Homily for Easter Vigil Mass 2022
Homily for Easter Vigil Mass 2022
St Luke’s account of the Resurrection begins where the Passion left off, with the women at the Tomb of Jesus. (Luke 23:55-56) They come back bringing spices to anoint the body of Jesus, a task held...
Homily for Holy Thursday 2022
Homily for Holy Thursday 2022
Tonight’s Gospel begins: ‘Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come — when he would pass from this world to the Father’ (John 13:1) This situates Jesus’ story within...
60th Anniversary of Monastic Profession
60th Anniversary of Monastic Profession
On the Solemnity of St Patrick, Fr David and Fr Michael renewed their vows as they celebrate their 60th anniversary of monastic profession.
Autumn 2022 Newsletter
Autumn 2022 Newsletter
Solemn Profession & Monastic Consecration | General Chapter | Annual Retreat | Synodality | Interculturality | Br Jonathan | Rainfall | Earthquake | Seasons | CREATED FOR COMMUNION - Homily
Homily for the 1st Sunday of Lent (Year C) 2022
Homily for the 1st Sunday of Lent (Year C) 2022
‘And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil.’ (Luke 4:1-2)
As we begin our journey towards...
Homily for Ash Wednesday 2022
Homily for Ash Wednesday 2022
As we begin Lent, the Church in today’s Gospel recommends to us the three area traditionally associated with religious practice in Jesus’ day: Almsgiving, Prayer and Fasting. The Gospel starts off...
Homily for the Solemn Profession and Monastic Consecration of Br Simon Wang ocso
Homily for the Solemn Profession and Monastic Consecration of Br Simon Wang ocso
‘When he is to be received, he comes before the whole community in the oratory and promises stability, fidelity to monastic life, and obedience … he states his promise in a document … and with his...
Homily for the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) 2022
Homily for the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) 2022
“Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
Today’s liturgy puts before us two readings from Scripture. The first is from the prophet Nehemiah who tells us of the return of the Jews...
Homily for Christmas Morning Mass
Homily for Christmas Morning Mass
Someone wrote to me this Christmas pointing out that the Mystery of the Incarnation did not come to us as theology and dogma but as story. Well, last night our liturgy pointed us to the story: of how...
Homily for Christmas Midnight Mass 2021
Homily for Christmas Midnight Mass 2021
I thought by way of a homily for this Christmas night to share with you a letter I received in response to our Christmas Card to her this year. Our card was a photograph of a Statue we have in our...
Homily for the 4th Sunday of Advent (Year C)
Homily for the 4th Sunday of Advent (Year C)
“Blessed is she who believed that the Lord would fulfil the promise he made to her.” (Luke 1:45)
Advent is a time of waiting. It is not just a matter of putting in the time; it is a waiting with...
Homily for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) 2021
Homily for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) 2021
Today is the second last Sunday of the Church’s year. Next week, at end of the year, we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King — that same one who is described in today’s Gospel as coming with great...