“Christmas . . . all the treasure and the trash,” sings Australian musical icon Paul Kelly in his song How…
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Live a life lit up by love’s splendour
On our fridge sits a daily desk calendar with quotes from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Retired prayerfully and peacefully to a former convent…
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Highlighting those on the lower rungs
In autumn 2009, I loaded up my old Mitsubishi van with all my worldly possessions and hit the road. I’d finished a…
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Songs that are measured, honest and true
“This collection of songs came out of a hard time, including loss and relocation,” singersongwriter Grant-Lee Phillips told music site Noisetrade, talking about his…
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A worthy gift from father to child
“Six top pop-rock songs for a top son”: that was the working title for this piece (my wife detested it). It’s been kicking…
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