Wall charts aren’t portable, diaries are boring to look at, we spend too long with our phones anyway and once I pull out a laptop the kids will immediately hog it! I had tried everything – wall charts, wipe boards, diaries, phones, computers but nothing seemed to quite work or hit the mark. Congratulations! What started you down the path of creating planners for women?Īs my children got older life was getting really busy with appointments, sports, lessons, etc and it was just impossible to hold everything in my head. Q: I saw online that this is your fifth year for the Catholic Mothers Planner. The model has been taken up by Mums around the UK and we have our fifth chapter starting this month! I had no intention to start anything – it’s all God’s work!
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Children are always welcome and so the meetings are full of noise, laughter (…sometimes tears) and some sessions are more productive than others, but we grow in faith and friendship. We pray together and read books and discuss our problems and joys in the light of the faith. It was anti-marriage, anti-man and the last straw was when someone did a Facebook poll on whether she should abort her baby! So I set up a Facebook group that would always be in support of marriage and children and the faith – we now have over 5000 super active members! From there at the suggestion of some local Mums I started a group in the Parish that has now been meeting for over 8 years every Thursday morning. I joined some secular facebook groups for Mums but was often horrified by the discussions that took place. You can sometimes lose your social networks from work or parish or family and the opportunities to pray or be formed in the faith are few and far between and often have to be done without or in spite of your children. The life of a mother is full of fun and excitement but can also become quite lonely and monotonous.
Before we discuss this awesome tool, would you please tell us a bit about your work with mothers and the apostolate? Q: Your lovely planner is a work of your dedicated Catholic Mothers Apostolate. It is beautiful, practical, and faith-filled! This beautifully designed and produced planner has been compiled by Catholic mothers for Catholic mothers, with several brand-new features in 2023! This is the ideal planner to help a busy Catholic family stay organized and keep the important thing at the center-their faith. My husband always says I am a workaholic and a perfectionist which is a terrible combination but it has led me to throw myself with a great passion into the apostolate to Catholic Mothers! I was born in the beautiful Mediterranean island of Sicily but moved to London, England in 1999 when I married my husband Pierpaolo.
I am a wife and mother of seven – my children range in age from college to diapers and everything in between. Please briefly introduce yourself to our readers. Q: Chiara, congratulations on the publication of Catholic Mothers Planner 2023. She enjoys ‘wasting’ time with her husband and their seven children, and delights in the gift of an enormous extended family where music and good food is never lacking. She is the creator and publisher of the Catholic Mothers Planner and readily welcomes new projects that aid fellow Catholic families in the passing of the Faith. In 2015, she founded Catholic Mothers, an international online community where women can share the joys and sorrows of motherhood and receive support and guidance through the teachings given to us by our Mother Church. Faithful Resources For Teachers & LibrariansĬhiara Finaldi is a wife, a mother of seven, a catechist, and a blogger from London, England.The Catholic Mom’s Desk Calendar: One-Minute Prayers for Each Day.The Grace of Yes: Eight Virtues for Generous Living.The Catholic Mom’s Prayer Companion: A Book of Daily Reflections.As Morning Breaks, Daily Gospel Reflections.O Radiant Dawn: 5-Minute Prayers Around the Advent Wreath.
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