FAMILY MATTERS 2011 – MARCH THEME: IF YOU WANT PEACE WORK FOR JUSTICE If – then MARFAM News SACBC Family Life Desk News     2011 Family Calendar and themes     Parish Family Ministry     Activities of the month CORRESPONDENCE BITS AND BYTES     Resources FINALLY…… more justice and peace thoughts     If – then   Words and language [...]

There is scope for growth Thenjiwe Luphondwana   Family ministry means yes, I am my brother’s keeper. The well-being of the family within my parish is indeed my business. Those parishes or dioceses that have a family life desk (FLD) or somehow minister to the needs of families in their respective areas are highly commended. [...]

INTRODUCTION SA Human Rights Day, on 21st March appropriately always falls during Lent. The Catholic Church’s Charter of Rights of the Family sets out that not only individuals but families too have rights: to life, to a reasonable quality of life, a place to live, employment, education etc. The Charter aims at reinforcing the awareness [...]

They say religion and politics don’t mix but, by God, they do. By God, they mix only too well, or badly. In this our world, between and in our nations, how much hurt has been caused because of a king and his kingdom. THE Kingdom too has been caught up too often in politics. Do [...]

INTRODUCTION World Marriage Day at the same time as Valentine’s Day highlights the fact that marriage is intended to be the most fulfilling of love relationships, if lived according to God’s plan and in his presence. Every love relationships has its challenges and power struggles and support is often needed. Constant reconciliation, asking and granting [...]