Kids

Restorative Practices @ Home

By Vic and Liz O'Callaghan | October 5, 2018

No one puts their feet on the floor each morning with the intention to cause harm to others… write Vic & Liz O’Callaghan. Sometimes things…

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St Therese of Lisieux: Living Faith Beads

By Kiara Pirola | September 25, 2018

St Therese of Lisieux, also called The Little Flower, was known for her simple yet profound faith. She reportedly carried a string of ten beads…

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Tackling the Tricky Questions

By Francine Pirola | June 29, 2018

Those tricky questions! They come when we least expect them and at the most inconvenient of circumstances. How can parents tackle the tricky questions from…

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Emotional Literacy

By Francine Pirola | June 22, 2018

Emotional Intelligence, sometimes abbreviated to ‘EQ’, is widely recognised as important for human flourishing. Some psychologists would argue that it’s the most important of the…

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Fruits of the Holy Spirit Tree

By CathFamily | May 14, 2018

“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. …Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep…

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Love Language Gifts

By Francine Pirola | April 26, 2018

Developed by Gary Chapman, the Five Love Languages, is a simple framework that can teach us how to love more effectively. The theory is simple…

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Building Optimism

By Francine Pirola | April 20, 2018

Things go wrong. Disasters happen. We fail. We mess up. No matter our age or talent, we all face adversity from time to time. Learning…

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Epiphany Gift Box

By CathFamily | November 29, 2016

Around Christmastime young children will be love making this gift box containing beautiful and fragrant materials representing the wise men’s gifts for Jesus; gold, frankincense,…

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2016 Oct | Embrace

By Isabella Garcia | October 4, 2016

From the Editor Marilyn Rodrigues Marriages are central to the life of the Church, our culture and society. They are vital to our future. St…

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2015 August

By Kiara Pirola | July 30, 2015

Family Prayer can be challenging! But as many dogged Catholic parents will attest, it is totally worth the effort. We’ve drawn inspiration from our readers and the experience of guest authors in the trenches to give you some ideas to forge or renew a family tradition.

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A Catholic Parent’s Manifesto

By Kiara Pirola | June 9, 2015
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2015 May-June

By Kiara Pirola | May 26, 2015

Welcome to our exciting two part series! We begin this month with Raising Catholics: Taking Kids to Mass and will follow it up with Raising…

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