The next World Youth Day (WYD) is being held in Lisbon in early August. As with past events, organisers are expecting tens of thousands of young Catholics to descend on Portugal to take part in the myriad of local community and mainstream events.
Described by St Thomas Aquinas as ‘the holiest of all creatures’, the Virgin Mary is revered by Christians and for many is the greatest of all the saints. Also known as St Mary the Virgin, the Blessed Virgin Mary, or the Mother of God, she was born in Jerusalem in 14 BC to Joachim and
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How often should families gather for a communal meal? Such a good question and the answer may differ from family to family. It’s more about the quality. With couples, for example, there is a lot of research on how much quality time they need to maintain a healthy marriage.
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Pope Francis has asked Catholic universities and Catholic couples around the world to support the “Family Global Compact.”
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When I was in primary school, it was a regular activity at the start of Term One to draw a picture of your family. My illustrations (texta outline filled with pencil shading) always showed an extra adult. And they always had a baby in them, though the identity of said baby varied over the years. By the time I finished primary school, my family had reached its full shape. Three boys, three girls, three grown-ups.
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Grandparents play a very important role in the life of their grandchildren. They, along with their parents, help to teach their grandchildren how to show love, respect, compassion, sharing, and kindness.
Majellan jokes have been a family favourite with our readers for many years.
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“God is love,” says St John in a famous line. There has never been a more radical statement in the history of humanity. To understand its original contrast with the generally accepted accounts of divinity in the ancient world is to grasp afresh its revolutionary quality.
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Finding the right balance between work and leisure can be difficult. Australians reportedly work more hours than most people in other developed OECD countries but working long hours can increase stress and affect people’s health.
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In the Acts of the Apostles, we hear that devout Jews from every nation had gathered in Jerusalem for the feast of Shavuot which commemorated the most important event in Israel’s history, the giving of the Torah (the first five books in the Hebrew Bible) to Moses at Mt Sinai.
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