What is Advent like in the convent? …is not a question that anyone has ever asked me, now that I think about it. But some of you might be curious! So let me share a few of the hallmarks of Advent in a Daughters of St. Paul convent.

It’s the third week of Advent! The cleaning continues, even though by now the big jobs are done and finally, along with the clean smell of windows and floors scrubbed until they shine, we can begin to smell something delicious in their air. And we begin to feel a desire to share and to communicate…without our even knowing it, a smile appears on our faces: our guest is near!Gospel of the Third Week of AdventLuke 3:10-18The crowds asked John the Baptist,“What should we do?&rdquo...

It’s the second week of Advent! We’ve cleaned the “windows,” that is, we’ve cleared a way for our eyes to see what is truly necessary for our life; now it’s time to clean the “floors,” which are the base, the foundation of our life, that support our whole house.Gospel of the Second Sunday of AdventIn the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar,when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea,and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee,and his brother Philip ...

It’s the first week of Advent: the beginning of our journey together. This journey is all based on preparing ourselves for Christmas by preparing our house, which is the intimacy of our heart.

Advent is a privileged time for growing closer to Jesus, and for placing your discernment in his hands. Beginning today, and for each of the four weeks of Advent, we invite you to join us for a weekly “appointment” online. Each Sunday you will find a reflection on the Sunday Gospel, inviting you to consider these three points: What will you take away that you do not need? What will you prepare? And what will you say to Jesus, the awaited Guest?

Here is a lovely prayer to the Holy Spirit to help you in your daily discernment of seeking and embracing God's will, and your vocational discernment. And here is the text of both the advice and actual prayer, written by Cardinal Mercier:I am going to reveal to you the secret of sanctity and happiness. Every day for five minutes control your imagination and close your eyes to all the noises of the world in order to enter into yourself. Then, in the sanctuary of your baptized soul (...

Next in our Lectio Divina Series, this time on John 1:35-39. John the Baptist is "there again." He is faithful, in the fullest sense of the word. He believes in God with every square inch of his life, trusts that God is acting in his life, and surrenders himself to this loving action. Faith that believes, trusts, and surrenders is the basis for our journey of vocational discernment.

Postulant Allison shares her journey from technologically incompetent high school student to becoming an aspiring #MediaNun (or a postulant of the Daughters of St. Paul)

Do we desire God’s love like the blind man desires his sight? Pray with this Lectio Divina on last Sunday's Gospel: the healing of blind Bartimaeus in Mark 10:46-52.

Following the Synod on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment is a way to witness the Church's effort to discern together

We are blessed to have Postulant Allison share what life is like as a postulant.

Our God delights in seeking out what has been lost… and he is very persistent! Lectio Divina on the Parables of the Lost, found in Luke 15:1-32.

This Lectio Divina meditation on the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-12) helps us to reflect on how we receive God’s loving mercy and show it to others.

When God says, “I love you,” he is waiting with bated breath for your answer. Lectio Divina on the Transfiguration, Matthew 17:1-9. (Feast of the Transfiguration is August 6.)

The personal reflection of brand-new perpetually professed #MediaNun, Sister Emily Beata, FSP

A free magazine of vocation stories from the #MediaNuns

Practical tips to begin discerning if you have a Pauline vocation.

As Daughters of Saint Paul, our prayer is centered around the Eucharist and the Word of God.

Lent: a great opportunity to deepen our relationship with God and recognize God's invitations in our lives.

It's different for every person, because God works in a unique way with each of us.