Sunday 19 November, Dom Prior Gregory Corcoran

The parable that we have just heard is very dear to St Benedict. He was all in favour of candidates for the monastic life who heard a command and instantly set about the job. Currendo et agendo. Speeding into activity. Enthusiastic people. It is not simply obedience, prompt obedience, that St Benedict cultivates in his […]

Easter Message 2026

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