Prayer Articles
How do we create space for God in our lives?
Reflections from Catholics exploring our relationship with God through prayer.
A Prayer of Thanks
By Peta Edmonds
Too often when I pray, I find myself asking God for something – something as big as a cure for cancer, something as little...
What’s the Point of Waiting?
By Beth Doherty
Is there some area of your life in which you are being asked to wait? I’m sitting here in rural Paraguay waiting, waiting for...
To God With Love
In my bedside table drawer is a collection of prayer journals amassed over many years and filled with reflections during prayer and with dialogue...
A Rose Garden in San Salvador
In the former Jesuit residence of the El Salvador Jesuit University there is a rose garden with eight bushes. They flower for Elba and...
Psalms: The Great Songbook
The 150 songs we call the Psalms (meaning accompanied songs) and which in Hebrew are called Tehillim (praises) have an enduring voice. One way...
Switching on to God
Religious sisters, brothers and priests continue to bring gifts of reflection and pause to the church in a digital world besieged by distraction and...
Using my religion
By Helen Jacobs
Coming to know God takes time; forming your faith is a journey upon which you encounter many influential people. Who are these characters? What...
When I went on retreat
Earlier this year, I went on a silent retreat for a week. It was my first retreat longer than just a few days, and...
To give to the poor
By Beth Doherty
In countries like Australia, the United States, New Zealand and Europe, urban centres tend to have their fair share people on street corners, begging...
Culture shock meets mission
My mission began around two years ago in the remote town of Wadeye in the Northern Territory. To get to and from Wadeye you...
Anxiety and Discernment
By Beth Doherty
In making decisions, we face practical questions, spiritual questions, moments of emotion, and various ups and downs which cause us to pause. One of...