Holy Week Explained
Proudly brought to you by Cathfamily It’s a wonderful season packed to the brim with meaningful ceremonies that bring us to reflect on the mystery of God’s love. Yet we truck from ceremony to ceremony...
View ArticleEaster Rituals
Proudly brought to you by Cathfamily Without a doubt, Holy Week is the busiest week in the Church calendar! With so many important events, it is difficult for parishes to provide family-friendly...
View ArticleStations of Glory
Proudly brought to you by Cathfamily Easter is not just a weekend, it’s a whole season! It begins on Easter Sunday and runs through to Pentecost, seven weeks in duration. The colour gold or white is...
View ArticleDivine Mercy Sunday
Proudly brought to you by Cathfamily In the Jubilee Year, Pope John Paul II established the Second Sunday of Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday. Popularised by twentieth century Polish nun, St Faustina,...
View ArticleFamily Flick Pick: Easter
Proudly brought to you by Cathfamily It’s school holidays and the kids are complaining of boredom, or worse, engrossed in mindless cartoons and computer games. Easter is the perfect time to organise a...
View ArticleEmbracing Divine Mercy Everyday
Proudly brought to you by Cathfamily Why not try some of these simple things with your family to introduce them to Divine Mercy? For more on the history and the story behind Divine Mercy, check out...
View Article7 Ways to Enjoy Easter Eggs
Proudly brought to you by Cathfamily Easter eggs have a long and rich history that goes back well before the invention of chocolate. Eggs have long been associated with new life, fertility and rebirth...
View ArticleThe Science of Happiness
Proudly brought to you by Cathfamily We all strive for happiness. One would think that it would be a fairly simple project: minimise pain and maximise pleasure. Turns out, it’s not that simple and...
View Article2016 April | Joy
Proudly brought to you by Cathfamily Pope Francis is big on joy. Not only is he always smiling and delighting in the people he meets, many of his writings express the joy he has in his faith. His first...
View ArticleCathKids: Easter 5, YrA | Jesus the Way to the Father
Proudly brought to you by Cathfamily Jesus is the Way. He leads us to God. Click to begin The post CathKids: Easter 5, YrA | Jesus the Way to the Father appeared first on CathFamily.
View Article2015 April
Proudly brought to you by Cathfamily This month we have updated our Holy Week Special. We go through each of the most important days from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday and break it down with simple...
View ArticleWOJ The Ascension of the Lord – Year C
Proudly brought to you by Cathfamily “I am sending down to you what the Father has promised. Stay then, until you are clothed with the power from on high” (Jesus, Luke 24:49) Photo by Will van...
View ArticleHoly Week @ Home
Proudly brought to you by Cathfamily Simple steps for sharing faith with your children This year, Holy Week ceremonies and Easter Masses will not be accessible as usual. But that doesn’t put a stop to...
View ArticleEaster @ Home
Proudly brought to you by Cathfamily While Masses have been suspended this Easter, it won’t stop Catholics from celebrating with joy the festive highpoint of their Christian calendar! Our homes are...
View ArticleWOJ Easter Sunday, Year A
Proudly brought to you by Cathfamily Let your thoughts be on things above, not on the things that are on the earth (Colossians 3:2) Feel free to share “Words of Jesus” with your networks: Tweet or post...
View ArticleCathKids Easter 5, Year A
Proudly brought to you by Cathfamily The story so far… Knowing that he will be leaving his disciples, Jesus tries to prepare them for his departure. (If you are unable to play “read to me” please try...
View ArticleWOJ Easter Sunday, Year B
Proudly brought to you by Cathfamily Let your thoughts be on things above, not on the things that are on the earth (Colossians 3:2) The post WOJ Easter Sunday, Year B appeared first on CathFamily.
View ArticleWOJ Easter 3, Year B
Proudly brought to you by Cathfamily It is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that, in his name, repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be preached...
View ArticleEaster Hallelujah
Proudly brought to you by Cathfamily Leonard Cohen’s famous Hallelujah is given a powerful makeover by Cassandra Star Armstrong and her sister Callahan. The lyrics were written by Kelley Mooney and...
View ArticleFamily Flick Pick: Lent & Easter
Pop some popcorn and get comfy with these Lent & Easter themed family-friendly short list that CathFamily has compiled. The Passion of Christ. This Mel Gibson epic is certainly NOT suitable for...
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