EASTER AND OUR WORLD OF FAMILIES
Lent, Holy Week and Easter have passed on, like our loved ones, who have died, “passed on” as we euphemistically say. How will they be remembered? No doubt we all did many different things, spent time in Church, stayed home or went out, spent time alone, with...
2023 APRIL DAILY THOUGHTS
MARFAM 2023. “OUR WORLD, A FAMILY OF FAMILIES” DAILY THOUGHTS APRIL...
APRIL DAILY THOUGHTS. THEME : GOD IS FAMILY
OVERVIEW: God is Family. God, as Trinity is a family and every human family, not only as individuals but as a unit, is an image of God and mirrors the relationship of the Trinity. St Francis in his Canticle of the Creatures, praises God in these...
BALANCING FAMILY RIGHTS AND CHILDREN’S RIGHTS.
Bringing up a family anywhere in the world in our day is a very complex matter as everyone, parents, teachers and children themselves well know. It is said that a contributing factor to this is that children are perceived to have too many rights, and parents and...
THE CHURCH AND THE RIGHTS OF FAMILIES
FAMILY WEEKELY E-NEWSLETTER 22 MARCH 2023 Sandwiched between religious feastdays of Joseph on 19th and Mary on 25th is a South African national commemoration, Human Rights Day on 21st March. Should this kind of day not also be a recognized as religious? It...
FAMILY RIGHTS, SCHOENSTATT AND THE FAMILY APOSTOLATE
To understand the strong human rights focus in South Africa, one does need to study the SA Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Described as the cornerstone of democracy it enshrines the rights of all people in the country and affirms the values of human dignity,...
BECOMING AN ECO-FRIENDLY FAMILY IN LENT
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LOVE GIVES LIFE – FRUITFULNESS and FERTILITY.
During this month of February with the theme “Love gives Life” we’ve explored lifegiving in the World as a Family of Families and the context of animal procreation as well as a spirituality of life-giving in human marriage. This week life-giving will come more down to...
MARRIAGE AND LIFE-GIVING LOVE
LOVE GIVES FAMILIES LIFE. this is the MARFAM theme for February and it shouldn’t only apply to marriage, but with World Marriage Day on 2nd Sunday of February it is an opportunity to focus on marriage at least once a year. This day has been a special day for me...
WORLD MARRIAGE DAY 12 FEBRUARY 2023.
Background notes and suggestions for a commemoration on the day. A similar event can be held at another suitable time. Toni Rowland – MARFAM WORLD MARRIAGE DAY is celebrated on 2nd Sunday of February each year. This was first proposed by Marriage Encounter and...
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