Melissa Coburn
Melissa Coburn is a Melbourne writer.
Opinion
Religion
Why faith also involves some fear
If we trust in God, might we not be entrusted with a task we won’t like, one that involves hardship and sacrifice?
- by Melissa Coburn
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Something eternal finds a voice as Christmas tunes ring out across the city
A choir singing Christmas hymns took the breath away and filled the eyes with trembling tears that could not be shed.
- by Melissa Coburn
Opinion
Religion
Friends and faith help, whether we’re in the basement or the penthouse
Hard times – though unasked for, destabilising and concerning – have the capacity to sculpt the soul, filling it with new understanding and compassion.
- by Melissa Coburn
Opinion
Public transport
Intimate and in my face: The commuter conversation that made my toes curl
Public transport seems to have become a mobile office where people have no qualms making lengthy business and personal calls.
- by Melissa Coburn
Opinion
Religion
Unseasonably warm autumn days offer a kiss of hope
Accepting the fading of autumn becomes harder as we grow older.
- by Melissa Coburn
Opinion
Ageing
My friend shocked me when she mentioned the ‘r’ word
One of my peers has started talking about retirement and becoming a grandparent. Are we really on that page already?
- by Melissa Coburn
Opinion
Religion
A love letter to a lost era demonstrates that we cannot outrun time
I could scarcely imagine Flinders Street Station, so practical in its daily function, housing something as whimsical as a ballroom and yet, there I was.
- by Melissa Coburn
We’re all on different paths, but travelling in the same direction
We have more in common with the creatures of the natural world than we sometimes acknowledge. Yet here we are, not the fastest or strongest or largest, placed in a custodial role over all creatures.
- by Melissa Coburn
Mass a tonic and a test for the Catholic faithful
Catholic culture was once one of big families. Now it’s the elders who hold up that community.
- by Melissa Coburn
Opinion
Friendship
When we need a lift, the kindness of strangers always inspires
Random acts of kindness in the real world are an antidote to the hate and bile we often see online.
- by Melissa Coburn
Opinion
Death
Bucket list? Best take a tip from King Tut
Compiling a bucket list is fraught with challenges. Should they be travel goals? Personal development goals? Money goals? Relationship goals?
- by Melissa Coburn
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