Prayer Articles
How do we create space for God in our lives?
Reflections from Catholics exploring our relationship with God through prayer.
A silent prayer
By Peter Yowie
Silence and peace can be as comforting as a warm embrace. I first came across St Michael’s quiet place, called Mingary, many years ago....
A season for listening
Autumn lends itself to deep listening. It is a season to take time out to really hear what is going on. Autumn is a...
Silence is opportunity
Silences not an absence but rather a consciousness toward other people or toward God. Have you ever been to the MCG on ANZAC Day...
Anniversary prompts reflection on our humanity
When we think of the horrors of war our minds often turn to the nuclear bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Each of these...
International Women’s Day prayer rite
Hymns, readings, reflection and prayers of intercession for International Women’s Day on 8 March. HYMNS: Gather Us In, Marty Haugen; God has Chosen Me,...
Ash Wednesday is not the final story
In 2020 it is hard to think of Ash Wednesday (26 February) without also seeing the burned houses and forests and the charred bodies...
A wait and see God
Beauty doesn’t come in perfection but with love, time and connection, says Clare Deignan in a letter to her daughters Charlotte and Ella. I...
Listen to the migrants’ cries
Pope Francis’ Intention for February is for those caught up in human trafficking: that our migrant brothers and sisters, victims of criminal human smuggling...
Hospitality among the chaos
When the fantasy of being an ideal hostess meets the reality of cooking, cleaning and managing a large family. I want to be a...
Australia Day 2020
Hymns, readings, reflection and prayers of petition for this year’s Australia Day. Hymns: Gather Your People, Bob Hurd; Jubilee Hymn to the Holy Spirit,...
Trees, spirituality and all that
Australia’s devastating bushfires have ensured the importance of trees is now front of mind. We decorate trees for festive occasions; we shelter under them...
Welcome moves
The unspoken contract between host and invitee places obligations on both, and where those obligations meet is thanksgiving. As we enter into the festive...