Homily For 5th Sunday of Lent

Homily For 5th Sunday of Lent

In today’s gospel story of the woman caught in the act of Adultery, to get something out of it for ourselves, we need to forget that this is a story of men once again casting the burden of sin on the...

Autumn 2019 Newsletter

Autumn 2019 Newsletter

Newsletter of the Cistercian Monks | Tarrawarra Abbey

Homily for Ash Wednesday

Homily for Ash Wednesday

“When you give alms … when you pray …when you fast ….” (Matthew 6:2, 5, 16) These three things, almsgiving, prayer and fasting, were just part of the ordinary religious discipline expected of Jewish...

Homily for 8th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Homily for 8th Sunday of Ordinary Time

“The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” (Luke 6:45...

Homily for Epiphany 2019

Homily for Epiphany 2019

In the early days of the Church there were only three major feasts: Easter, Pentecost and Epiphany. The Epiphany, or showing or manifestation, included Christmas, today’s celebration of the Epiphany...

Spring 2018 Newsletter

Spring 2018 Newsletter

Newsletter of the Cistercian Monks | Tarrawarra Abbey

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