FAMILIES ON MISSION. RELIGIOUS CONFLICT, FIRE AND PEACE.
October 24. Religious conflict. “Do you ever feel as if there is too much to achieve and not enough time?” “I’m sure we all do, but what is really important to achieve?“ “I feel passionate about my church commitments but I do also think I have neglected my…
FAMILIES IN ACTION. SECURITY
October 23. Security. The community reflected and shared, “We are certainly living in violent times in our day. How many security features are needed to even make us feel a little bit safer behind high walls with guards and panic buttons…
FAMILIES ON MISSION. READINESS
October 22. “Be ready.” This is the Scouts motto drilled into them from their earliest days in the Scouting pack. “Be properly dressed, have your equipment prepared.” The Scouts prepare for an outing or an activity practising a new skill to earn, what we…
FAMILIES ON MISSION. COVETOUSNESS
October 21 . Covetousness. Morris wondered, “Would people still today go to a priest to say, ‘Father, tell my brother to divide and share our father’s inheritance with me?’ Would they rather go to a lawyer and take the matter to court? …
FAMILIES ON MISSION. MISSION SUNDAY
October 20. 29th Sunday B. World Mission Day. One Sunday for the whole world with the theme, “Go and Invite Everyone to the Banquet,” Matthew 22:9. Extracts and summary of the 2024 World Mission message of Pope Francis. The Holy Father presents an…
FAMILY ON MISSION. STANDING UP FOR GOD
October 19. Standing up for God. In 2015 here in South Africa our first martyr was recognised and beatified. Benedict Daswa, a family man and teacher, was proud to be a Christian and speak up for Christian values in public. He rejected the use of…
FAMILY ON MISSION. HOW TO ENCOUNTER JESUS.
October 18. The missionary asked, “Why do people go to some churches and not others? Is it the quality of the preaching, the personality of the preacher, the type of worship with praise and worship, song and dance, the healing that they are seeking, or the message…
FAMILY ON MISSION. PROPHETS TRUE AND FALSE
October 17. Prophets. Mission month reminds us that everyone who is baptised is called to be a prophet, to explore the signs of the times and to speak the truth that comes from God and is written on their hearts. The Pharisees that Jesus condemned are those who do…
MISSION SUNDAY – “FOR A SHARED MISSION”.
MARFAM, WEEKLY FAMILY MATTERS E-NEWSLETTER 16 OCTOBER 2024. There used to be a time when we were young and enthusiastic about missionaries, (Who remembers Mgr Desmond Hatton?) Mission Month was focused on the men and women who left their families behind, maybe for…
FAMILY ON MISSION. HYPOCRISY
October 15. Hypocrisy. “Putting your money where your mouth is” was the topic of the J&P talk to the youth. “How hypocritical are we?” the speaker asked. “Do we say we can for the environment but don’t save on electricity by switching off lights and…
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