• Thumbnail for the post titled: Statement from Bishop Hugh on the Passing of the Holy Father

    Statement from Bishop Hugh on the Passing of the Holy Father

    Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome and Successor of St Peter died this morning – Easter Monday – at 7.35am. May the risen Lord receive him! His passage to eternity will […]

  • Thumbnail for the post titled: Jubilee 2025

    Jubilee 2025

    Pope Francis has declared that next year, 2025, will be a Holy Year in the Universal Church. The idea of Jubilee has its roots in the Old Testament, with a […]

  • Thumbnail for the post titled: University of Aberdeen Lecture: God and Suffering – How Could a Good God Allow Evil?

    University of Aberdeen Lecture: God and Suffering – How Could a Good God Allow Evil?

    The Thomistic Institute at the University of Aberdeen presents: God and Suffering – How Could a Good God Allow Evil?

  • Thumbnail for the post titled: Light of the North – Easter 2025

    Light of the North – Easter 2025

    Welcome to the Easter issue of the Light of the North.

  • Thumbnail for the post titled: Annual Mass at Scalan

    Annual Mass at Scalan

    The Annual Mass at Scalan is arranged for Sunday, June 8th, at 16:00 prompt. The site will be open for an hour before and after the Mass. All are Welcome!

  • Thumbnail for the post titled: Homily for Easter Vigil

    Homily for Easter Vigil

    In my garden stands a particularly fine cherry tree. Until moving there, I hadn’t realised how tall cherry trees can be. It is almost the tallest tree in the garden, […]

  • Thumbnail for the post titled: Homily for Easter Sunday

    Homily for Easter Sunday

    This morning, we can allow the great reality of the Lord’s Resurrection to break upon us. Like the dawn, like a warming sun climbing the sky as the day unfolds, […]

  • Thumbnail for the post titled: Homily for the Chrism Mass

    Homily for the Chrism Mass

    What is a priest? Someone in special need of being rescued. That’s it, Fathers. More poetically, someone in special need of angels. That may sound melodramatic or overstated, but is […]

  • Thumbnail for the post titled: Homily for the Funeral of Fr Peter Kelly

    Homily for the Funeral of Fr Peter Kelly

    Today we are remembering a dear man, a loved brother to his siblings, and a good priest. And we do so with real grief, wishing that the last months of […]

  • Thumbnail for the post titled: Nature’s Best Kept Secret: What Every woman should know about her Body

    Nature’s Best Kept Secret: What Every woman should know about her Body

    Join Fertility Care Scotland online at 7:45pm on Monday, 12 May for this special webinar. We will tell you about the benefits of natural family planning (Billings Ovulation Method®) as […]

     

Sign Up to Our Newsletter

RC Diocese of Aberdeen Charitable Trust.
A registered Scottish Charity Number SC005122