Prayer Articles
How do we create space for God in our lives?
Reflections from Catholics exploring our relationship with God through prayer.
The light from beyond the dome
Hope encourages us to have a larger vision than the ‘dome’ within which we live. In ordinary life we can’t escape from hope. If you...
Virtues to keep in a changing world
‘It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land. ‘Global surface temperature will continue to increase until at least the mid-century...
Praying for our brothers and sisters
Whatever our differences as people, we are all part of the human family and are entitled to support, and receive support from, one another. When...
Getting to the thick of it
Forget the superficial ‘resolutions’ and instead spend time contemplating what we want from ourselves and our society as we begin the new year. New Year’s...
A day to appreciate
Our celebration of Christmas benefits when we build in time to notice and appreciate the people around us. This year many people are approaching Christmas...
Humanity at the heart of Christmas
The journeys of the Holy Family at the centre of the Christmas story fit well with the theme of two UN observances that occur in...
A summons
This December let us all by our loving actions and attitudes give witness to the Good News. Pope Francis’ description of what it means to...
The music of hope
Hope is not wishful thinking, it a commitment to work to make things better. In August 2012, that wonderful religious writer and speaker, Father Daniel...
Waiting in hope
In most religious traditions we find a rhythm of fasting and feasting, waiting and celebration, work and holiday, of life and death. This rhythm matches...
Australia and refugees
The closing of off-shore processing on PNG should be only the first step in abandoning an unreasonable and cruel policy towards asylum seekers. Recently the...
Let the light shine
We are invited to be a light to people, especially in our accompaniment of people who suffer from depression and burn-out. During the restrictions and...
Grace of God’s love
Many Catholics would be bemused to realise that in some churches the eve of All Saints Day is celebrated as Reformation Day and is dedicated...
Flavour of the Gospel
Everyone, in their different ways, has the ability to spread the good news of the Gospel. Evangelisation, I confess, is not one of my favourite...
Change of heart
A culture of disarmament begins with ourselves, and with how the world values human beings. When he was five years old St Aloysius Gonzaga’s father...
The challenge of being an evangeliser
On first hearing, Pope Francis’ hope that all baptised people, no matter how lacking in learning or eloquence, should be engaged in evangelisation is challenging....