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Receiving Christ in the Eucharist

By Francine Pirola | June 28, 2021

Should bishops deny Communion to Catholic public figures who openly advocate for abortion? The debate is running hot and we found this homily insightful.

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Grandparents Kit 3

By CathFamily | June 21, 2021

The Grandparents Kit is a resource for schools and parishes, designed for events such as Grandparents Day or for special feasts such as that of…

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Grandparents Kit 2

By CathFamily | June 21, 2021

The Grandparents Kit is a resource for schools and parishes, designed for events such as Grandparents Day or for special feasts such as that of…

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The Sacredness in Simplicity

By Susanne North | May 14, 2020

Simple is sacred. In an over-performance culture, the greatest gift a parent can give is a sense of belonging and acceptance. Susanne North explores how…

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The World on a Forced Sabbatical

By Susanne North | May 8, 2020

It has taken a deadly, invisible and microscopic enemy to force the whole world to stop dead in its tracks. Susanne North explores the upside…

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Discipline with Love

By CathFamily | February 17, 2019

When parents think of ‘discipline’ they are usually thinking in terms of ‘punishment’. But another definition is ‘instruction’. Dr Justin Coulson points out that the…

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The Joy Bomb

By CathFamily | January 8, 2018

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…

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The Catholic Hospital

By Dr Gregory Popcak | October 6, 2017

Why do so many people feel excluded by the Church–especially those who are divorced and remarried–and what can we do about it? Missing the Mission…

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How my children teach me about God

By CathFamily | October 2, 2017

At the breakfast table last week our four-year-old says to me, “Mum, I had a dream last night, that Jesus smashed into the earth and…

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Parents: ‘first heralds’ of the faith

By CathFamily | September 28, 2017

When it comes to passing on the faith to our children, parents are the first educators and heralds. When we think of education, we usually…

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A life of Service: St Mary Mack for kids

By CathFamily | September 20, 2017

When Alexander and Flora MacKillop welcomed their first baby, Mary Helen, into the world in the bedroom of their little house in Melbourne they must…

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Healing our Children’s Nature Deficit

By CathFamily | September 18, 2017

The shift in our relationship to the natural world is startling, even in settings that one would assume are devoted to nature. Not that long…

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