LENT YEAR OF ST FRANCIS. DISCIPLINE
2 March. SEE. Discipline and punishment. Addressing the parish sharing groups Matt spoke as a parent. “This month we’re focusing on rights, but I believe rights need to be balanced with responsibilities too.” Patricia laughed, “you and your family focus on families…
MARFAM THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY MARCH 2026. LENT AND YEAR OF ST FRANCIS
MARFAM’S THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY published here and posted on social media are aimed at promoting family spirituality and synodal faith sharing. This issue is also contained in the booklet LOVE IS HIS LAW, LOVE IS HIS WAY. Eco-friendly Lenten reflections. Other resources…
LENT YEAR OF ST FRANCIS. CREATION AND EVOLUTION. “Out of love for love.”
28 February. SEE: Creation and Evolution. Bruce, the scripture scholar reminded the groups.“Something that appears to be forgotten frequently when considering creation is the dynamic process of evolution. It is now widely recognized that creation was not a one-off…
LENT YEAR OF ST FRANCIS. FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS IN NATURE
27 February. SEE: Family relationships, human, animal and plant. Bruce mused over the types of relationships in creation as portrayed in the Bible and described by Pope Francis. He shared with the group, “Adam and Eve broke their relationships of…
LENT YEAR OF ST FRANCIS. FIRE AND WATER.
26 February. SEE: St Francis, Fire and Water. Mrs Beatus continued her sharing about St Francis. PRAISED BE YOU, my Lord through Sister Water, who is very useful and humble and precious and chaste. PRAISED BE YOU, my Lord through Brother Fire,…
LENT. YEAR OF ST FRANCIS. LOVE GIVES FAMILIES LIFE
MARFAM’S WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 25 FEBRUARY 2026 MARFAM’s family theme for the month of Valentine has been love, love that gives life, but especially too love gives families life. Love is such a common word you can say it is almost done to death. So it is good to dig a…
LENT. YEAR OF ST FRANCIS WITH BROTHER SUN.
24 February. SEE: Brother Sun and Sister Moon, Sister Water, Mother Earth. Bruce, the group’s scripture scholar noted, “Scripture does contain a number of accounts or references to creation in different contexts. As in Genesis 1 and 2, details differ about the…
LENT. YEAR OF ST FRANCIS. THE HOWS AND WHATS OF FAMILY.
23 February. SEE: St Francis. Mrs Beatus had developed a great interest in the life of St Francis and found her research most enlightening. She shared, “Francis himself was no great theologian but others around and after him developed his…
LENT. YEAR OF ST FRANCIS. 1ST SUNDAY OF LENT.
Consider some Lenten suggestions for families. https://marfam.org.za/families-and-lent/ 22 February. Sunday Lent 1A. SEE: “Wow, we have two temptation stories today,” Fr Fidelis began his homily., “that of our first ancestors and of Jesus. Eve gave in to the devil,…
ST FRANCIS & LENT. SATURDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY
Check out some Lenten activities and suggestions at https://marfam.org.za/families-and-lent/ 21 February. SEE: The Franciscan way. Everyone in the family groups agreed that thinking more about the February theme for the month, “Love gives families life,”…
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