Bp Hugh Gilbert
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Homily for the Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral
Today we keep the anniversary of the dedication of this Cathedral, which took place 165 years ago. Places of worship can be vulnerable, even to weather but to worse than […]
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Homily for the 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Jubilee and Blessing of Catechists. As the Second Reading these Sundays, we are hearing from St Paul’s 1st Letter to Timothy. Timothy was one of St Paul’s closest collaborations, friend, […]
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Highland Deanery Pilgrimage
Brothers and Sisters, it’s good to be here today and here together. We are in a year of Jubilee, and Jubilees entail pilgrimages. Though the focus this year is definitely […]
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Homily for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
It’s always good to keep this feast. It seals the summer, somehow. If we lived out in the Scottish countryside and not in a city, we’d see the fields of […]
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Homily for the Silver Jubilee of Monastic Profession of Br Daneil Morphy OSB
Today we thank the Lord and Br Daniel for his 25 years of monastic profession. 25 years is a third of a life, normally speaking; not a small amount. Br […]
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Homily for the Diocesan Pilgrimage
Although Ss. Peter and Paul lived 2000 years ago, we can feel we know them. Two distinct personalities, two different characters, but – here’s the point – both transformed by […]
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Homily for the Priestly Ordination of Deacon Aidan Matheson
Dear Aidan, this is good. In recent years, our diocese has been blessed with laity and clergy from elsewhere. What an enrichment this has been! But it’s good to know […]
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Homily for the 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Brothers and Sisters, we are in this Jubilee Year, with its motto, Pilgrims of Hope. Let’s keep in our prayers two groups of young people from our diocese: one in […]
