Lent & Easter

Lenten practices reader survey

By Marilyn Rodrigues | February 20, 2017

7 Ways to Enjoy Easter Eggs

By Kiara Pirola | March 21, 2016

Easter eggs have a long and rich history that goes back well before the invention of chocolate. Eggs have long been associated with new life,…

Family Flick Pick: Lent & Easter

By Francine and Byron Pirola | April 10, 2015

Pop some popcorn and get comfy with these Lent & Easter themed family-friendly short list that CathFamily has compiled. The Passion of Christ. This Mel…

Stations of Glory

By Francine Pirola | April 8, 2015

Easter is not just a weekend, it’s a whole season! It begins on Easter Sunday and runs through to Pentecost, seven weeks in duration. The…

Easter Rituals

By Francine Pirola | March 27, 2015

Without a doubt, Holy Week is the busiest week in the Church calendar! With so many important events, it is difficult for parishes to provide family-friendly services, especially…

Holy Week Explained

By Francine Pirola | March 25, 2015

It’s a wonderful season packed to the brim with meaningful ceremonies that bring us to reflect on the mystery of God’s love. Yet we truck from ceremony…

2015 April

By Kiara Pirola | March 24, 2015

This month we have updated our Holy Week Special. We go through each of the most important days from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday and…

One Flesh Union

By Kiara Pirola | March 5, 2015

It can be hard to get our heads around the amazing gift that Jesus made of himself by dying on the cross for our salvation. We…

Waste Not Stale Bread

By Kiara Pirola | February 25, 2015

One of the ways we can heighten our appreciation of the food God gives us is to avoid wastage. Here’s an Tuscan favourite for using…

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…

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…

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…