THERE’S MORE TO FEBRUARY THAN VALENTINE’S.
MARFAM'S WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 4 FEBRUARY 2026 Colloquially referred to as “Valentine’s” it has become much more than a day, or a commemoration of a possibly legendary figure, who has become the patron saint of lovers. Pope Francis in Amoris Laetitia stated...
WORLD MARRIAGE DAY PRAYERS AND BLESSINGS
ACT AND PRAY: A World Marriage Day Prayer for couples. Father, as we celebrate today we thank you for your tremendous gift of the Sacrament of Marriage. Help us couples to witness to its glory by a life of growing intimacy. Teach us the...
THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY FEBRUARY 2026 AND LENT PART 1.
INTRODUCTORY NOTES We are now into the SPECIAL JUBILEE YEAR OF ST FRANCIS as initiated by Pope Leo XIV from 10 Januuary 2026 to 10 January 2027, As we commemorate his life and his legacy 800 years after his death, we are called to imitate and follow his way as best we...
THOUGHTS FROM THE COALFACE ON SACBC 75
MARFAM WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 28 JANUARY 2026 On this day which would have been our 59th wedding anniversary I’m offering some personal reflections from the coal face. After 47 years of ministry to marriage and family life and 26 years of widowhood my spirituality...
NEW BEGINNINGS RENEW LIFE.
MARFAM FAMILY MATTERS WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 21 JANUARY 2026 When I checked on my granddaughter’s whatsapp site to wish her happy birthday I was struck by the relevance of her profile slogan, “Begin with the end in mind.” I can’t help but wonder whether she or any of...
MARFAM FAMILY AND CHURCH. GOD’S LOVE IN THE LITTLE CHURCH OF THE HOME
MARFAM WEEKLY FAMILY MATTERS E-NEWSLETTER 14 JANUARY 2026 At the start of this new year, which we welcome with hopes, dreams and reservations, I thought it a good idea to give a short explanation of MARFAM - Marriage and Family Life Renewal Ministry and its approach,...
2026 MARFAM THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY. JANUARY 1. MARY MOTHER OF GOD. WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR PEACE
MARFAM is promoting synodal dialogue, with open sharing from the heart and attentive listening, as an excellent vehicle for faith sharing in families, faith formation for family spirituality and a family perspective at all levels. The SEE-JUDGE-ACT, approach, with a...
JUBILEE. NEW YEAR’S EVE. OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW?
MARFAM FAMILY WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 31 DECEMBER 2025 No, not "out with the old and in with the new," say Pope Francis - posthumously, and Pope Leo, today. We look back and move on, from hope to hope, from Pope Francis’ Dilexit nos – (he has loved us) and the love of...
JUBILEE CHRISTMAS SEASON. DAY OF GOODWILL
26 December. Day of Goodwill Read, reflect, share, pray. . The United Nations Secretary General, a sad and hurting man, awoke on Christmas morning to a new hope, a new dream. “You worldly wise men, so-called leaders of the world, who debate and discuss, argue to...
JUBILEE. LOVE CAME DOWN AT CHRISTMAS TIME.
MARFAM WEEKLY ENEWSLETTER 17 DECEMBER 2025 " FREE US FROM THE PRISON OF DESPAIR AND SUFFERING" This MARFAM weekly e-newsletter is most often connected in a way with my Wednesday FAMILY MATTERS programme on Radio Veritas which has now gone on to holiday...
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