UN WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
Climate Change and Children in Families Two themes occupied my mind in putting together this version of MARFAM’S weekly e-newsletter: World Environment Day, a UN annual commemoration, and Children belong in Families, MARFAM’s theme for June. Is there a connection? …
ARE THE END TIMES NIGH?
June 4. “Hurricanes, floods, extremes in hot and cold weather, earthquakes and volcanoes, there is certainly much going on in the world around us. Is this a sign of end times?” Portia asked. “Some people young and not so young believe…
UGANDA MARTYRS
June 3. UGANDA MARTYRS. Some of the families in the parish knew of the 22 Uganda Martyrs, including St Charles Lwanga and St Kizito as well as some Anglican youth. They told the stories of the horrific and cruel ways in which these men had died in…
SOLEMNITY OF THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST.
June 2. Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ B. Fr Joseph preached this sermon every year hoping they would remember. “This is one of the most important feasts in the Church because it teaches us about the real presence of Jesus in the…
JUNE THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY. JUNE 1 GLOBAL PARENTS DAY
Overview. Children belong in Families. Birth, childhood and growth into adolescence are the most vibrant stages in all of creation, human, animal and plant. Growth and regrowth can often be stressful and conflict-filled. However, ideally in any family, the…
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…
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