Family Matters

SEASON OF CREATION. “FIX FAMILIES FIRST”

by Toni Rowland | Sep 6, 2024 | 2024 Season of Creation, Laudato Si, marriage, Thought for the Day

September 6. FIX FAMILIES FIRST. (From BECOMING ECO-FRIENDLY FAMILIES. booklet available from the MARFAM shop.) “Home is where the heart lies,” a common and comforting saying. Home speaks of families and ideally a place where all members can feel “at home.” That may...

SEASON OF CREATION. ST MOTHER TERESA

by Toni Rowland | Sep 5, 2024 | 2024 Season of Creation, Laudato Si, Thought for the Day

September 5. St Mother Teresa of Calcutta. PEACE ON EARTH BEGINS IN THE HOME. (From BECOMING ECO-FRIENDLY FAMILIES) The world of today is experiencing wars and conflicts on very serious levels and in many places. The news we see and...

SEASON OF CREATION. PRESERVE – DON’T KILL

by Toni Rowland | Sep 4, 2024 | 2024 Season of Creation, Family Matters, Laudato Si, Thought for the Day

MARFAM FAMILY MATTERS WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 4 SEPTEMBER 2024 The Season of Creation is a interdenominational Christian 5 week ( 1 September to 4 October) focus on the world around us with the stated aims of www.seasonofcreation.org, to renew our relationship...

SEASON OF CREATION. ECO-FRIENDLY FAMILIES

by Toni Rowland | Sep 3, 2024 | 2024 Season of Creation, Laudato Si, Thought for the Day

September 3. ECO-FRIENDLY FAMILIES. (From BECOMING ECO-FRIENDLY FAMILIES) What is this strange ideal? Terms such as environment, ecology, climate change or biodiversity, are all terms that address the same urgent need not...

LISTEN TO THE CRY OF THE POOR

by Toni Rowland | Sep 2, 2024 | 2024 Season of Creation, Laudato Si, Thought for the Day

September 2. LISTEN TO THE CRY OF THE POOR. (From BECOMING ECO-FRIENDLY FAMILIES) Families are asked to reflect and share together. Who are the poor? Jesus, in his Beatitudes – his blueprint for life - said, “Blessed are the poor in...

1 SEPTEMBER. DAY OF PRAYER SEASON OF CREATION

by Toni Rowland | Sep 1, 2024 | 2024 Season of Creation, Laudato Si, Thought for the Day

For more details about the September theme and THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY go to www.marfam.org.za/family_matters September 1. Day of Prayer for Care of Creation. Extracts from Pope Francis Message for September 1 the Day of Prayer for Creation. 6. To hope and act...

MARFAM 2024 SEPTEMBER THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

by Toni Rowland | Aug 31, 2024 | 2024 Season of Creation, Family Matters, Laudato Si

The THOUGHTS for September include the SEASON OF CREATION as well as marriage and family life. 2024 THOUGHTS SEPTEMBERDownload

LET’S EXPLORE WOMEN RELIGIOUS AND RELIGIOUS WOMEN

by Toni Rowland | Aug 28, 2024 | Family Matters, marriage, Thought for the Day

MARFAM WEEKLY FAMILY MATTERS E-NEWSLETTER 28 August 2024 During August, Women’s month in SA I have considered different aspects of women’s roles, and mainly from a family perspective. Beyond that there are many more aspects to consider but religious women and women...

WHEN WILL THE BEST MAN FOR THE JOB BE A WOMAN?

by Toni Rowland | Aug 21, 2024 | Family Matters, Laudato Si, Thought for the Day

MARFAM'S WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 21 AUGUST 2024 The very way in which this question is phrased speaks of bias. When it comes to jobs men are at the forefront. But when considering running a household, surely the saying should be the best person for this job is a woman....