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Written by Chris and Toni Rowland for MARFAM’s Marriage and Family Life Renewal Ministry, this booklet explores marriage as a sacrament for life — a lifelong process of “becoming” rather than a single day’s event. Drawing on the authors’ own decades of marriage, it offers reflections and encouragement for engaged and married couples at every […]

A rosary-based prayer booklet from MARFAM’s “Ask, Search, Knock” movement of continuous prayer for marriage and family life. Each mystery is paired with intentions and reflections for a particular stage of family life: preparing for marriage, married couples, families with children, those who are widowed or alone, and those who support marriage and family ministry. […]

Produced for the 2025 Season of Creation, this MARFAM awareness resource by Toni Rowland looks at how climate change — extreme weather, water scarcity, fire and wind — affects family wellbeing, and what families can do in response. It draws on the UN’s International Year of the Family +30 and the Laudato Si Action Platform, […]

A booklet by Toni Rowland offering ten sessions for family reflection and faith sharing, built around Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ and the Laudato Si Action Platform’s seven goals. Using the See–Judge–Act method, each session pairs a look at life with a short scripture or Laudato Si’ quotation and practical, family-friendly action suggestions on caring […]

Six sessions for family reflection and faith sharing by Toni Rowland, structured around the themes of Remembering, Relating, Reverencing, Recreating, Reconciling and Rejoicing. Originally written in 2004 for the Family Life Desk and revised in 2016, it reflects on parenting as a lifelong, demanding and deeply rewarding “labour of love.” Drawing on Catholic teaching on […]

A 2024 booklet of daily reflections prepared by Toni Rowland with quotations from Pope Francis, built around the idea that “a prayerful thought per day shows life and love the way.” Thirty-plus short chapters cover family, climate change and creation, from “Listen to the Cry of the Earth” and “All Creatures Matter” to practical themes […]

Toni Rowland’s reflections build on the traditional fourteen Stations of the Cross, adding a fifteenth station — the Resurrection — as a sign of hope for anyone grieving the death of a spouse, child, parent, grandparent or close friend. Framed as a spiritual and practical journey through grief toward healing and hope, these reflections can […]

Toni Rowland writes candidly from her own experience of widowhood, describing it as “the last stage of marriage.” First published in 2006 and revised in 2016, this booklet offers thoughts and companionship for those who have lost a spouse, and guidance for family and friends who want to support them. A gentle, honest resource for […]