MARRIAGE PREP IN THE FAMILY. MARRIAGE AND THE WORLD OF FAMILIES. WEEK 4 DAY 5.
September 16. In the family groups there were young and older couples but as Michael said, “We all have this responsibility to prepare for anything important in life that is necessary. In the Church we prepare for the various sacraments, baptism, 1st…
OUR LADY OF SORROWS. MARRIAGE AND THE WORLD OF FAMILIES. week 4. day 4
September 15. Mary-Anne found the sharing groups a great support. She was a single mother, abandoned by her husband who had brought her from Nigeria and then had more or less made her into a slave for himself and his new South Africa wife. He lorded it over…
DOWN AND OUT, OR UP AND ABOUT. THE CROSS – A PARADOX
My Thought for the Day for 24th Sunday began with a story. The local parish priest, Fr Peter, enters the church carrying a huge cross to the surprise of the congregation. He explains that the gospel of the day concluded with Jesus’ challenging invitation “if anyone…
THE TRIUMPH OF THE CROSS. MARRIAGE AND THE WORLD OF FAMILIES. WEEK 4 DAY 3
September 14. Triumph of the Cross. Each of the faith sharing families came to the conclusion that if the world does not understand creation and nature as belonging to God how can we have the right attitude towards it and our responsibility for the right use and…
SPIRITUALITY AND COUPLE PRAYER. marriage and the world of families. week 4 day 2
September 13. Myra was happy with what she had heard in her catechetical course. She explained, “A simple definition: theology is the study of God, spirituality is the lived experience of a relationship with God. So the theology of marriage or of creation can be…
24TH SUNDAY. CARRYING ONE’S CROSS. MARRIAGE AND THE WORLD OF FAMILIES WEEK 4 DAY 1.
September 12. When Fr Peter brought in a large cross the congregation didn’t realize at first that the feast of the Triumph of the Cross occurred at this time and that the readings spoke of a cross too. He reminded the congregation that undoubtedly every individual,…
SKILLS BUILDING. MARRIAGE AND THE WORLD OF FAMILIES. WEEK 3 DAY 7.
September 11. Skills building is a common activity in secular life but possibly not taken seriously enough in our spiritual and relational lives. What skills are needed for a successful marriage and happy family? Communication in marriage is…
MARRIAGE AND SECULAR LAW. MARRIAGE AND THE WORLD OF FAMILIES. WEEK 3 DAY 6.
Check out our eco-tip below. September 10. There was a lawyer on the course for engaged couples. He stressed the importance of knowing the legal implications of marriage. These exist to safeguard the State’s legal, financial and social rights and responsibilities…
A MARRIAGE IS A LIFETIME. MARRIAGE AND THE WORLD OF FAMILIES. WEEK 3 DAY 5
September 9. When Joyce read in a marriage book that you make many marriages over a lifetime, not with different people but that you become different people over the years, and so marriage has different stages, it really made sense to her. She thought, ”Clive…
GOD IN NATURE. MARRIAGE AND THE WORLD OF FAMILIES. WEEK 3 DAY 4.
September 8. Lily shared how interested she had been on discovering an anthill that appeared to be alive. She was given a copy of the book THE SOUL OF THE WHITE ANT by South African writer Eugene Marais who had made an extensive study of the termites and their…
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