THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY INTO HEAVEN.
August 18. Assumption Sunday. (transferred to the 20th Sunday) The Catholics in the group were given a chance to explain to others their devotion to Mary, also because August is Women’s month after all. Different people shared how they saw her as a powerful queen,…
MARRIAGE CRISES
August 16. Marriage crises. Paula shared, “Sexual issues, especially pornography can and do have an impact on couple relationships but we as individuals and couples seldom bring them to the Church. Are we embarrassed or think we won’t be listened to…
MONEY AND SEXUALITY
August 15. (The Assumption is transferred to the Sunday.) Money. With this month’s theme of Sexuality as a Family Gift, it is certainly not always a true gift. Everyone discussed the issue of money and its many implications for conflict and distress in the area of…
THE ASSUMPTION PATRONS AND PATRONESSES
Picture is Benedict Daswa;s parish church that he built
CHILD PROTECTION AND CHILD RAPE
August 13. Child rape. A serious topic needing an urgent response was abuse and rape of children. “Are our children precious to us, are they a fruit of our love to be guarded and protected?” “But should we not consider all children in the same light?” “How?”…
TAXES AND THE COMMON GOOD
August 12 . Taxes. On a very practical level the groups were discussing taxes. There is income tax, sales tax, e-tolls as road tax but there are also different grants. “We give, but it is mostly others who get. Is that fair?” “I think the principle of the common…
HONOURING THE WOMEN IN OUR FAMILIES AND LIVES
August 11. 19th Sunday Year B. On the Sunday after Women’s Day Fr Joseph said it shouldn’t be just one day as there were so many issues that needed attention. It’s not just about marching, toyi-toying, making demands or remembering past grievances or successes and…
ADDICTION. SIN OR DISEASE?
August 10. Addictions.. Life was hard for Petru as a single mom and she had never had a stable relationship since her teen years when she had become addicted to alcohol and her daughter had been born with foetal alcohol syndrome. Rayhab, the…
WOMEN AND WOMEN’S DAY
August 9. Women’s day. SA. Rayhab, the facilitator, took up a new topic. “Today we look at the fact that all religions from the most primitive until today have certain laws, rules, norms and standards, in other words a moral code. To live a good life as an…
INDIVIDUALISM AND FAMILIALISM
August 8. Individualism. At one of their family sharing times the Joseph family had shared and discussed their own favourite scripture passages. John said he often thought of the words of Jesus, “Who do you say I am?” Ann chose, “I will hold you in the palm of my…
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