From a recent column in The Catholic Weekly. Obligation and love Last Sunday’s Hannah’s first holy communion Mass was wonderful. After the reflection hymn ended and as our priest invited the children to the altar to receive their certificates, I thanked for God for the privilege and joy of raising children in the faith, and…
Author: Marilyn Rodrigues
I'm a journalist and married mother of five. I live in Sydney.
When cute little babies grow up (and why I don’t like MasterChef)
Big kids can still be very cute. We’ve just finished week one of our school holidays. The three school kids devoted one whole day to playing MasterChef with play dough. Seriously, a whole day. I couldn’t believe it. You know your kids aren’t babies any more when they don’t even want you to be involved in their game…
Tell me your First Holy Communion memories
It’s one of my favourite memories from when I was a kid, and I remember the day before as much as the day itself. The day was pretty cool, especially feeling all grown up and having my relatives all come and make a huge fuss of me. But the day before I felt pure joy. As my parents cleaned and tidied and organised…
How to be a peaceful mother
From a recent Catholic Weekly column I’m signing school diaries, checking spelling, opening bills, calling kids to come back and finish their homework, telling other kids to stop running through the house and, “No you can’t have another biscuit because it’s nearly dinnertime”, and I have to wonder if, when Jesus said, “Peace be with…
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