Latest Mass Schedule
Latest Mass Schedule
Mass Schedule from 4 to 11 Jun 2023. Sunday Year A. Weekday Year 1.
A Vision for Renewal: The Social Teaching of Pope Francis
A Vision for Renewal: The Social Teaching of Pope Francis
"The most important sign for the Church in this time of turbulent change is Pope Francis himself, writes Michael Casey OCSO. Francis is a sign not only through his personal style – and...
In the Goodness of God: A Memoir by Dom Kevin
In the Goodness of God: A Memoir by Dom Kevin
Dom Kevin O’Farrell (1919-2006) was a Cistercian monk of lowly background, who became a leader of remarkable foresight. Having lived as an ordinary monk for twenty years, he was elected the first...
Homily for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity 2023
Homily for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity 2023
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. These days, I think, we don’t know what to make of this feast, which comes to us more as a doctrine we don’t understand and which we then...
Homily for 6th Sunday of Easter (Year A) 2023
Homily for 6th Sunday of Easter (Year A) 2023
This morning’s Gospel begins: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” (John 14:15) It ends with something similar: “Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me.” (John...
Homily for 2nd Sunday of Easter (Year A) 2023
Homily for 2nd Sunday of Easter (Year A) 2023
In Mark’s Gospel, Jesus is left feeling abandoned (Mark 15:34): of his disciples, one betrayed him, another denied him, and the rest ran away, and he left feeling all alone. (C.f.: John 16:32) Now...
Homily for Easter Vigil Mass 2023
Homily for Easter Vigil Mass 2023
In tonight’s Gospel we are told of two types of Resurrection experiences: one of angels, and one of the Risen Lord himself; with the one being basically a repeat of the other. What are we to make of...
Homily for Holy Thursday 2023
Homily for Holy Thursday 2023
“Having loved those who were his own in the world, he loved them to the end.” (John 13:1) Later, after this meal, in his Farewell Discourse, Jesus will say to his disciples, “Greater love has no one...
Autumn 2023 Newsletter
Autumn 2023 Newsletter
Abbot General's Visit | Filiation | Roscrea | Kurisumala | Kopua | Phare/Tobetsu | Community Retreat | Water, Water Everywhere | Homily for Ash Wednesday 2023
Homily for the Solemnity of the Annunciation 2023
Homily for the Solemnity of the Annunciation 2023
Today’s Gospel reading about the Annunciation to Mary of Jesus’ birth comes to us out of the Jewish tradition, which is our heritage, and that is how it is meant to be read. For it contains strong...
Homily for the Solemnity of St Joseph 2023
Homily for the Solemnity of St Joseph 2023
“But they did not understand what he meant.” (Luke 2:50) These words, said of Mary and Joseph at the end of today’s Gospel, stem from the short exchange between Jesus and his mother: Mary had...
Homily for Ash Wednesday 2023
Homily for Ash Wednesday 2023
Two Sundays ago, Jesus said to us, “Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:20) What drove Jesus in his preaching...