SEASON OF CREATION. SEPTEMBER 20
September 20. For many Westerners the complexities of African extended family ties and the roles they play are a real mystery. Why does an uncle get involved in wedding arrangements or why is a cousin called a sister or brother? Why does the firstborn…
SEASON OF CREATION SEPTEMBER 19
September 19. “Why do people keep some of their traditions and cultures a secret?” This was something the family had noted on their travels. They had been welcomed in many places but seldom really got to know people’s real life traditions. They…
SEASON OF CREATION. SEPTEMBER 18. SUNDAY 25C
September 18. Sunday 25c. On their eco-safari they were not able to go to Mass every Sunday but shared on the readings of the day. “I think that the story of the dishonest steward changing the invoices of the money owed to their master is a real and…
SEASON OF CREATION. SEPTEMBER 17
September 17. As they drove along Dad couldn’t help wondering, “Why is it that family members can turn out so differently? They come from the same background, have different genes I suppose, or is there something in the environment that affects them. Maybe…
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…
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