December 1, 2019
Whew, is it really the first of Advent already? I don't know about you, but I kind of stumbled into it this year. At the same time, we're celebrating our [...]
November 27, 2017
Ask the sister, part 30: "Is it Advent already?" On the net, this question pops up again and again, all too understandable, especially since today is already [...]
December 18, 2016
Actually, today I wanted to post a picture with a beautiful Advent wreath, with four really bright beautiful candles. But then I visited someone in the hospital, and [...]
December 11, 2016
Today is "Gaudete" Sunday. Gaudete: "Rejoice"! The reading text is a passage from the prophet Isaiah (chapter 35:1-10): The wilderness and the dry land shall [...]
December 4, 2016
"I have not come to bring peace, but the sword." - This is what Jesus says to his 12 disciples at the beginning of his ministry, when he [...]
November 27, 2016
This year, Advent is as long as it can be: exactly four weeks. (Next year, Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday, which will also be the [...]
December 20, 2015
This year we do not have an Advent wreath in our monastery and children's village chapel, but an Advent root. Years ago, our novice mistress dug it up in the forest and after [...]
December 13, 2015
Actually, we had only fooled around a bit. We had admired our beautiful Advent wreath on the nylon threads and then... Well, Hannah and I are both Star Wars fans [...].
December 6, 2015
In our parish hangs a classic Advent wreath: green with red candles. There are a lot of alternatives, but this seems to me the "normal" - [...]