The SIlence of God in the Book of Qoheleth

Awaiting God's answer to the 'seeming' meaninglessness of life, often takes a toll on our faith and hope.

How can we make sense of the long stretches of time without clarity? Can we be too busy reminiscing about the past and expecting of the future, that we don't pay attention to the here and now? What does this elusive and mysterious biblical book from the Hebrew Bible have to teach us about the wisdom of waiting and trusting in the 'apparent' silence of God? And, are we attentive to the unexpected answers?

Monica is a missionary sister from the Verbum Dei Missionary Fraternity, a new form of consecrated life dedicated to evangelisation through prayer and ministry of the Word. She was born and raised in San Francisco, CA and has a Licenciate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. She is currently completing her doctoral dissertation on the Book of Qoheleth.