FAMILIES ON MISSION. LIGHTSHEDDING.
October 27. 30th Sunday B. Lightshedding. Fr Joseph came to Mass wearing his dark glasses. He began his homily with the words, “The Mission of all the baptised is to spread the light of Christ. Loadshedding as has been all too common in…
FAMILY ON MISSION. PATIENCE AND TOLERANCE
October 26. Patience and tolerance. 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 wait to see how fruitful their efforts have been…
FAMILY ON MISSION. THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES
October 25. Reading the Signs of the Times. The speaker addressed the meeting. “It isn’t only economists, politicians and people like the Public Protector or investigative journalists who are engaged in reading the Signs of the Times, but it is just as well that…
FAMILIES ON MISSION. RELIGIOUS CONFLICT, FIRE AND PEACE.
October 24. Religious conflict. “Do you ever feel as if there is too much to achieve and not enough time?” “I’m sure we all do, but what is really important to achieve?“ “I feel passionate about my church commitments but I do also think I have neglected my…
FAMILIES IN ACTION. SECURITY
October 23. Security. The community reflected and shared, “We are certainly living in violent times in our day. How many security features are needed to even make us feel a little bit safer behind high walls with guards and panic buttons…
FAMILIES ON MISSION. READINESS
October 22. “Be ready.” This is the Scouts motto drilled into them from their earliest days in the Scouting pack. “Be properly dressed, have your equipment prepared.” The Scouts prepare for an outing or an activity practising a new skill to earn, what we…
FAMILIES ON MISSION. COVETOUSNESS
October 21 . Covetousness. Morris wondered, “Would people still today go to a priest to say, ‘Father, tell my brother to divide and share our father’s inheritance with me?’ Would they rather go to a lawyer and take the matter to court? …
FAMILIES ON MISSION. MISSION SUNDAY
October 20. 29th Sunday B. World Mission Day. One Sunday for the whole world with the theme, “Go and Invite Everyone to the Banquet,” Matthew 22:9. Extracts and summary of the 2024 World Mission message of Pope Francis. The Holy Father presents an…
FAMILY ON MISSION. STANDING UP FOR GOD
October 19. Standing up for God. In 2015 here in South Africa our first martyr was recognised and beatified. Benedict Daswa, a family man and teacher, was proud to be a Christian and speak up for Christian values in public. He rejected the use of…
FAMILY ON MISSION. HOW TO ENCOUNTER JESUS.
October 18. The missionary asked, “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 praise and worship, song and dance, the healing that they are seeking, or the message…
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