MARFAM AND MEDIA MATTERS AND AN APPEAL
Although being a media resource was not MARFAM’s main objective in 1994 when we discerned the direction for this marriage and family life renewal ministry, that is more or less how things evolved over time. A small newsletter was an early production and MARFAM TIES...
VIVA WOMAN, VIVA CHILDREN AND FAMILY!
FAMILY MATTERS is my usual refrain and so this time the particular emphasis is not on woman alone but on women, children and the family, the extended human family as well as the extended family of the WORLD OF FAMILIES Mother’s Day of course, has come and...
AUGUST 9 WOMEN’S DAY SOUTH AFRICA
PRAYER FOR THE WOMEN OF SOUTH AFRICA Almighty God, You are father and mother to us, your children. We thank you for the particular and special gifts you have given to women, the gift of nurturing life, of sustaining and supporting life, ...
BREEDING INCLUDES FEEDING
Dear Mom and Dad, (an open letter) This 1st week in August is World Breastfeeding week, apart from being the start of Women’s month in South Africa. So I have a question for you. Around 50 years ago, when my kids were born, dads didn’t get...
MARFAM AUGUST THEME: SEXUALITY A FAMILY GIFT
OVERVIEW: SEXUALITY A FAMILY GIFT. God looked on his creation and was pleased. Particularly good was the ability for creation to develop and evolve through its reproductive abilities. Because of the special human attributes, including free will,...
the fears and gifts of the elderly
In the last few weeks there has been a distinct grandparently flavour in my weekly newsletter which is also used as a basis for FAMILY MATTERS, my weekly programme on RADIO VERITAS. The more I have dealt with that aspect, the more I have also come to appreciate the...
GRANDPARENTS MATTER
Pope Francis invites us to celebrate the FIRST WORLD DAY FOR GRANDPARENTS AND THE ELDERLY ON 25 JULY. Our image of St Joachim and St Ann, the grandparents of Jesus introduce us to a focus on grandparents. Included here are a number of articles, ideas and suggestions...
ARE OUR ELDERLY AND GRANDPARENTS PART OF OUR LIVES?
i’ve been a grandparent for 28 years, a lifetime for them especially the older ones already and in some ways a grandparent’s lot can feel like a lifetime full of change. It certainly has changed and is different to when we (those in our 70s) had our own...
GRANDPARENTS REFLECT ON THE SINS OF THE FATHERS
"The sins of the fathers." In the chaos that is reigning in our society this very day, it is surely relevant in the current context to reflect on the concept “the sins of the fathers are visited upon the children,” well-known, controversial and multi-faceted. The...
grandparent prayers
PRAYERS FOR GRANDPARENTS AND GRANDCHILDREN Grandparents often pray for their grandchildren and the various situations in which they find themselves. This prayer can be prayed alone or even in a small group where they can share with trusted friends. PRAYING FOR...
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