LENT AND FAMILY CELEBRATIONS YEAR OF ST FRANCIS.
MARFAM provides a variety of low-cost materials for Lent and Easter with a family focus and for use in the home. Some are downloadable, others available from MARFAM. Order [email protected] tel 0825521275. The booklet LOVE IS HIS LAW, LOVE IS HIS WAY contains...
LENT YEAR OF ST FRANCIS. FAMILY RIGHTS AND A FRANCISCAN WAY
MARFAM WEEKLY FAMILY MATTERS ENEWSLETTER 11 MARCH 2026 The whole of the month of March in SA is Human Rights month chosen because of the history of political resistance against the legal system of apartheid, which was seriously discriminatory but was not...
LENT. YEAR OF ST FRANCIS. WHAT DID ST FRANCIS THINK ABOUT RIGHTS?
MARFAM WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 4 MARCH 2026 What did St Francis think about Rights? MARFAM’s theme for March, picking up on the SA theme for the month, is “Human Rights are Family Rights.” Pope Francis in Amoris Laetitia writing to families has a quite extensive...
MARFAM THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY MARCH 2026. LENT AND YEAR OF ST FRANCIS
MARFAM'S THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY published here and posted on social media are aimed at promoting family spirituality and synodal faith sharing. This issue is also contained in the booklet LOVE IS HIS LAW, LOVE IS HIS WAY. Eco-friendly Lenten reflections. Other resources...
LENT. YEAR OF ST FRANCIS. LOVE GIVES FAMILIES LIFE
MARFAM'S WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 25 FEBRUARY 2026 MARFAM’s family theme for the month of Valentine has been love, love that gives life, but especially too love gives families life. Love is such a common word you can say it is almost done to death. So it is good to dig a...
LENT WITH MARFAM’S ST FRANCIS, POPE FRANCIS AND POPE LEO
MARFAM WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER AND INTRODUCTION Bringing Lent and the Year of St Francis together is the kind of thing I find quite helpful for families. Both can be seen as being good for families and important too. St Francis is probably the most...
MARRIAGE MATTERS ACROSS THE BOARD
MARFAM WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 11 FEBRUARY Last week I suggested that there is more to February than Valentine’s. So now I can state that because our theme for the month is "Love gives Families Life" Valentine’s Day, or Valentine’s month is a very good time to focus on...
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY. SUNDAY 5A. WORLD MARRIAGE DAY.
8 February, Sunday 5A, World Marriage Day. SEE: Mark and Joan shared, “One of the best things for us about our Marriage Ministry is the relationships we have developed with our fellow couples and the priests we have worked with very closely and how they...
THERE’S MORE TO FEBRUARY THAN VALENTINE’S.
MARFAM'S WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 4 FEBRUARY 2026 Colloquially referred to as “Valentine’s” it has become much more than a day, or a commemoration of a possibly legendary figure, who has become the patron saint of lovers. Pope Francis in Amoris Laetitia stated...
WORLD MARRIAGE DAY PRAYERS AND BLESSINGS
ACT AND PRAY: A World Marriage Day Prayer for couples. Father, as we celebrate today we thank you for your tremendous gift of the Sacrament of Marriage. Help us couples to witness to its glory by a life of growing intimacy. Teach us the...
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