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Feasting and Fasting in Marriage

By Francine and Byron Pirola | February 18, 2015

In marriage the fasting and feasting cycle is evident in the use of natural fertility methods which are the methods of family planning approved by…

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Rituals for Lent

By Francine Pirola | February 17, 2015

of Death and Life It is often said that there can be no resurrection without death. New life is almost always preceded by death in an…

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Fasting Before Feasting

By Marilyn Rodrigues | February 16, 2015

This year, consider fasting not only as a Lenten discipline in preparation for the feast of Easter, but as a time-honoured means of growing closer…

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Seasons of Marriage

By Francine and Byron Pirola | February 3, 2015

Marriages are in perpetual transition, growing, evolving, and cycling through periods of plentiful intimacy and barren despondency. In many ways, these are just like the…

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Seasons of Grace

By Kiara Pirola | February 1, 2015

Among the Seasons of the Church, the great season of Lent calls us to the grace of perseverance. Modern family life is busy. The constant stream of events and…

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Prayer on the Run

By Kiara Pirola | January 20, 2015

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…

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Catholic to the Max

By Francine Pirola | January 14, 2015

Despite GFC’s, most of us still live pretty comfortable lives… How much does God feature in yours? Are you ‘Catholic lite’ or ‘Catholic to the…

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The Intentional Family

By Marilyn Rodrigues | December 26, 2014

Plan your family fun these holidays… Creating Memories Think back to a favourite Christmas holiday memory. Was it one of those simple, spontaneous moments, or…

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Spousal Gifts

By Francine and Byron Pirola | December 24, 2014

It was 1985 and our whole family had gone to hear a talk by visiting Jesuit Father Charles Gallagher. He was proposing a radical approach…

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Grateful

By Francine Pirola | December 22, 2014

“It was a typical school yard conversation. A bunch of mothers were talking about the various challenges their kids were facing – the usual stuff.…

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2014 October

By Kiara Pirola | October 1, 2014

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…

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Inspiring Saints

By Kiara Pirola | October 1, 2014

St Francis of Assisi | 4th October “Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” –…

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