Tag: Prayer

With impeccable timing, Pope Francis has released an Apostolic Letter Desiderio Desideravi on 29 June, just before our Plenary Council sessions begin. ‘Desiderio desideravi’ are the...

The human soul is poised between heaven and earth, eternity and time, the supernatural and the natural. We seek to maintain a steady balance so...

Sr Kathleen Lee is a postulant at the Carmel of Goonellabah, a suburb of Lismore in north-eastern New South Wales. The community is dedicated...

I believe we come to Carmel for our own reasons and stay for God’s reasons. Many Carmelites live outside the walls of friaries and monasteries....

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...

Public acts of men putting their devotion to the Mother of God on public display are popping up around the world - and Sydney...

Grumpy Catholics will find a solution to what ails them in Lauds, the morning prayer of the Divine Office

A day dedicated to practical support tailored to their parish is an opportunity not to be missed by priests and their leadership teams in the Archdiocese of Sydney, says Fr Tony Alex MGL.

Very Rev. Archpresbyter Simon Ckuj, Vicar-General of His Excellency the Most Rev. Eparchial Bishop Mykola Bychok CSsR and Parish Priest of St Andrew’s; my...

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,...

Dear Father, I have a friend who suggests reciting the hymn of the three young men for thanksgiving after Mass. I hadn’t heard of it before but am now saying it and I find it helpful. What is the background to this prayer?

Cycling into work every day brings with it many unexpected benefits. It is only a very short 8km round-trip, yet it affords me the opportunity to have many an interesting interaction with my fellow road-users.