Benedictine monk to speak in All Saints’ Church

BENEDICTINE monk Dom Mark-Ephrem Nolan OSB, who is superior of Holy Cross Monastery in Rostrevor, is coming to speak in All Saints’ Church, Ballymena, next week.
By The Newsroom
Published 10th Oct 2012, 11:06 BST

His is the inaugural talk in a monthly series of talks on the Catholic faith organised by Kirkinriola Parish in response to a ‘Year of Faith’ declared by Pope Benedict XVI to mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council.

Dom Mark-Ephrem, who is a regular contributor to Radio Ulster’s ‘Thought for Today’, will speak on the subject of ‘Prayer’ in All Saints on Wednesday, October 17, at 7.30pm.

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The Benedictine Community in Rostrevor arrived in Northern Ireland from the Abbey of Bec in France in January 1998.

They came to Northern Ireland as a response to a call addressed by the Catholic Church to monasteries of contemplative life to engage themselves in the mission of spiritual ecumenism, rooted in prayer, conversion of heart and charity, in those corners of the world where Christians are divided.

The monastery in Rostrevor is recognised across the denominational divide as a centre contributing to the spiritual renewal of the Churches in Ireland today. The community consists of six monks; four from France, one from Mexico, and Dom Mark-Ephrem, who is originally from Belfast.

His talk next Wednesday night in All Saints is open to interested people of all denominations.