SUNDAY. THE BAPTISM OF JESUS AND OURS
January 9. Baptism of the Lord. C. When Jesus had been baptized The Holy Spirit descended upon him. When does a family begin and what is baptism all about? Zodwa wanted to know, “Did Jesus really need to be baptised? …
ASKING FORGIVENESS FOR SINS OF OTHERS
January 8. If we ask anything according to his will he hears us. Audrey said, “we learned about sin in RCIA but I am not all that clear about sin that is deadly.” George helped out, “we don’t seem to use the words mortal or venial these days, but I’ve always liked…
TRUST IN THE HEALING POWER OF GOD
January 7. Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him saying,”I will heal you; be clean.”George asked, “Could we see HIV/AIDS as the “leprosy” of our time? Even after more than 25 years there is still a degree of stigma attached, although not as much as…
LOVE GOD? LOVE YOUR SISTER
January 6. If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother he is a liar. Owen shared, “These last holidays were an interesting experience for us, as we had a large extended family time together. It made us realise that we must begin to work on our…
LOVE, TRUST AND FEAR
January 5. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. Ephraim noted, “With all the violence around us these days it isn’t only children who are afraid. Parents don’t let kids, especially girls, go out alone, or at night. We men, ourselves, are also…
CONTEXTUALISING SCRIPTURE.
January 4. May the mountains bring forth peace for the people. Bruce, their scripture guide, highlighted the way the Bible expresses ideas in the context of the time. In the psalms you read of a king’s judgement and justice of a king’s son. Or it uses images of…
WHO NEEDS HEALING IN MY LIFE?
January 3. Jesus went about teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease. The group commented that healing Masses are becoming more and more popular these days. “Is it because that is what people are asking for from…
DAILY THOUGHTS. EPIPHANY – THE LIGHT OF GOD
A busy epiphany scene in Randburg 2 January 2022
NEW YEARS’S EVE : ANCESTOR FOR TODAY
December 31st New Years Eve. Ancestors for today. A beautiful image we have been given for the Church in Africa is the Church as God’s Family. We are also taught that a family is a little church of the home where God is present in the family’s history, our traditions…
CHRISTMAS REFLECTIONS. KWANZAA
December. 29. KWANZAA comes from a Swahili word meaning first fruits. It is a current African-American celebration aiming to link African tradition with western Christianity. It is a 7 day long celebration from December 27 to Jan 3. Seven candles for each of 7…
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