Today we are celebrating the funeral rites of our dear Br Oliver who was called home to the Lord on the Feast of All Saints of Ireland at the age of 92 and I believe the fact that he should die on this particular day is not without some significance. More >

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Please Pray for Br Oliver Tyrrell ocso of this community who died on Wednesday, 6th November 2019 in his 93rd year and the 68th year of his Monastic Profession. More >

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Our Zaccheus Challenge The gospel today gives us a marvellous and moving insight into the humanity of Jesus Christ. More >

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To live with humility Humanity has a long-standing struggle with humility. We seem not to like it. More >

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The celebrated Catholic author G K Chesterton wrote: ‘We are like the penny, because we have the image of the king stamped on us, the divine king.’ More >

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This Sunday’s Gospel is St Luke’s account of the healing of the leper, in which just one out of ten lepers who were healed returned to praise Christ the Lord for the gift of health. More >

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“Come and See” John 1:39 Seeking God in Prayer and Community Mount Saint Joseph Abbey are hosting a Monastic Experience Weekend from Friday 25th – Sunday 27th October 2019. More >

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CHAPTER ROOM SERMON FOR CORPUS CHRISTI 23rd June 2019     Rather than trying to find thoughts and words to match the wonder of the Lord’s bounty in leaving us the immense gift of his very Body and Blood as our food and drink, it seemed preferable to take a more humble approach and share the story of how the Feast of Corpus Christi came about.  More >

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Love is a slippery word. In some ways it is like the word ‘God’: the danger is in thinking that we understand it. More >

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All Christian vocations entail a certain relinquishment – a letting-go of oneself. More >

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