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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…
Christmas according to Kids
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…
Sacrament Essential: First Eucharist
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…
Poppy’s Story
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…
Serenity and Suffering
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…
Preparing your child for first communion
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,…
The Word Made Flesh
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…
Chalking the Door
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…
Why Catholics Celebrate the New Year
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…
My Loved One Is In Trouble
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…
The Field Hospital
James’s conversion to the Catholic faith and the shedding of his old ways was a gradual journey, aided by the Catholics who befriended and welcomed…
Waiting for an annulment
When I met my husband, Bob, we had to wait for his Catholic Church annulment to go through before we could even consider or plan…