Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO 21st Thursday in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Monica The story of St Monica’s life is enshrined in the spiritual autobiography of her oldest son, in... read more →
Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO 21st Tuesday in Ordinary Time 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 23: 23-26 It is important to keep in mind that the Pharisees were morally upright and religiously... read more →
Fr. Stephen Muller, OCSO 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Josh 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Eph 5:21-32; Jn 6:60-69 Recently, a friend sent me links to talks on YouTube by a Jewish... read more →
Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO 20th Friday in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saint Pius X Ruth 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22; Matthew 22: 34-40 “Do not ask me to abandon or forsake... read more →
Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO 20th Tuesday in Ordinary Time In the closing chapter of the Rule, St Benedict writes: “What page, what passage of the inspired books of the Old... read more →
Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO 19th Saturday in Ordinary Time Solemnity of the Assumption Patronal Feast of the Cistercian Order Revelations 11:19a, 12: 1-6a, 10ab;1 Corinthians 15:20-27; Luke 1: 39-56 When... read more →
Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO 19th Wednesday in Ordinary Time Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them, really present among... read more →
Fr. John Denburger, OCSO 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kings 19: 4 – 8; Ps 34; Ephesians 4: 30 – 5: 2; John 6: 41 – 51 When Jesus... read more →
August 6, 2015 Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord 2 Peter 1: 16-19; Mark 9: 2-10 Today’s feast reminds us that God has not abandoned creation; that the body... read more →
Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time In one of his hymns for the feast of Corpus Christi, St Thomas Aquinas called the Eucharist “the living and life-giving... read more →