The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Abbot Robert Barnes presiding and preaching.
Br. Edward McClean Out of Hospice Care
Br. Edward is being released from Hospice care this week. It’s not his choice–he’s benefited so much from their care and has appreciated their visits. But his health has improved so much from last March, when we needed to call Hospice in, that he no longer qualifies for Hospice Care. Instead, they will be contacting […]
Twenty-Eighth Sunday, Year C, 13 October, 2013
The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. Vincent Collins presiding and preaching.
Homily for the 27th Sunday, Year C
Readings: Habakkuk 1:2-3;2:2-4; II Timothy 1:6-8;13-14; Luke 17:5-10 I find that the Gospels employ a different logic than I learned from philosophy. For example, today the Apostles ask Jesus about increasing their faith and he compares faith to a mustard seed. He doesn’t give them step-by-step instructions to increase faith but a description. But what […]
Abbot Robert’s Homily for Fr. Andrew’s Funeral
Our Father Andrew has gone from us to God. For this he was born; for this he responded to God’s call to enter the new monastery, Our Lady of the Holy Cross, when this community was less than three years old. As Father Andrew told me just ten days before he died, it was for […]
Sunday, 6 October, 2013, The Twenty-seventh Sunday, Year C
The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. James presiding and preaching. Today is the First Sunday of the month and the Monthly Eucharistic Adoration will begin at 4:00 PM. All are welcome to join the monks in silent adoration.
Abbot Robert’s Homily for the 26th Sunday, 29 September
The parables of Jesus tend to sound a bit extreme. Our Lord likes to use stories to get his message across to us and to help us remember them, he likes to shock us a little. Such is the parable of Lazarus and the rich man, memorable and full o vivid details. Our heart goes […]
A Word from the Cistercian Fathers for October
How wonderful, my God, my love, is your love for me! How wonderful your love for me–everywhere mindful of me, everywhere eager for the welfare of whoever is needy and poor, protecting him both from human arrogance and the might of evil spirits. Both in heaven and on earth, O Lord, you accuse my accusers; […]
New Prior Appointed
Abbot Robert appointed Br. Efrain as the community’s Prior. Br. Efrain assumed his responsibilities this Sunday, 29 September. Br. Joseph Vantu had been our Prior until this past May, but feeling the burdens of ageing and health problems, he asked to be relieved of that duty. As most of our readers realize, Fr. Joseph Wittstock […]
Schedule for Fr. Andrew’s Funeral
Fr. Andrew’s funeral will be celebrated Saturday, 5 October, 2013. The community will pray the Office of the Dead: 3:30 AM-Vigils; 7:00 AM-Lauds; 5:30 PM-Vespers. Fr. Andrew’s body will be received by the community in church at 8:30 AM The Vigil of Psalmody for Fr. Andrew will be celebrated between the reception of his body […]