Australia – Saint Francis of Assisi at St John the Evangelist

Teens and a Nun Stop a Coal Mine in Australia

A group of teenagers decided the expansion of an Australian coal mine was not in the planet’s best interest, so they decided to sue the environment minister, Sussan Ley. A 87-year old Catholic nun, Brigid Arthur, acted as the teen’s legal guardian. Together they took on the environment minister and won. “It felt really rewardingContinue reading “Teens and a Nun Stop a Coal Mine in Australia”

I Can’t

By Luke Henkel I can’t. Several weeks ago, I found myself saying these two words as I sat talking to a colleague about the fires that have charred vast swathes of Australia over the last six months. I was trying to describe my own reaction to the apocryphal pictures: dark figures in masks, straggling lostContinue reading “I Can’t”