These are comfy and practical and although I have written this tutorial in children’s sizes, it will easily translate for adults as well! You will need: A pair of your child’s pants that fit well and are the right length 1m light cotton fabric 1m 20mm elastic (approx. only) 1m 12mm elastic (approx. only) […]
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Last year I was asked to give a talk at a high school girls retreat on modesty. This was not just modesty in dress, but in thought and behaviour as well. While preparing for the talk I came across two images that saw me take my talk in a very different direction. The images
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30 Minute Jeans To Shorts Makeover is a quick and simple way to transform an old pair of jeans into knee length cuffed shorts. You will need: A pair of jeans Measuring tape Fabric (laundry) marker Scissors Sewing machine and/or overlocker What to do: Try on your jeans and mark on the seam the length
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‘It takes a village to raise a child’ – African proverb We’re all familiar with the above quote and its implications but the reality is that for many of us in this contemporary society the village is no longer a concept that features prominently in our social structures. Part of this, I believe,
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‘They came to Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch him. ‘He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village; and when he had put saliva on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Can you see
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‘What is given us here is not a piece of a body, not a thing, but him, the Resurrected one himself – the person who shares himself with us in his love, which runs right through the Cross.” Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI The process of transubstantiation, as mentioned in Part 3 of our series on
“The Catholic Church has always offered and still offers to the sacrament of the Eucharist the cult of adoration, not only during the Mass, but also outside of it, reserving the consecrated hosts with the utmost care, exposing them to the solemn veneration of the faithful, and carrying them in procession.”’ CCC 1378 The
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This book, which is written by the same couple who gave us The Temperament God gave you and the Temperament God gave your spouse, is a well-written and easily accessible read. The information on the temperaments is easy to follow and set out in a logical progression which helps parents to recognise their children’s temperaments
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As we outlined in Part 2 of our Sacraments series, there are a number of things we need to do as part of going to Confession. One of those is to examine our conscience. Examining our conscience is not just a matter of a period of personal introspection before we go into the Confessional
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The Seal of Confession, as discussed in Part 2 of our Sacraments series, ensures that a priest cannot, in any circumstance; tell anyone what you said in confession, divulge the penance he gave you, act on any of the information you may have shared during your confession or speak to you about your sins
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