Fr. John Denburger, OCSO November 1, 2015 SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS Rev. 7: 2 – 4, 9 - 14; Ps 24; 1 John 3: 1 – 3; Matthew 5: 1 – 12a St. John in Revelation shares a profound mystical experience: “I had a vision of a great multitude which... read more →
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ABBEY NEWS November 1, 2015 LET US ALL REJOICE IN THE LORD AS WE CELEBRATE THE FEAST DAY OF ALL THE SAINTS. . . From the Entrance Song to Today's Mass . . .and tomorrow, November 2nd, we join the Church in commemorating all the faithful departed who haven't quite... read more →
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Fr. Gerard D'Souza, OCSO 30th Tuesday in Ordinary Time The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed planted in the ground. It does not come as a great and strong wind that tears the mountains and breaks in pieces the rocks, nor like an earthquake nor a like a... read more →
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Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO 29th Thursday in Ordinary Time Romans 6: 19-23; Luke 12: 49-53 Because we have free will, each of us becomes the servant of the master we choose. Because we have free will, we are not hapless victims of some mindless and cruel fate. We can choose... read more →
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Fr. John Denburger, OCSO 29th Wednesday in Ordinary Time Romans 6: 12 - 18; Ps 124; Luke 12: 39 - 48 Paul writes to the Romans, to all, to us and he makes quite a statement, a declaration about our lives because with him, with all the baptized we are... read more →
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Fr. Gerard D' Souza, OCSO 29th Tuesday in Ordinary Time It is dark, it is near midnight, the servants are tired but they cannot sleep, they have to await their Master’s return. This is the picture of the Christian life that Jesus puts before us. It is a life of... read more →
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Fr. Stephen Muller, OCSO 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 53:10-11; He 4:14-16; Mk 10:35-45 A life lived for others, or a life lived for oneself. We all admire a life lived for others. Mother Teresa of Calcutta struck a chord worldwide. Much of Pope Francis’ appeal is the fact... read more →
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ABBEY NEWS October 18, 2015 Homeward Bound During the past week we were glad to have Br. Callistus of our sister house, Holy Spirit Abbey in Conyers, Georgia with us for a quiet retreat. May the graces of the retreat bear much fruit for a long time to come! This... read more →
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Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO October 16, 2015 Friday in Ordinary Time Romans 4: 1-8; Luke 12: 1-7 We are People of God, as such, we have an ancient heritage, dating back to Abraham. For this reason we should join Saint Paul in considering the faith journey of our renowned patriarch.... read more →
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Fr. John Denburger, OCSO 28th Tuesday in Ordinary Time Romans 1: 16 - 25; Ps 19; Luke 11: 37 - 41 It was at the Last Supper, in a response to Thomas, that Jesus proclaimed, “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life!” (John 14: 6) Anyone of us... read more →