2021 HORIZON No. 1 Winter -- Focus on hope, Convocation edition

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2021 HORIZON No. 1 Winter -- Focus on hope, Convocation edition

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Hope, always pulsing

By Carol Schuck Scheiber

It reminded me that sometimes hope is a wonderful surprise. Like a resurrection. Other times we have to fight to see even a glimmer. But always pulsing through our faith, our ministry, our prayers is hope. Read more...

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Reason for our hope: a testimony to our life, death, and resurrection in Christ Jesus

Reason for our hope: a testimony to our life, death, and resurrection in Christ Jesus

By Sister Addie Lorraine Walker S.S.N.D.

Three steps for rekindling hope are to recall the past, live the present with passion, and embrace the future with hope. Read more...

Finding hope in reconciliation

Finding hope in reconciliation

By Father David Kelly C.PP.S.

A ministry focused on reconciliation builds hope in a tough neighborhood and reminds vocation ministers of why religious life matters. Read more...

Inviting our Asian and Pacific Islander sisters and brothers

Inviting our Asian and Pacific Islander sisters and brothers

By Father Linh Hoang O.F.M.

It is crucial to understand the call to consecrated life within the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Catholic communities. Four pillars provide a framework of understanding: identity, generations, leadership, and cultural encounter with dialogue in faith. Read more...

Voices of newer religious

Voices of newer religious

Newer religious reflect on signs of hope in their experiences of communal life, with all its cultural and generational variety. Read more...

Feed your spirit

Feed your spirit

May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened

This passage from Ephesians captures the process of awakening to hope. Read more...

2021 Winter Book notes: Cistercian nuns deliver insight, inspiration

2021 Winter Book notes: Cistercian nuns deliver insight, inspiration

By Sister Amy Taylor F.S.P.A.

The meditations of four Cistercian nuns who help begin a new foundation in a remote land touch on fears, questions, and risks similar to what people considering religious life undergo. Read more...

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