THE RESPONSIBILITY OF WISDOM AND WEALTH
February 9. When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with hard questions. Bruce, the Old Testament scholar briefly summed up the story.” King Solomon, David’s son, had asked God for wisdom…
MARRIAGE IS A LIFEGIVING SACRAMENT
When my late husband, Chris, and I composed one of our first publications we called it BECOMING MARRIED – SACRAMENT FOR LIFE. There are a few ways to interpret that and maybe the narrowest way became the obvious one. Becoming Married has been seen as marriage…
ST JOSEPHINE BAKHITA. PATRONESS AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
February 8. St Josephine Bakhita. Mercia shared the story with her catechism class emphasizing how recently slavery still existed and what forms it takes in our time. St Josephine Bakhita was born in 1869 into a comfortable family in Sudan, but was…
SOLOMON CREATED A HOME FOR GOD
February 7. Solomon. “I have built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in for ever.” During these last two years when churches were closed for many months some parishes made great efforts to promote the family, as the domestic church of…
SUNDAY 5C. CATCHING PEOPLE INSTEAD OF FISH
February 6. Sunday 5C. Jesus said, “do not be afraid: henceforth you will be catching people.” The parish marriage and family team were planning a special liturgical event involving married couples for the upcoming World Marriage Day on the 2nd Sunday of…
VALUE AN UNDERSTANDING MIND
February 5. Give your servant therefore an understanding mind. The young couples were discussing, “Isn’t it true that when one starts something new, exchanging wedding vows or also renewing vows, or after being newly elected to an important…
BEAUTY AND JOY GOD’S LIFEGIVING GIFT IN CREATION
February 4. David sang praise with all his heart and he loved his Maker. He gave beauty to the feasts. The Lord took away his sins and exalted his power for ever. Beauty sent a youtube link to each one in the group and asked them to watch and listen so that they…
GOOD HEALTH IS PART OF GOD’S LIFE-GIVING PLAN
February 3. St Blaise. “I am about to go the way of all the earth. Be strong and show yourself a man. Kuan was a paramedic. He shared,” Although St Blaise is said to have cured a young boy choking on a fishbone a tradition grew up around blessing of throats of…
PRESENTATION OF THE LORD IN THE TEMPLE
February 2. The Presentation of the Lord. “Lord now let your servant depart in peace for my eyes have seen your salvation which you have prepared.” Already as a young woman Patricia had had a special gift of tenderness, patience and mercy with older people, even…
BLESSED BENEDICT DASWA. SOUTH AFRICAN MARTYR
February 1. Blessed Benedict Daswa, South African martyr. If I give away all I have and deliver my body to be burned but have not love I gain nothing. At the time of his murder there was serious division within the community of the village of Mbahe where…
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