Bp Hugh Gilbert
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Homily for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
What does Mary say to us today? A seminarian told me how he was instructed during preaching practice not to mention “grace” in homilies. We all know “don’t mention the […]
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Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Advent
Advent means “coming”. We all know this. In Advent we relive our Lord’s first coming, we gear ourselves up for his second coming, and we try to be sensitive to […]
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Homily for 1st Sunday of Advent
Advent is long this year, the longest it can be – four full weeks, with Christmas Day falling on a Sunday at the end of the 4th week. This is […]
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Homily for the Funeral of Archbishop Mario Conti
Remembering Mario, and his long, rich and fruitful life, it’s hard not to smile. He had a certain manner, shall we say, a certain sense of the bella figura and […]
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Homily for the Requiem Mass of Archbishop Mario Conti
Today, for a second time, the Church in Scotland remembers Bishop / Archbishop Conti. Last week, his funeral was held in Glasgow, in the Cathedral of St Andrew he so […]
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Archbishop Mario Conti, RIP
Commenting on the death of Archbishop Mario Conti, the President of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, Bishop Hugh Gilbert, Bishop of Aberdeen said:
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Homily for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed
Today – All Souls – we are invited to share the care and love of the Church for the deceased. There are, of course, people who pray for children not […]
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Solemnity of All Saints
Today’s feast tells us to lift up our hearts and, with the pilgrim Church throughout the world, to open our eyes to what awaits us, to what the Lord has […]
