SELF-LOVE CAN BE SELF-DEFEATING
November 10. Conflict in marriage is natural but if it remains unaddressed and ends in divorce it is a loss on many fronts, for each spouse and especially too for their children. Reasons for break-down vary and individual careers is an important one. When men and…
“STAY ANGRY” OR IS THERE ANOTHER WAY?
Handing in of the Healthy Planet Healthy People petition at COP26 COP 26, the latest in the annual series of Conferences of world leaders to deal with climate change is being held in Glasgow in Scotland and hosted by the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. It has…
righteous leaders STRIVE for the common good
November 8. Fr Ivor invited Vincent, a parishioner well-versed in scripture, to prepare some basic explanatory material on the readings. Vincent explained, “The book of Wisdom belongs to a genre known as Wisdom literature, written mainly after the Babylonian exile as…
ALL SAINTS
November 7. 33rd Sunday and All Saints. Fr Peter began, “Who really understands the communion of saints and especially the fact that with Christ at our head it refers to us here on earth and those who are still being purified from their sins in…
OUR WORLD A FAMILY OF FAMILIES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFnFqhB8ENA
LOVE AND LOSS
November 3. Coping with any loss at any time of life is not easy and these last 2 years have been filled with many losses. Whether you are dealing with a Covid-related or other death in the family, with a young person with a broken heart or an older person…
DAY BY DAY
Some years ago “Day by Day” was our theme song for the year, a simple little song, a real prayer: “Dear Lord three things I pray, To see thee more clearly, love thee more dearly, follow thee more nearly.” Today it is as relevant as ever. The SA Local elections…
TABLE ETIQUETTE is there RESPECT?
October 30. Covid-19 lockdowns and restrictions had a very bad affect on dinners and parties, while families were able to spend much more time sharing meals at home. But what about dinner time etiquette? It’s interesting that at home around a…
HEALTHY PEOPLE, HEALTHY PLANET or vice versa?
Doesn’t our focus move from one to the other; people and planet? When it’s election time we do focus more on peoples’ needs but then COP26 is happening at the same time as our 1 November local election. COP 26 is mostly focusing on the planet, but on behalf of the…
THE MUSTARD SEED AND THE KINGDOMS OF GOD AND MAN
October 26. With the SA election around the corner it is important to consider what different parties have to offer as we consider where and how to cast our vote. In some circles in today’s society kings and kingdoms are largely out of fashion while some…
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