Readings: Isaiah 43:16-21; Philippians 3:8-14; John 8:1-11 Today’s Gospel is very beautiful, very challenging but emerges from a sinister background before the narrative begins. I’m ready to concede that these scribes and Pharisees are upright, uptight men and not hypocrites. But if they were able to catch this woman in the act of adultery, how […]

Readings: Isaiah 43:16-21; Philippians 3:8-14; John 8:1-11 The Community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. James Orthmann presiding and preaching. We will continue to experiment with other aspects of the Sunday celebration and the configuration of the church furnishings. If you have feedback, your observations are welcome.

In this Jubilee Year of Grace, I’ve been very privileged in our Guest House to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation with many people who haven’t celebrated it for quite a while. It’s encouraging to see how opening that Jubilee Door in each Diocese has inspired Catholics to reconnect with, to have confidence again in their Church. […]

Readings: Joshua 5:9-12; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11-12 The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. Vincent Collins presiding and preaching. There will be a few changes in the arrangement of church furniture for this Sunday’s Mass. We are anticipating renovating our monastic church and have decided to experiment with our use of space […]

Readings: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18; Philippians 3:20-4:1; Luke 9:28-36 Purported visions of Jesus, Our Lady, or one of the saints, typically result in the site of visions becoming a place of pilgrimage for the curious and faithful alike. This is not surprising considering that our Christian faith is just that: faith and not sight. Accordingly, supernatural […]

There is now many a consolation to relieve the torment of a guilty conscience. God is kind and does not let us be tempted beyond our strength. Especially at the beginning of a conversion, he anoints our wounds with the oil of mercy so that the acute nature of our sickness and the difficulty of […]

Readings: Exodus 3:1-8, 13-15; 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12; Luke 13:1-9 I tell you, if you do not repent, you will perish as they did. The Gospels are clear. Even Jesus had a bad day once in a while. We don’t especially want to hear things like that, because we want Jesus to be our comfort […]

No, this post isn’t a reflection on our current tools of communication and their impact on our lives and spirituality. Instead this is a post somewhere between an apology and a confession. Both last weekend and this past Friday and Saturday we at the Abbey have experienced shaky connections to the internet and, even back on line, […]

Readings: Exodus 3:1-8, 13-15; 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12; Luke13:1-9 The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Abbot Robert Barnes presiding and preaching.

Readings: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18, Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 9:28-36 The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. Joseph Wittstock presiding and preaching.