http://www.terraspiritus.com.au Terra Spiritus is an Australian Internet-based magazine nurturing spirituality for today. Terra Spiritus is an invitation to listen, connect and engage with the sacred, an invitation to embrace and nurture an ongoing relationship with God. It seeks to inspire its readers to a refreshed and renewed experience of the sacred, of the Spirit, working in everyday life. en-au Copyright 2005 Pauline Electronic Publishing 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1000 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Terra Spiritus http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/images/logo_news.jpg http://www.terraspiritus.com.au info@echoingtheword.com (Michael Goonan) Listening http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=308&m=24 Michael Goonan breaks open the Benedictus in Luke's Gospel and its invitation to recognise and share with others the kindness of God. Volume 5 Issue 5, 2009 > Listening info@echoingtheword.com (Colleen O'Sullivan) Listening http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=311&m=24 Colleen O'Sullivan explores the season of Advent as a time that calls for surrender and receptivity, as a 'space between' in which growth can take place. Volume 5 Issue 5, 2009 > Listening info@echoingtheword.com (Tom O'Hara) Listening http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=309&m=24 Tom O'Hara invites us to listen to and contemplate the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, a scene which invites our own dedication to the Father's love. Volume 5 Issue 5, 2009 > Listening info@echoingtheword.com (Anthony Steel) Desire http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=310&m=24 Anthony Steel reflects on the project that Christmas sets for the community of faith, of participating in Jesus' mission of ushering in the Reign of God. Volume 5 Issue 5, 2009 > Desire info@echoingtheword.com (Alex Nelson) Desire http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=312&m=24 Alex Nelson explores the dynamics of defiance when understood as a choice to pursue integrity rather than mere rebelliousness, with implications for our spiritual life. Volume 5 Issue 5, 2009 > Desire info@echoingtheword.com (Graeme Mellor) Desire http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=318&m=24 In the first of two articles, Graeme Mellor examines the truths of the world's initiation rites and their consonance with the light of the Gospel. Volume 5 Issue 5, 2009 > Desire info@echoingtheword.com (Janiene Wilson) Struggle http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=315&m=24 Janiene Wilson calls us to recognise the deepest reality of Christmas, the gift of the Incarnation that calls out to the longings that are often covered over. Volume 5 Issue 5, 2009 > Struggle info@echoingtheword.com (Daniel Ang) Engage http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=320&m=24 Welcome to the final issue of Terra Spiritus for 2009! Advent is an opportune time to reflect upon where we have been and also a time to look ahead... Volume 5 Issue 5, 2009 > Engage info@echoingtheword.com (Janette Davidson) Engage http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=313&m=24 Janette Davidson invites us respond to God’s graciousness through our own hospitality and welcome, especially as we meet new faces in our communities this Christmas. Volume 5 Issue 5, 2009 > Engage info@echoingtheword.com (Matthew del Nevo) Engage http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=314&m=24 Matthew del Nevo reviews Peter Kreeft's new book, Jesus-Shock, with its focus on 'practical spirituality' in Christian life. Volume 5 Issue 5, 2009 > Engage info@echoingtheword.com (Terra Spiritus) Engage http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=319&m=24 In this issue, we look at the Christmas carol and its fascinating history in our Christian churches. Volume 5 Issue 5, 2009 > Engage info@echoingtheword.com (Terra Spiritus) Engage http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=133&m=24 Are you looking for time out with God this summer? Find a retreat centre near you on our up-to-date directory of Australian centres! Volume 5 Issue 5, 2009 > Engage info@echoingtheword.com (Daniel Ang) Wonder http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=316&m=24 Daniel Ang offers a Christian understanding of gift and explores the ways in which we might live this insight with others this Christmas. Volume 5 Issue 5, 2009 > Wonder info@echoingtheword.com (Matthew del Nevo) Wonder http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=317&m=24 Matthew del Nevo brings the spirituality of Pentecostalism into conversation with the Catholic spiritual tradition, identifying the challenges and riches that each might offer the other. Volume 5 Issue 5, 2009 > Wonder