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The man village
Where a child’s own father is struggling or absent through separation, extensive work commitments, prolonged illness, death or some other circumstance it’s even more important…
Dads + Kids = Kids + Church
Kiara Pirola examines some recent statistics on the unique impact that fathers have on their children’s spiritual development and decisions about worship practice later in…
Mass & Family Prayer: A deep Connection
While Catholic practice rightly emphasises the Mass as the centrepoint, without a broader context of frequent family prayer, Mass alone is insufficient. Vic O’Callaghan, grandfather,…
Sacrament Essentials : Reconciliation
What’s this Sacrament business all about? As human beings we communicate through our body; through our words, gestures, facial expressions, and actions. Communication is so…
Military Chaplains Today
An interview with Fr Bryan Pipins SJ I had the priviledge of interviewing a current military chaplain Fr Bryan Pipins. His energy and love for…
Serving those who serve
The Chaplain Department of the Australian Imperial Forces was formed in 1913. It included 116 appointed chaplains with equal numbers of each denomination. After the…
Reconciliation: Parenting Points
The difference between ‘I’m sorry’ and ‘forgive me?’ Saying ‘sorry’ is different to asking for ‘forgiveness’. When we say sorry to someone, it is an…
The Mother Who Loves Me Chaplet of Prayer
The millions of pilgrims who travel to Medjugorje each year are a sign of the love that Mary has for all of her children. Mary is said…
St Val’s Secret Messages of Love
The tradition of giving a card or letter to one’s beloved on St Valentine’s Day comes from the bishop St Valentine’s letters from prison in…
Three Ways to Rekindle the Romance this St Valentine’s Day
Romance and Mystery One of the things that makes a new romance so exciting and attractive is the element of uncertainty: Is this person really…
Who was St Valentine?
St Valentine was a bishop in Rome who was imprisoned for performing marriages for Christian soldiers against the decree of the Roman Emperor, Claudius II.…