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Lovers of Life
Deep within the essence of the marital relationship is a parental capacity; the potential for husband and wife to gift each other with the new…
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Mother of Life
When an insignificant, barren hill in Mexico becomes the destination for 13 million pilgrims a year, something’s going on… December 12 is the feast of…
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Gingerbread Jesse Tree Cookies
Make your family Jesse Tree even more appetising by creating edible ornaments! This is great fun for kids and is also perfect for morning teas after…
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Jesse ‘Tea’ Party
Why not host a tea party with an Advent flavour? Serve Gingerbread cookies with Jesse Tree symbols, or draw inspiration from the following ideas: Adam’s…
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Family History
“When my baby sister was born with a life-threatening condition, my family became completely absorbed in supporting her for several months. As a four year…
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The Jesse Tree
Get into the spirit of Advent with your family with this guide to Jesus’ Family Tree. Contemplating God’s Family & Ours Children learn about love from…
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Night of Light
Do your own little bit of evangelisation this Halloween and avoid some of the unhealthy, tooth-rotting candy. Why not hand out these little scripture cards…
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Light it up!
The kids in our street love Halloween, but we don’t really go for the ghoulish costumes and greedy demands for sweets. It is however quite…
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Hello? Is anybody there?
Have you ever had that experience with your spouse when he or she seems so distracted that you wonder if they are having an out-of-body…
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Emotional Availability
The most valuable investment we can make for our children’s development is one that we often overlook because of its simplicity. Attention is the Currency…
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Matrimonied Couples
Are you simply married or are you ‘Matrimonied’? People often point out that Catholics divorce at the same rate as the rest of the population.…
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Talking about Sex
“Katrina wasn’t looking forward to the parent puberty information night hosted by the school. She had been fondled by a stranger when she was twelve…
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