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Reflections

Martin Scorsese on the set of The Last Temptation of Christ with Barbara Hershey, Willem Dafoe and Harvey Keitel (Martin Scorsese, 1988)
Reflections

What courageous person inspires you and why?┃Jonathan Sargeant

Scorsese’s unrelenting courage to create faith-soaked art in the face of vehement opposition inspired me in 1988 to be committed to doing the same — never let ignorance undermine faith, whether it be yours or another’s,” says Jonathan Sargeant from St Francis College

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Songlines, stories and studies

“I have come to believe that learning about what we do not know, expanding upon what we assume we know and respecting and embracing the breadth of surviving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledges and spiritualities that pre-existed colonialism is one of the most effective ways that non-Indigenous people can influence the pathway to reconciliation,” says The Rev’d Loretta Tyler-Moss

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What courageous person inspires you and why?┃Peter Branjerdporn

“I admire Yessie’s courageous choice to stay on Masig with his young family even though it would be easier and more comfortable on the mainland. He told me that it is essential to stay on the island because if he leaves, ‘It’s over’. He said that they need their island to keep their culture alive,” says the Justice Unit’s Peter Branjerdporn

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“They say a candle shines the brightest in the darkness”

“I smiled and sat down, placing the chaplaincy resources onto the bolted-down table in the prison unit. Several women then quickly made their way over, variously asking me, ‘Can you pray for my court appearance to go well next week, please, Miss?’ and ‘Can you pray for my children and for my sick mum?’,” says chaplain Jude Markland