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Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO Saturday the 7th Week of Easter “For two whole years, Paul stayed there in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to see him. He proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ—with all boldness and without hindrance!” Here ends... read more →

Fr. Isaac Slater, OCSO Thursday of the 7th Week of Easter The scriptures this morning contrast the false unity of the fallen world with the unity of the Holy Spirit. The Pharisees unite against the Sadducees and the Sadducees against the Pharisees. Then the two unite together to murder Paul…... read more →

Fr. John Denburger, OCSO Sunday the 6th Week of Easter (Acs 15: 1 - 2, 22 - 29; Ps 67; Rev 21: 10 - 14, 22 - 23; John 14: 23 - 29) In the reading from Revelation, St. John writes of a tremendous vision of the holy city Jerusalem... read more →

Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO Saturday the 5th Week of Easter There’s a phrase in today’s Gospel that monks have always felt applied especially to them. Jesus said I have chosen you out of the world. Christian monasticism began when some in the third and fourth centuries responded to the Lord’s... read more →

Fr.Jerome Machar, OCSO Friday the 5th Week of Easter The community of believers was united by the bond of love. The Advocate, coming forth from the Father, prompted them to speak with the assurance of the Only-Begotten Son. The Holy Spirit who is the bond of love within the Blessed... read more →

Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO Tuesday the 4th Week of Easter Acts 11: 19-26, John 10: 22-30 “It was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians” (Acts 11:30). This line struck me. To tell the truth, it jumped off of the page and hit me between the eyes. The... read more →

Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO For the Holy Abbots of Cluny If you read only the early Cistercians about the monastery of Cluny, you could get a very distorted view of what the life there was like. In fact, today’s feast is a reminder that all of the 10th-century abbots of... read more →

Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO Wednesday, the 3rd Week of Easter Monastic tradition has usually considered the chapter on humility as the heart of the Rule, and the key to Benedictine spirituality. And in that chapter, St Benedict takes up a saying of our Lord that occurs in today’s Gospel. He... read more →

Fr. John Denburger, OCSO The Feast of St. Rafael Arnaiz Baron, OCSO In the responsorial psalm 34 we heard: “ When the poor cried out, the Lord heard and from all his distress He saved him. The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him and delivers them.... read more →