FAMILIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE. IYF+30
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THE WONDER OF FERTILITY AND PREGNANCY
May 31. Mary visits Elizabeth. Bernadette, who was a mom and a catechist shared that Mary and her cousin Elizabeth both carried special children with a special mission in life. “But you always say all children are special,” Junior piped up. “And so they…
THE BEGGAR QUESTION
May 30. Ophelia and her friends shared, “I do have a soft spot for beggars, I just can’t turn away, especially a father with a child.” “One of the beggars I regularly come across is a blind man who stands at the same intersection with a young girl. Is that their…
29 May 2024 auspicious or suspicious for SA?
As this newsletter is written before voting day in our country people’s expectations, of whatever kind, are still up in the air and of course there is no real knowing what the outcome will be for a few days afterwards. But as we are in some ways a law-abiding country…
RELIGIOUS VOCATION IMPLICATIONS
May 28. When Sibusiso after much reflection decided to study for the priesthood his parents felt very proud that there could be a priest in their family. However when it was explained to them that as a member of a religious congregation even though he was the…
WHAT SHOULD THE RICH MAN DO?
May 27. The Busisabas were a well off family, doing their best for their children to make up for their earlier losses when they had really had to scrape the barrel. They had also become faithful church goers. Sheila shared with Adam after Mass how each year when the…
TRINITY SUNDAY. CLOSE OF LAUDATO SI WEEK
May 26. Trinity Sunday. Laudato Si Week. Fr Brian shared his message, “The Blessed Trinity has always been a powerful image of God to me, even if I will never fully understand it. There is a kind of aura of greatness about this idea of God and three in one. I did grow…
INTERCESSORY PRAYER GOOD FOR SELF AND ANOTHER
May 25. Laudato Si Week. Bruce had been a very troublesome teenager, got into drugs and dabbled a little in Satanism. His parents shared their experience in the group. Mom said, “Surely it must be our prayers of intercession that rescued him. I truly believe that…
THE SAINTS IN OUR LIVES
May 24. Laudato Si week. “How does one become a saint?” Christopher asked. “let me first ask what kind of saint,” his dad replied. “The ones we pray to.” “No, first of all we pray to God, through the saints, but only a few famous, good and deserving…
THE MEANING AND VALUE OF WORK
May 23. Laudato Si’ Week. Catholic Social Teaching has long spoken out against unjust labour practices and exploitation of workers. Justice and Peace Desks in dioceses and parishes too have taken up that message which on the whole has not always been well received,…
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