Already I loved you
From a Sermon by St Alphonsus Maria Ligouri, Bishop & Doctor of the Church All holiness and perfection of soul lies in our love for...
Votive Mass of Saint Richard Gwyne, Martyr
The just shall rejoice in the Lord, and shall hope in him (63:11). Devotion: the Gift of Self One of the most distinctive characteristics of...
Saint Peter’s Chains
From a Sermon by St John Chrysostom, Bishop & Doctor of the Church Nothing is so glorious as a bond for Christ’s sake, as the...
At Holywell
I am in Wales, having crossed the Irish Sea yesterday by ferry boat, the Jonathan Swift. The crossing lasted less than two hours. Tomorrow I...
Only one thing is necessary
In the Benedictine calendar, today is the feast of: Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus of Bethany, Hosts of the Lord A Place of Refreshment for...
SS. Martha, Mary, and Lazarus
Invitatory The God who conversed with men: * O come, let us adore. Hymn, Redditum luci, Dominus vocante Sing of the first fruits of the...
Wednesday in the IX Week after Pentecost
From a Homily by St John Chrysostom, Bishop & Doctor of the Church Truly, the just man is bold as a lion; for he stood...
The blessed Elias: a type of the Saviour
From a Sermon by St Augustine, Bishop & Doctor of the Church Brethren dearly beloved, in the Lessons which are now being read to us...
La Madre on Saint Mary Magdalene
This may be something that happens somewhere between late middle and old age but, increasingly, I find myself recalling things read when I was in...
The Word has also come to me
CHAPTER XLII. That no one may speak after Compline 21 Mar. 21 July. 20 Nov. Monks should love silence at all times, but especially during...
Mary Ann O’Driscoll, R.I.P.
“I couldn’t really explain it in words but Liberia made me feel so close to God. My first time on the mission was so difficult;...
Birthday of Mother Yvonne-Aimée de Jésus
The Anniversary of a Heavenly Friend Tomorrow, July 16th is the 114th birthday of one of my dearest heavenly friends: Mother Marie–Yvonne-Aimée de Jésus (Yvonne...
St Bonaventure & the Wholly Flaming Fire
Today we keep the feast of Saint Bonaventure, Doctor of the Church. The Seraphic Doctor counsels us wisely: Question grace, not instruction; desire, not intellect;...
Pope Benedict XVI on Saint Benedict
On 9 April 2008, in his General Audience, Pope Benedict XVI presented the patron of his pontificate, our own father, Saint Benedict. Re–reading Pope Benedict’s...
Tunc dixit: Ecce venio
CHAPTER XXXIII. Whether Monks Ought to Have Anything of Their Own 11 Mar. 11 July. 10 Nov. The vice of private ownership is above all...
Never to despair of the mercy of God
Meeting the Saints How and when did Saint Benedict come into my life? He was not among the saints whom I came to know as...
Love, Sorrow, and the Encounter with the Divine
On Monday last, 6 July 2015, at Castel Gandolfo, Pope Benedict XVI was honoured with a Doctorate Honoris Causa from the John Paul II Pontifical University of Krakow...
And she entered into the house
CHAPTER XXV. Of Graver Faults 2 Mar. 2 July. 1 Nov. Let that brother who is found guilty of a more grievous offence be excluded...
Tantum Portasti Gaudii
Do Not Tire of Visiting Us Full of wonder and gratitude at your continuing presence in our midst, in the name of all priests I...
Saints John and Paul, Martyrs of Rome
Friends and Martyrs of the Church at Rome Today is the memorial of Saints John and Paul, named both in the Martyrology and in the...