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...
Homily for 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) 2023
Homily for 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) 2023
“You are the Light of the world.” The ‘you’ here, as it is in ‘You are the Salt of the earth,’ is very particular: Jesus is speaking to his hearers, to you and me and all his disciples, calling us to...
Homily for Christmas Midnight Mass 2022
Homily for Christmas Midnight Mass 2022
At the end of Luke’s Gospel we have an account of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, the City of David: he comes riding on a donkey, and as he rides along, people spread out cloaks across the road and cry...
Spring 2022 Newsletter
Spring 2022 Newsletter
General Chapter 2022 | Q&A with the Abbot General | Photos from the General Chapter | Visit of Christopher Lamb | Honorary Doctorate | Diamond Jubilee of Profession | Plenary Council | First...
First Profession of Br Moses and Br Piotr
First Profession of Br Moses and Br Piotr
Exhortation for the First Profession of Br Moses and Br Piotr on 17 October 2022 by Dom Steele Hartmann
Moses and Piotr, you have come here seeking to be received into our community. In order to...