Starting on the First Sunday of Advent, 'Wave of Hope' offers 25 short multimedia reflections for the season - one a day - as our contributors share a moment in 2025 that has led them to a place of hope.
You can watch the reflections, day-by-day, using our Advent Calendar. If you want more details on the contributor or a transcript of their reflection, use the pages below the calendar. If the calendar window is red, you can click it to open and watch the reflection.
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22 December. This 'Wave of Hope' reflection for Advent comes from Professor Philip Booth, Director of Policy and Research for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales.
21 December. This 'Wave of Hope' short reflection for Advent comes from Father Stephen Wang, Rector of the Venerable English College in Rome, one of the five seminaries training priests for England and Wales.
20 December. This 'Wave of Hope' reflection for Advent comes from Fleur Dorrell, Biblical Apostolate Manager for the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.
19 December. This 'Wave of Hope' reflection for Advent comes from Fr James Hanvey SJ, Secretary for the Service of Faith of the Society of Jesus.
18 December. This ‘Wave of Hope’ short Advent reflection comes from Dr Harry Hagopian, an international lawyer and a church consultant on the Middle East North Africa region and the Gulf States.
17 December. This 'Wave of Hope' reflection for Advent comes from Alistair Dutton, General Secretary of Caritas Internationalis.
16 December. This 'Wave of Hope' short Advent reflection comes from Sr Gemma Simmonds CJ, a sister of the Congregation of Jesus and a theologian working at the Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology in Cambridge.
15 December. This 'Wave of Hope' reflection for Advent comes from Bishop Jim Curry, Lead Bishop for the Holy Land for the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.
14 December. On the third Sunday of Advent, this reflection comes from Sister Maria Cecialia Sierra, a Comboni Missionary Sister working among Bedouin communities in the West Bank.
13 December. This 'Wave of Hope' reflection comes from Abbot Hugh Allan O.Praem, Director of Mission for the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.
12 December. Today's Advent reflection comes from Bokani Tshidzu, a London-based multimedia artist.
11 December. Today's Wave of Hope is from Jim McManus, the National Director of Health and Wellbeing for Public Health Wales and the Chair of Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT).
10 December. Today's Wave of Hope reflection comes from Raymond Friel, CEO of the Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN).
9 December. This 'Wave of Hope' Advent reflection comes from Dr Phil McCarthy, founder of the 'Hearts in Search of God' walking pilgrimage project.
8 December. This 'Wave of Hope' Advent reflection comes from Canon William Agley, General Secretary of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.
7 December. This 'Wave of Hope' Advent reflection is given by Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski, Eparchial Bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London.
6 December. Today's Wave of Hope is given by lecturer and theologian Dr Pia Matthews who describes the hope she has found in the witness and formation of lay Catholics and seminarians during this Jubilee Year.
5 December. This Wave of Hope reflection for Advent comes from Bishop John Arnold, our Lead Bishop for the Environment and Bishop of Salford.
4 December. This 'Wave of Hope' reflection for Advent comes from Nikki Dhillon Keane, a therapist, trainer, author, activist and founder of Safe in Faith, a project of Caritas Westminster.
3 December. Today's Wave of Hope reflection for Advent comes from Bishop Richard Moth, Bishop of Arundel and Brighton and Lead Bishop for Prisons for the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.
2 December. Our third 'Wave of Hope' reflection for Advent comes from Dr Christine Allen, Director of CAFOD, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development and the official aid agency for the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
1 December. Our second 'Wave of Hope' reflection for Advent comes from Canon Chris Vipers, Director of the Agency for Evangelisation for the Diocese of Westminster.
30 November – First Sunday of Advent. Our first 'Wave of Hope' reflection for Advent comes from Fr Issa Thaljieh, a Greek Orthodox priest from the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
