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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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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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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In most cases, to pass on the faith to others we need to show them our Joy. Our love of Christ in our words and actions, so they may be inspired. Intrigued as to what is the source of our light? In a similar way we can do this for our children but we
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Online recently, the question was posed as to why people, in general, are Catholic. I could answer this in a myriad of different ways, but I think the reasons that I am Catholic and desire to remain so are as follows: I am Catholic because it is gives my life direction and purpose. There are
I’m thinking about hanging a sign out the front of our house that reads: ‘The Shaw Infirmary’. I kid you not. Since just prior to Lent my family have endured two gastro bugs, two colds, sinus infections, worms and allergy flare ups. Between the six of us there has been at least one
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I recently contravened the rules of a Facebook group. I posted an advert for a family member who was trying to sell some kittens. I had no idea that the content of my post broke the rules set down by admin. Now these rules were a technicality but they were rules none the less.
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Theology of the Body is the title of a series of audiences, presented by the late Pope John Paul II, that focus on the human body and sexuality, relationships and calls to the married and celibate life. John Paul II started giving these audiences on September 5, 1979 and finished them on November 28,
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