Fr. Gerard D'Souza, OCSO There is so much packed in this story of David and Goliath, but I will just stay with one thing that struck me. Saul tries to suit David up in armor. On the face of it, it is a very helpful gesture. But there is something... read more →
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Fr. Isaac Slater, OCSO 2nd Wednesday of Ordinary Time “The Sabbath was made for man not man for the Sabbath.” This doesn’t mean we can ‘take it or leave it’…or that we can go to mass every Sunday, check it off our list and expect we’ll magically be righteous. It... read more →
Jan
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Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time In the Gospel of St John, the passage we have just heard begins with the phrase, “On the third day there was a wedding at Cana”. The fact that the wedding took place on the third day is not just a... read more →
Jan
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ABBEY NEWS January 17, 2016 Annual Retreat Last Sunday, January 10th, we completed our annual week of retreat. And a great retreat it was. Even the weather was mercifully mild for this time of the year providing opportunity for brief reflective walks through the winter forests. Fr. Luke Dysinger, OSB,... read more →
Jan
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Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO 1st Thursday of Ordinary Time 1 Samuel 4: 1-11; Mark 1: 40-45 “The Philistines fought and Israel was defeated; every man fled to his own tent.” Life is a constant challenge. Often we will suffer defeat in the face of temptation and persecution. The trick is... read more →
Jan
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Fr. John Denburger, OCSO 1st Wednesday of Ordinary Time 1 Samuel 3: 1 – 10, 19 – 20; Ps 40; Mark 1: 29- 39 Yesterday at Sext, the reading from Sirach proclaimed: “Beloved of his people, dear to his Maker, dedicated from his mother’s womb, consecrated to the Lord as... read more →
Jan
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Fr. Stephen Muller, OCSO January 3, 2016 Epiphany Is 60:1-6; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12 The Magi in today’s feast represent God’s universal call. We are not told that they went home Christian. We are not told that they went home Jewish. We can assume that they went home Zoroastrian... read more →
Jan
03
ABBEY NEWS JANUARY 3, 2016 EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD New Year Kickoff Normally we have our annual community retreat sometime during the summer or autumn months but this year, due to scheduling constraints, we will have it from Monday, Jan. 4th until Saturday, Jan. 9th. Our retreat director will be... read more →
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Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO 6th Day in the Octave of Christmas 1 John 2: 12-17; Luke 2: 36-40 We just heard these words proclaimed: “Do not love the world or the things of the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him” (1 JN.... read more →
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Fr. John Denburger, OCSO 5th Day of Christmas Octave 1 John 2: 3 - 11: Ps 96; Luke 2: 22 - 35 As we journey into this Holy Year of Mercy, we are aware that this grace of mercy is at least a twofold process – there are our own... read more →