Introduction
God’s gift of peace to all people of goodwill can only come about through our cooperation and our acts of justice and love to all. In preparing to receive God’s gift of love, Jesus, again at Christmas we should be reconciled with God and with one another.

Evangelisation, passing on the good news of God’s love, is the mission of the church-as-Family and of all people who seek peace.

Introduction
Different family backgrounds, clans, tribes and religions all come together within families and between families. They can be a source of conflict or of enrichment depending on how we deal with the differences. Our task is to adopt the positive values and create traditions and practices for our families that maintain and celebrate our heritage in the Church as Family-of-God too with its own rich heritage of rituals and practices.

Male and female were created equal by God from the beginning………

Introduction :
Growth and development does not end with adulthood but continues into old age where relationships and personal needs continue to change. Justice demands that the needs to love and be loved, to be autonomous and experience a sense of worth continue to be met. As their lives and responsibilities change older people can and do give much of themselves to their families and their community. Their relationship with God often deepens. It is also often a time for healing old wounds and making peace with the past.

2011 FAMILY CALENDAR THEME: PEACE ON EARTH BEGINS AT HOME
JUNE THEME: YOUTH, A TIME FOR PEACE-BUILDING

Introduction
The years of adolescence and young adulthood are particularly challenging for youth and their parents because of the nature of the development of the youth at physical, emotional, psychological, moral and spiritual levels

Introduction “Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.” While we most often speak of God the Father, there are many motherly qualities in the Bible when speaking of God’s relationship with the people of Israel. Parents with their unique parental love play an essential role [...]

INTRODUCTION Celebrating the Paschal Mystery in the Church-as-family and in our own families presents us with a complete picture of the self-giving, the suffering and joy of the Resurrection of Jesus. The Easter holidays are times for renewal and enjoyment but often enough there is conflict and a need for reconciliation and spirit of peace. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]