meaning & purpose
At some point, most of us ask the deeper questions: Who am I? Why am I here? What is my life for? These questions can arise in moments of change, success, disappointment, suffering — or simply in the quiet sense that there must be more to life than what we see on the surface.
CANA Talks explores meaning and purpose through the lens of Christian faith, recognising that our lives are not accidental and that our deepest identity is not something we have to create for ourselves. Faith invites us to discover who we are, what we are called to, and how our lives can become a gift to others.
Our speakers engage thoughtfully with questions including:
- Identity and the search for meaning
- Discovering vocation and calling
- Making important life decisions
- Faith, doubt, and the search for truth
- Success, ambition, and what really matters
- Finding meaning in ordinary life
- Suffering, disappointment, and unanswered questions
- Work, service, and responsibility
- Relationships, community, and belonging
- Hope in times of uncertainty
- The dignity and value of every human life
- Living for something greater than ourselves
CANA Talks doesn't suggest that everyone will discover their purpose through a single moment or dramatic calling. Instead, it explores how faith can help us understand our lives more deeply — and recognise meaning, direction, and hope in the way we live, love, work, serve, and respond to the world around us.
