We live in a culture of excess and yet there are many people who go without even the basics. Lent provides us with a great opportunity to take stock of our lives and evaluate whether we’re living in the world or are of the world. Have you ever purchased clothing just because it’s in […]
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Saint Isabel of France was a princess who gave her life to God in prayer and good works. She did this because she understood that she was a princess but not just here on earth. Saint Isabel knew that she was a coheir with Christ to God’s Kingdom. Help your children make crowns so
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We all have our little slice of luxury in life. I must admit that mine is that precious 30 minutes of me time of an evening where I can have a soak in the tub and read a good book without interruption. It might only be half an hour but to an avid bookworm
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In my late teens I was part of a ‘Catholics Returning Home’ program that was run out of my parish. The program is specifically designed to successfully reintroduce lapsed Catholics back into the fold. It is a five week program that helps guide their faith journey and prepares them by explaining important truths about
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You will need: Coloured paper Tissue paper in assorted colours Clear contact Scissors Cross template (at bottom of post) What to do: Print out cross template and cut. Cut the clear contact into a rectangle that is as long as your cross, but twice as wide. Fold in half. Remove backing paper to fold
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We’ve recently moved house, in fact, it was only three weeks ago and I have to say it was probably our best move yet! Hubby and I have moved 4 times in 7 years of marriage and personally, I’ve moved, on average, once every 2-3 years of my life. Needless to say, I’ve packed
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This week, as well as challenging ourselves with the activity below, we will continue our evening prayer around our Lenten wreath by lighting two candles and offering the prayer of St Francis for peace in our world: Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; Where there is hatred, let me sow charity; Where
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Saint Valentine might be the name that conjures up romantic ideas of love and marriage but in reality he knew exactly what real love was: God. You can read about Saint Valentine here. Here are some printable quotes about love you can use to create your own Saint Valentine’s day cards, or frame and
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Advent wreaths and calendars are a fairly common approach to preparing for Christmas, but during Lent it can be more difficult to keep our eyes focused on Easter when we have less visual reminders of the season that we are in. Here are two simple ideas to create a suitable visual reminder in your
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We’re very connected and being away from our phone or computer can fill us with anxiety. On the other hand, unrestricted access to social media platforms can eat into our time and take us away from being present to our family. We are the most technologically connected generation in history – at present that
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