This week’s feast is an ancient one, known as The Triumph (or The Exaltation) of the Cross. Legend has it that on this date, September 14 in 330, St Helena, a Christian, the mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine, discovered “the true cross” on which Jesus had died in Jerusalem.
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Majellan Christmas cards have all new designs this year and are printed in Australia. Check them out and see what you think!
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Jokes The other day I told my nine year-old and my twelve-year-old, “Being a dad is like being a magician.” They looked at me, confused. I said, “Think about it: I can make food disappear and I can make money vanish instantly.” The oldest asked, “Okay, but what about magic tricks?” I said, “Oh, I
💗 HONOURING FATHERS 💗 “The quality of a father can be seen in the goals, dreams and aspirations he sets not only for himself, but for his family.” ~ Reed Markham ~ This Father’s Day, we pause to honour the men who have shaped our lives with love, patience and wisdom. A father’s role
In May we rightly celebrate mothers and the important role they play in families. Four months later on the first Sunday in September we shower similar praise for fathers and their role in the structure, stability, and emotional well-being of families.
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Majellan Christmas cards have all new designs this year and are printed in Australia. Check them out and see what you think!
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The good news revealed by Jesus includes many demanding and sometimes scandalous teachings. As the writer of today’s first reading discerns, we probably would not have come to the same conclusions as God if we were in charge. When it comes to living how God wants us to, “who could have learnt it, had you not granted Wisdom, and sent your holy spirit from above?”
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Jokes We can’t let Father’s Day go by without a dad joke … (and a bad one at that!) Dad decides it’s time to give his teenage children, Tom and Lauren, “the perfect Saturday.”He wakes them up early and says, “Get dressed, we’re going on an adventure!” They are immediately suspicious. “Where are
