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The Australian Baha’i Publishing Trust has released a new children’s book titled Once Upon a Tomorrow. Written by Mehrnoosh Vejdani Watson, it provides a nuanced look at progressive revelation for all ages. We were deepened saddened to hear of Merhnoosh’s passing during the final stages of this book’s publication and we’re grateful to her daughter, […]

A tremendous highlight of the last Baha’i month was the release of two letters from the Universal House of Justice: one was regarding the Nine Year Plan, and it was addressed to the Conference of the Continental Counsellors (and by extension, to all of us), and the other was written to the Baha’is of the […]

#MeToo revealed the discrimination and violence women regularly met in the film and television industry. The nefarious, premeditated, and enabled predation of Harvey Weinstein was the first to be highlighted. Weinstein, rightfully, was convicted of his crimes and will likely remain in prison for the rest of his life. The outcome of his case is […]

For this month’s newsletter, I’d like to focus on two main themes: practitioners of peace and families. In recent hours, the Baha’i World News Service has released its annual “Year in Review” video. It highlights the efforts of the global Baha’i community to foster a more harmonious world. It writes: At a time when societies […]

The creative energy released by the Universal House of Justice’s letter about marriage and family life is influencing and growing within us, our marriages, and our work on marriage education. How is the statement affecting you and your life? “A new conception of family begins with a new conception of marriage. Baha’u’llah observes that marriage […]

A few years ago I interviewed an author-illustrator duo, Catherine A. Honeyman (or Catie) and Bahiyyih Maani (Bahi), about their picture book about growing up and life’s stages. Since then, Bahi has illustrated a book all her own called Talking with Jadoca. With enchanting and warm watercolour images, it tells the story of Jadoca and […]

I struggled to find a theme that tied together our recent content on Baha’i Blog…and struggle ended up being the theme for the month! Most recently, we shared a video produced by FUNDAEC (the Foundation for the Application and Teaching of Science), a pioneering educational endeavour from Colombia. The film, titled Weaving Paths, was created […]

As someone who was severely abused as a child, I grew up with a very warped sense of love.  The messages I received from my parents was that I was unlovable, and from my religion, that God was watching me at all times and was going to punish me, no matter what I did. When I […]

We know how important it is to engage in meaningful conversations and I’ve long admired Rainn Wilson for his ability–not only to engage in meaningful conversations, which you can listen to him do time and time again on the Baha’i Blogcast–but also his desire to help spark that same depth of connection between other people […]

For this month’s newsletter, I want to bring to the fore some media resources related to Abdu’l-Baha and some tributes of souls who were transformed in this presence. In preparation for our community’s celebration for the Day of the Covenant, I had the opportunity to return to the film Exemplar that was commissioned for the […]

On March 19, 2025, the Universal House of Justice sent to the Baha’is of the world a seminal letter about family life and marriage. This letter focuses our attention on a “new conception of family” that “begins with a new conception of marriage”. I was moved and excited about this letter, as it was released […]

Queensland author Hoda McClymont has recently released The Magic Box, the first in a series of children’s chapter books that combine adventure and consultation! The story begins with four friends and birthday party plans but it becomes about a whole lot more. Hoda kindly told us what inspired her to write this book, what she’s […]

If I were to ask you what comes to mind when you think about love what might you say? Perhaps you’d answer about romantic love, or what binds together families and marriages, or about our first experiences as babies in the loving arms of our mothers. Love is an immense concept to unpack given its […]

Many years ago my husband and I drummed up a list of universal conversation topics because when we were in culturally diverse get-togethers, we found it tricky to land on a subject that everyone in the group could talk about. I don’t remember the whole list, but I do know that education was something we […]

The focus of my article is a most moving Letter composed in Persian and revealed by the Bab to His beloved mother. To the best of my knowledge, no authorised English translation of this Letter currently exists, and what I have offered is only a provisional rendering. What makes this Letter profoundly touching is the glimpse […]

I’m all aflutter as our community prepares to celebrate the Twin Holy Days and while last month’s newsletter brought some films and videos related to the Births of the Bab and Baha’u’llah to the fore, this time I would like to highlight a few albums and singles specifically dedicated to these holy days. Please look […]

Duane Herrmann is a prolific writer who began honing his craft in his teenage years. Several books later (poetry, non-fiction, sci-fi and more!), Duane has released a collection of Baha’i-inspired stories that are humorous and lofty. Duane graciously agreed to tell us all about this latest book, Exaltation: Stories of Spiritual Adventure: Can you please […]