Homily for the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart (Year A) 2020
Homily for the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart (Year A) 2020
“I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to mere children. Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do.” (...
Homily for the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (Year A) 2020
Homily for the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (Year A) 2020
“If you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you will have no life in you.” (John 6:53) The people, to whom Jesus is speaking, are repulsed and say, “How can this man give us...
New Novice
New Novice
On the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, Br Jason received the novice's habit. He will undergo two years of novitiate before professing his vows.
Homily for 5th Sunday of Easter (Year A) 2020
Homily for 5th Sunday of Easter (Year A) 2020
“Do not let your hearts be troubled,” says Jesus. (John 14:1) The early Church is portrayed as sitting in fear, huddled behind locked doors. (John 20:19) In a sense, this is our world today: we are...
Homily for Easter Vigil (Year A) 2020
Homily for Easter Vigil (Year A) 2020
“Do not be afraid. I know you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised up just as he said.” (Matthew 28:5-6)
Easter this year feels more like that first Easter Day...
Good Friday In A Time Of Pestilence (Year A) 2020
Good Friday In A Time Of Pestilence (Year A) 2020
Good Friday is different this year. Not only are many deprived of direct participation in the liturgy of the day, but all of us are beginning to experience the effects of COVID-19: either directly,...
Homily for Holy Thursday (Year A) 2020
Homily for Holy Thursday (Year A) 2020
“And he got up from table, removed his outer garments and, taking a towel, wrapped it round his waist; he then poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with...
Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Lent (Year A) 2020
Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Lent (Year A) 2020
‘Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter, James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain where they could be alone. There in their presence he was transfigured: his face shone like the...
Homily for Ash Wednesday (Year A) 2020
Homily for Ash Wednesday (Year A) 2020
In his Chapter on The Observance of Lent, Benedict ‘urges the entire community during these days of Lent to keep its manner of life most pure.’ (Rule of St Benedict 49:2) Today’s Gospel can help us...
Homily for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (Year A) 2020
Homily for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (Year A) 2020
Noam Chomsky, that more secular modern-day prophet of social justice, once said, “If you assume there is no hope, you guarantee there will be no hope. If you assume that there is an instinct for...
Lenten Lectures 2020
Lenten Lectures 2020
The Cistercians at Tarrawarra Abbey are holding a series of lectures with Fr Michael Casey ocso.
Saturday 29 February 2020: Temptation
A reflection on the Gospel narratives of Jesus’...