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Sunday 30 November 2008
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Is suffering the result of sin? Rev'd Dr Ann Jervis, author of At the Heart of the Gospel, has suffered a lot in recent years, and this has led her to a new appreciation of Saint Paul's understanding of suffering. Melancholy is often described as an unfortunate emotional disposition, but to Matthew Del Nevo, author of the Valley Way of the Soul, melancholy is the ground of joy, which poets like Keats and Rilke can help us to see and awaken.
Sunday 23 November 2008
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Mother Teresa's selfless care of the sick and dying is what attracted Colette Livermore to follow in her footsteps. Joining the Missionaries of Charity at 18, Colette worked among the destitute in Kolkata, Papua New Guinea and Manila. She eventually left the order, dissillusioned and with a crisis of faith, and later became a doctor. Colette's memoir - the first ever written about life as a nun in Mother Teresa's order - is a journey from certainty to doubt, and she recounts the highs and lows of her journey to Rachael Kohn.
Sunday 16 November 2008
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In 2007, after years facing charges of sexual assault, Ken Dyers, leader of the controversial self-help organisation Kenja Communications, committed suicide. Filmmaker Melissa MacLean who made the documentary Beyond Our Ken had unfettered access to Ken Dyers before his death and she analyses the pros and cons of life in Kenja. We also hear from a long-time member who has since left Kenja.
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Sunday 09 November 2008
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On the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem, in a house that has been in his family for 400 years, the Sufi Sheikh, Abdul Aziz Bukhari is a beacon of hope for the future of Jewish-Muslim dialogue. Patience and a rejection of violence is the Sheik's message, and he spreads it to his people and to others who drop in to his Sufi Centre.
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