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 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +1000 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +1000 Terra Spiritus http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/images/logo_news.jpg http://www.terraspiritus.com.au info@echoingtheword.com (Beth Nolen) Listening http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=207&m=16 Beth Nolen looks at those times when we question the effectiveness and power of prayer, inviting us to reconsider prayer as an act of opening ourselves to the full potential of God. Volume 4 Issue 3, 2008 > Listening info@echoingtheword.com (Michael Goonan) Listening http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=208&m=16 Michael Goonan breaks open the Old Testament stories of Hannah & Samuel at prayer, revealing the pathways of prayer that the Scriptures lay before us in our ever-changing relationship with God. Volume 4 Issue 3, 2008 > Listening info@echoingtheword.com (Tom O'Hara) Listening http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=209&m=16 Tom O’Hara contemplates Jesus’ invitation to relationship in the Gospel of Matthew, with a focus on the question Jesus sets before us, “Who do you say that I am?” Volume 4 Issue 3, 2008 > Listening info@echoingtheword.com (Ernie Christie) Desire http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=206&m=16 Ernie Christie shares his experience of introducing children to the practice of Christian Meditation, exploring implications for parents seeking to encourage their children in the way of faith. Volume 4 Issue 3, 2008 > Desire info@echoingtheword.com (Michael Vial) Desire http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=217&m=16 Michael Vial continues his series on the Trinity, reflecting on the essence of God as relational and the implications of this reality for our own spiritual journey. Volume 4 Issue 3, 2008 > Desire info@echoingtheword.com (Peter Mudge) Desire http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=216&m=16 Peter Mudge explores the influences and artwork of Sidney Nolan whose paintings exhibit a profound spiritual vitality and depth. An insight into the promise of art as a window into the sacred. Volume 4 Issue 3, 2008 > Desire info@echoingtheword.com (Daniel Ang) Struggle http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=210&m=16 Daniel Ang reflects on the challenge of living the Christian life in a time of lessening participation in the Church community. Daniel turns to the promise of Scripture & deep listening as sources of hope. Volume 4 Issue 3, 2008 > Struggle info@echoingtheword.com (Janiene Wilson) Struggle http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=211&m=16 Janiene Wilson offers us a wonderful pastoral reflection on the place of guilt & shame in the spiritual life, inviting us to consider how these emotions can turn us towards the living God. Volume 4 Issue 3, 2008 > Struggle info@echoingtheword.com (Daniel Ang) Engage http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=214&m=16 At the turn of the new century, John Paul II called for our Christian communities to become genuine "schools of prayer", centres in which our Christian faith was expressed in a yearning for the presence of God. Volume 4 Issue 3, 2008 > Engage info@echoingtheword.com (Anthony Salim) Engage http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=220&m=16 Anthony Salim offers an insightful introduction to the tradition of the Christian desert fathers and mothers, exploring the development of thought, prayer and reflection in the Christian East. Volume 4 Issue 3, 2008 > Engage info@echoingtheword.com (Colleen O'Sullivan) Engage http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=219&m=16 Colleen O’Sullivan reviews Walter Brueggemann’s new publication, Prayers for a Privileged People which offers an array of moving petitions and thanksgiving prayers. Volume 4 Issue 3, 2008 > Engage info@echoingtheword.com (Terra Spiritus) Engage http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=218&m=16 In this issue, we explore the development of Christian mosaics as an art form in which Christians have expressed their faith and imagination throughout the ages. Volume 4 Issue 3, 2008 > Engage info@echoingtheword.com (Terra Spiritus) Engage http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=133&m=16 Are you looking for time out with God? Find a retreat centre near you on our directory of Australian centres. Includes contact numbers and web links! Volume 4 Issue 3, 2008 > Engage info@echoingtheword.com (Marie Farrell) Wonder http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=213&m=16 Marie Farrell gazes upon two eleuosa icons which depict the Virgin Mary as the merciful Mother of God, tenderly embracing her son, and calling us into the circle of their embrace. Volume 4 Issue 3, 2008 > Wonder info@echoingtheword.com (Gerard Moore) Wonder http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=215&m=16 Gerard Moore reflects on the primary symbols of bread and wine, recognising their multiple levels of meaning and significance in remembering and celebrating who Jesus is in our lives. Volume 4 Issue 3, 2008 > Wonder info@echoingtheword.com (Eugene Stockton) Wonder http://www.terraspiritus.com.au/member/article_view.cgi?aid=212&m=16 Eugene Stockton takes us through the magnificent works of Aboriginal Christian artist Ellen Draper, noting the originality of her paintings which focus on New Testament themes. Volume 4 Issue 3, 2008 > Wonder