Re-entry and Reconciliation with Sr. Anne Celestine Ondigo, FSJ

Preaching for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Sr. Anne Celestine Ondigo, FSJ offers a reflection on reconciliation and re-entry:

"Today’s readings announce the good news of acceptance where all, irrespective of their dispositions are eligible to a warm re-entry. During this Lenten period, eligibility to God’s mercy is more emphasized as the Church draws its faithful to the penitential nature of the season, to the Sacrament of reconciliation, to renewal, penance and hope. It’s an invitation by the merciful Father to an act of sincere contrition. A decisive moment to review our conscience and return to the boundless sea of God’s love and mercy."

Sr. Anne Celestine Ondigo is a member of the Franciscan Sisters of St Joseph-Kenya currently residing in Perry, New York. She is an educator who has taught for several years. She also advances advocacy for peace and justice both theoretically and pragmatically. Her advocacy in the field of peacebuilding is inspired by the values of the Catholic Social Teachings and those of St Francis of Assisi. A post-doctoral researcher at Boston College, she has a PhD in Diplomacy, Peace and International Relations.

Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/03272022 to learn more about Sr. Anne, to read her text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.