Author: Toni Rowland

June 15. Basil, Zola and Mary had never known their father.  When their mother became ill and died when little Mary was just 8 years old and Basil just 17 the children felt very lost.   Their aunt who lived nearby...

CHILDREN BELONG IN FAMILIES AND FATHERS DO TOO. June, in South Africa, is Youth month and June, on our 2023 Family Year Planner, has as its theme “Children belong in families,” which can include children from young to...

June 13. St Anthony of Padua. “Giving names to children when they are born is a very cultural thing. Some families choose names of relatives, some choose an arbitrary name that sounds nice. In other cultures the name has...

June 12. Deacon Samuel had organised a session to prepare for Youth Day and for Father’s day so that it was possible to bring parents and youth together.  With the youth they had chosen which of the beatitudes to focus...

June 11. Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. A. Fr Fidelis took a very serious line.  He began, “This is one of the most important feasts in the Church because it teaches us about the real presence of Jesus in the...