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...
WOMEN’S MATTERS AND MORE. GIFTS TO CELEBRATE
MARFAM'S FAMILY MATTERS WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 5 AUGUST 2026 For the full presention of THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY for AUGUST https://marfam.org.za/thoughts-for-the-day-august-2026/ At least three feasts matter to me in a special way this early part of the month of August. The...
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY. WOMANLY WILES
FExtracts from the introduction. For a full introduction to the August themes and fosu go to https://marfam.org.za/thoughts-for-the-day-august-2026/ AUGUST OVERVIEW. Sexuality, a Family Gift. God looked on his creation and was pleased. Particularly...
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY. THE CURSE OF WAR
At the close of this month with a focus on Grandparents as family roots may old and young work together for an end to wars and build the civilisation of peace promoted by Pope Leo XIV. July 31. SEE. Like for Jeremiah 2500 years ago, someone will heed the...
THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY. CO-CREATING WITH GOD
July 30. SEE. Blanche loved to allow her grandchildren to come to her pottery studio and create “beautiful things” as she would say. She would tell them to feel the clay in their hands and to shape all kinds of things. Gradually...
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