Prayer Articles

As we prepare to celebrate Christmas, it’s useful to go back and look at the readings about the holy family: A humble family making...

Too often when I pray, I find myself asking God for something – something as big as a cure for cancer, something as little...

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...

In my bedside table drawer is a collection of prayer journals amassed over many years and filled with reflections during prayer and with dialogue...

In the former Jesuit residence of the El Salvador Jesuit University there is a rose garden with eight bushes. They flower for Elba and...

The 150 songs we call the Psalms (meaning accompanied songs) and which in Hebrew are called Tehillim (praises) have an enduring voice. One way...

Religious sisters, brothers and priests continue to bring gifts of reflection and pause to the church in a digital world besieged by distraction and...

Coming to know God takes time; forming your faith is a journey upon which you encounter many influential people. Who are these characters? What...

Earlier this year, I went on a silent retreat for a week. It was my first retreat longer than just a few days, and...

In countries like Australia, the United States, New Zealand and Europe, urban centres tend to have their fair share people on street corners, begging...

My mission began around two years ago in the remote town of Wadeye in the Northern Territory. To get to and from Wadeye you...

In making decisions, we face practical questions, spiritual questions, moments of emotion, and various ups and downs which cause us to pause. One of...