On this first Sunday of Lent, we at Our Lady of Silence begin again with the desert.  In the quiet of the cloister, we hear that the Lord was led away from the riverbanks of affirmation into a place stripped of comfort. More >

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On this Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, as we gather in the stillness of our monastery here in Ireland, we find ourselves standing quietly at the edge of Lent. More >

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The Cistercian community at Our Lady of Silence Abbey and Ave Maria University can confirm that discussions regarding a proposed educational and formation initiative at Mount Melleray have reached an advanced stage, following approval by the University’s Board. More >

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In the quiet rhythm of our beautiful Abbey, where the hours are marked not by noise but by bell and quiet praise, today’s Gospel settles gently among us like a familiar task returned to our hands. More >

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From Our Lady of Silence Abbey, nestled in the quiet folds of the Irish countryside, today’s Gospel arrives not as a shout but as a steady, unsettling invitation. More >

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Today, the Cistercian Order pauses to remember Saints Robert of Molesme, Alberic of Cîteaux, and Stephen Harding—three men whose lives, taken together, gave birth not simply to a reform, but to a way of listening to God that has endured across nine centuries. More >

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Here, at Our Lady of Silence Abbey, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord feels like a threshold. More >

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After the witness of Stephen, the Church draws us back — not away from the world’s cost, but into its most intimate centre. More >

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The joy of Christmas has not faded — but today it deepens, and sharpens. More >

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What we waited for in the dark is now quietly among us. More >

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