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Tackling the Tricky Questions

By Francine Pirola | June 29, 2018

Those tricky questions! They come when we least expect them and at the most inconvenient of circumstances. How can parents tackle the tricky questions from…

Emotional Literacy

By Francine Pirola | June 22, 2018

Emotional Intelligence, sometimes abbreviated to ‘EQ’, is widely recognised as important for human flourishing. Some psychologists would argue that it’s the most important of the…

Armour of God Sticker Chart

By CathFamily | May 31, 2018

“Put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, with the…

Fruits of the Holy Spirit Tree

By CathFamily | May 14, 2018

“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. …Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep…

Confirmation Prayer Cards

By Francine Pirola | May 10, 2018

Confirmation is the completion of the graces received at Baptism and from the earliest days of Christianity was closely linked to the Sacrament of Baptism.…

Love Language Gifts

By Francine Pirola | April 26, 2018

Developed by Gary Chapman, the Five Love Languages, is a simple framework that can teach us how to love more effectively. The theory is simple…

Building Optimism

By Francine Pirola | April 20, 2018

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 Rosary Keychain

By CathFamily | March 13, 2018

The Rosary Keychain is an integrated catechesis and craft activity that powerfully engages children in the Rosary. Each kit includes all the materials needed to…

The Grandparent Biological Clock

By CathFamily | January 12, 2018

Some older parents feel a sense of urgency about their adult children’s childlessness, a kind of grandparent biological clock. 

The Joy Bomb

By CathFamily | January 8, 2018

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…

Talking to Kids about Death

By Dr Gregory Popcak | January 8, 2018

Gina’s father just passed away having lost his long battle with cancer. She is devastated but even harder is trying to decide what to do…

How can this be?

By CathFamily | January 5, 2018

“The angel said to Mary, “Do not be afraid, Mary. You will conceive in your womb and bear a son”. Mary said to the angel,…