St Valentine Feast: 14 February Patronage: Marriages With all the attacks on the institution of marriage, St Valentine is one to call upon in our times of need. His story is not what the world thinks. If the people of the world knew his strong convictions of Christian marriage, I wonder if they would […]
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I have to admit that in primary school we called it Pancake Tuesday and we treated this day as something of a last hurrah before Lent started the following day! Here are some facts about Shrove Tuesday that may surprise you: Shrove is the past tense of shrive, which means to hear confessions.
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During the season of Advent we set up a wreath and a calendar to help us prepare for Christmas. This year, I’ve decided to apply a similar principle to Lent, and I’m inviting you and your families to join me. You may be familiar with our Advent Calendar and perhaps even undertook a few
‘Far from being a mere lifestyle choice, marriage is of vital benefit to all members of society, including those who are not married or never married.’ Australian-born UK barrister, James Bogle, was passionate in his defence of the institution of marriage in his keynote address at the National Marriage Day breakfast, held in Canberra
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Marie ‘Leonie’ Martin “God’s little Violet” Léonie Martin born 1863. A struggling soul whom kept trying to be a Saint despite her difficult personality. She is currently being considered for sainthood. Léonie and her sisters were all named after Our Lady with the name Marie, yet were all known by their second names. Léonie, sister
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‘While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul passed through the interior regions and came to Ephesus, where he found some disciples. He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” They replied, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” (Acts 19:1-2) The ignorance of the
‘In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen’. These words are so familiar to us all, we make the Sign of the Cross at least a few times a day, and as such is probably something we take for granted, or think little of, seeing them
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Saint Blaise Feast: February 3 Patronage: Throat Illnesses Saint Blaise was a bishop of Sebastea, Armenia. He was raise Christian and born into a rich and noble family. We don’t know too much about St Blaise, apart from that he was a martyr of the faith. It was said that he saved a young
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This kids iPhone prayer cue is an easy craft idea I used to use when I taught Kindergarten scripture in the state school in my parish. The assistant priest had spoken to the class on prayer and used the analogy that prayer is like making a call to God on our mobile phone. Mobile
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Saint Aldegunais Feast: 30th January Patronage: Cancer Raised by St Walbert and St Bertila and sister to St Waldetrudis, how could St Aldegunais not be a Saint herself? She was a member of the royal family in Flanders. She had many offers of marriage yet refused all and joined the religious life. St Amandius was
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