Prayer Articles
How do we create space for God in our lives?
Reflections from Catholics exploring our relationship with God through prayer.
Keeping children safe
The National Child Protection Week (6-12 September) culminates in the Catholic Church with Safeguarding Sunday on 13 September. Safeguarding Sunday (formerly Child Protection Sunday) is...
Living water
This year’s Season of Creation (1 Sept-4 Oct) theme, ‘Living Water’, explores Ezekiel 47:9 and 12 as a powerful biblical vision of hope and ecological...
Give diligence its due
By Ann Rennie
When we are diligent we use our talents to do positive things for others. ‘Ann is a diligent student’ is the one sentence that haunted...
Cooperative relationships
Human beings need cooperative relationships with others to flourish. Special days are mostly high in aspiration. They are also days for reviewing where the world...
To live generously
We are being called on to find new and better ways to build community. In asking for prayers this month for evangelisation in the city,...
Right to shelter
Homelessness Week in early August invites us to reflect why having a home is such a basic human need. It is no accident that the...
Wrinkles in time
‘Even to your old age I am he, even when your hair is gray I will carry you.’ – Isaiah 46:4 Dear Charlotte and Ella,...
The gift of patience
By Ann Rennie
In a world where speed and instant gratification rules, it’s important to remember that patience is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. My mother taught...
Respect for humanity
A healthy society must ensure that all life is valued and protected. Pope Leo’s July prayer intention for respect for human life is echoed in...
A powerful message
The speech by St Pope John Paul II to Australian First Nations people 40 years ago appealed to a view of the world that is...
Weighing the risks
A habit of discernment – prayer and attention to God’s call – is important to cultivate. Patience is not a popular virtue. It encourages us...
Humans’ inherent value
The evils of hate speech and torture are that they deny a person’s humanity. In June, two sombre days remind us of the cruel things...
Listen to the stories
When we reduce people to statistics we stop hearing their voices. The theme of Refugee Week (14-20 June) this year is ‘A million stories’. It...
For the love of sports
Played right, sport builds positive values such as solidarity and respect, and enables personal growth. At its best sport is play. When they play, children...
Initial thoughts on Magnifica Humanitas
Papal documents reward close reading and deep reflection, and often some of the most interesting ideas take time to emerge. However, here are three thoughts...