Dear Friends,

I hope you are doing well as we move into a New Year. It has been a long time since this page was updated, and I apologize. Here we are now Ordinary Time for a few more weeks, after which we will arrive at Ash Wednesday on February 18th. Our Lenten journey will begin once more.

We did have a lovely Christmas Season – peaceful and reflective as is often the case. I try to keep our Liturgies simple and true to the nature of which they are intended – to give praise and glory to God – in a traditional and respectful manner. In all things we give glory to God.

So here we are in Ordinary Time – and I must say I always enjoy these weeks of wearing green vestments again. In Community everyone is doing well,thanks be to God. We are few, as many of you know, but we get up each day and fulfill our obligation to the monastic office and our work assignments. There is always a lot to do – and I am grateful for our employees who help in so many ways – sometimes over and above their duty. The new gate we had installed is working as it should, and we are grateful that we can close it at night and feel more secure, not only for us but also for those who stay here on retreat. Our world is ever changing, and we are not so eager to leave doors unlocked as we once did when I first arrived here twenty two years ago.

We have had a relatively mild winter thus far with very little snow. But we know that can change very quickly here. Today the sun is shining and the temperature is probably close to 40 degrees. If this is not a breeze one can feel the warmth of the sun.

As Always I thank you for all your support, in so many ways. You remain in our daily prayers and mass intentions. God blesss you and reward you.

Gratefully,
Fr. Aidan,

Planned Gift Giving:

To help us continue our monastic life and mission to be a beacon of light in the world, we value your ongoing help. We are a small community living a very simple life of prayer and work. We all know that prayer is very important, and we come together every day to pray for you and the needs of the world.