The students from Holy Family Primary, Granville did a short film about the life of St. Mary MacKillop using CathFamily's scripts and costume idea! We loved it, and we thought all our CathFamily subscribers would like to watch it and enjoy as much as we did. Leave your comment below and let all those
Many wonderful saints share the month of August for their feast days, but it is hard for an Australian to pass up the opportunity to celebrate St Mary of the Cross MacKillop. When Alexander and Flora MacKillop welcomed their first baby, Mary Helen, into the world in the bedroom of their little house in Melbourne they
Click here to preview a sample of content Generation: Grand is a warm and refreshing look at grandparents, and the perfect thank you gift to the older people who support your school and its children. Like you, we appreciate that grandparents are often the hidden powerhouse of evangelisation in our school communities. Looking to
This saintly couple are parents to Mary and grandparents to Jesus. With such amazing offspring, Joachim and Anne must shared an extraordinary love. They have long been held up as exemplars for married couples, and in fact, they are one of the few married couple saints cannonised in the Catholic Church. We know very few
“Put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, with the belt of truth around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. Take up the
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. …Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” Galations 5:22-23, 25 St Paul calls us to live by the Spirit, immersed in our faith and responsive to God’s promptings in our lives. This
The Rosary Keychain is an integrated catechesis and craft activity that powerfully engages children in the Rosary. Each kit includes all the materials needed to create your individual Rosary Key chain as well as a booklet with instructions and the prayers of the Rosary. This resource will assist you to instill daily prayer rituals
There was a time when grey hair was relatively rare; Many people simply died before they were old enough to be called ‘Grandfather’ or ‘Grandmother’. Hurry up please! I want to be a granny! With life expectancy now reaching into the 80s in developed nations, it is not uncommon for children to know all four
If you could summarise Patrick in one word, it is joy. If you could bottle Patrick’s joy and sell it, we’d be multi-billionaires. You can get all these books and things on how to find happiness, but nope! All you need is a drop of Patrick! The older kids just adore him. When they come
“The angel said to Mary, “Do not be afraid, Mary. You will conceive in your womb and bear a son”. Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?” The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the child to be born will be called
