Prayer Articles

How do we create space for God in our lives?

Reflections from Catholics exploring our relationship with God through prayer.

28 Jun
2023
Respect for our elders

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The theme of respect for elders this NAIDOC Week is one that unites First Nations peoples and all other Australians. As with all the...

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21 Jun
2023
Awakening my soul

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Prayer and worship move us towards lives that are filled with God’s love and open to each other and the world. Life is full...

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12 Jun
2023
God’s tender love

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Celebrated on the Friday following Corpus Christi Sunday, the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus focuses attention on God’s tender love for us...

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28 May
2023
Dispelling the darkness

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As well as its victims, torture causes irreparable harm to its perpetrators and societies that allow it to function.  We often think of torture...

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25 May
2023
Leading with the soul

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A leader is capable of careful reflection, and of articulating the fruits of this reflection. In a tiny town of western North Dakota a...

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24 May
2023
Together

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The Voice to Parliament is a natural and necessary step towards practical reconciliation. In Indigenous affairs this year all roads lead to the Referendum...

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17 May
2023
In solidarity

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Prayer is vitally important if the desire for Christian unity is to be achieved. In Catholic churches in Australia the Week of Christian Unity...

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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...

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29 Apr
2023
Ebb and flow

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Pope Francis’ prayer intention for May is a reminder that our lives are a continual journey of finding, losing, and rediscovering God’s call to...

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23 Apr
2023
A harvest of friends

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Our lives are enhanced by the friends we make and the contacts we keep. While visiting a friend, Nancy, some years ago, we went...

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16 Apr
2023
The sadness of war

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Anzac Day’s importance lies in it being day to meditate on the tragedy of conflict. At Anzac Day this year war is more than...

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12 Apr
2023
Listen and look

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The Gospel of Matthew is a treasure, replete with colourful images and a call to see the world as God sees it. There is...

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