Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO The 2nd Sunday of Advent On this second Sunday of Advent, the liturgy invites us to make a spiritual preparation for Christmas, guided by the prayer... read more →
Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO The Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier (Isaiah 30: 19-21, 23-26, Matthew 9:35- 10:1, 5a, 6-8) A few moments ago, we heard these wonderful words from the... read more →
Fr. John Denburger, OCSO The Feast of Saint Andrew Sometimes in reflecting on a Gospel passage, a single word comes to mind, even though the word is not in the... read more →
Fr. John Denburger, OCSO Tuesday the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time (Rev 3: 1 - 6, 14 - 22; Ps. 15; Luke 19: 1 - 10) Each of us has... read more →
Fr. John Denburger, OCSO Saturday the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time (3 John 5 - 8; Ps. 112; Luke 8: 1 - 8) For anyone given to prayer, the Gospel... read more →
Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO Memorial of Saint Leo the Great (Philemon 7-20, Luke 17: 20-25) “I do not think it an overstatement to say that the purpose of life is... read more →
Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO Saturday the 31st Week in Ordinary Time So where do older people find “the strength for everything”, as St Paul calls it in the first reading?... read more →
Fr. John Denburger, OCSO Solemnity of All Saints (Rev 7: 2 - 4, 9 - 14; Ps 24; 1 John 3: 1 - 3; Matthew 5: 1 - 12a) St.... read more →
Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO The Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed Wisdom 3: 1-9, 2 Corinthians 5: 1, 6-10, John 11: 17-27 Yesterday we celebrated the Solemnity of All Saints.... read more →
Fr. Isaac Slater, OCSO The Dedication of Our Church As we know, Bernard and the other Cistercian fathers read this feast of the dedication of the abbey church as a... read more →