Changing Habits Or More Of The Same?

Dom Gregory Carey OSB or Fr Dominic Carey SSJ (Society Of St John) as he was formerly known (pictured on the left), was simply professed as a Benedictine monk at Saint Michaels Abbey / Farnborough Abbey earlier this year.

 I imagine the style of Benedictine "Austerity" as practiced by the F'bro monks must have been one of the attractions. In the past....

"Among the society's (Society Of St John)  invoices were bills for a $26,480 dining table, a $15,000 mirror, a $9,800 executive desk, three $6,000 rugs, a $6,828 bar, a $4,900 armoire and a $2,900 cocktail table."

 Here's some choice cuts from the material available online about Fr Dominic Carey and The Society Of St John:

 Sept 2014 The seeds for Father John Horgan's association with the Society of St. John were sowed when he arrived in Vancouver in the 1980s and was befriended by Dominic Carey's parents. Carey is currently the rector of the society's seminary in Paraguay.

In the 1990s, Carey went to St. Pius X seminary in Winona, Minn. where he met Eric Ensey, another seminarian, and came under the spell of a charismatic teacher named Carlos Urrutigoity. 

The Curious Case of Carlos Urrutigoity (VIII)

Dec 2014 Livieres replaced Urrutigoity with Fr. Dominic Carey, a Canadian whose affiliation with the SSJ dates back to the early 1990s, before the group was ousted from the Society of St. Pius X and settled in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He would go on to become the SSJ’s main fundraiser—that was one of the reasons Bishop Joseph Martino wanted to meet him. But Carey left for Paraguay without Martino’s permission. “I never laid eyes on him,” Martino testified in 2008.

Carey admitted that some SSJ priests shared their beds with boys, but claimed there was nothing sexual about the practice, according to the 2002 affidavit of Diane Toler, a former supporter of the SSJ. “Father [Carey] said that this was Fr. Urrutigoity’s method of having the Society priests bond with boys,” she testified. (Under oath, Urrutigoity denied sharing beds with boys; the sworn testimony of several others disputed his claim.) Carey did not respond to a request for comment.

 I think admitting Fr Carey into the monastic community seriously calls into question Abbot Cuthbert Brogan's judgement and therefore his position on The Diocese Of Portsmouth's Safeguarding Commission !

 I seriously hope people in their dealings with them exercise caution, particularly where adolescents and young men are concerned and that those who give this community an air of credibility by inviting them to functions will stop!

The Myth Of The Thorn Bird

"There is an old Celtic legend about a bird, which sings only once in its life.It sings that single song more sweetly than any other creature on the face of this earth. From the moment it leaves its nest, this bird searches for a thorn tree and does not rest until it has found one. Having found the thorn tree the bird sings among the tree’s savage branches and impales itself on the longest, sharpest spine. Then, dying, it rises above its own agony to out-carol the lark and the nightingale. The whole world stills to listen and God in his heaven smiles. The best is accomplished at the cost of the greatest pain, so says the legend."



During the first week of August 1988, Abbot Cuthbert Brogan and I, as novices, enjoyed a weeks holiday at Ramsgate Abbey. (The community has since moved to Chilworth)

 We had hoped to be housed in The Grange which has since been restored by The Landmark Trust.

 In the event, however, we were accommodated within the monastery.

During the week we visited friends of Cuthbert in Herne Bay, Nuns at Minster and visited Canterbury, including, of course, the Cathedral.
 The notice board afforded some amusement as it announced:

 MATTINS (Martyrdom) 07:15

 (That being in the martyrdom chapel)

Cuthbert remarked that if they really wanted to experience martyrdom by mattins, they should try Farnborough! lol !! (05:15)

 As well as these visits, alot of time was spent wandering around the town and lying together on the beach. It had been only about two months since our first sexual encounter and in many ways I experienced this holiday like a honeymoon. 

Ralph and Meggie in The Thorn Birds never stopped loving and caring for each other deep down. In this respect, perhaps their story lacks some credibility, as it would appear that errant clerics and their enablers, generally, don't have alot of regard for the trail of damage they leave in their wake!