Francine Pirola

On a Mission from God

By Kiara Pirola | November 7, 2022

Fostering vocations in your children. Priests and Nuns and Brothers don’t grow on trees! There has been a lot discussion in recent decades about the…

Lectio Divina

By Francine Pirola | October 19, 2018

Lection Divina is an ancient and powerful way of praying with scripture. It is so simple that it can be used every day. Yet it…

2016 Nov | Accompany

By CathFamily | November 7, 2016

From the Editor Marilyn Rodrigues In this edition we feature the testimonials and commentary of people who are walking with those whose life circumstances and…

Mother’s Day Photo Bouquet

By Francine Pirola | April 6, 2016

Give mum a bouquet of flowers that will last all year and remind her of you. Materials: Cardboard in various colours Chenille pipe cleaners Photographs…

Stations of Glory

By Francine Pirola | April 8, 2015

Easter is not just a weekend, it’s a whole season! It begins on Easter Sunday and runs through to Pentecost, seven weeks in duration. The…

Holy Week Explained

By Francine Pirola | March 25, 2015

It’s a wonderful season packed to the brim with meaningful ceremonies that bring us to reflect on the mystery of God’s love. Yet we truck from ceremony…

2015 January

By Kiara Pirola | December 19, 2014

From the Editor It’s Christmas! And in Australia, that means long summer holidays. So we have re-published a previous edition to keep the Christmas Spirit…

2014 December

By Kiara Pirola | December 2, 2014

From the Editor Advent is upon us! In this edition, our Christmas focus is Surprise Babies in honour of the ultimate surprise baby, Jesus. This…

2014 August

By Kiara Pirola | August 4, 2014

From the Editor This month is the second in our Sacrament Essentials series. The featured sacrament is Baptism and we have written this with a…

2014 June

By Kiara Pirola | June 3, 2014

Hello and welcome to the first in our special series on the Sacraments! For Catholics, Sacraments are a big deal. They are major maturing milestones in…

On a Mission from God

By Kiara Pirola | October 15, 2013

A vocation is not ‘a job’. it is a life commitment to a person (in marriage) or a people (in priesthood or religious life). It…

A Blessing

By Francine Pirola | July 19, 2013

“A blessing is more than wishing for a child to be happy; it is an intimate and humble plea for God to act powerfully in…