'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
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Baking with St Nicholas
We thought we would do something a little different today. The feast of St Nicholas is tomorrow and it is traditionally to bake some form of gingerbread for this great feast for children. Anne Maree Quinn in the video below tells us about St Nicholas as well as shows us how she is baking her … Continue reading Baking with St Nicholas
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