Sunday’s Gospel Reflection
This Sunday’s Gospel is St Luke’s account of the healing of the leper, in which just one out of ten lepers who were healed returned to praise Christ the Lord for the gift of health. More >
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Cistercian Vocation Weekend for Men
“Come and See” John 1:39
Seeking God in Prayer and Community
Mount Saint Joseph Abbey are hosting a Monastic Experience Weekend from Friday 25th – Sunday 27th October 2019. More >
CHAPTER ROOM SERMON FOR CORPUS CHRISTI
CHAPTER ROOM SERMON FOR CORPUS CHRISTI
23rd June 2019
Rather than trying to find thoughts and words to match the wonder of the Lord’s bounty in leaving us the immense gift of his very Body and Blood as our food and drink, it seemed preferable to take a more humble approach and share the story of how the Feast of Corpus Christi came about. More >
The Kingdom of God in a smile – Reflection on the Fifth Sunday of Easter 2019
Love is a slippery word. In some ways it is like the word ‘God’: the danger is in thinking that we understand it. More >
Christ the Good Shepherd – Fourth Sunday of Easter 2019
All Christian vocations entail a certain relinquishment – a letting-go of oneself. More >
The Man on the shore – Reflection for the Third Sunday of Easter 2019
For us – the spiritual descendants of the Disciples – it isn’t possible to know quite what the earthly Christ looked like. More >
The parable of the Prodigal Son
Searching our heart in prayer, we can identify in different ways with all the characters, all the teachings, all the good things, all the bad things, in Scripture. More >
Conferences on St Aelred and Gilbert of Hoyland, by Dr Marsha Dutton
Over the last few days, we have been very privileged to welcome Dr Marsha Dutton, Editor of Cistercian Publications, to MSJ. More >
Solemnity of St Patrick, 2019
Chapter Sermon on the Solemnity of St Patrick
Today, major international landmarks will be lit up green in honour of Ireland’s primary patron: Niagara Falls, Ground Zero – even the Great Wall of China. More >