Gestures of Love
April 18, 2025
“Today let us only think of God’s love” (Pope Francis, Homily for Holy Thursday, April 13, 2017). These words of Pope Francis reflect the underlying theme of the Holy Thursday
MONDAY, 4th WEEK OT – February 4, 2019 [Heb 11:32-40 ; Mc 5:1-20] In today’s First Reading the author of the Letter to the Hebrews refers to the great Old Testament hero’s and their mighty deeds. However, one sentence is eye-catching: ‘Out of weakness they were made powerful’. This is a crucial paradox, both in the Gospel and in […]
Here we are already at the Fifth Sunday of Lent. And today’s Gospel reading for Mass is the most striking story of the woman caught in adultery. If we stand at Jesus’ side, if we feel into how he meets this situation, a situation in which he is being put to the test by the […]
“Today let us only think of God’s love” (Pope Francis, Homily for Holy Thursday, April 13, 2017). These words of Pope Francis reflect the underlying theme of the Holy Thursday
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
On Palm Sunday we entered Jerusalem following Jesus into Jerusalem. Fr. Simeon Leiva, OCSO, in his homily to us, described Jesus intention in this way: Jesus goes ahead of his
