At Holy Cross School in Mirimar, Wellington, meditation is seen as another way for children to feel calm and closer to God. It is one of a number of Catholic schools in New Zealand that has adopted the practice of teaching Children to meditate Principal Celeste Hastings said the school had introduced meditation so children could learn Read more
A Gloucestershire council has dropped references to God from the prayer with which it opens meetings, under pressure from secularist campaigners.For as long as anyone can remember, councillors in Gloucestershire have stood up for a brief prayer before their meetings get under way. But when three agnostic and atheist members staged a protest against the Read more
The foyer of Sacred Heart Cathedral Wellington was abuzz on Friday evening as people gathered for the blessing and launch of “Journeying into Prayer – People and their Pathways,” the most recent publication from Catholic Institute of Theology and Accent Publications. Editor, Neil Darragh, spoke about the ideas and concept behind this little gem and inviting Read more
Pope Benedict XVI told over 20,000 pilgrims that they must commit themselves to works of charity, without neglecting prayer as a source of spiritual life. “Without daily prayer,” Pope Benedict said in his Wednesday morning general audience in St. Peter’s Square, “our action is empty” and “loses its deep soul, resulting in a simple activism Read more
The New Zealand Christian Network says the Wanganui District Council is wrong to overturn an important tradition and stop opening meetings with a Christian prayer. “Some people seem to have a view that prayer and other aspects of religion need to be excluded from councils and other public forums for them to be truly public. Read more
I’ve taught a lot about prayer over the years and how it is really just talking to God. Prayer is such a basic foundation of a Christian’s relationship with God. It’s how we communicate and fellowship with Him. But a surprising number of people, young and old, new and even long-time Christians, say they’re not Read more
The twice-weekly recital of the Angelus will be introduced into every Catholic primary school in Adelaide within months.
Catholic Bishop the Most Reverend Gregory O’Kelly said the Angelus was an important way to remind students of the reality of Christ’s birth and the spiritual significance of the Annunciation – the moment the Angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary.
“It’s an eight century-old prayer, and a reminder of the incarnation and that God became human and dwelt amongst us and this was made possible through the consent of a young woman, Mary,” Bishop O’Kelly said.
“It’s an effort to remind children that Jesus is more than just a good man of history but is the Son of God and it’s a reminder that God so loved us and came to live among us.”
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A Prayer for the People of Christchurch Lent 2012 Reader: O God, Your Son Jesus Christ is our sure and certain hope. In him we place our trust. Assembly: In him we place our trust. Reader: In this time of Lent We pray for the people of Christchurch: For those whose lives were lost; may they know Read more
Prayer should not center just on asking God to fulfill one’s hopes and desires, but must include praise, thanks and trust in God’s plan which may not match one’s own, Pope Benedict XVI said. The way Jesus prayed to his Father “teaches us that in our own prayers, we must always trust in the Father’s Read more
