Snow in Ein Karem

Dear All! Time passes quickly, and it can be astonishing to discover with the passing days how much one grows in understanding and love. During the first days of January, the sisters working in formation throughout the Congregation had meetings at Ein Karem. So the Novices had the opportunity to be visited by the sisters who are Postulate Directors in their own countries. What a joy it was to see them again – sisters who had lovingly journeyed with the novices in the two years before they came to Jerusalem. During these meetings of the formation responsibles, those in the novitiate were busy inviting everyone, and we became more than ever an open, welcoming community to so many visitors who came to enjoy our hospitality. After that, Sr. Maureen returned to our weekly schedule of sessions with us, on belonging and membership within the Congregation. She started by focusing on the desire and dream of our childhood. From there we explored what of that is important for me today? Is there some connection between that …

In our 3 days session with Fr. Guy Theunis, M.A. about Non Violent Communication everyone were startled by the fact that violence is innate in us as we are part of this wrenched world where everyone exercising violence each day through our actions and the words we exchange to each other. Nonetheless, life is full of choices whether to continue to be a part of violence or to have a courage to stop this heinous act and holding on to that freedom to take a step to follow our Master of Non Violent way none other than our Saviour Jesus Christ. His desired is to change people´s heart to repent and believe without judgement. There are millions of reasons why violence is present around us and those reasons can be only understood within each person´s story with respect and with an act of loving service to each one. During the session we learned 2 different ways of languages by Marshall B. Rosenberg: 1. Jackal / Wolf language is a language of demand and composed of …

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