Tag: Spirituality

Prayer is a lifting up of the soul to God by which we come into contact with the Blessed Trinity living within us. It begins in the quiet interior conversation we have with ourselves and ends in God. Attentive, humble and faithful prayer slowly transforms the soul, drawing it, as St Teresa of Avila teaches us, into ever-deepening friendship with Christ.

Pope Benedict XVI described her as "one of the peaks of Christian spirituality of all time" and "a true teacher of Christian life for the faithful of every time." Meet the extraordinary St Teresa of Avila.

The church can be described as a field hospital, but I didn’t expect the fields to be quite so literal.

This Lent, and beyond, the practice of self-denial is not necessary only for our spiritual benefit but for a sustainable future.

For some time now I have had difficulty connecting with God in my prayer, as if he isn’t there for me or doesn’t care. I find him aloof. Is it possible that he can be aloof from us human beings, and what should I do in this situation?

Revisiting books about family life in the past is a nice reminder of just how good we middle-class Catholics have got it today. So join Philippa Martyr in thanksgiving for the blessings of our modern world.

Would you willingly spend time with someone you didn’t love, or like, or even know very well? Would you spend an hour a week with them, simply because they asked you to?

Time need not be the meaningless tick-tick-tick of the clock. It can also be the secret ingredient of our success, if we let it. This is as true for Catholic life as it is for the sublime art of hotdog manufacturing, writes Simcha Fisher.

Julian of Norwich, the 13th century anchorite and mystic, is famous for her saying that, “All manner of things shall be well.” She is still as relevant as ever as a guide to the ways of God, writes Mother Hilda Scott OSB.

Madeleine Delbrêl was a French Catholic poet and mystic who founded a lay community devoted to living with and serving the poor during the Great Depression. Her key writings, published for the first time in English, reveal a startlingly contemporary call to discipleship and sanctity right for the ordinary person

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.

“Growth mindset” has been a buzzword in wellness, self-help and professional circles for years. While we should aim to grow, the Scriptures tell us we shouldn’t dare to “strive.” Growth comes from resting in God—as former TV presenter Jo Hayes discovered when she traded toil for prayer