Genuine humility is not about acts of great theatre: this is humiliation. It’s rather a daily sharing in the sufferings of Christ, explains Fr Henry:

Fr Henry O’Shea OSB “When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean —

The Glenstal community – monks, students, colleagues and guests – gathered in the Abbey Church to celebrate a Mass of the Holy Spirit for the

Ensuring everyone in the monastery is fully alive: Mark Patrick Hederman takes a look at the role of the Abbot and the lessons for Christian

Fr Denis Hooper OSB When I first looked over today’s readings I was struck by the very first line of the first reading from Jeremiah:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2E8vw38gwg Fr Columba begins our podcast series on the Rule of Saint Benedict by looking at its Prologue: shorturl.at/xEHTV (🎙️ audio-only version: shorturl.at/dovS9)

Fr Cuthbert Brennan OSB The question of identity is an overarching theme in the gospel of Matthew. Not only the identity of Jesus but also

When a novice monk enters the monastery, the Abbot presents him with a copy of the Rule of Saint Benedict and tells him: ‘This is

Fr Christopher Dillon OSB For once it is the words of the Old Testament which sound kinder than those of the New. “My house will

A new book on the role and experience of women in Irish monastic history is now available to purchase at our online shop: https://shorturl.at/cinBX

Fr Jarek Kurek OSB Over the last few years, as a curious non-native English-speaking foreigner, I explored the beginnings of the English language and wondered

Fr Luke Macnamara OSB Elijah goes to meet God at the mountain of Horeb. He does not meet God in the wind, earthquake or fire,

The monastic community rejoiced today, Sunday 6th August 2023, on the occasion of the solemn monastic profession of Br Oscar McDermott OSB during Mass for

This week the monastic community remembers Fathers Bede Lebbe, Cornelius Doherty and Kevin Healy, three of our confrères whose anniversaries occur at this time. Today

Fr Lino Moreira OSB Solomon had just been made king in place of his father David. He was very young and inexperienced, and felt that