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 >
Reflection – Fourth Suday of Advent
Here we are, on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, standing on the very edge of Christmas. More >
Christmas Confession Times
Commencing tomoroow Friday 19th December Confessions will be heard in the Abbey Church each day from 2.30 – 4.00 up to and including Christmas Eve. More >