Christmas is openness, novelty, nostalgia, surprise. At Christmas, our deep desires as people emerge strongly, eager to strengthen and expand the bonds of coexistence and communion. Christmas songs and carols, the popular festival… all of this brings out the most intimate feelings of the human heart. Even in this Christmas atmosphere in which we find ourselves, my life must continue to be written and told, because I need to change,
Christmas is a time of sharing with family; during this period, many of our older sisters may feel especially homesick. Therefore, in the infirmary, given the particular circumstances of each one, with their specific illnesses, it is very important to offer them time and an environment where they can enjoy unique moments of attention and care. One of the things we have done to foster the Christmas spirit has been
Light gives us life. We desire it, every day, for everything, we wait for it to start the day, prayers, tasks, work, outings, moving, doing, meeting, studying, visiting, “staying”. travelling, shopping and, everything! Everything, if we have light, and if we don’t, everything is suspended. There is nothing, we wait for the light to be on for everything. And yes, we always wait because, even if it dawns and we
On October 29 we have lived a very difficult experience. I remember that, at noon, when I came back from the university, it was 3:30, but the sky was very dark, as if it was going to rain a lot. As I approached home, a lady told me, “Tell your sisters not to go to college in the afternoon; there is an orange alert.” I went inside the house and
Advent is above all a time of hope. Isaiah chapter 9 speaks of the people who walk in darkness seeing a great light. The last five years have seen times of deep darkness over our world with a global pandemic and the outbreak or continuance of devastating conflicts. You may also have been through times of personal darkness through bereavement, illness or losses of different kinds. As pilgrims of hope
[𝐂𝐄𝐀𝐏 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 2024] “𝑷𝒊𝒍𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑯𝒐𝒑𝒆: 𝑬𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒚𝒏𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚.” CEAP Games 2024 was truly a memorable experience for athletes and supporters alike! From Opening Day to the Awarding Ceremony, we made memories, friends, and experiences that we will surely treasure! The games, the music, the colors, and the people; the ambience was more than marvelous! Above all, we were united in the spirit of communion in our
Dear brother Jesus of Nazareth, it is a pleasure to greet you. Do you remember me? Of course, how could you not remember me if each one of us, the people, are always in your mind. I am Teresa Ngoie Mbula, the Congolese Dominican Missionary of the Rosary, who wrote to you the other day sharing with you about my Experience of Accompaniment. Today I want to share with you
oplus_0 oplus_0 These days, the most available means of communication is through applications in a single device which is the cell phone or the mobile phone or through computers and screens (TV/cinematography). We find Tiktokers everywhere! There are also a multitude of lecturers, educators, vloggers, sellers and businesses online. Due to our limitedness, nowadays, it is being translated as a “virtual presence” in Social Media platforms. I would like to
Dear Brother Jesus of Nazareth, I am delighted to greet you. My name is Teresa Ngoie Mbula, I am a nun of the Congregation of the Dominican Missionary Sisters of the Rosary, of Congolese nationality. The reason for communicating with you by this means is to share with you in a simple and profound way my spiritual experience. My spiritual process, my spiritual progress, the manifestation of God and the
oplus_0 oplus_32 I am writing to you affectionately, with a feeling of admiration and gratitude for the work you have begun and which you are leaving me, not as an inheritance but as a loan, to pass on to the future Dominican Missionary Sisters of the Rosary. Father, I am writing to you to transmit, through this letter, the appreciation I have for your missionary action. My God, may my