EASTERTIME YEAR OF ST FRANCIS. HOUSEHOLD CONVERSION
May 12. Household conversion. SEE. “How powerful was the preaching of Paul to make people believe, or was it because of miracles and signs, like the gates of their prison opening miraculously?” The group discussed the question amongst themselves. Maysie was…
EASTERTIME YEAR OF ST FRANCIS. A FAMILY’S MISSIONARY JOURNEY
May 11. SEE. Pauline commented, “You know, I never realised it but St Paul had a pretty bad time on those missionary journeys of his. Sometimes they loved him and wanted to make him king. Next thing they hate him and want to stone him or beat him. I think that…
EASTER TIME YEAR OF ST FRANCIS. SUNDAY 6A. MOTHERS’ DAY
May 10. MOTHERS DAY. 6th Sunday of Easter A. SEE. Fr Fidelis started by saying, “I almost don’t need to preach a sermon about mothers and motherhood. Just using the words of Jesus today is an examination of conscience and a…
EASTERTIME YEAR OF ST FRANCIS. FRIENDS.
May 8. Friends. SEE. Mrs Paulsen asked, “Does Jesus put friends above family. I sometimes wonder about that? In our little village there are some elderly people that have been friends for many years, almost their whole lives. I think they are closer to each…
EASTERTIME YEAR OF ST FRANCIS. SUNDAY 5A, OUR HOLY NATION
May 3. 5th Sunday of Easter A. SEE. Fr Sylvester invited all the men in church to stand up and then repeated the words of the 2nd reading from Peter, “You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people.“ Then he added,…
EASTERTIME YEAR OF ST FRANCIS. 1 MAY. ST JOSEPH THE WORKER
THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY MAY 2026. THEME: PARENTS FORM FAMILIES. Download the full month’s Thoughts for distribution from https://marfam.org.za/thoughts-for-the-day-may-2026/ Overview. Parents form Families. Whether it is a study of biology, human physiology or…
EASTERTIME, YEAR OF ST FRANCIS A MODEL FOR PEACEMAKING.
April 30. SEE. Joan said, “Why are there so many floods all over the world these days? Hurricanes, cyclones, monsoons have got stronger, bigger and more destructive. Climate change is blamed on our human destructive actions towards the environment. It makes me…
THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY MAY 2026
Daily family-focused reflections using the SEE-JUDGE-ACT approach for faith sharing and incorporating Laudato Si week. 2026 May thoughtsDownload
EASTERTIME YEAR OF ST FRANCIS. FREEDOM DAY SA
April 27. Freedom Day SA. SEE. The speaker began, ”What does freedom mean to you as an individual and a member of a family and community? It can even mean different things in these different contexts. On this holiday celebrating and commemorating the day in 1994…
EASTERTIME YEAR OF ST FRANCIS. SUNDAY 4A. GOOD SHEPHERD
April 26. 4th Sunday of Easter. Good Shepherd and Vocations Sunday. SEE. Fr Fidelis asked families to share. “I wonder if other mothers or fathers feel like I do about this business with the sheep. I really do love Pope Francis but can’t easily relate to his…
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