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    Homily for Easter Vigil

    “Come, Easter, come” said a poet (Vernon Watkins). Well, Easter is coming – here and now. Coming out of the dark of a long winter. Coming after much Lenten preparation. […]

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    Light of the North – Easter 2024

    Welcome to the Easter issue of the Light of the North, the magazine of the Diocese of Aberdeen.

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    Homily for Good Friday

    Over the road, in Crown St, are some offices the homeless charity Shelter. Shelter – isn’t that what we’re seeking today, Good Friday? The shelter of divine charity.

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    Homily for Maundy Thursday 2024

    The Last Supper, and our Mass tonight, are intense and full of “stuff”; full of words and gestures, of old and new; so intimate and anguished all at once, desolate […]

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    Chrism Mass

    Today’s Mass stands out. It’s one of those diocesan occasions when the Church puts on her best clothes. Here we are, laity, religious, deacons, priests and a bishop. Here is […]

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    Homily for Palm Sunday

    Do we love the Lord? We want to, surely. And why do we love him? I mean, why do I, you, each of us love him? Why are we bothered […]

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    Homily for the Solemnity of St Joseph

    Our Lord is not a lonely planet. He’s part of a galaxy, the heart of a galaxy, and many stars cluster round him. And of all who orbit the Lord, […]

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    Homily for the 5th Sunday of Lent

    A fortnight is not a long time, and in a fortnight, it will be Easter. In 12 days it will be Good Friday, and next Sunday is Palm Sunday. Easter […]

     

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