Archbishop John Wilson

Archbishop John Wilson

From Wave of Hope by Catholic Bishops' Conference

December 23, 2025 · 1 min · Season 1 · Episode 1

About this episode

Archbishop John Wilson reflects on the joy and hope of Advent through a school carol service.

23 December This Wave of Hope reflection for Advent comes from Archbishop John Wilson, Archbishop of Southwark. Archbishop John was particularly inspired by a primary school Advent carol service in St George’s Cathedral, with over 1,000 pupils celebrating Christ’s story in song, word and drama. “Let’s recapture this Christmas, the joy of what it is to come with wonder and awe before the Nativity scene of the Lord Jesus, and not just welcome him into that scene, but most importantly, with great hope, to welcome him into our hearts.” 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. Subscribe You can subscribe to our Wave of Hope podcast reflections using your podcast platform of choice. Subscribe using Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon/Audible. Feed: cbcew.org.uk/feed/podcast/wave-of-hope/

People in this episode

Guest: Archbishop John Wilson

Topics covered

  • Advent
  • Christmas
  • hope
  • faith
  • community
  • reflection

Keywords

  • Advent
  • Archbishop John Wilson
  • Christmas
  • hope
  • faith
  • reflection
  • community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Catholic Bishops' Conference

Books & works: Nativity scene

Places: Southwark

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