Category: marriage

MERCY AND THE RULES ON DIVORCE

Posted by Toni Rowland | Jun 10, 2022 | marriage, Thought for the Day | 0 |

LIFEGIVING LOVE WHEN DEATH, DIVORCE OR DEMENTIA DOES US PART

by Toni Rowland | Feb 16, 2022 | Family Matters, Laudato Si, marriage | 0 |

Lifegiving and love lie at the heart of marriage, on physical, psychological, emotional and...

TRUE LOVE AND VALENTINE’S DAY

by Toni Rowland | Feb 14, 2022 | Laudato Si, marriage, Thought for the Day | 0 |

February 14. Count it all joy when you meet various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. As a fun activity to commemorate Valentine’s Day families were asked to play a game at home...

SUNDAY 6C. WORLD MARRIAGE DAY

by Toni Rowland | Feb 13, 2022 | Laudato Si, marriage, Thought for the Day | 0 |

February 13. Sunday 6C. World Marriage Day. Blessed are they who have placed their trust in the...

MARRIAGE IS A LIFEGIVING SACRAMENT

by Toni Rowland | Feb 9, 2022 | Family Matters, Laudato Si, marriage | 0 |

When my late husband, Chris, and I composed one of our first publications we called it BECOMING MARRIED – SACRAMENT FOR LIFE. There are a few ways to interpret that and maybe the narrowest way became the obvious one....

LOVE GIVES FAMILIES LIFE

by Toni Rowland | Feb 2, 2022 | Family Matters, marriage | 0 |

Love gives, love gives life. Love gives families life. Is love required to give life? Does tradition matter? Some points for reflections. MARFAM’S Family Year Planner’s monthly themes have...

LIFE’S BEGINNINGS, FAMILY BEGINNINGS

by Toni Rowland | Jan 11, 2022 | Family Matters, Laudato Si, marriage | 0 |

I’ve been waxing eloquent for some time about “family” being the be-all and end-all of creation....

VALUING ONE’S CHURCH

by Toni Rowland | Oct 15, 2021 | marriage, Monthly Theme | 0 |

October 15. What church and why? Fr Jabulani asked, “Why do people go to some churches and not...

our lady of the rosary. marriage week 7 day 5. widowhood

by Toni Rowland | Oct 7, 2021 | Laudato Si, marriage, Thought for the Day | 0 |

October 7. Our Lady of the Rosary. The Mission Rosary. While families pray the Rosary at any time, during Mission Month it is suggested to use the World Mission Rosary. It was inaugurated in 1951 to recognise the need to pray...