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The Joy Bomb
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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How you do Housework
the results from the CathFamily survey: 70% of you are not satisfied with your current housework arrangement 75% of you would like to see your…
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How can this be?
“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,…
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Till Death Do us Part
By Francine & Byron Pirola We were taking a vacation to celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary. As we settled in for the long flight, my…
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A conversation about housework…
One of the most marked social trends of the last thirty years has been the shift away from the home as the centre of family…
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Amplifying his Fatherhood
A wife has a very powerful position in a family. As Maria says in ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’, “The man is the head, but…
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Godparents: Choosing Wisely
Godparents are more than just parental back-up or a nominated guardian should parents die while their children are still young; they are specially chosen spiritual…
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Sacrament Essentials: Baptism
Initiation Rituals A common thread in human cultures, tribes and societies is ritualistic initiations that mark the various stages of life. They relate to all…
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Baptism is about belonging
If there is one word which sums up the essence of Baptism it would be ‘belonging’. Through Baptism, we become members of God’s family, a…
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Smart Parents
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
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?
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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