WAR-LOVING AND PEACE-MONGERING?
January 22. A large part of the Old Testament contains a history God’s involvement with his people. At times they were faithful to his covenant with them, “you will be my people and I will be your God.” At other times they were unfaithful, disobeyed and even…
THE VALUE OF FAMILY DIALOGUE
January 21. Sunday 3B. In his homily Fr Obed reminded the families of their culture of family faith sharing.Later, at home, as the Martins started their sharing Dad began, “You know that the year is nearly a month old, so I think it is a good thing to look at how we…
UNDERSTANDING MERCY AS UNIVERSAL LOVE
January 19. Mercy. Mercy is not an internal attitude only, it is a God-like divine quality that leads us to value life even over justice. In his letter The Face of Mercy, Pope Francis continually describes Jesus’ way that goes beyond the law as he practises mercy….
JEALOUSY IS JUST ABOUT ONE’S OWN WELL-BEING
January 18. Jealousy. Whenever there is power there is likely to be some abuse of power. Mirriam experienced it in her office and Jason too in his workplace. People are jealous over promotions or special benefits. In families too jealousy is a…
FAMILY BEGINNINGS – WHAT IS OUR RESPONSE?
MARFAM FAMILY WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 17 JANUARY 2024 In writing these weekly newsletters I tend to follow current events, but from a perspective of MARFAM’s family themes and thoughts and these use the scripture readings of the time. In the last few days the church has…
BLESSINGS AND THE BODY
January 14. Sunday 2B. Fr Obed consulted the adult catechesis and marriage preparation teams. He discussed with them how to deal with a recent Church statement which appears to be poorly understood and can lead to confusion. They agreed, “Let us study our own…
MARY A COMPASSIONATE MOTHER FOR ALL
January 13. Saturday Mass of Our Lady. On any Saturday of the year this Mass can be celebrated and her role as mother or her many other titles and images commemorated. At the beginning of this New year, choose a favourite image e.g. consider Mary as a working…
INTEGRITY IN LEADERSHIP OUR GOAL
January 12. 3000 years ago Samuel, one of the wise Judges of the people of Israel, warned the people about possible abuses of leadership. When they asked for a king to lead them he warned them about corruption and abuse of power. Every country, or…
PRAY FOR A TRUE AND LASTING PEACE
January 11. In the historical context of the time some of the Old Testament books are full of war and destruction as the people of Israel were building themselves into a nation. They believed God was on their side and the Ark of the Covenant was a symbol…
EPIPHANY – GOD’S REVELATION OF LOVE FOR ALL
January 7. Epiphany. Paul thought, “Pope Francis appears to be very open to other Christian religions and also to some so-called non-Christians. I find it very confusing as we were brought up to believe that the Catholic Church is the only true…
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