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By Francine and Byron Pirola | December 20, 2017

Byron & Francine Pirola It’s 3am and Bron and James are in a standoff. Their toddler has woken for the third time that night and…

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Child-Honouring Discipline

By CathFamily | December 18, 2017

Think for a moment about the ways you discipline your children when they act in challenging ways. Perhaps your three year-old has just stabbed his…

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What is discipline, anyway?

By Dr Justin Coulson | December 15, 2017

Most parents I speak to tell me that discipline means “punishment”. And when we discipline our children it’s our duty to mete out punishment to…

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Christmas according to Kids

By Isabella Garcia | December 15, 2017

What happens when you ask a bunch of kids to tell the story of Christmas? Enjoy this story of Bethle-ha-ha-ham and the magical star that…

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Sacrament Essential: First Eucharist

By CathFamily | December 13, 2017

Theology in a nutshell The sacrament of the Eucharist is a sacred meal where we break bread and share the one cup that has been…

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Poppy’s Story

By CathFamily | December 11, 2017

As you gaze at the bright blue eyes, and cheeks rosy from teething, you might be forgiven for thinking that Poppy Hookway is simply another…

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Serenity and Suffering

By CathFamily | December 7, 2017

Jean’s life story is not the way she would have written it. It includes early years of childhood abuse, same-sex attraction and depression, and later…

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Preparing your child for first communion

By CathFamily | December 1, 2017

Make mealtimes special. Just as the Eucharist is at the heart of the life of the Church, family meals are the heart of your home,…

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The Word Made Flesh

By Francine and Byron Pirola | November 29, 2017

When we receive Jesus in the Eucharist, Jesus’ body and blood is taken into our bodies, where it is digested and incorporated into our own…

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Chalking the Door

By CathFamily | November 27, 2017

a New Year’s or Epiphany house blessing. The practice of writing a special code over the entrance to a home with blessed chalk is a…

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Why Catholics Celebrate the New Year

By CathFamily | November 24, 2017

Writer Jared Staudt states the case for celebrating New Year’s Day as a part of the Christmas feast, not just a secular marking of a…

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My Loved One Is In Trouble

By CathFamily | October 20, 2017

Parents and other family members who are the ‘first responders’ are the ones best-placed to accompany a person who feels on the outer of the…

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