Family Matters

TALKING OF TEMPTATION CAN BE TRICKY.

by Toni Rowland | Feb 21, 2024 | Family Matters, Lent, Thought for the Day

MARFAM FAMILY WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 21 FEBRUARY 2024 If you gave up chocolates for Lent and gave in to the temptation to eat one is that a sin? If you resisted you must be a saint! As we’ve just listened to Mark’s Sunday gospel on Jesus’ temptation I’ve been...

STAYING AT HOME OR GOING OUT. WHERE IS GOD?

by Toni Rowland | Feb 13, 2024 | Family Matters, Lent, Thought for the Day

MARFAM FAMILY WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 14 FEBRUARY 2024 “No one should stay at home....” was the headline that caught my attention when the ACI Catholic newsletter for Africa arrived in my inbox. “Oh no, I don’t agree” was my immediate reaction, as after all this was the...

CLOSE, COMPASSIONATE AND TENDER.

by Toni Rowland | Feb 7, 2024 | Family Matters, marriage, Thought for the Day

MARFAM FAMILY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 7 FEBRUARY 2024. Everyone knows that February is the month of love and of Valentine. One wonders how many people know it is also the month of Ash Wednesday and this year these two days coincide. Interestingly. I found...

THE LITTLE THING CALLED HOPE

by Toni Rowland | Jan 31, 2024 | Family Matters, Laudato Si, Thought for the Day

MARFAM FAMILY WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 31 JANUARY 2024 Apart from being practical, theologically sound and spiritually mature, we are also called to be artistic, creative, filled with the joy of life in creation. This little poem continues to touch my spirit. HOPE...

FIT TO GO or WAY TO GO?

by Toni Rowland | Jan 24, 2024 | Family Matters, Thought for the Day

MARFAM FAMILY WEEKLY 24 JANUARY 2024 I don’t feel fit to go just yet, apart from picking up a lousy cold on the way home from my travelling and visiting the sick week, I seem to be way behind in planning for 2024. Does that sound familiar? Does it get...

FAMILY BEGINNINGS – WHAT IS OUR RESPONSE?

by Toni Rowland | Jan 17, 2024 | Family Matters, Laudato Si, Thought for the Day

MARFAM FAMILY WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 17 JANUARY 2024 In writing these weekly newsletters I tend to follow current events, but from a perspective of MARFAM’s family themes and thoughts and these use the scripture readings of the time. In the last few days the church has...

TALKING OF BLESSINGS AND NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS

by Toni Rowland | Jan 10, 2024 | Family Matters, FAMILY PRAYER ACTIVITIES, Thought for the Day

MARFAM FAMILY WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 10 JANUARY 2024 Many parishes offer holy water for the taking. In your family, then, do or did you have a holy water font to bless yourselves when coming or going in and out of the house? Did your parents or do you bless...

“I resolve…………. to strive for balance in my life.

by Toni Rowland | Jan 3, 2024 | Christmas season, Family Matters, Thought for the Day

MARFAM FAMILY WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 3 JANUARY 2024. Check out http://www.marfam.org.za for the 2024 Family Year Planner and other docs to download. I picked up a book by the well-known environmentalist Al Gore, former US vice-president who was in fact more...