We’re settling in for the long weekend, and there are few articles and things which have caught my eye on Facebook over the past couple of weeks that I hope to have a better look at if I can grab some spare time. Here they are in no particular order: This comment from Pope Francis…
Author: Marilyn Rodrigues
I'm a journalist and married mother of five. I live in Sydney.
These busy school holidays
We’re halfway through week one of the September school holidays and it feels like a lot’s been packed in already. I guess that’s bound to be the case when you have five kids. My husband and I have been tag-teaming work and parenting duties more than usual this week. I worked yesterday while he stayed…
6 ways to walk more steps every day, and how to pray while doing it
I’ve never been sporty but I usually make an effort to go for a walk a few times a week. According to Runkeeper in 30 minutes or so I can cover around three or four kms on my walks around the neighbourhood. I find it a great way to get some quiet head-space, prayer time, or…
How to keep busy when you’re on retreat
When I was at the mothers’ retreat at the Mt Carmel retreat centre the other week I gave them a one-page ‘to do’ list of things that I suggested they try to complete by the end of the retreat at Sunday lunchtime. When I wrote this list I just thought it was a cute idea…
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