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Homily for the 8th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Three times today our readings mention trees. “The fruit discloses the cultivation of a tree”, said the Book of Sirach. Then came Psalm 92: “The just will flourish like the […]
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Homily for Ash Wednesday
What has Ash Wednesday to say to us tonight? It’s a powerful moment. Ash Wednesday is always a draw. It’s a sell-out every year. It speaks. So, what does it […]
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Jubilee 2025 Churches
Three churches in our diocese have been designated Jubilee 2025 Churches: St Mary’s Cathedral, Aberdeen St Mary’s, Beauly Pluscarden Abbey Church
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Hope and the Consecrated Life
(originally a homily given at Pluscarden Abbey, 3 February 2025) I Spes non confundit (Rom 5:5), hope does not disappoint, won’t shame us, won’t let us down or make us […]
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Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time
As we’ve already heard and experienced, today is the Sunday of the Word of God. Pope Francis established this for the 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time a few years ago. […]
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Walking Pilgrimage – Motherwell to St Andrews
The theme of the Holy Year 2025 is Pilgrims of Hope. There is a Holy Year walking pilgrimage from Motherwell Cathedral to St Andrews, a distance of about 110 miles […]
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Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time
“There was a wedding at Cana in Galilee.” We’re in Ordinary Time now, Green Time, but the light of the Epiphany is still shining on us. Traditionally, Epiphany comprises three […]
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Homily for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
For over 50 years now, this feast of the Lord’s Baptism has been raised in stature, given a higher rank in our annual calendar. And why? Because it holds so […]
