Tag: Year of Prayer
Q&A with Fr Flader: Is God aloof?
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?
Melto D’Moronoyo: On giving and receiving in the life of prayer
Prayer is the cultivation in one’s heart of receptivity, openness and acceptance before the God who offers himself to us.
The “password” to praying with Scripture
When you pick up the Bible, it pays to let God know that you need to hear from him. But we also have to prepare our hearts and minds to listen to what he has to say, writes Mother Hilda.
Mother Hilda Scott OSB: God and our memories of hurt
Every person has memories of hurt inflicted, trauma endured, negligence and lack of love. Yet for God the past is no obstacle. Prayer is our way of redeeming and healing memory, and we can all join the Good Thief in asking God to be with us in two simple words: “Remember me.”
Melto D’Moronoyo: Prayer is the lifeblood of our souls
Personal prayer is as necessary for our spiritual life as oxygen is for our bodies.
The one prayer that God will always answer
If your life is hard, ask for his will and you will free up his will in you and in the heart of someone else, says Mother Hilda Scott OSB.
Fr Jacques Philippe teaches Campion students to pray
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.
Pope Francis advises children to pray and never lie
Pope Francis took over the catechism classes 11 April at St John Vianney parish, advising children to always pray and never lie. It was one of his initiatives, part of the Year of Prayer.
Prayer shouldn’t be our best-kept secret
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 you pray, know that nothing will change God’s mind about...
The older I get the more I see how few people really know that God loves them. But he does, and that’s the foundation of prayer, writes Mother Hilda Scott OSB
Mother Hilda Scott OSB: Prayer starts with God, not with us
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.
Sr Anastasia Reeves OP: Prayer is a worthwhile waste of our...
Just as a newly married couple loves to waste time together, simply being in each other’s company, so prayer can be a wonderful way to rest in God’s presence, writes Sr Anastasia Reeves OP
