Prayer Articles
How do we create space for God in our lives?
Reflections from Catholics exploring our relationship with God through prayer.
A fire in people’s hearts
It’s the Gospel stories underpinned by God’s fathomless love that inspire great acts of compassion, love and charity. In the Gospels charity is as...
Consecration chooses life
Pope Francis devotes 25 March to the consecration of Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Pope Francis has taken a significant...
Listen more deeply
Having the charity to open ourselves to others allows us to listen to God in unexpected ways. God is charity. It doesn’t have quite...
Leaning into love
Love and its twin sisters tenderness and kindness require a good deal of hard work, training and discipline. The Feast of the English Jesuit...
No simple solutions
In praying for a Christian response to bioethical challenges this month, Pope Francis is asking us to consider what actions respect human dignity. In...
From the ashes
Ashes are a powerful symbol of humility and loss, but they do not hold the last word as we journey to the glory of...
The joy of social justice
A passion for social justice grows when we recognise the value of each human being and find delight in reaching out to others. We...
Ecological conversion
In April 2022 the Ignatian Ecospiritual Conference is an opportunity to explore our interconnectedness with all Creation. During the lockdowns in Melbourne due to...
Honouring the strength of religious women
Pope Francis’ February Prayer Intention for religious sisters and consecrated women reminds us also of all the other women without whose generosity the Catholic...
Reaching God in prayer
St Thomas Aquinas, whose feast day is celebrated this week (28 January), prized the understanding of God reached in prayer. St Thomas Aquinas was...
The light from beyond the dome
Hope encourages us to have a larger vision than the ‘dome’ within which we live. In ordinary life we can’t escape from hope. If...
Virtues to keep in a changing world
‘It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land. ‘Global surface temperature will continue to increase until at least the...