HOLY WEEK TUESDAY. CHILDREN AS SIGNS OF HOPE
April 15. TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK. Scripture: The director read the imaginary situation in a short story and then the passage from Luke 19: 41-44 and asked his listeners again to consider what loving qualities of Jesus are displayed there? Jesus made his way up…
LENT& JUBILEE. DEBT, JUSTICE AND THE COMMON GOOD
April 12. As world citizens everyone is involved in this debate. “Is a national interest necessarily in accordance with God’s plan, or can it be against Jesus and his vision for God’s kingdom?” “I believe in the prior value of the common good applied…
LENT & JUBILEE. HEALTHY EATING FOR A HEALTHY PLANET. AN ECO-FRIENDLY FAMILY EXPERIENCE
MARFAM FAMILY MATTERS WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 9 APRIL 2025 As part of the Laudato Si Action Platform (LSAP) Family Sector MARFAM has been promoting an eco-family-friendly focus for more than a year after the earlier spekboom promotion. Laudato si, which means…
LENT. JUBILEE AND PRISONERS. PUNISHMENT AND SALVATION
April 8. The Lord sent fiery serpents among the people and they bit the people and many died. Jacob belonged to his parish Justice and Peace group and worked in the prison too. “That is for my sins” he used to say. “But that is where I am able to put a different…
LENT. JUBILEE. HOPE AWAITS A NEW CREATION
March 31. A new heaven and a new earth. Thus says the Lord. “Behold I create new heavens and a new earth. Mrs Beatus spoke to the group: The 2020-2021 COVID-19 pandemic is nearly 5 years behind us. It was a difficult time that still has after-effects today. It…
LENT. JUBILEE. OUR DEBT TO ALL OF CREATION
March 27. “This is the nation that did not obey the voice of the Lord, their God, and did not accept discipline, Stephen, a lawyer said, “It is difficult to legislate for the common good and for things like ecological conversion. It has been very interesting to see…
LENT. JUBILEE. THE POWER OF SMALL ACTS
March 24. “My father, If the prophet had commanded you to do some great thing, would you not have done it?” Abel had done research into the history of Human Rights Day in South Africa, the tragic incident in our history way back in 1960 when many innocent marchers,…
LENT. JUBILEE. REPENTANCE AND BEARING FRUIT
23 March. Lent 3. Repentance and a fig tree. Sunday Lent 3C.”If it bears fruit next year well and good, but if not, you can cut it down.” Fr Oliver reminded the congregation, “We’re nearing the end of summer and autumn and we have seen how parts of Africa have…
LENT. JUBILEE. WORLD WATER DAY AND EARTH HOUR
March 22. World Water Day and Earth hour. The Peterson young people were excited to share about their plans for this day. “Funny that Earth Hour is about saving power by switching lights off for an hour in the evening at 8.30 pm and World Water Day is about saving…
JUBILEE. TRUST IN GOD AND THE GIFTS OF CREATION
February 10. Grandad mused, “There have been different theories about the creation from all different faiths. Some people do literally believe the Biblical account that God created in 7 days while science continues to research into the origin…
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