“Everything has a good end for the one who can wait”, so the Advent wisdom of Leo Tolstoy. Waiting and trust (in the good end) belong inseparably together. Consciously enduring the fact that – despite all one’s own actions – the promise and the work of God are unavailable quantities.But anyone who has ever seen
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, and for this reason, we want to address a special prayer to our Heavenly Mother. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church states “God freely chose Mary from all eternity to be the Mother of his Son; to fulfil this mission she was conceived immaculate” and
By now the second candle is already burning on our Advent wreaths. But we still show the pictures of the preparations of our sisters in Hanover. The rooms of the community already smelled of fir green shortly before the beginning of the Advent season, because the sisters have tied and decorated the Advent crowns for
In the middle of the night in the deepest darkness in the icy cold in the midst of sorrow hopelessness loneliness in helpless despair and unanswerable questions there is a light light, that does not grasp the darkness we have seen its star!
The biblical texts for Advent call us to be vigilant. “It is a call to be attentive, to open our eyes to what God can move … in our midst … Adapted to this are selections from the Christmas cot by Sr. Bernardine Weber CJ, + 2012Sr Bertholda Niederberger CJ
St. Barbarawith tower and chalice and bookYou make clearfor whom you walkwhom you witnesswith your lifeThe palm branch tells of the victorythrough HIM, with HIM and in HIMJesus says Amen Sr. Barbara Kusche CJ
Although St. Barbara’s Day is tomorrow, tradition also commemorates it on the evening before. Therefore, here are some thoughts on St. Barbara today. In the Passau district of Hacklberg, an Advent path has been created in the nature of the city park. 20 stations have been created by different groups of people. The CJ Sisters
After having been elected during the General Congregation 2021-2022 finally, last week, the new General Leadership Team arrived in Rome, at the Generalate.Sr. Veronica (General Superior), Sr. Estela (Vicar General), Sr. Anna, Sr. Helena and Sr. Pratima “officially” began their new mission by meeting casually on the same bus on the way to Via Nomentana
How many times have I gone in over the threshold deeply trodden also in me in search for the light also in me Sr. Barbara Kusche CJ
The snail is better than its reputation. It may be slow, but it can cover more than four metres an hour. When people say it is boring, they are right, because it takes a long time – not a hectic pace, as we often do. The snail retreats into its own snail shell, where it
In many parts of the world, people know the tradition of the Advent calendar. From 1 to 24 December, one can open a door every day and find, for example, some chocolate or a small toy. The Sisters of our Middle European Province have put together a digital Advent calendar this year. Every day there
