Tag: Family Life
Parents invited to renew family life at ‘Messy Families’ retreat
Catholic parents in Sydney are invited to deepen their family life and faith through the upcoming Messy Families retreat featuring international speakers Mike and Alicia Hernon.
Six things that sustain young Catholic marriages
Philippa Martyr found six things that young married Australian Catholics seem to have in common.
Philippa Martyr: Don’t like divorce? So, what are you doing about...
If you hate the Family Law Act, then what are you doing as a Catholic to make it obsolete? asks Philippa Martyr
Ivan and Gabrijela grow in faith as they expand their family
If you happen to pass by Holsworthy parish on a Sunday afternoon, you will be struck by the joyful presence of the Prusina family.
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And they said it wouldn’t last…
I can’t believe I’m typing this. Thirty years ago today I married a pretty English woman named Marianne Lacey. And let this sink in…we’re still together, writes Stephen Lacey.
Juggling careers and big families, can Catholic dads have it all?
This Father’s Day, we asked senior Catholics in Sydney with nine, eleven or even thirteen kids how they make time for the things that really matter.
Monica Doumit: In 50 years, marriage culture has all but disappeared...
If a marriage culture disappears from Australia in the next couple of generations, we will be relying on the witness of the lives of people like my parents to proclaim the goodness and the importance of marriage, says Monica Doumit.
How a baby (and parents) got it all going
Maria Andrzejewski believes a little “divine Intervention” had a lot to do with establishing the Domestic Church Movement in her parish.
A blessing – and a major opportunity
The evangelisation of families is one of the most pressing challenges in our Church. As important as is the need for personal conversion, and as significant as is the Church’s mission in the education of young people, unless faith is nurtured and sustained in the context of family, it is difficult to develop genuine communities of faith.
Marriages jump-start evangelisation
Married couple Ashleigh and Justin Donnelly feel “beyond blessed” to be part of the first parish in Australia to have the Domestic Church program available and can’t wait to see how far across the country it spreads.
Gosford goes on the front foot for faith
An international program which aims to renew the way Catholics engage with their faith and connect beyond the parish church building has been launched on the NSW Central Coast.
Simcha Fisher: Wisdom gleaned from home improvements
Lately, I have discovered I have a knack for minor home renovations, and by "minor" I mean "the entire household gets turned upside down...
