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Dec 21, 2023
New Prior Of Taizé
The new prior of the ecumenical monastic community of Taizé, Brother Matthew (Andrew Thorpe), is an old friend of our community. We wish...
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Emmaus
Aug 5, 2023
Dom Cyril Pierce 1933-2023 R.I.P.
Carthusian monk of Parkminster Chaterhouse, England.
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Emmaus
Mar 16, 2023
Is the pope reading our blog? Spooky!
VATICAN CITY (CNS) Being an apostle does not mean climbing up the church's hierarchy to look down on others but humbling oneself in a...
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Emmaus
Mar 15, 2023
Can we forgive? Should we?
When it comes to clerical abuse, “it is not enough to ask for forgiveness,” said Pope Francis. True enough. But not even that much is on...
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Emmaus
Mar 9, 2023
Re-thinking Lent
Jesus, according to the Gospel of Matthew, only ever spoke in parables. Or, as John’s Gospel rephrases it (casting a different light on...
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From the Prior
Mar 8, 2023
The Curse of Clericalism
Clericalism is a disease. A virus. And a very infectious one. In fact, it’s a type of “corona” (or “crown”) virus, if you will. It...
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Emmaus
Apr 17, 2022
The Paschal Mystery
Christ is Risen! And our hope lives, despite everything. The Paschal Mystery is a "mystery" indeed ... and no popular opiate or naive...
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Emmaus
Jan 30, 2022
A New Prior for Bose
It is with great joy that we announce that today, Sunday 30 January 2022, the professed brothers and sisters of the monastero di Bose,...
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Emmaus
Dec 25, 2021
Christmas Greetings
The newborn Christ rests in a cave ... because there is no room in the "inn". He rests within the cave of our open and, yes, often broken...
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Emmaus
Nov 17, 2021
Laudato Si' — gathering of religious sisters and brothers at Emmaus
On the final day of the forty days of prayer inaugurating the "Laudato Si' Action Platform" (a great idea, despite its clunky name!),...
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Emmaus
Aug 29, 2021
"Sing with mind and heart ...": Reflections on the Rule of St Romuald, Part Six
Romuald was a wise teacher. He understood that, zealous novices though we may be, we will, more than likely, not be able to "accomplish...
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Emmaus
Aug 19, 2021
"The zeal of a novice ...": Reflections on the Rule of St Romuald, Part Five
The zeal of a novice is far preferable to the cynicism of the know-it-all. In fact, we would all do well to remember that "in the path...
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Emmaus
Aug 12, 2021
"The path you must follow ...": Reflections on the Rule of St Romuald, Part Four
Prayer is one of the defining features of monastic life—perhaps the most important one from a practical point of view. It is the thing...
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Emmaus
May 23, 2021
Today . . . is forever
Today is the birth day of the church. No, not the “Birthday of the Church” but the birthing day of that mysterious “communion of saints”,...
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Emmaus
Apr 22, 2021
Bose and the future
As some of you may know, our sister community, the Monastero di Bose in Italy, has been going through some difficult times lately. While...
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Emmaus
Apr 11, 2021
Beyond Perfect
Today is Divine Mercy Sunday. It is the culminating day of the Easter Octave—the “eighth” day of the first week of the New Creation: a...
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Emmaus
Apr 4, 2021
The Lord is risen!
He is risen indeed! Is there anyone here who is a true lover of God? Then come, enjoy this resplendent and most radiant Feast! Anyone...
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Emmaus
Apr 1, 2021
And so it begins ...
… we have just celebrated the Mass of the Lord’s Supper and entered into the mystery of the Triduum, the three culminating days of Holy...
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Emmaus
Feb 16, 2021
“Like a skilled fisherman watching for fish …”: Reflections on the Rule of St Romuald, Part Three
Whether our thoughts swarm about like hungry sharks or swirl like shoals of skittish sardines or languidly weave in and out like trout...
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