Readings: Isaiah 7:10-24; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1: 18-25 Any event of a human life, unfolding in time, is not confined to the time it took to happen. Think of your own life experience, whether it’s an event of private and personal importance or a public, historical event, anything as trivial as gossip or an earth-shaking […]

Readings: Isaiah 7:10-14; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew  1:18-25 The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM in the Chapter Room, Fr. James presiding and preaching.

With 17 December we begin the final week of Advent and, as in every year, the Magnificat at Vespers is introduced by one of the seven Solemn Antiphons. Because each antiphon begins with the exclamation “O” (e.g., “O Wisdom…”, “O Adonai…”, “O Root of Jesse’s stock…”, etc.) they are also called the “O Antiphons”. Each […]

Thank you for all your interest in Fr. Robert’s condition, for your concern, prayers and greetings. About a couple of weeks ago, Fr. Robert availed himself of Hospice care and we’re expecting a long association with them through the coming year. Fr. Robert is doing well, has a good appetite and enjoys fulfilling some responsibilities […]

Readings: Genesis 3:9-15, 20; Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12; Luke 1:26-38 We could read today’s texts as dogmatic themes: original sin, God’s grace through the Incarnation, the necessity of Mary’s Immaculate Conception. I could then look at my life and conclude, “Well, I’m only human!” But could such a perspective change my life? Isn’t faith much more […]

Readings: Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-9; Matthew 3:1-12 Every now and again one hears people speak of a certain person who died and, although never religious, deserved heaven because he or she was good, generous and selfgiving–more so than many religious people. Such sentiments reflect the notion of heaven being the reward and recompense for a […]

Readings: Isaiah 35:1-6, 10; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11 The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM in the Chapter Room, Fr. Vincent Collins presiding and preaching. As the Third of Four Sundays of Advent, it is known as “Gaudate” Sunday from the Introit of the day: Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. […]

Readings: Sirach 50: 20-24; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Luke 17:11-19  We have all been the recipients of gratitude as well as ingratitude and thus we know very well the different feelings aroused by both. Furthermore, we also know the distinctly different feelings evoked by our own experience of gratitude and ingratitude towards others who are our […]

The Retreat House will be closed for Christmas, giving our staff a much needed breather, but we have a special Pre-Holiday Mini Retreat to offer you from NOON, Monday, 19 December through 9:30 AM, Wednesday, 21 December. We are not providing lunch at noon but you can check in then and get an early start, […]

By now you have probably received your copy of the Fall / Winter newsletter.  In it is a story about the ongoing renovation of the chapel and includes an artists rendering of what it is to look like.  Here’s what it looks like now: As you can see on the left the builders have covered […]