Mass for the Golden Jubilee of the Ordination to the Priesthood of Fr Raymond and Fr Hugh 1st March 2008 Homily by the Prior, Fr. M...

Golden Jubilee. 1st March 2008 Abbot Raymond and Fr. Hugh will be celebrating Mass to mark the 50th Anniversary of their Ordination to the P...

Cardinal K. P. O’Brien speaks at the end of the Funeral Mass for Br. Stephen. Thank you, members of the community, and each and every one ...

Br Stephen ( Resume of Homily at his funeral) By Abbot Raymond We welcome the family of Br. Stephen and his friends. There a...

Br. Stephen (88) was called home to the Lord Wed 13 Feb 2008 Brother Stephen, Cistercian monk Nunraw John Heenan was born the first of a...

In his Sunday Chapter-talk, Abbot Raymond was prompted by the thought of William on“David prefiguring the Messiah”, (previous weblog)...

Just before Lent William kindly sent this reflection on the liturgical Readings 2 Sam 12, 15. "David is like a prefiguring of ...

Dom Donald is too modest to do so himself, so I am taking the liberty of inviting you to vote for this excellent blog as Religious Blog of t...

Abbot Raymond, Chapter Talk NOTHINGNESS (I Corinthians I: 26-31) “God has chosen those who are nothing at all to show up those who are ...

64th Anniversary of Foundation of Nunraw February 2, 2008 . Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (also known as Candlemas, ...

Photo: Voluntary Workers’ Camp, building Nunraw New Abbey 1950s Photo from Maria Jordan, niece of the late Francis Ricardo ‘ Real L...

January 16, 2008 Bible Scholar Bernhard Anderson, (91) a leading scholar of the Hebrew Bible, passed away the day after Christmas. This a...

2nd from Left: Fr. Michael Casey, OCSO, Tarrawarra Abbey, Aus. Fr. Michael was the Director and Animator of the Course for Formators held at...

Saints Robert, Alberic & Stephen Cistercian Founders Chapter Sermon Jan 26 2008 Br. Philip “Whoever sets foot in some peaceful haven of...

HOLY FOUNDERS Sts Robert, Alberic & Stephen. (26 January) The churches and cloisters of abbeys like Fontenay and Thoronet, their mellow...