Waiting for God (Advent Week 1)
joy. This is what Christmas celebrates: that God has come and dwells among us! For Catholics, the four weeks before Christmas are a special time known as “Advent”, in which we prepare our...
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Advent 2020: Hoping for Better Days
Read a reflection by Sr Clare fcJ, from Indonesia for the beginning of...
Advent: Season of Hope and Promise
An Advent reflection by Teresa White fcJ on the themes of hope and...
Advent Reflection: Waiting in Hope
Read an Advent meditation by Sr Teresa White fcJ on waiting in hope. First appeared in The...
Advent Reflection: A Taste of Eternity
For Sr Teresa White fcJ the prayers of the Advent season lift us into the light of God’s presence. First appeared in The...
Longing for Unity and Peace (Advent Week 2)
of us is to, like John the Baptist, “repare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.” What does this mean to each of us this Advent? In his letter to the Philippians, Paul prays...
Rejoice, Do Not Worry! (Advent Week 3)
countless others struggle to survive with some shred of dignity, we are also called to accountability, and challenged to embed this principle in our social structures. How might we make a...
Blessed are You, Who are Not Too Small (Advent Week 4)
faith in this dream of God for us, and to say “yes” to it, as Mary did. As Elizabeth would say, “Blessed are you who believe that the dream of God for you will be fulfilled!” You can...
Advent’s Unanswered Questions
If we embrace the stillness of Advent we will be rewarded with glimpses of both the mystery and clarity which the season offers. A reflection by Teresa White...
Advent Reflection: Longing for the Light
In this Advent meditation Sr Teresa White fcJ finds that even in these bleak days there is a light shining in the darkness. First appeared in The...
