Creative Catholicism

In this episode, Father James Grant reflects on the painful experience of God’s silence, especially in suffering and loss. Drawing on Scripture and personal grief, he invites listeners to move beyond demanding prayer and discover God’s presence in silence, where love is communicated without words and faith matures into trust.

In a world shaped by dystopian fears and growing hopelessness, Father James Grant reflects on Mary’s “yes” to God as the beginning of a hopeful future, where humanity is called not to destruction but to fulfilment, freedom, and partnership with God through Christ.

Father James Grant explores how modern Australian culture often avoids responsibility and embraces victimhood, contrasting it with Mary’s example of thoughtful discernment and courageous choice. He reflects on migrant successes and emerging struggles, urging a return to Marian responsibility as essential for renewing both personal faith and the Church.

In this episode, Mary and Truth, Father James Grant explores Pilate’s ancient question—“What is truth?”—and reflects on how Jesus’ answer shapes Catholic understanding in a modern world that often suppresses traditional moral voices. Through Mary’s quiet, transformative spirituality and Christ’s parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, the episode reveals how true freedom and hope emerge not from human-made kingdoms, but from humble reliance on God and the steady, unseen growth of His kingdom in everyday life.

This episode of Mary for a Fragile World reflects on how decades of prosperity have left many Australians complacent, disengaged, and reluctant to confront the deeper causes of social problems, arguing that true compassion requires moral discernment and personal responsibility. Father James Grant critiques a culture that avoids judgment, noting its impact on homelessness, youth anxiety, addiction, and broader societal stagnation, and contrasts this with Marian theology, which emphasises truth, renewal, and the human capacity—through decisive action and partnership with God—to break cycles of despair and embrace meaningful change.