ST JOSEPH. A MAN WITH A LOVING HEART
March 19. St Joseph was a honourable man and Joe, himself an honourable young married man, shared his thoughts in his men’s group. “Although they were betrothed, not being married to Mary when she was found to be pregnant by right he could have left her. She could…
JUSTICE AND PEACE ARE EVERYONE’S CALLING
March 15. Aunty Mabel was visiting the family for a few days and asked to share. “This reading from the book of Wisdom has for years been a comfort to me. You know that my husband, Samuel, was a policeman and he was a really good honest cop. He had wanted…
WATER IS A MIRACULOUS RESOURCE. DO NOT WASTE IT
March 12. Marisa shared in her family group. “I read a post on facebook that someone discovered that the river Nile did originate in South Africa. The town Nylstroom, now called Modimolle, in Limpopo is built alongside the river and the Egyptian government…
RECONCILIATION JOY IN ALL CREATION
March 11. When the family read the encouraging passage from Isaiah Joy shared she was feeling confused. “I thought Lent was about sackcloth and ashes, and repentance and being more or less miserable with long faces, and here we are reading about God creating new…
GOD SO LOVED THE WHOLE WORLD……….
March 10. Lent 4B. Laetare Sunday. Fr Obed said, “I’ve been preaching that we should focus on God’s love and mercy even in the light of punishment. The readings today do that. The 1st reading from the book of Chronicles tells how God attempted to…
GOD ASKS FOR MERCY NOT SACRIFICE
March 9. You know, I wonder whether we make too much of a fuss about liturgy, making things nice in church and singing beautifully,” Mercy shared. “Why would that be a problem” others asked, “Isn’t our first task as Church to offer worship?” “And doesn’t God love…
FAMILIES WOMEN IDOLS AND HOPE
March 8. As the senior member in the family, around the half-way mark through Lent, Hosea led the sharing. He first explained the sharing technique they could use, where each one has a chance to share from the heart while the rest listen without comment or…
RIGHTS COME WITH DISCIPLINE
March 7. The girls were getting a bit fed up with what they saw to be too much political talk. “Are human rights and family rights always about politics?” Susan asked. Dad responded with, “Well, yes and no, because politics is also about life. We…
DON’T KILL THE WORLD
MARFAM FAMILY WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 6 MARCH 2024 Ecological conversion is a focus running through the whole of Lent for me and those others who are following the Lenten lectures on Ecological Conversion of Jesuit Fr Peter Knox. He is therefore also promoting the “Care…
THE MYSTERY OF JUSTICE DEBT AND FORGIVENESS
March 5. Geoff was studying economics at school. He shared, “There is an awful lot of blaming and shaming going on these days. If it is not shady business deals or state capture it is sexual harassment. I’ve always thought that justice should be done but it seems…
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