Prayer Articles

The events of Easter and Christmas are shrouded in mystery. It takes faith to see God as present in Jesus. The stories of Easter are...

21 March is World Day for Cultural diversity In nature diversity is a good thing. Lack of diversity makes for inbreeding and impoverishment of the...

A central part of the Ignatian tradition we inherit is its emphasis on flexibility. In plants flexibility means being able to stretch, to fit into...

Lent is a reminder that Jesus is the dearest gift that God can give us. Lent’s most vivid memories are often of the things we...

In the ancient world, people always told stories about the childhood of famous people. The stories illustrated the direction and qualities of their adult lives...

If a trouble-struck government decided to hold a plebiscite for people to choose between Light and Darkness, Light would win in a landslide. We associate...

Disarmament Week 24-30 October, represents a seemingly impossible ideal – a world where peace trumps war. It is impossible, not because people do not want...

We usually think of poverty as something that afflicts third world nations. But it is also present in Australia – shamefully so, in a nation...

World refugee day is a time to look outside our own world and to notice people whom persecution and war force to leave their nations....

World Environment Day this year was launched into fluky winds. The strident public debate about the reality of global warming and the threat it poses...

Angels today are usually seen as cuddly. They belong on wedding cakes, Christmas cards and play harps on clouds. At Jesus’ time they were serious....

In many parts of the world the Feast of Corpus Christi is a huge celebration, with processions, pageants, song and feasting. Its origins lie in early...