DISCIPLINE IN FAMILIES A RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY
February 26. Moses spoke as a parent and a teacher. “Living the spirit of ubuntu as a family value can be hard. Is ubuntu like mercy, a right, a responsibility, a duty born of love, something we learn from the example of God? We parents and teachers struggle with…
THE TRANSFIGURATION AS A SIGN OF LOVE
Have you checked MARFAM’s other Lenten resources, Stations of the Cross and our 2024 Family Year Planner? Visit the website. February 25. Lent 2B. Transfiguration. Fr Obed reminded the congregation about the stories of God’s relationship with His people,…
FAMILY DIALOGUE CAN BUILD PEACE
February 23. Martha was careful about the point she wanted to make. “Conflict in extended families is not uncommon. They may all have grown up together but one may be more or less successful than another, cleverer, have more children or in some cultures more wives. …
ETHICAL LEADERSHIP A NECESSITY FOR THE FUTURE
February 22. Laurenda was the one who opened the sharing. “When you think about it, leaders and rulers have rights but we call them duties and responsibilities, saying they should do what they are supposed to do to rule with honesty and integrity. At the same time…
THE PRIESTHOOD OF THE LAITY. SPEAKING AND LISTENING
February 20. Adrian shared, “In our catechism class the teacher told us we are all priests because of our baptism. That made us think. We can’t exactly all say Mass or preach as the priest does.” Dad added, “but I think we do have a special power to…
LOVE ON EARTH BEGINS IN THE FAMILY.
Check out the daily list of of Do’s and Don’ts for Lent on https://marfam.org.za/2024/02/14/lent-and-the-family-2024/. February 19. Mrs Benadie led some family groups in their sharing. “Lent is about rights and also responsibilities. I think that…
TEMPTATION. SUNDAY LENT 1B
February 18. Lent 1B. Fr Obed reminded the congregations that the gospel for the 1st Sunday of Lent each year is about the temptation of Jesus. “We’re all tempted by the devil but also by our own selfish inclinations. Temptation in itself is…
SINNERS CAN BE FORGIVEN
February 17. Bernard as usual wanted to be otherwise. “I don’t see why tax collectors should be seen as sinners. Don’t they have a right to work for SARS or whatever form it took in those days. That doesn’t make them sinners surely.” Refilwe explained, “in…
LENT AND THE FAMILY 2024.
LENT 2024. OUR WORLD A FAMILY OF FAMILIES. BECOMING ECO-FRIENDLY FAMILIES with prayer, fasting and almsgiving. These are MARFAM’s 2024 themes and the three pillars of Lenten spirituality. THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY continue as usual, built on the…
UNDERSTANDING JESUS’ LAW OF PASTORAL CONCERN
February 13. Was Jesus playing word games with the disciples when he told them to beware of the yeast of Herod and of the Pharisees? Yeast is a leaven that affects everything around it. The yeast of Herod is the influence of political power that controls…
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