The community Mass will be celebrated at 7:00 AM. Though it is a full Solemnity celebration, we will use the weekday altar and space to form a more unified, celebrating community with our guests. We’d certainly appreciate any feedback. Fr. James will preside; since it is a workday and we follow the weekday schedule, there […]
12th Sunday of the Year, 23 June, 2013
The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Prior Joseph Wittstock presiding and preaching.
Retreat House Reservations, 21-30 June
The Retreat House Reservation Office will be closed for a summer holiday from Friday, 21 June, through Sunday, 30 June. Service will be resumed Monday, 1 July.
Homily for the 11th Sunday, 16 June, 2013
Readings: 2 Samuel 12:7-10, 13; Galatians 2:16, 19-21; Luke 7:36-8:3 There’s so much that today’s Gospel doesn’t tell us. For example, I grew up assuming that this anonymous woman was a prostitute, more victim than villain; but nothing in the text says that. She could have been particularly cruel to her family and neighbors; or […]
11th Sunday, Year C, 16 June, 2013
The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. James presiding and preaching.
A Helping Hand from Clarke County High
Once again, student volunteers from Clarke County High, with their teacher, Ms. Stephanie McClaine, visited the Abbey to help us with a work project. This happy relationship between the Abbey and the students has been developing over the past four years. This past Saturday six guys showed up to help us clean up what we […]
10th Sunday, Year C, 9 June, 2013
The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. Vincent Collins presiding and preaching.
Our Retreat House: Availability for June, July & August
If you’ve been looking forward to returning for another retreat at Holy Cross Abbey or have been toying with the idea of a first visit, this summer is a good time for you. Presently, there is good availability for all dates during the rest of June and through July and August. Each bedroom is air-conditioned […]
Prior Joseph’s Homily for the Sacred Heart
Readings: Ezekiel 34:11-16; Romans 5:5b-11; Luke 15:3-7 Today’s solemnity presents us with the image of the Sacred Heart and that of the Good Shepherd. In the former we are given an insight into the nature and extent of God’s love while in the latter we are shown the lengths to which that love will go […]
Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 7 June, 2013
The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Prior Joseph Wittstock presiding and preaching.