How Long O Lord

'O Come, O Come Emmanuel and ransom captive Israel...that mourns in lonely exile here...until the Son of God appear.' These words of the beautiful Advent Carol struck me deeply this week and I carried them with me and deeply pondered them. By Walter Langley They got me thinking about the word 'mournful'. I often find … Continue reading How Long O Lord

Advent in 2020

"Mother of Life" By Nellie Edwards In 2017 when we first started looking at what Anima was called to do we put together something of an "online retreat" for Advent especially for those who find getting to a physical place hard. It feels a little ironic in 2020 to say that! As I was going … Continue reading Advent in 2020

Reboot Your Life – A Mini Retreat Brought to you by Virtue Ministry

The wonderful team at  Virtue Ministry have put together a mini-retreat opportunity for you! We here at Anima are always happy to promote anything that helps to focus our lives on Christ and learning His purpose for you. We’re all getting used to living a busy kind of lifestyle with back to back appointments, opportunities, … Continue reading Reboot Your Life – A Mini Retreat Brought to you by Virtue Ministry

Nothing is impossible for God, in His own time – an update from Anima in Melbourne

On March 17th the Anima Women's Network held its annual Lenten Retreat Day. It was a really beautiful time to stop and reflect on how our Lent was going and how we were growing in our relationship with Christ at this time. We started our time together with morning tea and registration. Anne Maree Quinn … Continue reading Nothing is impossible for God, in His own time – an update from Anima in Melbourne

God is nearer to us than we are to ourselves – An Update from Anima Perth

In modern day life, with its distractions, anxiety, depression, anger, and addiction, it seems hard to experience God’s transforming love and healing touch. Many of us seem to play a role as a good Catholic woman/wife/mum/daughter/friend/ professional, but don’t necessarily experience the fullness of life as a child of God at the core of our … Continue reading God is nearer to us than we are to ourselves – An Update from Anima Perth