SEASON OF CREATION. HILDEGARD VON BINGEN – AN EARLY GREENIE AND SAINT FOR OUR DAY
MARFAM WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 16 SEPTEMBER 2026 Who would have thought that in the 11th century a woman abbess was already a “greenie?” She has even been described as the first naturopath and ieven a polymath, i.e. a person with wide knowledge and expertise...
SEASON OF CREATION 2026 EVENT AND STORY
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LIVING WATER. SEASON OF CREATION. PRAYER REFLECTION
MARFAM WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER This Season of Creation 2026 there is a big focus on water, living water to be specific. But that is intriguing me. Is water living or dead? Is it non-animate and so is living water a more spiritualized, abstract...
SEASON OF CREATION. LIVING WATER.
MARFAM WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 2 SEPTEMBER 2026 1st September has been and gone, one could say, but it is definitely not the end, but Day One, the start of 34 days of Caring for our Common Home in a more focused way than usual. The theme of Living Water in fact gives us...
SEXUALITY, A FAMILY GIFT
MARFAM FAMILY MATTERS WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER COMING SOON: 2026 SEASON OF CREATION. check out https://www.seasonofcreation.org This month has provided me with very many different ways of considering sexuality. We spent more time on women than on men but we did reflect...
WOMAN AND MAN, COMPLIMENTARY AND COMPLEMENTARY.
MARFAM WEEKLY FAMILY MATTERS E-NEWSLETTER 19 AUGUST 2026 . English in many ways is a weird language and can be difficult to learn for other speakers. But who understands the difference between complimentary and complementarity and are they not often...
THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER for SEASON OF CREATION 2026
The regular monthly THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY are expanded and include the whole SEASON OF CREATION from 1 September to 4 October. They are downloadable as a pdf document, also available daily on the MARFAM website, email, facebook and whatsapp groups. Many resources are...
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY. SUNDAY 20 A. ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY
August 16. SEE. Sunday 20A. Assumption of Our Lady into heaven. patron feast of South Africa. Fr Joseph spoke about the many different images we have of Mary. He asked, “Is she a patroness to you, and in what way? I am asking you when you get...
FACING THE TRIALS OF LIFE TOGETHER. WOMEN ON THE MOVE
MARFAM FAMILY MATTERS WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 12 AUGUST 2026 When I chose the topic for this newsletter and also for my FAMILY MATTERS radio broadcast on Radio Veritas on this day I had in mind to reflect on David Attenborough's book THE TRIALS OF LIFE which features the...
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY. WOMEN’S DAY SOUTH AFRICA
August 9. SEE. Sunday 19A. WOMEN’S DAY SOUTH AFRICA. Various groups had decided to hold a combined interfaith church service to commemorate Women's Day and the important 1956 march that had contributed to the journey towards democracy. “We don't want to forget the...
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