Laudato Si

September 28.  26th Sunday C   GOD SAID “LET THERE BE LIGHT.”    (From BECOMING ECO-FRIENDLY FAMILIES)  God said, “Let there be light.”   Adam pushed the button on the wall of their cave.   Nothing happened. “No…

September 27.  ANIMAL FARMING.   (From BECOMING ECO-FRIENDLY FAMILIES)  Norah came home from her confirmation class full of fire.  She shared, “We had a sexy young speaker today, a climate activist and university student.  He spoke on…

September 26.   DISCERNMENT.  A Look at Life. The family had spent some weeks on an eco-safari, observing and absorbing the world around them.  The relaxed  atmosphere they had achieved had given them a different view of life. “Today people rush into everything, want…

September 25.   CHILDREN DESERVE A FUTURE. (From BECOMING ECO-FRIENDLY FAMILIES) The sodality leader stated, “The place of children – or let me say offspring – changes from time to time in our world of families. Who can remember the time, not too long ago,…

September 23.  WE ARE CO-CREATORS WITH GOD.  (From BECOMING ECO-FRIENDLY FAMILIES) This statement highlights how important we are, particularly as human beings, in God’s plan of creation.  Although Genesis may tell us that God created busily for 6 days…

September 22. BECOMING (From BECOMING ECO-FRIENDLY FAMILIES) MARFAM’s history of over 30 years is a journey in faith, a journey of becoming more and more family-centred.  Originally in 1979, we,  Chris and Toni Rowland had experienced a life-changing…

September 21.   25th Sunday C.   As they continued their eco-safari the Phantana family found they weren’t able to go to Mass every Sunday in some of the tiny places where there was no resident priest.    However they did read and…

September 20.   LOCAL IS LEKKER. “MAKE MOTHER NATURE YOUR FOOD GARDEN”   TONI’S CAMPAIGN WITH EDIBLE INDIGENOUS PLANTS.  (From BECOMING ECO-FRIENDLY FAMILIES) Indigenous trees and shrubs, suited to the particular environment can save a lot of…