I have yet to meet any Mum who declares motherhood as being easy and non-challenging. Even though our individual circumstances may be different, having little ones can often be demanding even if they are good natured and relatively trouble free! So just HOW can you fit God and prayer into each busy day? Simply […]
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Saint Matilda Feast: 14th March Patroness of: Large families St Matilda was an inspirational saint. As patroness of large families, she was remarkable for her role as wife to Henry of Saxony, as mother to five children; of which one became a saint. A woman of great faith, Matilda’s husband claimed the only reason they
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Saint John of God Feast: 8th March Patron of: the sick, nurses, hospitals, fire fighters and booksellers: Saint John of God, a more familiar saint, whom some of you may be acquainted with as many hospitals and health facilities are named after him. Since the youthful age of eight til the day he died,
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St Peter Damian (c.1001-1072) Feast Day: 23rd February St Peter Damian began life in tragedy when both his parents died at a young age, and he was brought up by his older sibling. His brother treated him worse than slave like, which made another one of his brothers, Father Damian, take great pity on
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Saint Valentine Feast: February 14th Patron: Love, Young Families and Marriages We all know St Valentine’s feast day is February 14th, but did you know that he with his family were involved with the martyrs whom were being condemned and persecuted for their faith? St Valentine was a Priest in Rome. He was imprisoned
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One of the arguments of feminist revolutionaries championed by Germaine Greer was that gender conditioning was alive and well in our culture and that it was a form of sexual politics. In other words girls are conditioned to be feminine, to like pretty things, play with dolls and play house and other such ‘girly’
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Feast: February 5th Patroness: Nurses St Agatha, known for her purity and devotion to God. She was consecrated to God from an early age and her faith grew as she grew. Later in life she was arrested for her faith and given to a ‘wicked woman’ whom tested and tried to force her into temptation,
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St Brigid of Ireland Feast Day: February 1st Patroness: Ireland and Students Little is known of Saint Brigid of Ireland, although we do know she was friends with Saint Patrick. What’s that saying about the company you keep? Did your mother ever say something like; “the people you hang around with will be who you
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Saint Thomas Aquinas Feast: 28th January Patron: University Students, Studies and Universities “The things we love tells us who we are” Saint Thomas is a well-known and frequently referenced Saint. He is a doctor of the Church and patron of all university students, studies and universities. He was a learned man with much to
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Tony Abbott currently flies the flag for Catholicism in politics, but is this a win for truth? Every politician is disliked by a particular demographic. Tony Abbott is no different. Certainly there are many who dislike Abbott because of his conservative stance on numerous issues, but the demographic that seems irked the most by
