Brothers and Sisters In today’s Gospel, the Lord turns to the large crowds that accompany Him and speaks words that sound, at first, harsh and unsettling: “If anyone comes to me without hating father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.” More >

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Brothers and sisters in Christ. Today Our Lord speaks to us about humility at the banquet. More >

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(“Try your best to enter through the narrow door”) Brothers and sisters in Christ.  More >

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Brothers and sisters, Today’s Gospel is one of those passages that makes us sit up straight. More >

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As the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin May is a Holy Day of Obligation the Monastic Community of Our Lady of Silence Abbey will be following the Sunday Timetable for the celebration of the Divine office. More >

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It has been seven months since the decision was made for the monks to leave Mount Melleray. More >

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Our Lady of Silence Abbey Christ’s words to His disciples — “There is no need to be afraid, little flock” — always seem to fall on us here in the Abbey with a particular gentleness. More >

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“Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.”  More >

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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Peace be with you, from our community at Our Lady of Silence Abbey. More >

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My brothers and sisters in Christ, In today’s Gospel from Luke chapter 10, we meet two familiar figures: Martha and Mary, the sisters of Lazarus, who welcome Jesus into their home. More >

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