– Affiliate Link- For the past few years I have noticed as we neared Advent, how much the Elf on the Shelf phenomenon dominated my social media spaces. I have to admit, that in amongst writing and scheduling for three websites and their accompanying Facebook pages, I spend a lot of my working time […]
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It will come as no surprise that I’m an avid reader and that I encourage my children to have a large appetite for reading too. Along the way we have discovered some absolute gems of Catholic books that I believe every Catholic family should have. Children’s Bible I can’t recommend one in particular
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Miss 3 will turn 4 soon and I’m already composing a text message in my head to send out to family. It’s going to read something like this: Please avoid buying presents that emphasise the ‘prettiness’ of little girls. We would prefer presents that focus on more practical attributes. Maybe you think that sounds
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If you ask someone what they love about parenting, they’re not exactly going to say: the sleepless nights, constant demands and lack of down time. Being a parent is hard, difficult and fraught with challenges and yet, for many of us, this vocation, coupled with marriage, is our path to sanctity. Yes, that was
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Eduardo Verastegui had it all by today’s standards. He had conquered the worlds of modelling, music, television and had just broken into films. He lived the Hollywood lifestyle with fast cars and fast women. He lived the high life: fame, fortune and women fell at his feet. He was successfully breaking into the US
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As I prepared myself for the seventh birthday of our eldest child earlier this year, I wrote a letter to his Godparents, which I didn’t send because I didn’t get around to it, about what we want for him as he reaches the age of reason. Thankfully we have chosen excellent Godparents… Dear Godparent
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Do you find yourself getting distracted during mental prayer? Does your mind wander? Do you ever have a problem that you wish you could just vent to someone but it is too personal to share? Perhaps you are just yearning to develop your relationship with God but you find it difficult to make time
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The following prayer directory is a list of all the prayers and devotions we have compiled on the site so far. We hope you find these useful for maintaining your prayer personal and family prayer lives. Click on the prayer to be taken straight to the page. Short Prayers Act Of Contrition (Long
Tuesday 1st September is the World day of prayer for the Care of Creation. Here are a few suggestions for you and your family to mark this important day. Attend mass. Start reading Laudato Si’. Share an inspirational paragraph of Laudato Si to a friend. Gather together with family to praise God for his
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A few months back I was staring at my ‘Divine Mercy Calendar’ which hangs on the back of the toilet door, like I do every day at some point or another, and I learnt something. Forgive me if I am way behind the curve here, but I just noticed that every month is dedicated
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