Fr. Stephen Muller, OCSO 14th Friday in Ordinary Time Gn 46:1-7, 28-30; Mt 10:16-23 “At last I can die, now that I have seen for myself that Joseph is still alive.” These concluding words of our first reading this morning reveal to us the intense emotion Jacob had felt from... read more →
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Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ezekiel 2: 2-5; 2 Corinthians 12: 7-10; Mark 6: 1-6 I doubt anyone here would deny that Ezekiel was a great and powerful prophet. We have to keep in mind that this man of God was given an extremely difficult task... read more →
Jul
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Anniversary Celebration Today we have the joy of celebrating our Br. Benedict Drgan’s Golden Anniversary of solemn profession. During Mass today he solemnly renewed his vows after which he joined his family at Bethany House for a festive meal. Br. Benedict, from Manhattan, New York, entered the community at 19... read more →
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Fr. Eugene Chung, OCSO 13th Saturday in Ordinary Time Independence Day Num 6:22-27; Lk 12:15-21 Comedian Jerry Seinfeld, according to a recent newspaper article, got attention a few weeks ago for saying he understood why other comics such as Chris Rock, another typical celebrity actor comedian, have stopped performing on... read more →
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Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO 13th Friday in Ordinary Time Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle St John’s Gospel pays more attention to St Thomas than the other Gospels do. It records that when Jesus insisted on going to Judea, to visit his friends at Bethany, Thomas came right out and... read more →
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Fr. John Denburger, OCSO 13th Monday in Ordinary Time Acts 12: 1 - 11; Ps: 34; 2 Tim 4: 6 – 8, 17 – 18; Matthew 16: 13 – 19 When Peter made his confession: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God”, he had no idea of... read more →
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Going and Coming On Wednesday of this week, our hermit day for July, Fr. John Denburger will travel to St. Joseph’s Abbey, Spencer, Massachusetts to give the community their annual retreat. He will return Sunday, July 12th. Sunday of this past week Fr. Isaac returned from the conference celebrating the... read more →
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Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO 12th Friday in Ordinary Time in Ordinary Time Genesis 17: 1, 9-10, 15-22; Matthew 8: 1-4 The liturgy is encouraging us to reflect on the whole notion of trust. This reflection is important especially at a time when trust is in short supply in the world... read more →
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Fr. John Denburger, OCSO 12 Thursday in Ordinary Time in Ordinary Time Genesis 16: 1-2, 15 - 16; Ps: 106; Matthew 7: 21 - 29 In the context of His teaching the “Our Father”, Jesus’ word “When you pray…” leaves no room as to His mind, His desire for us.... read more →
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Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time in Ordinary Time In his latest encyclical, Pope Francis writes: “A spirituality which forgets God as all-powerful and Creator is not acceptable. That is how we end up worshiping earthly powers, or ourselves usurping the place of God, even to the... read more →