Prayer Articles

A commitment to peace requires us to look beyond our own interests to the good of all. Peace is something we all often long for....

For Pope Francis, responding to the threat faced by the environment is the most pressing task for our day. The future of our children and...

Exploitation of people happens when we see others as ‘strangers’. The International Day in Remembrance of Slavery and its Abolition on 23 August commemorates in...

World Humanitarian Day (19 August) invites us to move beyond our own interests to look at the lives, the plight and the needs of our fellow...

Age may bring losses in physical attributes but it can bring gains in our ability to be with and really listen to others. Among my...

The question facing the Catholic Church is not whether it should reform, but how. Not so long ago to think of the Church reforming herself...

In Pope Francis’ Catholic vision, the aged should not be regarded and treated as if they are dispensable, but rather have a place of honour....

All people are precious in God’s eyes and deserve respect, even those with whom we disagree strongly. Pope Francis often sails into headwinds in the...

This year the theme of the National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) Week (4-11 July) is short, sharp and challenging. It is ‘Heal Country!’ It calls...

We must foster hospitable hearts in order to foster hospitality to refugees. In the cruel world of the 19th century Industrial Revolution an English poet...

When Pope Francis speaks of the beauty of marriage, he does not focus on it as an institution with its distinctive rules and practices. That...

National Reconciliation Week (27 May-3 June) this year marks the 20th anniversary of Reconciliation Australia and its mission to find a right and just place for...