Scholastica Oleksandra Hulivata is a member of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of St. Benedict. Born in Ukraine to an Orthodox family, she converted to the Catholic Church at a young age. A graduate of the Theological Institute of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception in Horodok, Ukraine, she works in an orphanage in Bilohirja, Ukraine.

Deborah Rose is co-director of FutureChurch, a 32-year-old Catholic organization advancing reforms of the Second Vatican Council and working for a just and inclusive church.

Deborah Rose is co-director of FutureChurch, a 32-year-old Catholic organization advancing reforms of the Second Vatican Council and working for a just and inclusive church. Along with co-director Russ Petrus, FutureChurch promotes just, open and collaborative structures for Catholic worship, organization and governance; ordained and lay ministries open to all Catholics who are called; and strategies that ensure that the Eucharist, the center of Catholic life and worship, is abundantly available to all Catholics, wherever they live, work and pray.

Journey with the sisters of Saint Benedict's Monastery, St. Joseph, Minn., during the four weeks of Advent. Each week, we will share a recorded reflection from a sister via email and on our website and social media channels.

If you sign up for the email series, you’ll receive an email at 7 p.m. on the Saturdays of November 26, December 3, December 10, and December 17. We have chosen this specific time because it’s the same time a reflection will be given in the Oratory during our Saturday Vigil.