Reflections from some of the nuns


December 1, 2019

Let Us Climb The Mountain Of The Lord

Isaiah and the psalmist speak today of the spiritual journey as an ascent up the Lord’s mountain. Advent calls us to step away from the busyness of our world, to repattern the way we think about our lives in order to attain new heights in our walk with the Lord.

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August 30, 2015

It’s Autumn

It’s autumn again. I felt that “new breeze” a little while ago and knew autumn wasn’t far away. I look outside the window today, as I write this, and see the tall maple tree beginning to change colour.

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September 5, 2015

The Cell Garden

We all have what is called a “cell”. The word comes from the Latin “caelum” meaning “heaven”. From this derivation also comes the word “celestial”, which in English seems to refer to...

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September 5, 2015

The Tabernacle

I recently read an instance from the life of Carlo Carretto. He was a member of the beautiful community of the “Little Brothers and Sisters of Jesus”. They were founded...

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September 1, 2015

Lights in the Trees

I was sitting in our Church - it was morning and the sun was rising - the seasonal winds upon us. The sunlight was sparkling in the trees and the light was literally dancing in front of me as the winds threw the light from one leaf to another.

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September 4, 2015

God Is Love

“God is Love” St. John tells us and we have many variations on what that might look like and mean. For some it appears as rain watering our lives. For others it conjures up the images of a ...

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September 5, 2015

The Farm House

One of the things I really like to do, (and rarely ever do) is to amble along a back road in the country somewhere. Perhaps it is part of my own genetic makeup and a throw back to my droving forebears!

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December 11, 2015

Blessed are the pure of heart

Listen to Sr Hilda giving a reflection just before exposition of the blessed sacrament in ACYF (Australian Catholic Youth Festival) evening plenary on 4 Dec.

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December 25, 2015

It’s Christmas

What are you doing this Christmas? Have you visited Jesus and given Him a birthday present?

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January 9, 2016

The Year of Mercy

What is mercy? What can we bring as we go through the year of mercy? Here's Sr Hilda Scott of Jamberoo Abbey sharing few messages you can carry with you into the Year of Mercy.

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