Trouble Praying? Thank God!
It is so sad to hear that many good people find prayer and praying so difficult at times. They may ask: “When do I pray? What do...
Fr Ralph de Hahn
The Passport to God’s Kingdom
Fr Ralph de Hahn reflects on our need for God, how we must live out his love, and how the Eucharist carries a power beyond all the...
The Holy Spirit in Our Daily Lives
God has given us an amazing gift, but are we alert to knowing it? Fr Ralph de Hahn explains the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. When we...
Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Father Ralph de Hahn’s prayer to the Holy Spirit. Let us pray that the Holy Spirit fills us, allowing us to see the Great Love of God...
The Amazing Secrets of Silence
They tell us that “silence is golden”, yet it is far more revealing than gold or millions of spoken prayers or litanies. We must never fear silence...
The Call to Priesthood
Priests are both shepherd and lamb – and the Church should promote vocations by stressing the sacrifices demanded by Jesus’ call to follow him, argues Fr Ralph...
Could Pontius Pilate be a Saint?
One Church regards Pontius Pilate and his wife Claudia as saints. Fr Ralph de Hahn wonders: Is it possible that Pilate was converted by his remarkable encounter...
The Power of the Word of God
Fr Ralph de Hahn reflects on the power of God’s Word – A most potent gift given to us humans is the power of speech — the...
Do You Really Know Jesus?
Millions of Christians profess to follow Jesus, but how many have a relationship with him? Fr Ralph de Hahn explains what such a relationship means. It is...
The Baby and the Blanket – A Christmas Story by Fr Ralph de Hahn
Fr Ralph de Hahn wrote Christmas stories in The Southern Cross 69 years ago. Then a 25-year-old seminarian, he published his story “When Darkness Falls” in the...
