REFLECTIONS. eXTRACTS FROM DAILY THOUGHTS FOR MAY 20. parents form families
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...
LAUDATO SI, IT’S REALLY ABOUT LOVE
for we know that things can change LS13 It’s hard to know where to start. This week – as I have noted before – is LAUDATO SI week (Pope Francis and Dicastery for Integral Human Development) and Christian Unity week (Pontifical Council for Promoting...
REFLECTIONS: FROM WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY AND MAY DAILY THOUGHTS
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...
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILIES 15 MAY 2021
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...
HAPPY MOTHERS’ DAY
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,...
REFLECTIONS, EXTRACTS FROM DAILY THOUGHTS MAY 2021
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...
FAMILY YEAR PLANNER OVERVIEW – APRIL, MAY, JUNE
APRIL OVERVIEW: God is Family. God, as Trinity is 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. Pope Francis: Within the family which could be called a domestic...
REFLECTIONS – EXTRACTS FROM DAILY THOUGHTS APRIL-MAY
April 29. Wayne added his thoughts,” In these weeks after Easter Jesus kept on calling on his disciples to believe in him and in his Father and to be true to his teaching. He also spoke of the coming of the Spirit as comforter and teacher. In John’s gospel...
A FLOCK OF BIRDS BEFORE MY EYES.
We all have treasured memories, or just images, from way back in our lives. Many years ago, when my sister and I were in boarding school in Aliwal North, on Sunday afternoons the girls went for our walk, smartly dressed in our Sunday uniform. A memory I carry is...
HOW SMALL WE ARE – BUT WHAT A ROLE WE CAN PLAY!
St Francis may have spoken joyfully of Brother Fire and Sister Water, Brother Wind and our Sister, Mother Earth, but these family-friendly images have multiple manifestations, as is abundantly clear in recent times. Some are positive and very beneficial while others...
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