PATIENCE
28th October. Patience. Every year from the end of winter and the beginning of spring gardeners go out in force, pruning, digging up, tidying, replanting and fertilising and then patiently waiting to see how successful their efforts have been and whether…
READING THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES
27th October. Reading the Signs of the Times. The speaker addressed the meeting.” It isn’t only economists, politicians and people like the Public Protector who are engaged in reading the Signs of the Times but it is just as well that they do and bring matters to our…
Division over following Jesus’ call.
26th October. PPC m’ embers reflected, shared and discussed. “Do you ever feel that there is too much to achieve and not enough time?” “I’m sure we all do, but what is really important?“ “I feel I have neglected my family because I feel so committed to my church work…
Breast cancer and Matters of the Heart.
2023 FAMILY WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER W OCTOBER 25. POPE FRANCIS ASKS US TO “PRAY AND FAST FOR PEACE ON FRIDAY 27 OCTOBER. in Rome, at home. Some time during the month of October, which is commemorated widely as “Breast Cancer Awareness month,” I share a story I found…
BE READY!
24th October. “Be ready” is the Scouts motto drilled into them from their earliest days in the pack. Be properly dressed, have your equipment prepared. The Scouts prepare for an outing or an activity practising a new skill to earn a reward, aiming to earn what we also…
COVETOUSNESS. IN PEACE AND IN WAR.
23rd October. Covetousness. Would people still today go to a priest to say, “Father, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me?” Would they rather go to a lawyer and take the matter to court? OR START A WAR? What message would someone expect to hear from…
MISSION SUNDAY 22 OCTOBER 2023
22nd Sunday 29 A. MISSION SUNDAY and giving to the tax man. Fr Teddy asked the people, “The deadline for submitting our tax returns is coming up soon. Have you submitted yours yet? Do you do it the easy way by asking SARS to help and give them all the correct…
BENEDICT DASWA LED BY THE SPIRIT
21st October. Benedict Daswa. Not so long ago here in South Africa our first martyr was recognised and beatified. In promoting his cause for canonisation Bishop Joao emphasized Benedict Daswa’s role as a family man, teacher and school principal who…
WHAT CHURCH AND WHY?
20th October. What church and why? “Why do people go to some churches and not others? Is it the quality of the preaching, the personality of the preacher, the type of worship with quiet, or song and dance, the healing that they are seeking, or the message that speaks…
THE REAL TASK OF TEACHERS OF THE LAW
19th October. Prophets and lawyers. The visiting missionary told the group, “Mission month combined with the Synod of Synodality reminds us of the call to communion, participation and mission. Everyone is called to be a missionary and prophet, to speak the truth that…
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