Holy Cross Monastery

This week, Br. David Bryan came home from his vacation in England and North Carolina. Br. Raphael came home from HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston and is recovering from his hip replacement surgery. Br. Scott is recovering from knee replacement surgery at Hudson Valley Rehabilitation Center in the nearby village of Highland. This weekend, we welcomed 14 of our Associates fo...

Holy Cross Monastery, West Park, New York Br. Bernard Delcourt The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost, October 18, 2026 Exodus 33:12-23 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Matthew 22:15-22 “Show me the coin.” That’s all Jesus asks for, and it’s enough to unravel the whole trap they’ve set for him. The Pharisees and the Herodians make for one of the strangest alliances in the Gospels…

Holy Cross Monastery, West Park, New York Br. Francis Beckham, OHC The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 23A, October 11, 2026 Click here for an audio of the sermon Almighty and eternal God, so draw our hearts to you, so guide our minds, so fill our imaginations, so control our wills, that we may be wholly yours, utterly dedicated to you; and then use us, we pray…

This week, we were observing contemplative days. Bros. Scott and Raphael both underwent surgery on Tuesday. Br. Scott got a bilateral knees replacement and Br. Raphael got a hip replacement. The surgeries went well. They recovered for a few days in hospital. They are now both headed to a rehabilitation home for a couple of weeks, 8 miles South of the monastery. Please pray fo...

This past week, Br. Ephrem was visiting his family in Raceland, LA. He got home on Thursday, in time to teach a formation to the community before driving off to a parish mission in MD. He is now back home. Br. David-Bryan is in his second week of visiting friends in England. This Sunday, we celebrated the feast of the Dedication of our St Augustine Church. It is now entering ...