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A Blessing for your Home

By Kiara Pirola | July 12, 2018

The home is the place where we learn to love. It is in our homes that our children are first introduced to love; in our homes where…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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. 

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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…

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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…

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