The candle we light this week is the candle of joy…the rose within the purple candles. This is my favorite of the themes. In this season of Advent, of anticipation, joy is surely a sign of our preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus!
This second week of Advent we hear the cry of John the Baptist, “Make straight the way of the Lord.” We are told to prepare, to prepare our hearts and lives.
Our time in Ecuador was filled with memories that will last a lifetime. The four ministries that we visited gave us a sense of the needs that are being met by BVMs in partnership with the people of Quito and…
Wow! How did the year go by so quickly? Here we are, lighting the candle for the first Sunday of Advent. The readings tell us to get ready, to BE ready. I am not.
Let us all take this opportunity to join together in prayer for comprehensive immigration reform.
So that the favor of His love be in our own families first. The family that taught us to pray. And the family that prays together, stays together. And if you stay together, naturally you will love each other as God himself has loved us. And this is my prayer for you. -Mother Teresa
Special to The Witness “The church does not exist to condemn people but to bring about an encounter with the visceral love of God’s mercy.” -Pope Francis, The Name of God is Mercy In this Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope…
The immersion participants share their thought on their experience in Guayaquil at Damien House.
The immersion participants share their thought on their experience in Quito at the Nuevo Mundo.