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2012 November

By Francine Pirola | October 31, 2012

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Family Rituals

By Louise | August 28, 2012

Rituals are tremendously important in family life. Many of our fondest memories of our childhood relate to family rituals, like long Christmas lunches, Sunday walks…

Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

By Marilyn Rodrigues | August 7, 2012

A look at scripture and tradition can take us back to the feast of the sacred heart of Jesus and give our devotion new life.…

Family Meals Matter!

By Kiara Pirola | August 7, 2012

Studies show that family meals deliver a host of benefits to both children and parents. Most of these benefits are independent of ethnic background, socio-economic…

Mother’s Day Treats

By Kiara Pirola | August 7, 2012

Lemonade Scones Ingredients 300ml cream 2 ½  cups of self-raising flour (plain flour + X teas baking powder), sifted Pinch of salt ½ -1 cup…

Saintly Trifecta

By Francine Pirola | July 10, 2012

At the end of October begins three days of saintly celebrations. Here are some tips to make the most of them. Oct 31: Halloween –…

St Margret Mary’s Sacred Heart Consecration

By Marilyn Rodrigues | July 9, 2012

Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus By St Margaret Mary  I give myself and consecrate to the Sacred Heart of our Lord…

Your Home: A Living Church

By Francine Pirola | June 18, 2012

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

Family Vocations

By Francine Pirola | June 18, 2012

Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York recently noted the link between marriage and vocations to the priesthood and religious life: “We have a vocation crisis to life-long, life-giving,…

The Perfect Christmas?

By Francine and Byron Pirola | June 18, 2012

The Holy Family may be the perfect family, but it’s doubtful Mary and Joseph experienced their first Christmas as all going to plan! If there…

Advent Joy

By Francine and Byron Pirola | June 18, 2012

Advent means ‘coming’. In the Church calendar this is the four week period before Christmas, the feast which marks Jesus’ coming into the world as a new born…