THE SINFULNESS OF FAILING TO DO
February 23. Whoever knows what is right to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. Belinda shared that she was quite shocked one day when she was saying the “I confess” and she suddenly realized that the words “I have greatly sinned in what I have done…
LIFE-GIVING HUMAN-ANIMAL LOVE or DOES GOD HAVE A DOG?
Lifegiving love has been my focus all throughout February, the month of love, expressed in a variety of ways, birth, parenthood, marriage – death, divorce, dementia. All these were in humans while in the background was also a growing awareness of the loving care of…
PASSION DRIVES ACTION TO GOOD OR BAD
February 22. What causes wars and what causes fighting among you? Is it not your passions that are at war in your members? Marcia observed, “We hear a lot nowadays in motivational and coaching classes about having passion and how one should…
WISDOM BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS
February 21. Beloved, who is wise and understanding among you? Over the years Jeannette had tried hard to build a relationship with her daughters-in-law. “This isn’t easy in our African families today as the younger generation does not appear to have…
SUNDAY 7C. LOVE AND FORGIVE YOUR ENEMIES
February 20 Sunday 7C. God is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish. Be merciful even as your Father is merciful. The Marriage Enrichment group with Fr Andrew had been meeting regularly during this month as they had decided to make a special effort to work on…
THE TONGUE IS A FIRE
February 19. The tongue is a fire. Peter opened the discussion amongst the youth. “Only recently has there been legislation about hate speech. Surely speaking ill of someone has been done for ever and, I think, it is even included in the Ten Commandments.” …
FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD
February 18. So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead. Jocelyn said, “I think there are many people who say they believe in the value of life and strongly promote the Church’s teaching about the sanctity of life and the importance of the family. They may be…
DISCRIMINATION AND THE RIGHT TO DIFFER
February 17. Brethren, show no partiality and become judges with evil thoughts. The question was posed to families to bring to their youth, “Racism or sexism are acknowledged curses of our day, but is there not much more to consider when it comes to…
BE DOERS AND NOT HEARERS ONLY
February 16. Be doers of the word and not hearers only. Chris shared, “I remember once reading an article called Lifegiving that was genuinely “life-giving” to me. It taught me that lifegiving is not only about having babies and issues around…
LIFEGIVING LOVE WHEN DEATH, DIVORCE OR DEMENTIA DOES US PART
Lifegiving and love lie at the heart of marriage, on physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual levels too. It must be acknowledged that there are times when some of these elements are seriously reduced or no longer present. For a variety of reasons love…
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