Dear Anima Sisters and Friends, Welcome to Spring 2019. We hope our newest blog reflections will, like Spring, bring you some green shoots of faith and hope! Our Anima contributions are aimed at nurturing the soul - despite hearing from each other how dispiriting the year has been. There is serious drought in some parts … Continue reading A letter for you – Sorrowing With Our Mother
On this Vigil of the feast of Our Lady of Dolours - or Our Lady of Sorrows, we felt that the ancient poem of the Stabat Mater would be an apt relaunch back into the world of this website. Let us pray that we can be inspired by this most holy of women who stood … Continue reading The Stabat Mater
Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum - Lk 1:38 FIAT. Such a small word meaning ‘let it be done’. It almost sounds weak and submissive, where could it possible fit into our world of Power-House Women? Surely, this phrase of ‘let it be done’ is more of a last resort - ‘I give up. Whatever happens, … Continue reading The Freedom of a Fiat
The following article first appeared in The Horizon. The magazine for the Catholic Women's League for Victoria and Wagga Wagga. This year they are encouraging their members to put a special focus on St Joseph, asking for his intercession for the needs of the Church. “Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10 … Continue reading Active Silence – Lessons from St Joseph
This page has been a little silent in recent times. We have been mulling over what to share. What we need. Some of these things we will let you know over the course of the rest of this week. But for now, we just wanted to makes sure you had the chance to read what … Continue reading In These Times
“There we hope to enjoy for everThe fullness of Your gloryThrough Christ our Lord,Through whom You bestow on the world all that is good.” Eucharistic Prayer III The Visitation - Carl Bloch I am drawn to goodness.In my endeavours I unconsciously look for it; in books, ideas, films, friendships. Goodness is that irresistible quality where … Continue reading The Fruit of a Promise Made to God
God does not need us. He is omnipotent and can do whatever He likes. In the perfect communion of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, He is complete in himself. And yet, the entire Bible is the story of a God who longs for us, human beings, and seeks an intimate union, even a marriage, with … Continue reading A God Who Longs For Us
Due to the success of our Advent Retreat last year, Anima Women's Network will be holding another retreat for women in Melbourne to help us focus on this time of preparation for the coming of Our Lord. Details are as follows: When: Saturday 1st December Registration and morning tea Starts at 9:15 am and we … Continue reading Awake! An Advent Retreat in Melbourne
All Saints Day – after Christmas and Easter – is the most anticipated and loved of the Catholic feasts in our household. From when my children were very young, we started celebrating the feast day in a big way. It is no wonder then that they associate All Saints Day with friendship, food and fun. … Continue reading All Saints and Our Children
In a rich conversation about the importance of Pope St John Paul II’s leadership in promoting women and what he called “the Culture of Life,” a Christian friend told me how much the Pope’s moral clarity, his devotion to Jesus Christ and his life of prayer and action meant to her. As much as she … Continue reading The Rosary and the Praying Body
