St John the Baptist2021 There is a great joy at St John’s birth. There is – or there should always be – a great joy when a new child is born. But we feel from the text of the Gospel the special joy everyone felt on that occasion. All had compassion for Elizabeth and Zechariah […]
Easter at Quarr is a good season to learn again that
Flowers open after winter months of apparent death,
Birds sing joyfully as they build new nests for their little ones to come,
Lambs gamble and bleat in the meadows.
Even roads reopen (!) giving access to visitors old and new – all welcome!
Will our hearts open, too,
To make peace after conflicts and wars
To forgive after disputes
To foster every human life from its conception to its natural end,
To bring a smile of hope on all faces around?
“Christ is risen from the dead.”
Happy Easter to you all!
Abbot Xavier and the Community