Homily – 22nd Sunday – Year A
Abbot Christopher Dillon: “The way you think is not God’s way but man’s.” Just hear that again, “not God’s way, but man’s”; how else could
31/08/2026
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Abbot Christopher Dillon: “The way you think is not God’s way but man’s.” Just hear that again, “not God’s way, but man’s”; how else could
The month of September that we have just begun invites us to revisit our Christian and monastic identity lived here in Ireland. On the 3rd
Fr. Fintan Lyons: The gospel passage we have heard has, at its centre, the exchanges between Jesus and Peter, about who Jesus is, and then
Fr. John O’Callaghan: Today’s readings concern immigration, immigration into the kingdom of God! The readings all highlight the porous nature of the borders of that
Fr. Mark Patrick Hederman OSB. Elijah bursts onto the Biblical scene without so much as a by your leave. We know nothing of his background
Fr. Henry O’Shea: The dripping blood our only drink The bloody flesh our only food In spite of which we like to think That we
On Monday 3rd August 2026, the monastic community will begin its annual retreat under the direction of Father Michael Peterson OSB of Saint John’s Abbey
Anyone visiting Glenstal cannot but notice and be struck by the awesome, dramatic contemporary paintings confronting them in the Abbey Church, the Guesthouse and in
In a sense, deepening one’s faith can feel a little like learning a new language. It can be difficult and requires intention, patience and the
Abbot Columba McCann: People sometimes ask me, ‘Why did you want to become a monk?’ They don’t get a straightforward answer! We could also ask
Fr. William Fennelly: Today’s readings highlight a virtue that seems under-appreciated in our world: the virtue of patience. Patience seems to be a forgotten virtue.
Daniel Kevin O Sé – known as Kevin to his family – was born in Cork on 3rd July 1940. Following school at Presentation Brothers College,
Fr. Jarek Kurek: “Why do you speak to the crowds in parables?” the disciples ask Jesus. In other words: “Why are you so elusive with
Fr. Senan Furlong: Samuel Pepys is best known for the diary he kept during the 1660s. In it, he recorded not only the major events
Fr. Henry O’Shea: The womb Rattles its pod, the moon Discharges itself from the tree with nowhere to go. My landscape is a hand with