Prayer Articles
How do we create space for God in our lives?
Reflections from Catholics exploring our relationship with God through prayer.
The unsettling sound of silence
In Advent and Lent we hear much about John the Baptist. He is seriously over-exposed. In fact, many preachers run out of creative things to...
Entwined for eternity
I am not sure whether the Advent wreath has made a debut or a comeback. It was never a feature in the Advent liturgies of...
Waiting for God
In Latin, an advent is an arrival; in the Church year it is a time of waiting. In the early Church it was both. It...
Dance of inclusion and exclusion
Social Inclusion Week is a good time to reflect on how and why we include and exclude others, and the lasting effects of exclusion and...
In praise of tolerance
It may seem to be rather faint praise, but we should celebrate tolerance, be grateful for it as a gift, and pray for the even...
True togetherness
The value of mission is that it keeps people together, even when separated physically. In the past seven or so Covid-dominated months, especially in Victoria,...
For good, not ill
Pope Francis’ prayer intention for November is that artificial intelligence and robotics be a blessing for humankind, rather than a curse. When many of us...
November’s two important feasts
November begins with two important feast days –All Saints Day on 1 November and All Souls Day on 2 November. Pope Francis has said that...
A school of discernment
By Myree Harris
Learning discernment is learning to live with a basic sense of peace. The good spirit brings peace, while the evil spirit disturbs. A journey into...
Change of attitude needed
Poverty is not something ‘out there’ but something that brushes up against our families and in our states. It is easy to think about poverty...
The meaning of Baptism
Pope Francis’ prayer intention for October is for the laity’s mission in the Church – specifically we pray that by the virtue of baptism, the...
An aged perspective
The Day for Older Persons reminds us above all that older persons are persons, not economic costs. Their life has been a gift and it...
My perfect compass
Discerning the better path requires nuance and skill. St Ignatius, through his teaching on discernment, offers us a way to develop the necessary skills. Life...
The air that we breathe
In spring we deepen our association with the element of air, and of wind, and its invitation to open ourselves to a God who flows...
Praying for ourselves and our planet
Pope Francis’ September prayer intention, that the planet’s resources will not be plundered, but shared in a just and respectful manner, sums up his ongoing...