That title may be a bit of an overstatement–I don’t believe the kittens are Roman Catholics and they are definitely not in monastic vows, but they are about six weeks old, weaned, eating solid food AND they are very available. They were born outside, near the kitchen and we–and their mother–are looking for new homes […]

Readings: Wisdom 6:12-16; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13 The community Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 AM, Abbot Joseph presiding and preaching.

Readings: Malachi 1:14-2:2, 8-10; 1 Thessalonians 2:7-9, 13; Matthew 23:1-12 Today’s Gospel may not be about priests but it’s certainly intimidating for a Roman Catholic priest to preach. I made sure I wore no tassels today. Our Reading from Malachi does address priests and I recognize the same symptoms of clericalism today. In the Gospel, […]

Readings: Malachi 1:14-2:2, 8-10; 1 Thessalonians 2:7-9, 13; Matthew 23:1-12 The community Mass is celebrated at 10:00 AM. And Don’t forget, Day Light Saving Time ends and the clocks go BACK one hour this Sunday. Fr. James presides and preaches at Mass. It is also the First Sunday of the Monthly and the monthly Eucharistic […]

Readings Isaiah 45:1, 4-6; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5; Matthew 22:15-21 In an age of fake news, biased reporting, half-truths, and plain lies, truth seems a rare and precious treasure. Presumably, then, we should be eager to acquire the truth and reject all untruth, lies, and dishonesty. Somewhat surprisingly this is not always the case: in many […]

Now and then, set aside for yourself a day on which, without hindrance, you can be at leisure to praise the Divine and to make amends for all the praise and thanksgiving you have neglected all the days of your life to render God for all the good he has done. And that will be […]

This Sunday, clocks go BACK one hour. So if you forget to reset your clock and plan to come here for Sunday Mass this coming week, you’ll have a full hour of mental prayer before Mass begins. I suppose that’s better than switching to Daylight Savings Time in the Spring. If you forget to reset […]

This Wednesday, 1 November, we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints. The community Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 AM and, since it is a holiday for us, we follow the Sunday schedule. So Midday Prayer will be at 12:20 PM and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament will follow Vespers (5:30 PM) on Wednesday. […]

Readings: Isaiah 45:1, 4-6; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5; Matthew22:15-21 The community Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 AM, Abbot Joseph Wittstock presiding and preaching.

Readings: Isaiah 25:6-10; Philippians 4:12-14; Matthew 22:1-14 We’ve been wading through some rough parables that past few Sundays and today’s is the roughest of the bunch. Matthew takes a simple parable–you can read it in Luke’s Gospel, Chapter 14:16-24–and complicates it into an allegory. Why? Matthew is struggling to understand Jesus’ failure with their own […]