Sheila Dabu Nonato

Sheila Dabu Nonato is a full-time mom. In her spare time, she is a freelance writer. Sheila worked as a journalist at Postmedia News (Ottawa), The Catholic Register (Toronto) and The Jordan Times (Amman). Her online portfolio can be found at www.sheilanonato.com

The Gift of Faith: A gift for my daughters

The Gift of Faith: A gift for my daughters

by Sheila Dabu Nonato | Nov 26, 2016

Advent marks a new beginning for the Church. A new calendar year. A new season of awaiting the birth of our Saviour. With all of the hustle and bustle of Christmas preparations, there is the inevitable attention to gifts and what will Santa bring this year. My...
Celebrating Mothers and Heaven’s children

Celebrating Mothers and Heaven’s children

by Sheila Dabu Nonato | May 11, 2015

It was a bittersweet Mother’s Day for us. The joy of celebrating with our one-year old daughter was mixed with sadness for our first baby who would have turned three this year. It happened on a cold January day in Ottawa. It was a tragic irony that when it...
With Our Blessed Mother: Facing Fear with Faith

With Our Blessed Mother: Facing Fear with Faith

by Sheila Dabu Nonato | Dec 24, 2014

It was a time of great anxiety and excitement. At this time last year, I was seven months pregnant. I feared the pain of childbirth and worried about my baby’s well-being. Yet I often thought of our Blessed Mother preparing to give birth to Jesus. How did she feel...

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