Month: December 2020
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Light Shines in Darkness – Scotland’s Catholic Bishop’s Letter of Hope
In a National Pastoral Letter to Scotland’s Catholic community, the Catholic Bishops of Scotland have highlighted “reasons for hope, as we live through these difficult times”. The document, suggests society […]
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Recent Government Announcement – A Note from Bishop Hugh
Dear All, The Christmas plans of many of us have been thrown into disarray by the Government’s announcements of last night. These announcements are driven by a desire to act […]
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Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Advent
“O God, who see how your people faithfully await the feast of the Lord’s Nativity…” So begins today’s Collect. This is the 3rd Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday. “Rejoice in […]
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Homily for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
In her Magnificat, Mary sings, “For he has done great things for me and holy is his name.” At that moment, she is thinking of the “great thing” that she, […]
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Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Advent
This is an Advent more full than usual of fears and hopes. The grace of Advent is that it sifts these, orders them, purifies them, teaching us to discard where […]
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Homily for St Andrew the Apostle
Who was he? A 1st c. Jew, a Galilean, born in Bethsaida, son of a certain John or Jonas, brother of Simon Peter. Like him he was a fisherman by […]
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Our Lady Of Aberdeen Book – Reprinted
“Our Lady of Aberdeen” is the name given in Scotland to a remarkable statue which was saved from destruction in Aberdeen during the Reformation. For sixty-five years it was hidden […]
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