Reflection on the Commemoration of All Souls
There’s a very unsettling line in St Benedict’s Rule for Monks which reads: “Every day, remind yourself that you’re going to die.” More >
Reflection on the Solemnity of All Saints
Today we celebrate the great feast of All Saints. We all have our favourite holy women and men, our preferred intercessors, our favourite lives of the saints. More >
Meditation on Psalm 14
Psalm 14 begins: Lord, who shall be admitted to your tent
and dwell on your holy mountain? More >
You Too Can Become All Fire – the Wonderful Invitation to Christian Living
The world has forgotten the power of Jesus’ words to His disciples: “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!” More >
Laurence Forristal (Kilkenny) Bishop Emeritus of Ossory, +RIP
With great sadness we announce the passing from this world of Laurence Forristal, Bishop Emeritus of Ossory and former Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, who died peacefully on 10th October 2018 at St Luke’s Hospital, at the age of 87. More >
First Friday Adoration – an invitation
We are very much looking forward to tomorrow’s First Friday Adoration which takes place after our 5.15pm Vespers. More >
Whoever has God lacks nothing
Today’s first reading is an epic unfolding of disaster on the house of Job. More >
Becoming like little children
In the time of Jesus, children were expected to become adults at a very early age. More >
Worrying and other afflictions – a new opportunity
‘Jesus called the people and his disciples to him and said, “If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross and follow me. More >
Happy Roodmas – Feast of the Triumph of the Cross – 14th September
In the late eleventh century, at about the same time as the Cistercian Order made its first appearance, St Bruno founded the Carthusian Order. More >