SALT OF THE EARTH PEOPLE CARE FOR THE EARTH
June 11. Do you think those old ladies in the church are ‘salt of the earth’ people? Mary asked her son Patrick. “Maybe, but when I hear them complaining it makes me wonder if they’ve lost the saltiness. Sodalities are important in the church but I do sometimes hear…
BEATITUDES THE SPIRIT OF THE KINGDOM
June 10. Beatitudes. While some lucky young people had gone to the World Youth Day a year ago the rest of the youth group had also been asked to reflect and share, ideally at home with their families. The youth leader suggested, “The eight beatitudes are a really…
A DEACONS’S VOCATION
June 8. Over some years Bruce had experience a sense of calling to the permanent diaconate. He didn’t say too much when their children were still young but as they grew older he shared this sense with Pat his wife and their teens. “It’s something from deep…
THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS
June 7. Sacred Heart. In apparitions to St Margaret Mary Alacoque Jesus showed her the depth of his love and begged her to promote greater love of him in the particular form of the Sacred Heart. This has become a very well-known image – an earlier version of the…
FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES
June 6. Sometimes families, or parents and children just talk about their own things and just end up arguing, but after their parish meeting they decided that it would be much better to work together as a family on a project. “That way we can enjoy doing something…
UN WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
Climate Change and Children in Families Two themes occupied my mind in putting together this version of MARFAM’S weekly e-newsletter: World Environment Day, a UN annual commemoration, and Children belong in Families, MARFAM’s theme for June. Is there a connection? …
ARE THE END TIMES NIGH?
June 4. “Hurricanes, floods, extremes in hot and cold weather, earthquakes and volcanoes, there is certainly much going on in the world around us. Is this a sign of end times?” Portia asked. “Some people young and not so young believe…
UGANDA MARTYRS
June 3. UGANDA MARTYRS. Some of the families in the parish knew of the 22 Uganda Martyrs, including St Charles Lwanga and St Kizito as well as some Anglican youth. They told the stories of the horrific and cruel ways in which these men had died in…
SOLEMNITY OF THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST.
June 2. Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ B. Fr Joseph preached this sermon every year hoping they would remember. “This is one of the most important feasts in the Church because it teaches us about the real presence of Jesus in the…
JUNE THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY. JUNE 1 GLOBAL PARENTS DAY
Overview. Children belong in Families. Birth, childhood and growth into adolescence are the most vibrant stages in all of creation, human, animal and plant. Growth and regrowth can often be stressful and conflict-filled. However, ideally in any family, the…
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