Tag: Catholic prayer
Q and A with Fr Flader: Is it OK to pray...
Dear Father, Some people in my parish pray the Our Father in Mass with their arms outstretched, like the priest, and I find this strange. Is it permitted? And how about holding hands with the persons on either side while saying the Our Father?
Drawing closer to Jesus in the New Year
At midnight Mass, our pastor described a family gathering, where someone had brought a new baby. He said the one thing about a baby...
Fr Josh Miechels: The Art of Spiritual Combat
Evil’s attacks are unavoidable. Communion with others, standing firm and Scripture are some of our defences
A few weeks ago we had a funny kind...
The Family is Holy Ground
By Francine & Byron Pirola
October 7 marks the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. How might this feast be relevant to marriage and...
Christian prayer central to public mourning
The overwhelming outpouring of public prayer following news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death showed that there is still a place for confident and devoted...
Nurturing daily prayer in busy lives
An online retreat aimed at deepening the contemplative practice of centering prayer is being held by the Benedictine nuns at Jamberoo Abbey.
Led by Sr...
Simcha Fisher: On home altars
I've been steeping in Catholic social media for more than 20 years, and somehow all that time, I've been able to resist the idea...
Simcha Fisher: When prayer is triggering
Confusing feelings and distractions in prayer can teach us
I had a baffling prayer experience the other morning. In retrospect, the solution was fairly obvious,...
Families across Australia unite in prayer for Mary’s Feast
Commemorating the 450th Anniversary of the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, families from parishes across Australia joined together virtually in prayer and...
Carmelites launch their spirit online
The Discalced Carmelite community will share their spirituality with a new social media outreach.
