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    Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Advent

    Brothers and Sisters, I’d like to go to France this morning. Some of you may have followed the story around the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. Five years ago, […]

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    Light of the North – Advent 2024

    Welcome to the Advent issue of the Light of the North.

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    Homily for the 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time

    `These last Sundays, we have been following Jesus on the way to Jerusalem. Now we, and he, are in Jerusalem. And still there are always conversations, Jesus in dialogue. But […]

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    Homily for All Saints

    There’s a feel for heaven in all of us, surely. Maybe just as a seed that one day will open out. When we love someone, really love, love them not […]

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    Homily for the 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B

    Once more, brothers and sisters, we are given a beautiful Gospel. Once more we are with Christ on his way to Jerusalem. And this is the truth of our life. […]

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    Homily for the 28th Sunday of the Year (B)

    With its stories and symbols, the Bible helps us make sense of our lives. It’s given by God to light up our path. And so it is with these Gospel […]

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    Two Reflections on the Readings of the 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B

    I: Genesis 2:18-25 Today we hear a well-known reading from Genesis. It’s followed  by the Psalm and prepares for the Gospel. It tells of Adam’s ‘aloneness’ and how the Lord […]

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    RC Diocese of Aberdeen – City Schools

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen has expressed disappointment at the decision of Aberdeen City Council`s ruling Lib-Dem/SNP partnership to overturn the decision taken on September 17th by its Education […]

     

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