Dr. Anne Walsh, D.Min:
Hope
View videos below
The Decision to Hope
Mary made a decision to hope when she chose to respond with her “yes” to God’s invitation to be the Mother of our Redeemer. Her decision to hope is obviously more than an emotion, and deeper than mere optimism. She chose to respond to God’s invitation and to accept the implications of her decision.
Click the video to watch!
Hope is a Skill
Hope is a skill. Hope is really drawing on the practical power of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, made manifest every day in our lives, propelling us from fear to hope, from darkness to light, from apathy to love, from pain to healing. Hope is what empowers us to keep putting one foot in front of the other.
Click the video to watch!
Pilgrims of Hope
The definition of Pilgrim means, “a person who journeys, especially a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion, or a traveler or wanderer, especially in a foreign place.” As I reflect on this definition, it strikes me that to be a pilgrim, to set out from one place in search of another, not knowing what will happen on the way, not what we will find when we arrive, is truly an act of hope.
Click the video to watch!
Meet Dr. Anne Walsh, D.Min
Anne Walsh is a native of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Education, a Master’s in Religious Education, a Diploma in Fine Arts, a Canadian Certificate in Youth Ministry Studies and a Doctor of Ministry degree.
Anne has worked in classroom teaching and teacher training and program support, Campus Ministry, Youth Ministry in Canada, the US and Ireland, and in Religious Education and Adult Faith Formation at the School Board, Parish and Diocesan levels. She has served on the Advisory Committee for Adult Faith Formation for the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) since 2001, and was the principal writer for On Good Soil, the Canadian Bishops’ document on Adult Faith Formation. Anne is Chair of the Association of Canadian Catholic Association for Adult Faith Formation.
Anne is a Lay Missionary of the Most Holy Redeemer. She is the Coordinator for Partnership in Mission for the Redemptorists of North America, and is a member of the Redemptorist Adult Faith Formation Team for the Province of Canada, as well as Chair of the Redemptorist General Commission for Partnership in Mission, serving in the Office of Partnership in Mission for the CSsR, and a member of the Redemptorist General Secretariat for Evangelization.