Family Matters

For overvew of June reflections go to https://marfam.org.za/2021/05/01/family-year-planner-overview-april-may-june/?swcfpc=1 June 3. St Charles Lwanga, St Kizito and other Uganda martyrs.  The Ugandan youth at St Kizito’s parish had invited all their fellow...

It is drawing to an end, LAUDATO SI week and the month of May, Mary’s month but also parenting month on my calendar with its focus on OUR WORLD A FAMILY OF FAMILIES which naturally includes the world of nature too. Shot of a little boy being comforted by his mother...

May 27.   In their family Charles and Dorothy had battled with the experience of their son’s addiction with great difficulty at first.   He had been an excellent scholar, an adventurous boy and that is where the trouble had started. He’d been...

May 20. Day 5: Letting oneself be transformed by the Word: “You have already been pruned by the word…” (Jn 15:3) The Word of God is very close to us. It is a blessing and a promise of happiness. If we open our hearts God speaks to us and patiently transforms that...

I begin with an extract for INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILIES on May 15 from the MARFAM’s DAILY THOUGHT “Anthony stated, “Collaboration between religious and government and international agencies is very important in our world which is becoming more and more secular. I am...

If you could wish whatever you wanted on MOTHER’S DAY 2021 what would it be?    Filicia was one of the oldest in the group.  She spent some time reflecting on the years and her experience of motherhood and of teaching and caring and thought “what have I learned,...

May 7.  Audrey shared, “Is there anything a parent will not do for their kids?” Jabu didn’t hesitate at all when it was discovered that their daughter was in need of a kidney transplant. “Of course, I’m open to donating mine. And while I’m about it I want to make...