions and pain. Different animals may not feel things in exactly the same way that humans do, but scientists in neuroscience, biology and ethology have provided mounting...
What we still misunderstand about loneliness

What we still misunderstand about loneliness

By Barbara Barbosa Neves Dr Neves is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Monash University.   “Can we make it OK to talk about loneliness?” – Elsie asked me with a sad smile. Elsie, in her late 80s and living in a care home in Victoria, participated in one of our...
Can spiritual care be taught?

Can spiritual care be taught?

By Richard Egan You can’t tell anyone what to think or how to behave, not really. You can only ask good questions, offer interesting answers, and create environments where people can explore these things for themselves. The challenge is, in our largely post-Christian...