The Tears Of A Mother
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Dearly Beloved, In today’s epistle, St Paul summarises our spiritual combat in these words: Be not deceived: God is not mocked. For what things a man shall sow, those also shall he reap. For he that soweth in his flesh of the flesh also shall reap corruption. But he that soweth […]
Galong Again And A Pilgrimage To Coogee
Fr Prior and Br Gregory were able to return to Galong to conduct the women’s retreat. 24 ladies were able to take part in the event, for which we are most grateful to Divine Providence. On their way back, the monks made a pilgrimage to the tomb of Venerable Eileen O’Connor in order to entrust […]
Homilies To Resume
With Fr Mark Bachmann returning to Clear Creek this week, Fr Prior’s homilies will resume on Sunday 18 September.
Return To Victoria
The men’s retreat at Don Bosco, Lysterfield Victoria is in its fourth day. The last retreat here was in April last year. The next one should be the women’s retreat in November.
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 […]
