Rita Di Napoli lives in Sydney and during last year’s lockdown was inspired by its churches to launch her own fragrant candle-making and card-printing business. She kindly gave me a couple of candles to sample and they really are beautiful. Read the whole story at The Catholic Weekly and find Rita’s work and inspiration over…
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Unveiling a desire for God
I was intrigued when I set out to interview four Sydney Catholics who choose to wear veils or scarves as head coverings at Mass and or/make them. I love donning a hat or cap whenever I leave the house but veiling for church settings (though I’m seeing it more frequently among young people) is quite…
The wound that heals
For the past couple of years, I’ve belonged to a small faith conversation group that runs from around May to August. It focuses on the writings of Discalced Carmelite saints St John of the Cross, St Teresa of Avila and St Therese of Lisieux along with other traditional and contemporary spiritual writers. Due to social…
Don’t underestimate your impact, grandparents
The special love between grandparents and grandkids opens a way for God to enter both their lives in a powerful way….And there is much that we can do even if we live away from, or are in some other way distant from our child or grandchild. Read the rest at The Catholic Weekly.
Marilyn Rodrigues 