NEWS & REFLECTIONS

October 15, 2020

Special Birthdays in our Community

What a year for big birthdays in the community! On 30th June, Mother Marie, who has served the community as Abbess for the past 19 years, turned 70 years old....

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September 20, 2020

Conference 14 - 18 Sept 2020: The Rule of St Benedict & The Little Prince

Fr Luke McNamara OSB is a monk of Glenstal Abbey and a lecturer in sacred scripture at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth. As a follower of the Rule of St Benedict...

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April 19, 2020

A Novice's Diary: Doing Isolation with God

‘Philippa had discovered the tower in her second week at Brede… the high platform, where I can get away, she would have said. After only two weeks she had wanted...

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April 11, 2020

Some Useful Tips from our Abbess to Cope during the Covid-19 Quarantine

On 27th March the Irish government introduced a lockdown throughout the country. In response to the Covid-19 crisis and this strict period of quarantine at home, our Abbess Mother Marie...

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March 22, 2020

The Light of Belief in Christ: Reflection on the Gospel of the 4th Sunday of Lent

During these weeks of Lent the liturgy nourishes us on Gospel themes which help us focus on the great gift of faith in Jesus Christ, on the development of this...

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March 19, 2020

A Thought on St Joseph

Pope John Paul II, who was very devoted to St Joseph, left us a beautiful document dedicated to St Joseph in the Apostolic Exhortation Redemptoris Custos, “The Guardian of the...

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March 17, 2020

Mass Homily for Feast of St Patrick

This year St Patrick’s Day is overshadowed by great concern and uncertainty because of Coronavirus, Covid-19. It is not a time to be mushy or sentimental about our Irishness or...

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March 16, 2020

Reflection for St Patrick's Day

Today we celebrate the wonder of God’s grace in the life of St Patrick – captured as a slave he turned to the Lord and was liberated in a...

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March 16, 2020

COVID-19

In view of the current Covid-19 pandemic, Glencairn Abbey will regrettably be closed to guests and visitors until further notice. As a community we are earnestly praying for the...

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February 22, 2020

Opening of our New Abbey Guesthouse

WE are delighted to announce the opening of our new Abbey Guesthouse here at Glencairn. This phase of our building project began in December 2018 with the demolition of buildings...

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