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Relationships
Young couple from Brisbane ‘counting down the days’ to see family across the border
Family: Pia and Arnie Hurdoyal with their son Micah Joseph. AS the Queensland border is set to reopen to Greater...
Albany Creek parish priest of 30 years granted final wish to visit home with friends and family
Family: Fr Ron Mollison with his niece Louise Power. RETIRED priest Fr Ron Mollison put hundreds...
Deacon Gary Stone honours his own family at Order of Australia Medal investiture
Service: Deacon Gary Stone and wife Lynne add an Order of Australia Medal to the family record...
Big Catholic family breaks out of pandemic confinement to reconnect in God’s creation
Beach escape: Carlo and Lucia and their six children enjoy beach camping. The stunning coloured sands of...
Guilt-free motherhood: Why mums need to be kind to themselves and patient with their children
Helpful friends: “I believe it is so important to surround yourself with true friends, there is nothing better than having...
Helping children to pray
Training children: Laura Otto, Marie Smrek, Veronica Nejman, Jana Mackie and Lorenza Rinaldi at the opening...
Helping children to pray
MOTHERS at a parish in Bundaberg have welcomed new faces into the community’s first catechesis centre for children this week.Known...
Love overcomes FOMO
By Byron and Francine Pirola IN our previous column, we talked about FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) and the harm...
Being Christ to our kids
By Carrie McCormack In early June, Pope Francis spoke of the important role of parenting as an educational mission. He...
Having a family and still keeping some friends
True mates: “Having kids has taught me one important lesson about friendship. You won’t lose true mates once...
Second look at First Sight
By Byron and Francine Pirola WE’VE watched the third and fourth episode of Marriage at First Sight. For those unfamiliar...
Marriage at first sigh?
By Byron and Francine Pirola THAT’S one very big, long sigh, as in, “Here we go again in unreality TV”....
Supernatural powers on offer through Holy Spirit
By Francine and Byron Pirola JESUS promised his disciples to send the Holy Spirit. Two thousand years later, the Holy...
High school hurdles
By Kym Keady STARTING high school is exciting and scary – even more so this year in Queensland, where many...
Mercy is always a work in progress
By Francine and Byron Pirola WE are yet to meet a married couple who have not hurt each other deeply...
Natural fertility – hey what?
By Francine and Byron Pirola COUPLES all over the world are adopting Fertility Awareness Methods (FAMs – what used to...
Committed to commitment
By Byron and Francine Pirola A FRIEND of ours is fond of saying in relation to successful marriage, “it’s a...
Five ways to help a marriage
By Byron and Francine Pirola WE’VE all been in that situation. A friend or relative confides in us that they...
The contribution of Catholicism to marriage and family life
By Peter Holmes WHEN considering the contribution of Catholicism to marriage and family, particularly to relationship counselling, it is easy...
Marriage better with NFP
NFP blessing: Alice and Jeff Heinzen pose for a photo as they arrive for a session...
Christian motherhood
By Carrie McCormack THE transition into motherhood is an epic adventure. Whether you’ve always wanted to be a mother or...
Many marriages to the same person
By Byron and Francine Pirola WE all understand that our marriages go through their ups and downs, but we often...
Children reveal God’s own nature
By Carrie McCormack AT the breakfast table last week our four-year-old says to me, “Mum, I had a dream last...
Saving a marriage for $200
By Francine and Byron Pirola IN July, the Federal Government’s pilot relationship voucher scheme comes into effect. The trial period...
Strengthening marriages
Michael and Angela Duff SURVIVING the first five years of marriage could be less frustrating if...