JESUS WEEPS
23rd November. Jesus’ Concern. Going on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land has been popular for many centuries. Nowadays Jerusalem doesn’t look like it did in Jesus’ time as it was partly destroyed by the Romans only 30 years after his death. It was captured and fought…
BLESSED ARE THE POOR. BLESSED ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT.
MARFAM FAMILY WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 22 NOVEMBER 2023 Blessed are the poor. Blessed are the poor in spirit. Maybe there are other people who, like me, find some comfort from either of these two statements, while others may see them as a particular challenge. I have a…
BELIEFS AND MORALITY
21 November. Beliefs and Morality. Belief systems influence morality. Assisted suicide or euthanasia, rejecting treatment or blood transfusions and vaccination, rejecting or accepting divorce and abortion and sexual orientations are some moral issues that religious…
TURNING TO OTHER SPIRITS
20th November. Turning to Other Spirits. Witchcraft and satanism in some form are phenomena in South Africa and the wider world, today, but they are not the same. Witchcraft tends to be concerned with traditional cultures, ancestors, spirits, and curses. but not…
WORLD DAY OF THE POOR. SUNDAY 33A
19th Sunday 33 A. WORLD DAY OF THE POOR. “Do not turn your face away from anyone who is poor” (Tob 4:7). The parish Care Group gathered for their “tea, biscuit and sharing” time after the monthly Mass for the elderly. Doris opened with, “One of my favourite…
WHEN IS THE TIME FOR TAKING ACTION?
17th November. Taking Action. Isn’t it true that in spite of all the strife, conflict and disasters that we see on TV every day we mostly carry on living as normal. We may give some money to a disaster fund or a charity out of a sense of obligation, maybe guilt or…
THE KINGDOM COMES
16 November. The Kingdom. From Jesus’ own time until now people keep asking about the coming of the Kingdom. “Where is it, what does it look like?” they asked him. Different churches and theologians using the Bible and external signs, described in the Book of…
FEEL THE PAIN
MARFAM WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 15 NOVEMBER 2023 The MARFAM theme for the month of November is LOSS AND ENDINGS. Little could I imagine what the reality facing our world in the last years would involve. So often we deal with death in our immediate circle, of family and…
THE GRIEF OF LOSS
12 November. Sunday 32A. Father Daniel with the Parish Family Team had started a group of bereaved parents. “This is for your support of one another, “he said. “The group will meet once a month but you are free to meet informally with one another at any time. …
CHOOSING GOD OR MAMMOM
11th November. There is a back-to-front saying these days: “less is more.” What could that possibly mean? Charles sat down with the children when they were quite young. “You know that my father lost everything he owned when his land was taken away…
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