Readings: Genesis 12, 1-4; Acts 4:32-35; Mark 10:17-30 In the year 1098 of the Incarnation of our Lord, Robert of blessed memory, the first abbot of the monastery of Molesme, and brothers Alberic, Odo, John, Stephen, Letald and Peter and others numbering twenty-one in all, eagerly set out for the solitude of Citeaux…After the monks […]

Since we posted our special event schedule we have received various questions about the Monastic Immersion Weekends.  Here’s some answers to the most frequently asked questions: Are Monastic Immersion Weekends for men who want to be monks? Yes and no.  These weekends are primarily for laypeople who want to experience monastic life but don’t intend to […]

Although we are digging out the immediate area around the Abbey, our roads are still clogged. Castleman Road–the County Road–leading to the Abbey has only one lane 0pened and requires four-wheel drive. We hope to report better news by Wednesday.

The Abbey is still not accessible and our roads are not plowed; we have no idea if Castleman Road, especially along the River, is even passable. We’ve contacted this week’s Monday through Friday retreatants to stay at home till be can verify that our roads are clear and the Retreat House is operational. At this point […]

Readings: Nehemiah 8:2-6, 8-10; 1 Corinthians 12:12-30; Luke: 1:1-4, 4:14-21 Some scholars have called St. Luke’s Gospel and Acts of the Apostles a “biography” of the Holy Spirit–a bit glib but you get the point. St. Luke certainly underlines the operation of the Holy Spirit from what we Christians recognize as the saints of the […]

Due to the extreme conditions of the blizzard of 2016 and the snow continuing through Saturday night, it is inconceivable that we could have the roads open by Sunday. It is unlikely that they’d be open by 7:00AM Monday morning. We would hope to be approachable by Monday afternoon but that remains to be seen. Keep […]

Readings: Genesis 12:1-4; Acts 4:32-35; Mark 10:17-30  Monday Afternoon, 25 January, the First Vespers of the Solemnity will replace the Second Vespers of the Conversion of St. Paul. Tuesday is a non-work day for the monks and we follow the Sunday schedule: Lauds, in its entirety, will be celebrated at 7:00 AM and Mass will […]

Readings: Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; 1 Corinthians 12:12-30; Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21. The community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Fr. Vincent Collins presiding and preaching.

Readings: Isaiah 62:1-5; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; John 2:1-11 Although not inevitable, it is not rare, that children having moved beyond adolescence and young adulthood increasingly experience their parents as true and trusted friends to whom they can relate as virtual equals. And thus it is that the sometimes problematic obedience and submission of childhood years […]

This Monday begins the Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity culminating in the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. In a Chapter Talk Abbot Robert alerted our attention to the significant teaching and example of recent popes. Pope John Paul Ii in his encyclical on Christian Unity, Ut Unum Sint (That They May Be […]