A week we can all celebrate
NAIDOC Week begins on Sunday and all Australians are encouraged to participate in local activities.
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The dangers of smacking kids. Child Wellbeing with Prof Daryl Higgins
In this latest podcast of the Child Wellbeing Series with Daryl Higgins, Director of Australian Catholic University’s Institute of Child Protection Studies, we discuss the issue of parents smacking their children. Daryl talks about the latest study which shows children who are smacked are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression later in life.
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The dangers of smacking kids. Child Wellbeing with Prof Daryl Higgins
In this latest podcast of the Child Wellbeing Series with Daryl Higgins, Director of Australian Catholic University’s Institute of Child Protection Studies, we discuss the issue of parents smacking their children. Daryl talks about the latest study which shows children who are smacked are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression later in life.
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World Meeting of Families starts today
The meeting will cover topics ranging from educating young people in sexuality to being Christians in the era of social media, and from families that suffer domestic violence to accompanying couples in their first year of marriage.
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Catholic Church preparing for Season of Creation
Following an inspiring Laudato Si’ Week 2022, the Catholic Church is preparing to once again join our Christian sisters and brothers in celebrating the global Season of Creation later this year. The worldwide ecumenical celebration of prayer and action for our common home is held annually from September 1, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, to October 4, the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology.
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Marriage – a better pathway ahead!
On the eve of the 10th World Meeting of Families, new pastoral guidelines for local parishes have been announced, creating a renewed pathway for Catholic couples to have a happy and fruitful marriage.
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Happy homecoming
Let’s be honest. There hasn’t been much good news about lately. The war in Ukraine, rising interest rates, increased power prices, the cost of living … the negative news seem to be on endless rotation.
The war to end all wars
Humans have a terrible habit of not learning from past mistakes. After the atrocious trench warfare of World War 1 and the dreadful toll of lives lost, many world leaders said there would be no more wars. They claimed it was ‘the war to end all wars’.
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Praying for families
Pope Francis has announced that his prayer intention for the month of June is families, saying people should see God in their families.
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The joy of raising children
When I went into the kids’ bathroom last week and saw 18-year-old Sam’s undies in their usual spot on the floor, I sat on the edge of the bath and cried. Empty nest syndrome was something I had read about with only passing interest but it had finally come home to roost.
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