Entries by Fiachra Nutty

Death of Sr Kate Cleary ocso

Sr. Kate was born in Butlerstown, Co. Waterford, on 29th  May, 1926, the second eldest of four sisters. She won a scholarship to Falcarragh in Donegal and from there went to Mary Immaculate Teacher Training College.  She taught in Inistiogue, and then in De La Salle, Stephen Street, Waterford, after which she taught in Butlerstown. […]

Homily for the feast of the Cistercian Founders 2019

We thought it would be good to share with you Dom Augustine’s homily at yesterday’s mass for the feast of the Holy Founders of the Cistercian Order, Saints Robert, Alberic and Stephen. In it, he describes the nature of our life as Cistercians, the journey of prayer and the interior and exterior challenges and joys […]

Sr Stephen’s Silver Jubilee of Monastic Profession

This year’s feast of our Cistercian Founders, Saints Robert, Alberic and Stephen was particularly special as we celebrated the 25 year ‘Silver Jubilee’ of Sr Stephen’s monastic journey here at Glencairn. A teacher of mathematics and english, Sr Stephen began her Cistercian journey in her native India, entering the community of Makkiyad (now located in […]

Recycling Workshop at the Abbey

Following a raised awareness of the ongoing and detrimental effects of plastic pollution in our environment and in a response to the Pope’s encyclical, Laudato Si, on care for our common home, we as a community began looking at ways to reduce our non-recyclable waste. With this in mind and thanks to Karen Nicholson of […]

Order Glencairn Christmas Cards

It’s time to buy Christmas cards! This year the Glencairn Abbey Christmas card catalogue includes ten English language and eight Irish language designs. As well as sisters from the community, our artists include Gillian Brady, Ken Buggy, Margaret Byrne, Alina Cojocaru, Clodagh Creedon, Nodlaig Ryan Donegan, Hélène Garetta, and Valerie O’Sullivan. Browse through our catalogue […]

A New Postulant Enters our Community

On the 8th September, 2018 we were delighted to welcome Emma Brady from Co. Cavan as a new Postulant to our community. Emma began her vocation discernment with us during her college years, where she studied Law and German at university before applying to enter St. Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn. Emma’s entrance day was the Feast […]

Alliance for International Monasticism

Monks and nuns following the Rule of St. Benedict take a vow of stability to their community and ordinarily remain in the monastery they have entered all their monastic life. One monk who takes his stability with him on the road is Fr. Mark Butlin OSB of Ampleforth Abbey, who has been serving on the […]

Solemn Monastic Profession of Sr. Elizabeth Deasy OCSO

  Just eight days after Sr. Angela’s Solemn Profession day on 20th of August, we again had reason for great rejoicing in Glencairn with the final vows of Sr. Elizabeth Deasy. Her vows were received by Mother Marie Fahy, Abbess of St. Mary’s Abbey, Glencairn, who clothed her in the monastic cowl and black veil, […]

Cistercians Attend Papal Mass

Cistercian monks and nuns, representing Glencairn, Mt Melleray and Roscrea, travelled to Dublin yesterday to attend the papal mass. Eight sisters from Glencairn left at six a.m. in heavy rain to make sure they were on time to negotiate the traffic and the long walk to their seats. The joy of all the participants making […]

Artists Answer Call to Design a Christmas Card

Earlier this year our Card Department sent out a “Call to Design a Christmas Card”, inviting submissions from artists for designs which we might include in our 2018 range of Glencairn Abbey Christmas cards.  There was a lot of interest in the idea, and from the many submissions received, we have chosen to use seven. […]

Insights on Retreat: Part 2

Sister Michele here concludes her article on this year’s community retreat which took place in June, given by Fr Michael Casey, Cistercian monk and spiritual author.   Our Core values   Our prime values of  course are: Prayer in all its stages and degrees, Lectio Divina and Liturgy, Community life/communion, manual labour and service. Many good […]