Articles

2014 September

By Warwick & Alison Marsh | September 1, 2014

From the Editor Hello and thank you for joining us once again! This September is our annual focus on Fathers as we celebrate (in Australia…

Housework Survey- October 2014

By Kiara Pirola | August 29, 2014

Hello and thank you for taking the time to fill in this survey! It should take you about five minutes. We will be tallying up…

Too Many Children?

By Kiara Pirola | July 7, 2014

Cross-posted from Lightly Salted, by Peter Holmes a father of eight. Today I was chatting with a friend who has a largish family. When I say ‘largish’,…

Growing in Love

By Kiara Pirola | June 5, 2014

The popularity of St Valentine’s Day grew out of the joy of celebrating romantic married love. The celebration also encourages us to renew and develop…

The Annunciation!

By Kiara Pirola | March 26, 2014

“Do not be afraid. Open wide the doors for Christ.” Pope John Paul II, October 22, 1978

Happy St Patrick’s Day!

By Kiara Pirola | March 17, 2014

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I used to pray…

By Kiara Pirola | March 12, 2014

“When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. But I realised that the Lord doesn’t work that way.…

Christmas Consumers

By Kiara Pirola | March 10, 2014

Jesus tells us that we cannot serve two masters, God and money. How did we end up with Christmas becoming so commercialised? Catholic families the…

Couple Play

By Kiara Pirola | February 27, 2014

Play is not only important for children, it’s important for adults and for couples as well. It helps us to develop vital virtues in our…

Getting Serious about Play

By Kiara Pirola | February 25, 2014

What are your childhood memories? I immediately think of happy times playing in the garden, building cubbies out of cardboard boxes, climbing trees, inventing adventure…

Jacob Popcak Cartoons

By Kiara Pirola | February 25, 2014

“Strangely, it doesn’t seem as though Jimmy’s doing well under these conditions.” -Jacob Popcak “The most important skills that children everywhere must learn in order…

Being Prolife

By Kiara Pirola | February 24, 2014

Stories of Life “Four weeks into marriage we found out Liesel was pregnant with our first child. I can still remember having that “Oh Crap”…