Parenting
Building Optimism
Things go wrong. Disasters happen. We fail. We mess up. No matter our age or talent, we all face adversity from time to time. Learning…
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…
How my children teach me about God
At the breakfast table last week our four-year-old says to me, “Mum, I had a dream last night, that Jesus smashed into the earth and…
Parents: ‘first heralds’ of the faith
When it comes to passing on the faith to our children, parents are the first educators and heralds. When we think of education, we usually…
Healing our Children’s Nature Deficit
The shift in our relationship to the natural world is startling, even in settings that one would assume are devoted to nature. Not that long…
Raising Money-Smart Kids
Children can be taught to love things and use people or to love people and use things. Money is a most powerful created thing which…
Joy-Raising Lemonade Cupcake Stall
Last year one of our daughters and her friend, nine and 10 years old at the time, ran a stall to raise money that they…
Money and True Financial Freedom
Is there a Catholic approach to money? The short answer is yes, it’s a God-given tool for us to use at the service of true…
Resolve Your Married Money Woes
Surveys consistently show that having different approaches to the gaining and use of money is one of the top three challenging issues for couples. Why…
Creating a family culture in your parish
Families are the foundation of our society and a microcosm of the Church itself. Children and their parents belong in Mass and our communities are…
The Adoptive Experience
By Owen Vyner For some people adoption seems quite mysterious as though it is an altogether different experience of parenthood. We have to admit that…
Acts of Mercy, Acts of Love
Another special theme of Advent, along with waiting, is mercy. Advent is an intense time of waiting for God the Father’s great act of mercy…