by Jackie Bailey | Sep 22, 2017 | Hinduism, Interfaith
For my Interfaith course, I have to do homework on the world’s major religions. I thought I might share my crib notes here in case anyone else is curious about these faiths. I can heartily recommend Huston Smith’s book if you want to see where I got all...
by Jackie Bailey | Mar 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
I have just been accepted by The New Seminary into the ministerial program. I’ll tell you about it. I have been looking for a way to pray in community for years. I guess you can take a girl out of Catholicism, but you can’t take the Catholicism out of the...
by Jackie Bailey | Mar 13, 2017 | women who write
Well, Varuna The Writers House delivered. I have a second draft of my novel! I even have a working title: Fearlessly and Wonderfully Made. At first I panicked at the idea of producing something in a week. Then I called my husband who gave me permission to sleep in,...
by Jackie Bailey | Mar 13, 2017 | disability
Today is the anniversary of my sister Allison’s birthday. In honour of Ally I would like to share the children’s story which my talented niece and I are working on. We want to help kids understand that disabled kids are just like them: heroes in their own...
by Jackie Bailey | May 16, 2016 | Random insights, Uncategorized
I have had this question bubbling around in my head for weeks (months, years). Why do Australian governments fund the arts so poorly? It’s not an economically rational decision. There is ample evidence of the value of the arts to the economy. Politicians are...