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Homilies offered by Bishop William Crean
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Bishop William Crean
Creating Order One of my favourite books by Thomas Merton is his Seeking Paradise: The Spirit of the Shakers. The Shaker village of Pleasant Hill is unfar from Gethsemani. Engaging with the history of the place and its deep motivation, he was struck Read More
33. Sunday B
33. Sunday B
You can find an English version of this text by scrolling down. Photos from the abbey are from the site of Nový Dvůr. 
Dn 12.1-3: En ce temps-là se lèvera Michel, le chef des anges.
He 10:11-18: pour les péchés un Read More
Wounded Lion The story of St Jerome and the lion reached its canonical form in The Golden Legend. It must have circulated long before, but its textual origin is shrouded in mystery. In the medieval telling, a lion turned up at Jerome’s Read More
Conversation with Carl E. Olson
Conversation with Carl E. Olson
This conversation was first published on the substack What We Need Now, then in The Catholic World Report.
In The Shattering of Loneliness: On Christian Remembrance, you write: “The mystery of God was made manifest to me in veiled ways, densely Read More
Show yourselves to the priests
Show yourselves to the priests
Homily given at the reception into the Church of Heidi Frich Andersen.
Luke 17.11-19: Go and show yourselves to the priests.
It is curious, really, that Christ, God from God and Light from Light, on meeting a band of lepers between Samaria Read More