Prayer Articles

by Brendan Nicholls

Brendan Nicholls is the liturgy coordinator at St Ignatius, Geelong.

23 Sep
2023
Be still and listen

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God comes to us in the quiet and stillness, not in storm and tempest. Our Church continues to excite and surprise the faithful and the...

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6 May
2023
What have you sown?

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An understanding of what has gone before will help you plan for a better, more deep-rooted future. Autumn is a beautiful season – a time...

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5 Jul
2022
In the presence of God

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The aim is to develop a personal prayer life to such an extent that whatever you are doing or wherever you are, you are praying....

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27 Apr
2022
Be kind to yourself

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We need to cease highlighting our flaws and understand that God’s love makes us perfect. There is an insight into the human psyche offered in...

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19 Sep
2021
The greatest lesson

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Humans are innately curious. We have a great desire to know things. Each of us has big questions about life, creation and death. We want to...

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18 Jul
2021
Wisdom starts here

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Wisdom is acknowledging life as it is, neither living in the past nor wishing our time away for some different future. An old joke: I...

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16 Sep
2020
My perfect compass

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Discerning the better path requires nuance and skill. St Ignatius, through his teaching on discernment, offers us a way to develop the necessary skills. Life...

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8 Jan
2020
Welcome moves

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The unspoken contract between host and invitee places obligations on both, and where those obligations meet is thanksgiving. As we enter into the festive season...

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15 Oct
2019
The giving equation

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While service requires sacrifice, there still needs to be a perception that sacrifice brings benefits of commensurate value to the giver, the community or both....

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16 Apr
2019
Faith Matters – Abide

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Lately there have been a number if situations that have made me more aware of how much words matter. Word can affirm just as they...

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30 Jan
2019
Let us rejoice

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Jesus is a source of great pleasure and happiness. So good is his presence that we become enamoured with him and determined to seek him...

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14 Nov
2018
Faith Matters – Eternal

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You may have noticed that things have changed. The weather is different now. It has changed and the trees are all green. Spring is now...

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