Author: Bp Hugh Gilbert OSB
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Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Advent
Today John the Baptizer comes to us: wild hair and beard, camel-skin and voice. He’s a sign Christ is coming. He is his herald, his forerunner. He prepares the way […]
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Homily for the 1st Sunday of Advent
“To you, O God, I lift up my soul”. It’s today’s Entrance Antiphon and Psalm Response. It’s the leitmotif of Advent. “I” = all of us, the whole Church, all […]
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Homily for the Solemnity of Christ the King
When the angel visited Mary, she heard that the Lord would give her son “the throne of his father David” and that “he will reign over the house of Jacob […]
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Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Today we celebrate the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This is not the virginal conception of Jesus by Mary, but the conception of Mary herself. It’s not Jesus’ […]
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A Celebration of the Good Works of the Catholic Church in Scotland & Abroad at the Scottish Parliament
At the Scottish Parliament last night, 28th November 2018, hundreds of representatives from various Catholic Church agencies across Scotland attended an event at the Scottish Parliament. The event was organised by […]
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Talk to Eucharistic Ministers – “Doing God’s Work”
Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist are – forgive me! – a ‘species’ which evolved after the Second Vatican Council. The main founding document, called Immensae Caritatis, was issued by the […]
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Homily for 33rd Sunday of the Year
Brothers and Sisters, at this time of the year, the Church’s liturgy is giving us a course on the “last things”, as we call them, or “eschatology” if you want […]
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Homily for the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Sunday by Sunday, we are following Christ under the guidance of the Gospel of St Mark. Today we come to a high-point and a turning-point. The high-point is Peter’s profession […]
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