Archive for August 2012
Family Meals Matter!
Studies show that family meals deliver a host of benefits to both children and parents. Most of these benefits are independent of ethnic background, socio-economic status and whether it is a one or two parent home. Improves vocabulary and reading. Conversation around the family table teaches children more vocabulary and this advances reading. Improves school…
Read MoreAt Table with the Lord
A family meal is more than just a feed. It’s a time when we, as family members of whatever age or state of life, deepen our love for each other. We eat together not just to nourish our bodies, but to nourish our relationship as a family. We ‘feed’ each other by spending time together,…
Read MoreGod is Here: The Eucharist
Do we live our belief that Jesus is really present in the Eucharist, present in our churches each day? The feast of Corpus Christi gives us an opportunity to reflect anew on the real and living presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. It was a school morning and I had lost my temper too many times…
Read MoreMother’s Day Treats
Lemonade Scones Ingredients 300ml cream 2 ½ cups of self-raising flour (plain flour + X teas baking powder), sifted Pinch of salt ½ -1 cup lemonade Milk for brushing tops Decoration (optional), small heart cookie cutter. Jam and whipped cream to serve Method Preheat oven to 220C. Place baking paper on a baking tray. Place…
Read MoreCups of Love Recipe
Your mum deserves more than breakfast in bed on Mother’s Day. Try this simple recipe – served in a tea cup! Egg in a Cup Ingredients Stoneware tea cups 4 eggs 1/4 cup milk salt & pepper buttered toast (if desired) Method Combine the eggs, salt & pepper and milk in a bowl and whisk…
Read MoreSaints for Mothers
St Gerard Majella | Feast day: October 16 | Patron of expectant mothers | 1755 AD Born at Muro, Italy, in 1726, St Gerard joined the Redemptorists as a lay brother at age 23. Displaying an extraordinary wisdom and gift for reading consciences, he was permitted to counsel communities of religious women. His patronage of…
Read MoreMother’s Prayers.org
Motherhood is a special grace and unique challenge. For so many mothers, the helplessness of seeing their children struggle or make bad choices is a heart wrenching and longstanding grief. Separation, sickness, crime, addictions, abuse – a mother’s heart feels the pain of her children as if it were her own. When two English grandmothers,…
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