SQUARING UP IN THE NUMBERS GAME.
I was mulling over what it is about numbers. It could be power, energy, influence, safety or strength and possibly even weakness. Who first discovered numbers and counting? Researchers state that around 20 000 years ago there is some evidence that counting by...
OCTOBER, FAMILY ON MISSION. monthly theme overview
OCTOBER. Family on Mission. Every single family of any description, from a human one-parent family, to the ancient colossuses of trees in our forests, and the tiniest of creatures in the sea, has a role to play to sustain our world, as a family of families. We,...
wHOSE CREATION IS IT ANYWAY?
Today only scraps of the human consciousness recognize God acting to restore and heal the Earth. We have forgotten that we live in the household of God, the oikos, the Beloved Community. Our fundamental interconnectedness has been at best forgotten, at worst...
OUR HERITAGE – IN FAMILIES, WITH GOD
The MARFAM booklet OUR HERITAGE - where on earth did you come from and where in heaven do you think you're going? carries our message as HERITAGE DAY 2021, a historically popular SA holiday, has come around again this 24 September, but it seems this year with barely a...
DOWN AND OUT, OR UP AND ABOUT. THE CROSS – A PARADOX
My Thought for the Day for 24th Sunday began with a story. The local parish priest, Fr Peter, enters the church carrying a huge cross to the surprise of the congregation. He explains that the gospel of the day concluded with Jesus’ challenging invitation “if anyone...
CO-CREATION WITH THE CREATOR – the wonders of reproduction in nature
Reflections on THE TRIALS OF LIFE. A NATURAL HISTORY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR. DAVID ATTENBOROUGH. An article in a series on OUR WORLD, A FAMILY OF FAMILIES by Toni Rowland, MARFAM DAVID ATTENBORROUGH is not only a national treasure as...
THE SEASON OF CREATION WITH MARRIAGE IN THE WORLD OF FAMILIES.
THE SEASON OF CREATION. Much is being written about the whole issue of climate change. My topic is limited but more focused. SEPTEMBER THEME: MARRIAGE IN THE WORLD OF FAMILIES Overview. Many new insights have been incorporated into our way of thinking in recent...
MARRIAGE AND THE WORLD OF FAMILIES
MARRIAGE AWARENESS WEEKS AND THE SEASON OF CREATION I start the DAILY THOUGHTS overview for September with “many new insights have been incorporated into our way of thinking in recent years.” That hopefully is true, as, if one is not growing, it could be said one is...
MARRIAGE IN OUR WORLD OF FAMILIES. WEEK 1 DAY 1
August 22. MARRIAGE WEEK 1, 21st Sunday. Husband and Wife are like Jesus and the Church. Fr Rodney had decided that during these weeks he would focus his homilies on the sacrament of marriage and its practical aspects. He started by saying, “In the last century much...
MARFAM SEPTEMBER THEME : MARRIAGE IN OUR WORLD OF FAMILIES
The theme incorporates the SACBC Marriage Weeks and ecumenical Season of Creation. Overview. Many new insights have been incorporated into our way of thinking in recent years. Certainly THE WORLD OUR COMMON HOME, used by Pope Francis in his encyclical...
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