Laudato Si

August 3.  “Do you ever feel as if your life is in danger?”  Mrs Porteous asked. “I have this feeling that they are just waiting for me to die so they can have my money.” The group were a shocked at this outspoken statement but to be honest there was a fear in some of…

August 2.  Rayhab, a social worker was invited to facilitate discussions on gender balance in the work place. She began by asking, “How open as individuals, but particularly as men and women, are we to change?  Is there a need for change?”  Some people…

SHORT OVERVIEW FOR “THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY” AUGUST 2024  : God looked on his creation and was pleased.  Particularly good was the ability for creation in almost every life form, to continue and evolve through its sexual reproductive capability.  Because…

July 30 .  “I don’t know if elder abuse is a new thing or if people just haven’t talked about it much.”  Georgina opened the discussion. “I think there was more abuse of the grannies then the granddads,” Abel added to the discussion .  “Women, even elderly women, have…

July 29. Martha.  Granny Janet shared her story with the grandchildren as they sat in the shade under the tree in her yard.  “When I was still quite a young woman I did struggle a bit with my faith.  The man I loved was not interested in God and I…

July 28. 17th Sunday B.  Fr Paul decided to share on and circulate the message of Pope Francis for this special day, give a blessing to the elderly and invite grandparents and grandchildren to pray for one another.   The full message can be downloaded…

July 27. The oldies really got their teeth into this discussion.   “We in our generation seemed to live more just and compassionate lives overall.” “I don’t agree. Look at the atrocities perpetrated in the 2 World Wars.”     “Yet we were also concerned about others,…

July 26th. St Joachim and St Anne. Grandparents Day.  The president of the St Anne’s sodality sent out a special message to all the members. “Very little is known about this couple but tradition honours them as a loving couple and the parents of Mary, and so the…