Fr. Isaac Slater, OCSO The First Sunday of Lent We tend to think of temptation in terms of will-power. For Lent, we resolve to do or give up something, to... read more →
Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO The 7th Week in Ordinary Time (St Peter Damian) Every so often in the history of the Church, we come across saints whose list of failings... read more →
Fr. John Denburger, OCSO The 6th Week in Ordinary Time (HEBREWS 11: 1 - 7; PS 145; MARK 9: 2 - 13 “Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led... read more →
Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO The 6th Week in Ordinary Time (Genesis 11: 1-9, Matthew 8:34- 9:1) “The Lord came down to see the city and the tower that they had... read more →
Fr. Isaac Slater, OCSO The 6th Thursday of Ordinary Time “But who do you say that I am?” The people try to stuff the unprecedented newness of Christ back into... read more →
Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO For Saints Cyril and Methodius In the Byzantine rite, there’s a liturgical book called the “Synaxarion”, which gives information about the saints of the day. Often... read more →
Fr. Stephen Muller, OCSO The 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Si 15:15-20, 1Cor 2:6-10, Mt 5:17-37) I know someone who was married 14 years and then his wife left him... read more →
Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO The Feast of Saint Scholastica The story of St Scholastica is well-known from a passage in the Dialogues of St Gregory the Great. Her brother St... read more →
Fr. John Denburger, OCSO The 5th Tuesday of Ordinary Time (Genesis ; Ps ; Mark) A Gospel recounting a confrontation - one among many in the life of Jesus -... read more →
Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO The 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time Sin and sorrow dry the bones and degrade human dignity. Whereas acts of kindness and charity enhance it. Being merciful... read more →