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BCOS Statement on Illegal Migration Bill
People come to the UK for a multitude of reasons. Numerous are driven from their homes by persecution, conflict, poverty, natural disasters, or lack of opportunities. Many of them attempt […]
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Chrism Mass 2023
The Chrism Mass is a special annual celebration led by the Diocesan Bishop with the Diocesan Clergy. During that Mass, the priests publicly renew their promises, and the oils used […]
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SCIAF Sunday
My dear sisters and brothers in Christ, I write on this the fourth Sunday of Lent on behalf of the Bishops of Scotland to give thanks for your generosity and […]
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Homily for the Diaconal Ordination of Br Simon Piątowski
In the hushed, verdant garden of the cloister grow many things: not just wispy beards, but human plants and flowers, shrubs and bushes, trees, every kind of flora. Together they […]
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Homily for 2nd Sunday of Lent
Last Sunday, we were taken to the desert, with Jesus fasting for forty days and forty nights, the original Lent.
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Homily for the 1st Sunday of Lent
According to a prayer on Ash Wednesday, we are beginning “[a] campaign of Christian service”. We “take up battle…armed with the weapons of self-restraint”. Lent, to coin a phrase, is […]
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Homily for Friday after Ash Wednesday
There’s plenty going on here this evening. The first of the Station Masses that will lead us to Holy Week. The opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The Way of […]
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Homily for Ash Wednesday
Today we receive the ashes, a reminder we will die. Today we hear the call to repent, to change our attitudes. Today the Gospel speaks of almsgiving, prayer and fasting. […]
