COVENANT IS ABOUT RELATIONSHIP. MARRIAGE AND THE season of creation.
September 25. You hear people talking of covenant in different ways including in marriage. Bruce more fully understood this concept after attending some scripture lectures. The essence of a covenant is an agreement, initiated by God, of a special relationship between…
HERITAGE DAY SA. marriage and the world of families. week 5 day 6.
September 24. Fr Joseph usually began his daily thought by saying, “God is good” and the people would respond, “All the time.” So this time he stopped and asked them to consider this in the light of the 1st reading. The word of the Lord came to Haggai the prophet,…
LOVE IS A DECISION. MARRIAGE AND THE WORLD OF FAMILIES WEEK 5 DAY 5.
September 23. Romance, disillusionment, joy belong to a cycle of stages in marriage. At the beginning of their marriage enrichment programme the couples were asked to consider in which of these three stages they saw their marriage to be. It is often…
OUR HERITAGE – IN FAMILIES, WITH GOD
The MARFAM booklet OUR HERITAGE – where on earth did you come from and where in heaven do you think you’re going? carries our message as HERITAGE DAY 2021, a historically popular SA holiday, has come around again this 24 September, but it seems this year with barely a…
DIVORCED STILL PART OF THE CHURCH. MARRIAGE AND THE WORLD OF FAMILIES. WEEK 5 DAY 4.
September 22. During the 2012 World Meeting of Families in Italy a Brazilian couple describing the pain of separation from full participation in the Church, because of their divorce and remarriage, addressed their question directly to Pope Benedict XVI. His was…
WHO IS YOUR FAMILY? MARRIAGE AND THE WORLD OF FAMILIES week 5 day 3
September 21. For many Westerners the complexities of extended family ties and the roles they play are a real mystery. Why does an uncle get involved in wedding arrangements or why is a cousin called a sister or brother? Why does the firstborn remain responsible…
MARRIED COUPLES A SIGN TO THE WORLD. MARRIAGE AND THE SEASON OF CREATION. WEEK 5 DAY 2.
September 20. It was when they participated in a programme to enrich their marriage spiritually as well as practically that Pamela and John came to understand the deeper meaning of the Sacrament of Matrimony. The old definition of an outward sign of inward grace…
SUNDAY 25B. peace begins in the home. MARRIAGE AND THE WORLD OF FAMILIES WEEK 5. DAY 1
September 19. Fr Peter posed a question, ”What is worse, a jealous wife or a jealous husband?” He spoke to everyone not only to couples but stressed that emotions like jealousy and ambition are constant challenges in marriage. Jealousy may manifest itself first as a…
DIFFERENCES. MARRIAGE AND THE WORLD OF FAMILIES. WEEK 4 DAY 7.
September 18. “Why is it that in one family people can turn out so differently? They come from the same background, have some different genes but is there something in the environment that affects them.” “Maybe they had a bad friend, or someone abused them, or maybe…
FAMILY AND FARMING. MARRIAGE AND THE WORLD OF FAMILIES. WEEK 4 DAY 6.
September 17. The Alexander family told their story. They used to have a small farm and grow maize and vegetables for their own use and as time went by for the members of their extended family too. Her widowed mother stayed with them but other members came and…
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