True iCal sharing?

True iCal sharing?
I want a Master family calendar that each member of the family can read & write from / to.
Dad, Mom, 2 kids. all with Macs. We would like a family calendar that we can each publish to and subscribe to. (School calendars, Birthdays, social events, trips away, Dentist / DR, etc.)
Thoughts

i secnd mac smart guy: I use ical on two computers, both are synced through spanning sync via google calendars. That way I get online and offline access on both computers and over the net when I am not in front of my computers. Works very well.
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