Listen to the Podcast Read the Text In the second week of Advent we light the second purple candle of the Advent wreath and we pray for peace. Our world, our communities and our families long for peace, but the possibility can seem very remote! Maybe that’s why we began… Read More »Advent Week 2 – Praying for Peace
Pope Francis has taken up a suggestion from the Orthodox Church and announced that the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation will be celebrated in the Catholic Church on 1 September – as it has been in the Orthodox Church for some time. From 1 September 2015,… Read More »World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation Announced
At the end of his encyclical Laudato Si, Pope Francis offered two prayers. This one can be shared with all who believe in a God who is the all-powerful creator. All-powerful God, you are present in the whole universe and in the smallest of your creatures. You embrace with your… Read More »A Prayer for Our Earth
The Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office is calling for action to help the tragic situation of persecuted Rohingya people fleeing Myanmar. It’s Chair, Bishop Vincent Long OFMConv, is a refugee himself. He is calling on the Catholic Community across Australia to pray for the Rohingya people fleeing persecution in… Read More »Pray for Stranded Rohingya
Advent Prayer 2014 We have entered the waiting time. Creation is pregnant with the Kingdom. Like a child in the womb it is alive and growing but not yet born. It is already and not yet. Help us Jesus to bring your Kingdom to birth on earth as it is… Read More »Advent Prayer
The Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane’s Justice and Peace Commission is encouraging Catholics to join other Christian Churches in prayer vigils at the time of the G20 Summit. They explain: In the lead up to this G 20 Summit the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission has joined with Queensland Churches Together… Read More »G20 Action by Churches