Prayer Articles

For Pope Francis the sacrament of Reconciliation has a central place in Catholic life. He refers to it frequently as one of the pillars...

Pope Francis, to mark the 150th anniversary of the declaration of St Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church, has dedicated most of this...

It is joy and fun that connects us to God and each other. 2020 has been an annus horribilis with sickness, death, loss of...

An instruction, because of coronavirus, to sprinkle ash on our heads brings home the point of the ritual of Ash Wednesday. During the last...

Pope Francis, in his prayer intention for February, calls on us to walk with women who suffer violence and to encourage respect for women...

Recognising the fundamental unity of body and mind, the Sacred Heart is a devotion of healing for all pain. Trauma has been described as...

There is a spiritual gift for us all in this time between the pre-Covid and the Covid-normal world to come. In 1929 The Coca...

Australia Day is a day in which we can come together and marvel at this first meeting of cultures and at the richness of...

Pope Francis speaks of fraternity in a variety of contexts. For him it is much richer in meaning than friendly relationships. It refers to...

The Doll and a White Rose attributed to V.A. Bailey is a story which reminds us that the ways God comes to us sets...

One of the British Empire’s finest cultural legacies would be one of the most over-looked: the ability to queue, or wait in line. I...

Christmas should not be primarily marked by being anxious about sin, but by being filled with a growing sense of joy. These days most...