Bp Hugh Gilbert
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Pastoral Letter for the 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, There can be times in life when we need to remind ourselves – very clearly – of the principles by which we want to […]
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Homily for the Vigil of the Ascension of the Lord
“Go and tell my brothers, that I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.” (Jn 20:17). So said the Lord to Mary Magdalene […]
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Homily for the 6th Sunday of Easter
In Eastertide, we often hear the Acts of the Apostles, that book of the New Testament which follows from the Gospels and gives us an account of the first years […]
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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), […]
