Fasting challenge: This week’s challenge is geared towards helping us become cheerful givers; yes, we’re giving up complaining. Yeah right, I hear you saying, but I’m serious. Not only are you going to resist the urge to complain or bemoan your lot in life you’re also going to choose a chore you loathe (ironing […]
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Light six candles this week. Offer at least one decade of the Rosary for the intention of the protection of human life from conception to natural death. Prayer challenge: Start a prayer journal. Lent, like Advent, is a good time to start prayerful practices you’ve always wanted to do but never actually started. Journalling
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You will need: Pita bread or wraps Grape juice Plastic wine glasses Bible What to do: Using the bible account of the Last Supper encourage your children to participate in a simple re-enactment. You will be surprised at how quickly they see the link between the Last Supper and the Mass. Enjoy snacking on
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Saint Joseph was the spouse of Mary. St Joseph was also the foster father of Jesus and apprenticed Jesus as a carpenter. Fathers like to keep pictures of their children to remind them of precious and important memories. You can make your own Stations of the Cross to remind you of Jesus’ love for you.
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Gossip is very much a part of our culture. Morning programs have regular segments dedicated to celebrity gossip marketed as ‘news’. Magazines such as ‘New Idea’ and ‘Woman’s Day’ make their money out of peddling gossip about celebrities and we, as a society can’t get enough. We have shows such as ‘Gossip Girls’ that
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Time is a luxury we don’t have in our contemporary lives. Only yesterday I was catching up with other mums and the one thing we kept admitting was a feeling of being overly busy with the everyday things of life. The truth is, that even though time seems to be in short supply, and
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Light five candles and offer one Chaplet of Divine Mercy for the intention of all people lacking adequate healthcare. This week you will light the pink candle for Laetere Sunday, the fourth Sunday in Lent. Laetere Sunday, in a similar way to Gaudete Sunday in Advent, is a break from the penitential attitude and
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Make a crown of thorns from things around the house! You will need: Playdough (YCM recipe here) Toothpicks What to do: Divide your playdough into three lots. Roll each lot in to a long thin line. Cross these over in a plait pattern until the end. Pinch ends together and join the opposing ends
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St Maximilian was a soldier who became a martyr for Christ. Make your own shield to show that you are part of the Church militant – soldiers for Christ! What you’ll need: Cardboard Shield template Scissors Glue Pencils/textas/paint Or coloured paper What to do: Print out template (which can be found at the bottom
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Cooking is part and parcel of being a homemaker. Sometimes in life however, things can get on top of us and the gift of a home cooked meal is a welcome one. The old adage remains true about food cooked with love! The simple act of cooking a meal for some one else is
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