Gospel Reflection – 6th Week in Ordinary Time – Cycle A
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 >
Mount Melleray Abbey Statement
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 >
Gospel Reflection – 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Cycle A
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 >
Reflection – 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Cycle A
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 >
Reflection on the Solemnity of Our Three Founders –
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 >
Reflection for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
Here, at Our Lady of Silence Abbey, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord feels like a threshold. More >
Feast of the Holy Family — A Reflection
After the witness of Stephen, the Church draws us back — not away from the world’s cost, but into its most intimate centre. More >
St Stephen’s Day – A Reflection
The joy of Christmas has not faded — but today it deepens, and sharpens. More >
Christmas Day — A Reflection
What we waited for in the dark is now quietly among us. More >
Christmas Eve — A Reflection
Tonight, the monastery grows quieter, as if the stone itself is listening. More >