ADVENT AND CREATION. THE WONDER OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
December 8. Francis in his final years, having already received the stigmata and already suffering severely with a sensitivity to light, which necessitated his living almost permanently in darkness, was inspired to compose the Canticle of the Creatures. He…
ADVENT AND CREATION
December 7. Creation. Francis was not the first to focus on and praise creation as he did in his Canticle of the Creatures. The Old Testament especially, contains numerous creation accounts and references, from within particular contexts and different…
LOOKING FOR THE BRIGHT SIDE
COP27 came and went and ended, with at least some resolutions on damage and compensation related to fossil fuel and global warming for more vulnerable nations. But there was no reference to the biodiversity aspect of the climate change issue. That is sad and appears…
ADVENT AND INCARNATION
December 5. Incarnation – some new insights. At the centre of the life of Francis is the Incarnate Crucified Lord of all creation, whom Francis called our “Elder Brother.” Francis had a great love for the infant Jesus. Although he was no…
ADVENT DAY 8. CALL TO ECOLOGICAL CONVERSION
December 4. 2nd Sunday of Advent B. Pope Francis’ call for Ecological Conversion. It is really only in the last 50 years that we, as the human component of creation, have gradually become conscious of our negative impact and abuse of the…
2023 MARFAM FAMILY YEAR PLANNER
2023 MARFAM FAMILY YEAR PLANNER 2023-overview-doc-MARFAM-FAMILY-YEAR-PLANNERDownload Theme: OUR WORLD, A FAMILY OF FAMILIES OVERVIEW AND EXPLANATIONS MONTHLY THEMES. These THOUGHTS are available on www.marfam.org.za, facebook…
ARE THE SIGNS OF OUR TIMES THE SIGNS OF END TIMES?
November 24th . Groups discussed “the last things” which came up a lot in the readings of the time. “In almost every generation there are people who believe the end of the world is nigh. We call that millennialism. Some people interpret the…
EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED
The LAUDATO SI ACTION PLATFORM is one year old. So Happy birthday! Did you get the invite and did you come to the party? Do you know what LSAP is? Maybe there is an information glut right now with the world in the middle of the UN COP27, as well as…
NOVEMBER MONTHLY THEME “FAMILY LOSSES AND ENDINGS”
NOVEMBER. Losses big and small are inevitable experiences in daily life. Birth, growth, decline and death are the natural cycle of all of creation. For inanimate creatures it may be a painless letting go of one’s place in the sun, or a cataclysmic event. Death and…
A MISSIONARY WORLD WITH A BUTTERFLY EFFECT
There is a hymn, quite popular with some congregations “God is working his purpose out as year succeeds to year. God is working his purpose out and the time is drawing near, nearer and nearer draws the time, the time that shall surely be, when the earth shall be…
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