LENTEN THOUGHT FRIDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY
20 February. SEE: Fasting. The participants of the family groups were thinking about ways to fast so as to be life-giving. “Isaiah’s reading gives us good ideas,” Vincent said. “Our family has also made up a list of “Acts of Love and…
LENT. ST FRANCIS. LIFE-GIVING AND THE LAW
19 February. SEE: “Road rage is a horrible thing, an evil, but surely it is so often brought on by someone breaking the law, or being selfish in the traffic,” Mohale said. ”Taxis are the worst on the road,” Gordon added. Joyce said, “ Load…
LENT WITH MARFAM’S ST FRANCIS, POPE FRANCIS AND POPE LEO
MARFAM WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER AND INTRODUCTION Bringing Lent and the Year of St Francis together is the kind of thing I find quite helpful for families. Both can be seen as being good for families and important too. St Francis is probably the most…
FAMILIES AND LENT
The liturgical Season of Lent comes around every year as a time of relationship, repentance, reconcilication, renewal and reparation too for our sins. Each year there can be a slightly different focus. 2026 is Pope Leo’s first and also the YEAR OF ST FRANCIS. These…
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY. ST VALENTINE. “LOVE GIVES FAMILIES LIFE.” ,
14 February St Valentine. SEE: As a fun activity to commemorate Valentine’s Day the Jackson family at home decided to play a game listing their 5 best “I love…..statements. George explained they had to be real loves, not just passing likes. How do you know? One…
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY. WHO AND WHAT ARE OUR IDOLS?
12 February. SEE: Bruce continued telling the story of King Solomon. “Having considered wealth and prosperity balanced with God’s expectations, what happens when these are not met? In King Solomon’s case it was his wives who turned him away from his God, by having…
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY. THE USE AND MISUSE OF MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY
10 February, SEE: The oldies were discussing some of their TV habits and experiences. “Youtube is a blessing and a curse for me. I believe it can read my mind, which is scary, but then it kind of controls me byselecting all kinds of sites that it thinks I am…
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY. LEADERS OF TODAY
7 February SEE: Leaders of today. There is a serious question for reflection, sharing and further discussion, keeping in mind that the synodal dialogue expects open sharing from the heart and attentive listening to different views without rejecting others’…
THERE’S MORE TO FEBRUARY THAN VALENTINE’S.
MARFAM’S WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 4 FEBRUARY 2026 Colloquially referred to as “Valentine’s” it has become much more than a day, or a commemoration of a possibly legendary figure, who has become the patron saint of lovers. Pope Francis in Amoris Laetitia stated…
NEW BEGINNINGS RENEW LIFE.
MARFAM FAMILY MATTERS WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 21 JANUARY 2026 When I checked on my granddaughter’s whatsapp site to wish her happy birthday I was struck by the relevance of her profile slogan, “Begin with the end in mind.” I can’t help but wonder whether she or any of…
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