Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO The Feast of the Chair of St Peter The title of today’s feast can sound a bit strange to the literal-minded: “the Chair of St Peter”.... read more →
Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO The 6th Thursday in Ordinary Time An important part of the Cistercian spirit is to be what our Fathers called pauperes cum paupere Christo, poor with... read more →
Fr. John Denburger, OCSO Our Lady of Lourdes (1 Kings 11: 29 - 32: 12: 19 Ps. 81; Mark 7: 31 - 37) On this day in 1858, Our Lady... read more →
Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO The Memorial of Saint Scholastica Saint Scholastica was the twin sister of Saint Benedict. She was consecrated to God at a very early age but probably... read more →
Fr. Stephen Muller, OCSO The 5th Friday in Ordinary Time (Is 6:1-2a, 3-8, 1Cor 15:1-11, Lk 5:1-11) I know very little about sailing but I often think of the image... read more →
Fr. Justin Sheehan The 4th Friday in Ordinary Time In the 1st book of Samuel, the Lord describes David as “a man after his own heart”. And in the first... read more →