Bp Hugh Gilbert
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Homily for the 4th Sunday of Lent
Reconciliation is a word that stands out in today’s Mass. The Collect begins, “O God who, through your Word, reconcile the human race to yourself in a wonderful way…” In […]
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Homily for the Solemnity of St Joseph
Today, 19th March, is the feast of St Joseph. Next Friday, 25th March, is that of the Annunciation. The two go together. In the middle of Lent, they take us […]
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Homily for the Station Mass
“You shall not kill”. We hear this very commandment as it is being broken in Ukraine. We hear it as a new war is writing itself into history and into […]
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Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Lent
God often seems hidden, hard to find. Where is he in our lives? Perhaps in today’s readings, there are two clues. “I am the Lord”, God says to Abram (later […]
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Homily for the 1st Sunday of Lent
Perhaps thirty years ago, not long after the Iron Curtain had been pulled back, a young Ukrainian woman visited the monastery of Pluscarden. She was a wee slip of a […]
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Homily for the 5th Sunday of the Year
This year, most Sundays, we will hear St Luke – the great storyteller. We have today. And I think that, for St Luke, there’s something really key about the Gospel […]
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Homily for the Institution of a Lector (4th Sunday of Ordinary Time)
“Jesus began to speak in the synagogue: ‘This text is being fulfilled today even as you listen.’” Today’s Gospel follows on directly from last week’s. Jesus is at the beginning […]
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Pastoral Letter for the 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I hope you have been refreshed by the celebrations of Christmas and New Year. As you know, Pope Francis has invited the whole Church […]
