Doorways of Hope is a series of three hour long online reflections, hosted by Growing Old Grace-fully.
In the three reflections, Paula Shanks and Mgr. Donal Lucey explore the invitation to be ‘Pilgrims of Hope’, the theme of the 2025 Jubilee Year of the Catholic Church.
In the three reflections, they explore and offer ways of noticing the nature & presence of hope, what it means to live this hope & how we can share hope with others in our ordinary, daily lives. You can access the three sessions here, the videos on our YouTube channel and a one page summary for each one, produced by Paula. Just click on the image or heading.
Doorways of Hope Part 1: Glimpses of Hope
Paula Shanks & Mgr. Donal Lucey explore the the theme of ‘Springtime’ to explore how we can awaken to the invitation to be renewed in hope. A hope rooted in God who chooses to be with us in how things are, where we are.
Doorways of Hope Part 2: Living in Hope
Paula Shanks and Mgr. Donal Lucey explore how living in the flow of life offers invitations to a deeper sense of hope.
Doorways of Hope Part 3: Holding Hope
Paula Shanks and Mgr. Donal Lucey explore how to notice spaces where hope is held out for us in everyday life and the ways in which we do this for others.
We thank Paula and Fr. Donal for leading this powerful series of reflections.