Published originally in The Catholic Weekly. Our six-year-old has provided us with some of those delightful moments recently that children can provide, which, though simple, are totally unexpected and immediately memorable. Firstly, he became suddenly and completely interested in reading everything in sight, from cereal boxes to street signs, and slogans on clothing. We were…
Category: Pitter Patter
Life is a dialogue, not a monologue
This article was originally published in The Catholic Weekly. Last week I attended the Catholic Digital Media Conference in Sydney which was a very inspiring and encouraging event. There was so much wisdom, passion, experience, and talent among the delegates that the energy generated was very infectious. One of the more profound things I…
Spring and saints for gardeners
My column recently published in The Catholic Weekly. The first daffodil flower is about to burst out of the pod that’s appeared amid the green spears growing in our terracotta pot near our front door. We’re going to have bluebells this spring too. The viola seeds I planted a while ago are sprouting and will…
Peace begins at home
We had another birthday here, with a little boy turning four, and this is apparently a watershed moment – he tells us that he must now officially be called a ‘cool’ boy. We are not allowed to say that he’s ‘cute’ anymore because only babies and little kids are cute. It’s hard to remember this…
Marilyn Rodrigues 