Bp Hugh Gilbert
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Homily for the Easter Sunday
Dear Sisters and Brothers, Today it’s obvious. It’s patently, forcefully, radiantly obvious. Obvious what the message is, what we are celebrating, what’s on the table today to taste and see. […]
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Homily for the Easter Vigil
When I was first a monk at Pluscarden Abbey, the abbot there seriously disliked having to preach. And to justify this, he’d use the phrase: “the Liturgy preaches its own […]
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Homily for Good Friday
“Brothers and Sisters, we have a great high priest” (Heb 4:14). We heard that in the 2nd reading. It sums up today. “We have a great high priest, who has […]
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Homily for Maundy Thursday
Tonight our Triduum begins. Tonight is truly special. Tonight for all the darkness gathering outside the upper room, all the mounting hostility towards the Lord, despite the inside darkness brimming […]
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Homily for the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord
There’s something simple and beautiful about today. An angel speaks to a girl and she listens. And more, of course. “The Word himself was waiting on her word” (Malcolm Guite), […]
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Homily for the 5th Sunday of Lent
During his life the Lord did many extraordinary things. To follow just the Gospel of John, he turned water into wine, he healed the son of an official from a […]
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Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Lent and the 1st Scrutiny
Today our “elect”, those preparing for baptism at Easter, are “given” the Creed. We will all recite it for them to hear. We are playing the part of Mother Church. […]
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What is Benedictine Spirituality and can it help Laypeople?
Notes of a Talk at the Chaplaincy of the University of Aberdeen, 2 March 2026. Throughout history, the Lord raises up figures who become luminaries for others, guides to the […]
