Welcome to CathFamily!

An innovative Catholic resource library for raising children in the faith

Seasonal Posts

Days of Gratitude

Here at CathFamily, we’re a little bit into Gratitude at the moment! Consciously cultivating gratitude in your life can alter the way you see the…

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Catholic to the Max

Despite GFC’s, most of us still live pretty comfortable lives… How much does God feature in yours? Are you ‘Catholic lite’ or ‘Catholic to the…

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How do you do it? Surviving Mass with Kids

Dear Friends, We are looking to write an article that explores the experiences of parents with Kids at Mass. We’ve all had good and bad…

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CathFamily Publications

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Amor eBook

Amor is a  magazine-style booklet inspired by Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation, Amoris Laetitia.

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Mercy eBook

Mercy is a magazine-style booklet inspired by the Jubilee Year of Mercy and Pope Francis’ joy-filled ministry.

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Generation Grand eBook

The perfect thank you gift to the older people who support your school and its children.

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CathFamily Advent & Christmas eBook

  • Over 80 pages of beautiful content
  • Compiled from 10 years of CathFamily wisdom
  • Tips, Recipes, Activities and Printable downloads
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CathFamily Lent & Easter eBook

  • Over 120 pages of beautiful content
  • Compiled from 10 years of CathFamily wisdom
  • Tips, Recipes, Prayers, Activities and Printable downloads
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My Faith Workbook A,B and C

Available now as a download, My Faith Workbook is a faith-based activity book for state school students and parish children.

Latest Articles

WOJ Ordinary Time 14, Year C

The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to his harvest (Jesus, Luke 10:2)…

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WOJ Peter and Paul, Year C

You are Peter and on this rock I will build my community. And the gates of the underworld can never overpower it. I will give you the keys of…

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WOJ Corpus Christi, Year C

“This is my body, which is for you; do this as a memorial of me.” (Jesus, 1 Cor 11:24)   Feel free to share “Words…

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About us

Welcome to CathFamily, a web site dedicated to assisting families in making the home the living heart of the church. As a church, we have benefited over the centuries from simple home-based rituals to provide practical faith experiences for our children. This site aims to provide innovative and contemporary resources to continue this tradition—by collecting both traditional and contemporary rituals that Catholic families can adapt into their own family rituals.

We encourage you to use these resources to help find ways to make your home a living 'domestic church' ... and send us your own family rituals.

It is supported by the Marriage Resource Centre (MRC) and maintains the that the family is the foundation of civil society, the married couple relationship is the centre of the family, and that the sexual union of the couple is the living energy and sacred source of the love between husband and wife. As with all the work of MRC, including CathFamily and SmartLoving, Pope John Paul II's writings on the Theology of the Body deeply informs our work.

Enjoy!

Francine & Byron Pirola

Founders of CathFamily

Donations Appreciated!

CathFamily is an initiative of the Parish & Marriage Resource Centre (PMRC) Australia.. The PMRC Relationship Education Foundation is a registered charity that supports marriage and relationship education activities. All donations in Australia over $2 are tax deductable. All of the administrative work of the Foundation is provided by volunteers and other support infrastructure is ‘gifted’ by other organisations.

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