Posts by Kiara Pirola
First Reconciliation Cards
Invite family and friends to pray for your child as they prepare for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Don’t forget your child’s Godparents! We have four different designs to choose from and they are all A6 sized. For the best results, print them on some thin cardstock and compose a little prayer with your family to…
Read MorePrayer on the Run
Let’s face it; modern parenting is a vast juggling act. Between school, sports, music, coaching, medical appointments and homework it’s common to feel overwhelmed. Add to the mix for Christian parents, the responsibility to also nurture their child’s spiritual and religious formation, and we’ve got a whole cohort of stressed out, frazzled, and probably grumpy, parents. In Familiaris Consortio,…
Read MoreDays of Gratitude
Here at CathFamily, we’re a little bit into Gratitude at the moment! Consciously cultivating gratitude in your life can alter the way you see the world… for the better. Seeing the goodness in everything and everyone, and making an effort to acknowledge it, dramatically shifts the way we see our own life, the people in…
Read MoreChristmas Card-o-Envelope
Want something a bit different to the usual mass-produced greeting cards? Try our environmentally-friendly Christmas card-o-envelope for a nifty way to make a card and envelope from one piece of A4 paper. We have 2 versions, one colour and one black and white that the kids can colour-in! It’s as simple as downloading the template…
Read More2015 January
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 going all season long. It’s been an exciting year, with our shiny new website and our shiny new eMagazine too. Next year we’ve got big plans, so please stay tuned!…
Read More2014 December
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 month’s article features the testimony of Louise Elliott, one of our readers whose ‘surprise baby’ was born a week before Christmas in 2013. The article also shares some insights into…
Read MoreMaking a Baptism Candle
A white candle is an essential part of the Sacrament of Baptism. It is lit from the big Pascal Candle and is a symbol of hope and the light of Christ that the newly baptised now live by. The Candle can become precious keepsakes for your children and can be lit on their feast day,…
Read More2014 October
A Conversation about… Housework Featuring: Bernard Toutounji, Marilyn Rodrigues and the Housework survey results! If you’d like to print this eMagazine, simply enter full screen mode, click on the ‘Share’ button and select the ‘Download’ option from the drop-down menu. It will download a PDF for offline viewing and printing. HOW DOES YOUR FAMILY DO…
Read MoreInspiring Saints
St Francis of Assisi | 4th October “Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – St Francis of Assisi St Pope Callistus I | 14th October St Teresa of Avila | 15th October St Hedwig of Silesia | 16th October “Would you oppose the will…
Read MoreHow you do Housework: The Breakdown
Hello all and a big thank you to all the contributors who made this post possible! Here is a breakdown of the entries we received as of the 17th of September 2014. We received a total of 20 entries. While this is definitely not enough for a definitive sample, the responses we received were quite detailed. The…
Read MoreHow your Family Does it: Grief & Loss
For our November CathFamily eMagazine, we are doing a feature on how grieving and teaching your children healthy messages about death and grieving. We’ll feature an article from one of our parenting experts and we’d love to know how your family has dealt with a death, be it a beloved pet, or family member or…
Read MorePray for the Synod on the Family
Pope Francis has called all people to pray for him and the upcoming Synod on the Family. This will be a comprehensive review of the challenges facing marriage and family life across the world. The Synod starts on the 5th of October and ends on the 19th. Join us at CathFamily in praying for Pope…
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