ABBEY NEWS Abbatial Absence Tomorrow morning Abbot Gerard will leave for the U. S. Regional Meeting of Superiors. He will be accompanied by the community's elected Delegate, Fr. Stephen. They... read more →
Fr. Gerard D'Souza, OCSO 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time What is love? In 2012, this was the most searched phrase on Google. Imagine the almost infinite amount of information on... read more →
Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO 3rd Friday of Ordinary Time 2 Samuel 1: 1-4a, 5-10, 13-17; Mark 4: 26-34 Everyone knows the story of David and Bathsheba. In a society that... read more →
Fr. John Denburger, OCSO 3rd Thursday of Ordinary Time 2 Samuel 7: 18 – 19, 24 – 29; Ps 132; Mark 4: 21 - 25 David’s plan to build a... read more →
Fr. Stephen Muller, OCSO 3rd Wednesday of Ordinary Time 2Sam 7:4-17; Mk 4:1-20 Human nature is a mix of bad tendencies and good tendencies. Which is predominant? Are we inherently... read more →
Fr. Isaac Slater, OCSO 3rd Tuesday In Ordinary Time Solemnity of our Cistercians Founders, Sts. Robert, Alberic and Stephen There is a saying: “Do not follow in the footsteps of... read more →
ABBEY NEWS January 24, 2016 Nearly Unanimous After several discussions over many months we finally voted in favor of moving ahead with the renovation of the reception room and store.... read more →
Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO 2nd Thursday of Ordinary Time Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children Colossians 1:12-20; Luke 23: 35-45 God’s love is everlasting. We should... read more →
Fr. John Denburger, OCSO ANNIVERSARY OF THE RENOVATION OF SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL, ROCHESTER, NY Ezekiel 43: 1 - 2, 3c – 7a; John 4: 19 - 24 The reading from... read more →
Fr. Gerard D'Souza, OCSO There is so much packed in this story of David and Goliath, but I will just stay with one thing that struck me. Saul tries to... read more →