Two Catholic mothers have teamed up to support other mums by launching a new digital initiative that promotes the dignity and beauty of motherhood. Source: The Bridge.
Litany of the Home, a mission developed by friends Beck Hanrahan and Steph Philippou, seeks to provide Catholic mothers with relevant, Australian-based content; support to help build a life of prayer and virtue; and resources to raise children in the life of the Church.
The website features content supplied by Catholic mothers from around Australia, including personal reflections, testimonies of faith and liturgical living inspiration.
Launched online in April, Litany of the Home has been several years in the making as Ms Hanrahan and Ms Philippou explored ways of creating a platform for mothers to celebrate and share their experiences, skills and knowledge.
“Hundreds of hours have gone into this project,” Ms Hanrahan said.
“We’ve done all of it through prayer, and we have tried to be led by the Holy Spirit in our decisions. The more we went down this road, the more we really felt there was a need.
“We hope to provide content that is useful and uplifting, and inclusive for all Catholic mothers, wherever they are in their motherhood and faith journey, whether they are working outside of the home or not, married or single – it doesn’t matter. All mothers need encouragement and all mothers are called to holiness.”
The aesthetics of Litany of the Home’s digital presence – its website, Facebook and Instagram pages – was something the pair paid particular attention to, in recognition that “beauty speaks to women”.
“Motherhood is hard and there is suffering, it’s a sacrifice, but it is also beautiful and we are to find joy in the vocation,” Ms Philippou said. “We wanted to reflect that beauty in the style of the website.”
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New initiative seeks to support Australian Catholic mothers (By Matthew Biddle, The Bridge)
