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10th World Meeting of Families
Family love: a vocation and a path to holiness One might well say, “You don’t know my family; it’s a path to messiness (or worse)!”…
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Feeling COVID tired, our children are feeling too
Are you feeling a bit COVID tired? I am. Our children are feeling it, too. Right now, the world is collectively grieving. Everyone is experiencing some…
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The Grandparent Biological Clock
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
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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My Loved One Is In Trouble
Parents and other family members who are the ‘first responders’ are the ones best-placed to accompany a person who feels on the outer of the…
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The Adoptive Experience
By Owen Vyner For some people adoption seems quite mysterious as though it is an altogether different experience of parenthood. We have to admit that…
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Master of Joy
Definition of JOY – the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires. – the expression…
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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,…
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7 Ways to Enjoy Easter Eggs
Easter eggs have a long and rich history that goes back well before the invention of chocolate. Eggs have long been associated with new life,…
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Christmas Consumers
Jesus tells us that we cannot serve two masters, God and money. How did we end up with Christmas becoming so commercialised? Catholic families the…
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A Blessing
“A blessing is more than wishing for a child to be happy; it is an intimate and humble plea for God to act powerfully in…
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Matriarchs & Patriarchs
“As matriarchs and patriarchs of the family, grandparents not only are a blessing, but they can also give blessings with a unique authority.” – Francine…
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