Prayer Articles
How do we create space for God in our lives?
Reflections from Catholics exploring our relationship with God through prayer.
The greatest lesson
Humans are innately curious. We have a great desire to know things. Each of us has big questions about life, creation and death. We want to...
In praise of peace
A commitment to peace requires us to look beyond our own interests to the good of all. Peace is something we all often long for....
The closeness of God
There is no need to struggle to be with God as God is always with us – involved in our world and with creation. Growing...
A fundamental argument
How we see the world, our inclinations and orientations in life, our approach to and standpoint on important matters, all form our basic attitude to...
Change begins today
For Pope Francis, responding to the threat faced by the environment is the most pressing task for our day. The future of our children and...
Stamping out slavery
Exploitation of people happens when we see others as ‘strangers’. The International Day in Remembrance of Slavery and its Abolition on 23 August commemorates in...
The value of humanitarians
World Humanitarian Day (19 August) invites us to move beyond our own interests to look at the lives, the plight and the needs of our fellow...
Golden years
Age may bring losses in physical attributes but it can bring gains in our ability to be with and really listen to others. Among my...
Praying for the Church
The question facing the Catholic Church is not whether it should reform, but how. Not so long ago to think of the Church reforming herself...
Wisdom starts here
Wisdom is acknowledging life as it is, neither living in the past nor wishing our time away for some different future. An old joke: I...
The love that binds
In Pope Francis’ Catholic vision, the aged should not be regarded and treated as if they are dispensable, but rather have a place of honour....
The glorious mysteries
Jesus and his mother give us hope and encouragement: meditations and prayers. In a series of articles in Madonna magazine, which have been uploaded as...
Reach out in friendship
All people are precious in God’s eyes and deserve respect, even those with whom we disagree strongly. Pope Francis often sails into headwinds in the...
A sharp challenge
This year the theme of the National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) Week (4-11 July) is short, sharp and challenging. It is ‘Heal Country!’ It calls...
Within a loving grasp
Hands tell a story of their owners. They reach, grasp, soothe, turn away or beckon, and the lined hands of age are also the lined...