Kiara Pirola
On a Mission from God
Fostering vocations in your children. Priests and Nuns and Brothers don’t grow on trees! There has been a lot discussion in recent decades about the…
R E A D M O R E →2015 July
During the writing of this month’s CathFamily, Pope Francis’ much anticipated encyclical Laudato Si was released. The Pope issues us with a challenge: to answer…
R E A D M O R E →April 2015 ANZAC SPECIAL
This ANZAC Day, we have gone to a little extra effort to mark the Centenary of the Gallipoli Campaign of WWI. We present to you…
R E A D M O R E →Holy Week Explained
It’s a wonderful season packed to the brim with meaningful ceremonies that bring us to reflect on the mystery of God’s love. Yet we truck from ceremony…
R E A D M O R E →St Patrick’s Breastplate
St Patrick is one of the Church’s most well known saints and is practically synonymous with all things Irish. This saint is ultimately very mysterious,…
R E A D M O R E →Seasons of Grace
Among the Seasons of the Church, the great season of Lent calls us to the grace of perseverance. Modern family life is busy. The constant stream of events and…
R E A D M O R E →Christmas Card-o-Envelope
Want something a bit different to the usual mass-produced greeting cards? Try our environmentally-friendly Christmas card-o-envelope for a nifty way to make a card and…
R E A D M O R E →2014 December
From the Editor Advent is upon us! In this edition, our Christmas focus is Surprise Babies in honour of the ultimate surprise baby, Jesus. This…
R E A D M O R E →2014 August
From the Editor This month is the second in our Sacrament Essentials series. The featured sacrament is Baptism and we have written this with a…
R E A D M O R E →2014 June
Hello and welcome to the first in our special series on the Sacraments! For Catholics, Sacraments are a big deal. They are major maturing milestones in…
R E A D M O R E →First Communion Cards
Your child’s First Communion is a special opportunity to invite family and friends to pray for your child as they prepare for the Sacrament. We’ve…
R E A D M O R E →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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