RESPONSIBLE DECISION-MAKING
July 24. Making choices. “Procrastinating and changing our mind are what many of us do much of the time.” “Give us some examples,” Dad challenged them. “I missed out on a job because I couldn’t decide.” “I studied for 2 years and then decided to change…
DAY FOR GRANDPARENTS AND THE ELDERLY
MARFAM WISHES ALL GRANDPARENTS AND ELDERLY A BLESSED DAY. July 23. 16th Sunday A. DAY FOR GRANDPARENTS AND THE ELDERLY. Theme “His mercy from age to age.” Pope Francis chose the theme to be in tune with that of World Youth Day in Lisbon: Mary arose and went with…
WHO WAS MARY MAGDALEN
July 22. St Mary Magdalen. St Mary Magdalen has always been a controversial figure. The different gospel accounts are not clear about her identity but Catholics generally accept that she was a sinner, possibly a prostitute and that she was certainly…
GOD TALK – LEARNING TO LISTEN
July 19. God talk. In a family discussion Amy remarked,“Gran, I see Moses as a real “larger than life” character. Nothing simple or ordinary about him, from his birth to his death.” Brian responded, “Yes, there are people like that, some…
MANDELA DAY – CARE FOR OUR FUTURE .
July 18. Population control. Mr Naicker had been in Justice and Peace groups for many years. He told his family, “If you think about it the Egyptians were forcing birth control on the Israelites way back then. Nowadays influential nations are promoting that for poorer…
WHEN XENOPHOBIA IS BUILT ON FEAR
July 17. Xenophobia. When the elderly men met from time to time their conversation was different from that of the women. “When I was reading the story of the Israelites in Egypt it made me think of the foreigners in our land. Things were very…
THE GOSPEL OF THE FAMILY NOURISHES SEEDS WAITING TO GROW
July 16. 15th Sunday A. Fr Fidelis had grown up on a farm in a rural area so he shared how he loved the parable of the sower. “One year, it may have been our confirmation year, we boys actually did what the parable said, we threw some seed along the road, some…
IF YOU WERE RETIRED AND HAD THE MONEY TO DO WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
(See notices about celebration of Day for Grandparents and Elderly on 23 July.) Pope Francis likes to talk about dreams so here are some ideas. Retired, and single and no grandkids, would be rather different to retired, married, or widowed with grandkids and that too…
TRINITY SUNDAY
June 4. Trinity Sunday A. While Trinity Sunday is really about the mystery of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit Fr Fidelis reminded the people that God is also a family, a community of infinite love of three persons. ”Maybe you all, in your families, could put up…
GRANDPARENTS A VITAL LINK BETWEEN GENERATIONS
June 2. More and more black families are moving into urban areas and do bring some of their traditions, beliefs and practices with them, although the children, especially, become quite westernised through their schooling and interactions. Grandparents do still have…
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