New Oblation
Fr Prior received today the oblation of Peter Kelly at Don Bosco Retreat Centre Chapel. Peter took the oblate name of Brother Henry Mary, after St Henry II, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, who himself was a Benedictine Oblate. Congratulations to Brother Henry from all the monks!
First St Clement’s Retreat
Fr Prior and Br Gregory are in the middle of the Priory’s first ever retreat at St Clement’s Retreat Centre in Galong NSW. 16 men are on retreat, even though there would be room for many more. Looks a lot colder than Tassie….! Please visit the retreat page to book into one of the upcoming […]
No One Is Excluded
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Today’s liturgy is entirely centred on the importance of fraternal charity and the necessity of forgiving each other’s offences. We all know the primordial place of charity in our faith. At the Last Supper, Our Blessed Lord made it clear that fraternal charity is the sign at which His disciples are […]
The Choices Of God
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Just a few days ago we celebrated the feast of the holy apostles Peter and Paul, the foundational pillars of the Church. And, in today’s Gospel, we see the origins of that glorious vocation of Simon Peter. By the word of the Lord, his destiny will lead him from being a […]
The Five Images Of The Sacred Heart
Solemnity of the Sacred Heart As we continue to bask in the light of the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, let us ponder some of the images that the sacred writers have used to evoke the mystery of this Heart. We were told in one of the lessons of the feast that the […]
Br Antony Mary Makes Simple Vows
With great joy the community celebrated the first vows of Br Antony Mary on the feast of the Sacred Heart of Our Lord within the Solemn Mass celebrated by Fr Prior. Please keep Brother in your prayers!
Homily At Mass Of Profession Of Br Antony Mary
We opened this Holy Mass with these words from psalm 32: Cogitationes Cordis eius in generatione et generationem – The thoughts of His Heart are from generation to generation. In other words, His eternal project of salvation is never lacking. The love that was shown to our Fathers, beginning with our first parents down through […]
Learning The Gift Of Self
Corpus Christi When we wish to contemplate the ineffable mystery of the Most Blessed Sacrament, we find ourselves invariably being brought back to the words with which Our Blessed Lord instituted it. As the Fathers and Doctors of the Church has continually pointed out, the words of institution adequately express all that is contained in […]
The Trinity Has The Answers
Trinity Sunday I arise today Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, Through belief in the Threeness, Through confession of the Oneness of the Creator of creation. (St Patrick’s Breastplate) “The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity,” proclaims the Catechism of the Catholic Church, “is the central mystery of Christian faith and life. […]
