The school holidays will be over after this Friday; I have mixed feelings about that. I love the break from the daily school and work routines and hanging out with my kids, but if we don’t go away anywhere then managing everyone’s activities and different needs and energy levels can become quite a bit of…
Author: Marilyn Rodrigues
I'm a journalist and married mother of five. I live in Sydney.
First Holy Communion Perfection
Recently our eldest boy received his first Holy Communion along with 38 other children at one of four first Holy Communion Masses at our parish this month. As with any big occasion where there are families, high emotions, layers of traditions, and a lack of personal space involved, there were some truly memorable moments…the delightful,…
A first retreat
Regular readers of mine will know that I’ve helped to run a retreat for mothers at a Catholic retreat centre. For some of the women it was the first spiritual retreat they’ve gone to since their school retreat that was part of the religious education program at Catholic high schools. These are great but are not…
14 things I probably wouldn’t have known if I didn’t have kids
On Sunday I celebrated having gone on a walk every day last week with a second glass of wine at dinner time. There’s still plenty of autumn colour around our parts, despite its being the depths of winter. And it can be quite warm if you can find the right spot, which is one reason we…
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