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Fr. James’ Reflection for Thursday January 12

January 12, 2023 by Fr Joseph

Thursday of the 1st WK of the Year: Hebrews 3:7-14; Mark 1:40-45 There have been many theories about why in Mark’s Gospel Jesus imposes silence on those he cures. Perhaps the best explanation is that identifying Jesus as a miracle worker, who fixes problems, is a misunderstanding. That expectation puts me in the wrong relationship […]

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Fr. James’ Reflection for Saturday, January 7

January 8, 2023 by Fr Joseph

Saturday, 7 January: 1 John 5:14-21; John 2:1-11      I scrapped the reflection I’d already typed when I reread the Gospel out loud last night: I was touched by this miracle Jesus wasn’t planning. I was touched that he didn’t hesitate to overcome his reluctance, that he caught the appropriateness of his mother’s concern—and her […]

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Abbot Joseph’s Homily for Mary Mother of God

January 1, 2023 by Fr Joseph

The eternal existence of God, which is one that preceded all of creation (if one may speak thus), does make Mary’s unbelievably exalted title of “Mother of God” seem rather ridiculous. After all, according to our human thinking a mother always exists prior to the child she bears. Clearly, Mary as one among many of […]

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Fr. James’ Homily for Christmas

December 25, 2022 by Fr Joseph

Christmas Day Mass: Isaiah 52:7-10; Hebrews 1:1-6; John 1:1-18      The Russian author, Paul Evdokimov, wrote that the life of Christ begins, heightened by wonders: his conception announced by an angel, conceived of the Virgin, lauded by a choir of angels, marked in the heavens by a star, worshipped by Magi from the East…But then […]

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Fr. James’ Gospel Reflection, Fridy Dec 23

December 23, 2022 by Fr Joseph

Malachi 3:1-4, 23-24; Luke 1:57-66       The name John means The Lord is gracious. Elizabeth’s insistence on the name confesses her recognition that her child is a gift from God, not a given. John is a sign that God is not our speculation, a probability posited by our questions, but is here before our questions […]

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CHRISTMAS MASSES

December 21, 2022 by Fr Joseph

For those wishing to join us at the Christmas Masses: “Midnight Mass” (preceded by Vigils) will be celebrated at 8.30 p.m. this Saturday evening, December 24. The Christmas Day Mass will be celebrated at 10.00 a.m. on Sunday, December 25.

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Fr. James’ Homily for the 4th Sunday of Advent

December 18, 2022 by Fr Joseph

Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year A, 18 December, 2022: Isaiah 7:10-14; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-24       Is Advent the commemoration of events past, an exercise in nostalgia? Does Advent celebrate God’s salvific engagement in the messiness of being human or is it merely a distraction from our current problems, fears, doubts and questions? Or could […]

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Fr. James’ Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Advent

December 4, 2022 by Fr Joseph

Second Sunday of Advent, Year A, 4 December, 2022: Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-9; Matthew 3:1-12      Certainly, Jesus is never afraid to confront bigotry and hypocrisy, nor does he avoid talking about judgment or the consequences of sin. But there is a palpable contrast between the teaching of Jesus and the fiery harangues of John […]

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A Word from Our Cistercian Fathers

December 2, 2022 by Fr Joseph

As for me, as long as I look at myself, my eye is filled with bitterness.  But if I look up and fix my eyes on the aid of the divine mercy, this happy vision of God soon tempers the bitter vision of myself, and I say to him: “I am disturbed within so I […]

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Fr. James’ Homily for Christ the King

November 20, 2022 by Fr Joseph

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, 20 November, 2022: 2 Samuel 5:1-3; Colossians 1:12-20; Luke 21:35-43       I offer you two images of Kingship found in today’s readings and pictured in this chapel.      The first, from the Letter to the Colossians is depicted in the Madonna standing behind our choir. Here we […]

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