Home
Subscribe
Go to Our Forum – the heart of Catholica
Index of Emails
Pray-As-You-Go Daily Meditation
About Us
Contact Us
Donate to Catholica
Advertise With Us
Index of Advertisements
Forum Guidelines
Index of Lead Commentaries
Index of News Stories
Index of Editorials
Index of Multi-Media Commentaries
Catholica Video Channel


Index of all Contributors
Dawn Bowie
Francis Brown
John Chuchman
Fr Patrick Collins
Dr Paul Collins
Brian Coyne
Edgar Davie
Fr Daniel Donovan
Fr Tom Doyle
Fr Peter Dresser
Dr Ian Elmer
Dr Graham English
Vince Exley
Bill Farrelly
Dr Donald Fausel
Dr Brian Gleeson CP
Kerry Gonzales
Daniel Gullotta
Fr Eric Hodgens
Vynette Holliday
Dr Andrew Kania
Gabe Lomas
Dr Anthony Lowes
Milly/Amanda McKenna
Fr John McKinnon
Tom McMahon
Fr Kevin Murphy
Vinnie Nauheimer
Fr John O'Keefe
Dr Anthony Padovano
Dr Allan Patience
Peregrinus
Bishop Pat Power
George Ripon
Holy Irritant/Tony Robertson
Dr Christine Roussel
Emmy Silvius
Richard Sipe
Prof Len Swidler
Kate's TakeWendy's Take
Dr Dick Westley
Occasional Contributions
Lighter Material & Satire
Cindy the Sacristan
View from the Cloister
Ruth's Take
Farmer Jack & Pope Benny
Index to Special Series
Exit Stories
In-depth Interviews with Catholic Leaders
Dr Peter Tannock
Diarmuid O'Murchu
Bishop Kevin Manning
Michael Morwood
Catholica Conversations
Catholic Education
Tom Lee – First 500 Years
Cardinal Mehony – A Novel
Robert Blair Kaiser
Seven Deadlies
Special Editions
Spirituality of Thomas Merton
Sunday Reflections
Sunday Forum
Bishop Geoffrey Robinson
Youth Perspectives
Y-not Question the Sunday Readings
Catholica YouTube Channel
OnLine Catholics Archives
Catholics for Ministry
ABC Religion & Ethics Newsletter

www.google.com


Catholica Web
Spiritual Marketplace
Religion

GOOGLE ADVERTISING
Catholica does not necessarily endorse these advertisers. Please use appropriate caution and notify us of inappropriate ads.

DONATE NOW!

Spirituality for Adults

Email a friend Email this page to a friend

Print Print friendly view

Comment Post your feedback in our forum

Editorials

03 August 2006


Jo ShearsA Prayer for Our Time... The idea to build a community like Catholica Australia goes back a long way. One of the important milestones along the way was a competition we ran on the CathNews discussion board in 2002 in the immediate aftermath of the New York terrorist bombings. The competition invited members of our community to write "A Prayer for Our Time". Jo Shears won that competition with the multi-media prayer which we re-publish today on Catholica Australia. The words in her prayer continue to be so appropriate to "our time". We urge you to take the time to absorb them into your own day.

As importantly though, we hope the re-publication of this prayer helps rekindle some of the spirit of what we trust the Catholica Australia community might become — one that can reach out and help bridge those terrible political gulfs that are tearing our world, and our Church, apart. I hope one of the characteristics of all writers and contributors to Catholica Australia is that none of us pretend to have all the answers. We seek humbly to walk in the sandals, and mind, of Jesus Christ in solidarity with all those who struggle to find comfort and security in their lives without ourselves pretending we are the security. Our only ultimate security is found in the Mystery of the Divine alone.

It is an abomination and debasement of Jesus Christ to pretend that security can be found in rules, laws, structures and dogma. Such behaviours are sacrilegious and idolatrous.

At Catholica Australia we seek to foster an alternative, and far more authentic, understanding of what the true Catholic and Christ-like vision is. It is one characterised by pilgrimage and humility, not the kinds of certitude and rigidity of mind that ended up breeding the poison of 911 – and which, I submit, has contributed so much to reducing Catholicism and Christianity to a shadow of its former self. It's time, our time ... and this is our prayer! – Brian Coyne (Editor & Publisher) [THE PRAYER]

A Prayer for Our Time

To view Jo Shear's multi-media reflection,
It's time, our time, this is our prayer,
click the image above.

We welcome comments in the forum from members, or as Letters to the Editor from Catholica subscribers, expressing your views on this commentary.

[Index of Editorials]

video.catholica.com.au
This Week's Featured Video

Michael Morwood: "The Challenge in Resurrecting Jesus in Society Today"Michael Morwood: "The Challenge in Resurrecting Jesus in Society Today" In this address given to WATAC (Women and the Australian Church) members on 26th March 2013, Michael Morwood outlines the challenges he sees the Church facing in the years ahead. This address was given in the theatrette of the NSW Parliament at a meeting to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Second Vatican Council. 33m 34s [Commentary on the Catholica where this address was published on 29Mar2013] | [WATCH THE VIDEO]

Reports 028: 29Mar2013Reports Index

Forum Index Page
Support Independent Catholic Media!
Thank you for visiting Catholica

This site was developed and is maintained by
Vias Tuas Communications
www.viastuas.net.au
Click HERE to email the Webmaster