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Fr. John Denburger, OCSO Tuesday of the 5th Week of Easter (Acts 14: 19 - 28; Ps: 145; John 14: 27 - 31a) Jesus said, “...the world must know that I love the Father and that I do just as the Father has commanded Me.” Why this “must” - this... read more →

Fr. Stephen Muller, OCSO Friday the 4th Week of Easter Acts (13:26-33, Jn 14:1-6) I usually try to base my homilies on the Mass readings for the day. But this morning I’m going to choose instead another theme that we’ve been listening to the past four to six weeks. It’s... read more →

Fr. John Denburger, OCSO April 29, 2021 - The Feast of St. Catherine of Siena (Acts 13: 13 - 25; Ps: 89; John 13: 16 - 20) In Psalm 90, we chant: “Show forth your work to your servants; let your glory shine on their children.” This is exactly what... read more →

Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO April 28, 2021 - Wednesday of the 4th Week of Easter Acts 12:24- 13:5 a, John 12:44-50 “I came into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me might not remain in darkness” (Jn. 12:46). Whenever we ponder the Lord in glory, we... read more →

Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO The Trappist vocation and life is not a “one-size-fits-all” calling, and today’s saint is a perfect example of that. St Rafael managed to be born on April 9, 1911, which was Palm Sunday that year, and after persevering in our Cistercian life, he died at the... read more →

Fr. Isaac Slater, OCSO Good Shepherd Sunday/World Day of Prayer for Vocations Good Shepherd Sunday/World Day of Prayer for Vocations “See what love the Father has bestowed on us in letting us be called the children of God” As Christians we are called to live with God’s own life, as... read more →

Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO There’s a very interesting phrase that occurs in both of the readings this morning. Twice in the first reading from Acts, the Christians at Lydda are called “holy ones”: “Peter went down to the holy ones living in Lydda”; and again, “when he had called the... read more →

Fr. John Denburger, OCSO April 20, 2021 - Tuesday of the 3rd Week of Easter (Acts 7: 51 - 8: 1a; Ps: 31; John 6: 30 - 35) Jesus never referred to Himself as the Christ, the Anointed One rather He spoke of Himself as the “Son of Man, as... read more →

Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO April 18, 2021 - The 3rd Sunday of Easter Acts 3: 13-15, 17-19, 1 John 2:1-5a, Luke 24: 35-48 “You denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. The author of life you put to death, but God raised... read more →

Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO Christ has a saying in this morning’s Gospel which we can easily overlook. He says, “Gather the fragments left over”, meaning that when we have a spiritual grace given to us, we have a duty to cultivate and care for it “so that nothing will be... read more →