Laudato Si

11 December. The Power of Forgiveness. Michael said, “You know what, when we did training for marriage preparation I was quite challenged by the idea that couples through their Sacrament have the grace of forgiveness.  It’s not quite the same as God’s taking away…

10 December. Advent Sunday 2B.  Two candles are lit on the Advent wreath as we pray. After they had participated in a hurting marriage programme Audrey and Josh had belonged to a couple support group for quite a few years. As couples they used a dialogue technique and…

9 December.  Driving along through the vast mealie fields around the farm Joseph was thinking about his namesake, Joseph, the spoilt son, abused by his jealous brothers who planned to get rid of him, but rescued and taken to Egypt.  Through his ability to…

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7 December.  A strong House.  Father had always said, “a strong family needs a strong house.” Mom would laugh and reply“ A strong house needs a strong family.”  They hadn’t always had a decent house and at one stage had lived in a shack and it had taken their strong…

MARFAM FAMILY WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 6 DECEMBER 2023 Pope Francis concluded the presentation he had prepared for COP28 by referring to St Francis and his Canticle of the Creatures composed, interestingly, 800 years ago in 1224. He explained how Francis was already blind,…

5 December.  Many countries around the world are gearing up for elections of national or local leadership, sometimes voting for specific individuals or for political parties but, whatever form their government and the election processes take, there is plenty of…

4 December. Abraham’s descendants. In the context of the Israel-Hamas war some members of a faith sharing group attempted to explore some of the underlying causes of the centuries-old conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The current war began after a violent…

3  December. Advent 1 B. Isaiah. The 1st Advent candle is lit as we pray..  People were beginning to prepare for the holidays and Fr Teddy reminded them not to forget to talk with God while they were away.  Mabel and Joseph were alone in the family home waiting, as…