Reflection for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Cycle A
A Monastic Reflection for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
In the silence of our monastery, today’s Gospel invites the heart away from fear and into trust. More >
Reflection – 11th Week in Ordinary Time – Cycle A
Reflection on the Lord’s Call for Labourers in the Harvest
Drawing on the Characteristics of Thomas Merton’s Writing
From #OLS
The image of the harvest has always occupied a special place in the monastic tradition. More >
Reflection – The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
Our Lady of Silence Abbey
Today the Church rejoices in the gift that stands at the heart of her life: the Most Holy Body and Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ. More >
Ascension Sunday Reflection – Cycle A
The mystery of the Ascension can sometimes be approached too quickly, as though it were merely a departure scene, a final movement before the Church turns to other things. More >
Reflection – 5th Sunday of Easter –
On this Sunday in Eastertide, the Church continues to live the reality of the resurrection—not as something past, but as a life still unfolding, still taking root within us.Easter More >
Reflection – 4th Sunday of Easter –
Easter is not a single morning but a season that unfolds slowly, shaping the whole texture of our lives if we allow it. More >
Reflection – 3rd Sunday of Easter
Lord of Resurrection, on this Third Sunday of Easter, we carry in our hearts the warmth of encountering You along our journey. More >
Divine Mercy Sunday – Reflection –
On this first Sunday after Easter, when the Church lingers in the quiet radiance of the Resurrection—often called Divine Mercy Sunday—we at Our Lady of Silence Abbey find ourselves standing in a particular kind of light: not the brilliance of proclamation, but the gentle, enduring glow that follows. More >
Tuesday in the Octave of Easter – Reflection
he Octave of Easter invites us to remain in the light of the Resurrection a little longer—to resist the quiet pull back into ordinary time and instead dwell in the astonishment of what has happened. More >
Easter Octave – Reflection –
The Octave of Easter stands at the very heart of the Church’s liturgical year as an extended, intensified celebration of the Resurrection. More >