Tag: Prayer

Fifty women, all leaders of their parishes and various women’s ministries from across Sydney, recharged their spiritual batteries at the "Nourish You" retreat at the invitation of the Catholic Women’s Network on 22 June. For many, spending a whole day receiving rather than serving was a tough ask.

Religious leaders who minister to and care for more than two million Victorians have written to all members of the Victorian Parliament to express the fundamental and ongoing importance of prayer in Parliament.

Mother Hilda Scott OSB tells a touching story that reveals the incredible power of an ancient one-sentence prayer.

It’s been a few decades since I was ordained, and it’s sometimes hard work, but summoning the whole of creation to prayer every morning never gets old. I don’t know why other priests don’t love their jobs as much as I do, asks Philippa Martyr.

Did the extroverted, laptop- and phone- addicted Monica Doumit survive switching off and going on a silent retreat?

Campion College and Sydney Catholic Youth joined forces to bring young Catholics the insights of renowned author and spiritual director Fr Jacques Philippe for Pope Francis’ 2024 Year of Prayer.

One of my former students converted to Islam because he found that the regularity of Muslim prayer gave him inner peace and a sense of purpose. Far too many ex-Catholics abandon the faith without ever having encountered the depths of our own prayer tradition, writes Anthony Cleary

When 34-year-old Sr Maria Lalamea Vaohea first joined religious life, she never thought she would leave Tonga. Now she’s the latest in a growing number of religious from former “missionary outposts” bolstering orders in the West, writes Marilyn Rodrigues

Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP invited Year 12 leaders across Sydney Catholic Schools to discuss their most burning questions on faith, the church and leadership.

So many of us have fixed notions of prayer that we can back ourselves into a totally unhelpful corner. But God draws us out of it, says Mother Hilda Scott.

Anusha Jebanasam’s dream is to see an army of Catholics take up prayer as their spiritual weapon, and she is leading the charge with prayer groups on Instagram and a popular fan page on Facebook.

Sydney may be known as Australia’s “sin city” but it is also a place where Our Lady is being increasingly known and loved, and where Catholics are unafraid to witness to our faith in public