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Homily for Ash Wednesday
Today, the ship of Lent sets sail and we climb on board. Today, Mother Church, Mother Lent – wearing purple – comes towards us, and puts ashes on our forehead.
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Wee Box – Big Change
On Ash Wednesday, SCIAF will launch the WEE BOX-BIG CHANGE Appeal. This year’s Lent appeal focuses on communities in Rwanda. In April 1994, 100 days of mass genocide began in […]
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2024 Day of Prayer for Survivors/Victims of Abuse
The annual Day of Prayer for Survivors of Abuse in the Catholic Church in Scotland takes place on the first Friday after Ash Wednesday every year; this year, on Friday 16th […]
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Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time
In today’s Collect we turned to the “Almighty, ever-living God”. We turned to him because he “governs all things both in heaven and on earth. “Hear the pleading of your […]
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Homily for the Feast of the Holy Family
It struck me recently that whenever the Holy Family, this micro-family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, is mentioned in the Gospels, they are almost always on the move. In today’s […]
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Homily for the Solemnity of the Epiphany
Today we come to the Epiphany – a beautiful feast. Without it Christmas would be incomplete, just as Easter would be incomplete without Pentecost. Without Epiphany – which means “shining […]
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Homily for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
In the light of the Gospel we’ve just heard, I want to reflect on the experience of the shepherds. I think there are connections there for us.
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Homily for the Christmas Day Mass
“A child is born for us and a son is given to us.” Today – I think we’ve all noticed it – is Christmas Day. And here’s a question: is […]
