Pray With the Pope: May 2021
Pope’s Prayer Intention for May: Let us pray that those in charge of finance will work with governments to regulate the financial sphere and protect citizens from...
Author: Chris Chatteris
Pray with the Pope: April 2021
Prayer Intention: We pray for those who risk their lives while fighting for fundamental rights under dictatorships, authoritarian regimes and even in democracies in crisis. It would...
Pray with the Pope: March 2021
General Intention: Let us pray that we may experience the sacrament of reconciliation with renewed depth, to taste the infinite mercy of God. Taste God’s infinite mercy...
Pray with the Pope: February 2021
Intention for February: We pray for women who are victims of violence, that they may be protected by society and have their sufferings considered and heeded. Needed:...
Pray with the Pope: January 2021
January Intention: May the Lord give us the grace to live in full fellowship with our brothers and sisters of other religions, praying for one another, open...
Pray with the Pope: December 2020
Prayer: Take the time Intention: We pray that our personal relationship with Jesus Christ be nourished by the Word of God and a life of prayer. As...
Pray with the Pope: October 2020
General Intention: That the breath of the Holy Spirit engender a new missionary “spring” in the Church. I wonder if Pope Francis’ crisp little phrase, “Christendom no...
Pray with the Pope: August 2020
Pray for those out at sea Pope’s Prayer Intention: We pray for all those who work and live from the sea, among them sailors, fishermen and their...
Pray With the Pope: July 2020
Pope’s Universal Prayer Intention: That today’s families may be accompanied with love, respect and guidance. The great value of family connections As a great-uncle, I watch the...
Pray With the Pope: June 2020
Proclaim The Love Of The Lord Pope’s Prayer Intention for June, 2020: We pray that all those who suffer may find their way in life, allowing themselves...
Pray with the Pope: May 2020
The Deacon’s Role in the Parish Intention for Evangelisation: We pray that deacons, faithful in their service to the Word and the poor, may be an invigorating...
Fr Chris Chatteris: How Not to Crash the Homily
At a time when many are bemoaning the general quality of preaching, Fr Chris Chatteris SJ proposes to subject homilies to proper professional standards. Plane crashes in...
