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 first proclaimed, “I am the bread that came down from heaven”, there was an immediate controversy. We heard the heated... read more →
Aug
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Aug
08
ABBEY NEWS Sunday, August 9th NOTE SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR THIS SATURDAY Even though Saturday's Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady, August 15th, is not a Holy Day of Obligation this year we will celebrate Mass at 9:30 AM as on Sundays and Holy Days. Being the patronal feast of... read more →
Aug
05
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 is not discarded as though it were an article of clothing, that it does not exit history as though it... read more →
Aug
04
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 bread”. This is based on what Jesus says in this morning’s Gospel, I am the bread of life, and later... read more →
Aug
02
Professional Guidance As we continue our evaluation of several important community issues needing further study and discussion we decided to seek the help and guidance of a professional in the field. Fortunately a good friend of the Abbey living in Rochester has agreed to assist us. The founder and president... read more →
Jul
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Fr. Stephen Muller, OCSO 17th Thursday in Ordinary Time Ex 40:16-21; 34-38; Mt 13:47-53 In 1953, Edmund Hillary became the first person to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. That same summer a group of American climbers was trying to conquer K2, the second highest peak in the world. But... read more →
Jul
29
Fr. John Denburger, OCSO 17th Wednesday in Ordinary Time Feast of Saints Mary, Martha and Lazarus 1 John 4: 7 – 16; Ps 34; John 11: 19 – 27 When Jesus was informed of the illness of Lazarus by Mary and Martha, their message was, “Lord, he whom You love... read more →
Jul
26
We’re Moving . . . . . . the web site, that is. Sometime within the next couple of weeks we will be moving our Abbey web site and the Retreat House web site to a different provider using an improved and more robust web program. At the moment we’re... read more →
Jul
25
Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO 16th Saturday in Ordinary Time Feast of Saint James, Apostle 2 Corinthians 4:7-15; Matthew 20:20-28 Today we are celebrating the feast of the apostle James, the brother of John and son of Zebedee the fisherman. They were rough-hewn guys—amazing, colorful characters. They could be very aggressive. And... read more →
Jul
24
Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO 16th Friday in Ordinary Time Alfred North Whitehead famously opined that “Religion is what a man does with his solitude”. That view seems to have influenced a series of Supreme Court decisions confining religion to the private sphere, and leading to what Fr Richard John Neuhaus... read more →