If there is anything in the popular imagination that is associated with the monastic and contemplative life it is probably silence. But the type of silence which people imagine reigns in monasteries and hermitages is really only a very pale reflection of reality…
Category Archives: Retreat Sunday
Sunday 4th October – Retreat Sunday and Day for Life
It seems that moral decline is continuing at pace in the Republic of Ireland. Having dismissed the dignity of the unborn child in the womb and equated same sex relationships with marriage it should not take us by surprise that elected representatives now have their sights set on legislation which would…
Retreat Sunday – 6th September – The Way of the Cross
The month of September is dominated by the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, celebrated on Monday 14th. Today, for your retreat Sunday, we would like to offer a series of meditations on the Cross, specifically the devotion known as The Way of the Cross. The Cross is…
Sunday 2nd August – Retreat Sunday – My Role in Mission and Evangelisation
On this Retreat Sunday, we would like to introduce you to a new document which has come from the Vatican just last month, and which asks us to consider the reality of the Parish. We might be very aware of parish name and locality without being in any way aware of…
Sunday 5th July – Retreat Sunday
On this Retreat Sunday we invite you to consider these words: Listen; Obedience; Scripture; The Tent; A School for the Lord’s Service; Eternal Life. Have a peace-filled day of prayer and Christ-encounter!
Sunday 7th June – Retreat Sunday – The Most Holy Trinity
This solemnity falls on our Retreat Sunday – why not make it a day of quiet and prayer in which you can live your membership of our Cistercian family.
Bethlehem Abbey Cistercian Family 