First Sunday of Advent 2025
December 1, 2025
John Henry Newman said that the greatest desire in the human heart is waiting. Waiting for what or waiting for who? The whole Advent season is about this desire. The
John Henry Newman said that the greatest desire in the human heart is waiting. Waiting for what or waiting for who? The whole Advent season is about this desire. The gospel of this Sunday quickly tells us who we are waiting for: the Son of Humankind. But we know that he came already, in the […]
Advent means ‘coming’…the God who is to come. The Latin word for Advent is ‘Adventus’ and the Greek word ‘Parousia’. Building on the early Patristic Fathers, the Cistercians of the twelfth century spoke of ‘three comings’: the first, the birth of Jesus in history; the second the coming or birth of Christ in the human […]
John Henry Newman said that the greatest desire in the human heart is waiting. Waiting for what or waiting for who? The whole Advent season is about this desire. The
Monastery Lentils A popular Guest House recipe that is vegan, easy to make and packed with flavor. Recipe calls for dry herbs – but use fresh for extra flavor. Serve
Guided by the Holy Spirit, our Father Immediate, Dom Scott Dilworth and the community discerned that Sr. Claire Bouttin would lead our community effective July 28, 2025, as Superior. Sr.
