SEASON OF CREATION SEPTEMBER 16
September 16. On their eco-safari the family had spent a couple of weeks travelling and sleeping in many different places. Sometimes it had been more or less rough than at other times. One night they shared where they had felt most close to God….
SEASON OF CREATION. SEPTEMBER 15. OUR LADY OF SORROWS
September 15. Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. Homelessness. At one town where the family stopped for the night they sat down for a meal and as usual started with grace. The woman who served them had been watching and they soon all started up a conversation. She, Agnes…
PANGOLINS, BIODIVERSITY AND THE FAMILY OF FAMILIES
I’ve had an interest in pangolins for quite a long time maybe because they seem such unusual-looking creatures, a scaly ant-eater, and they are among the most frequently trafficked, more than a million in the last 10 years. When one explores that aspect one…
SEASON OF CREATION 14 SEPTEMBER.
September 14. Triumph of the Cross. Everybody has got his own favourite “love is……’ saying. Melody asked them all to sit together and share their own. Eventually they came to the conclusion that maybe our concept of love can be too sentimental. Reflecting too on…
SEASON OF CREATION SEPTEMBER 13
September 13. The refugee problem in Europe is often shown in the news. Thousands of people are escaping war in Ukraine, Syria, Iraq and other places in Africa and Asia. As the travelling family moved through the countryside on their eco-safari they became more…
SEASON OF CREATION. SEPTEMBER 12
September 12. After they had stopped for a meal and taken their left-overs for later Michael said, “Do you ever feel guilty when after a nice meal out you drive home and see poor beggars along the road? It’s all very well to say they should go to a shelter, but there…
SEASON OF CREATION SEPTEMBER 11 SUNDAY
September 11th Sunday 24C. When the family were sharing after Sunday Mass Pauline wondered, “The questions Father asked in his homily also made me think. What was behind the prodigal son’s wish to take his inheritance and leave home? His brother, his father? …
SEASON OF CREATION. SEPTEMBER 10
September 10. Skills building is a common activity in secular life but possibly not taken seriously enough in our spiritual and relational lives. What skills are needed for a successful marriage and happy family? Communication in marriage is…
SEASON OF CREATION. SEPTEMBER 9
September 9. The family’s next stop on their eco-safari was a game reserve. They all enjoyed the talk about wildlife and were shocked to hear that rhino poaching happens everywhere, even in parks where there is security. Each year hundreds of rhinos are killed for…
SEASON OF CREATION SEPTEMBER 8 BIRTHDAY OF OUR LADY
September 8. Mary birthday. September 8th Birthday of Our Lady. Pauline had always made a fuss of Our Lady’s birthday. She liked to make cards or put a flower at her statue and sing “happy birthday” and a hymn. While they were on…
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