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Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Lent
Today our 5 catechumens, now “elect”, take another step towards baptism. It’s called the First Scrutiny, with two more to come. They receive the Creed, the profession of faith, and […]
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Homily for the 1st Sunday of Lent
Today is Lent’s second beginning. The first was Ash Wednesday. The second is this First Sunday. It’s a solemn moment, and that is why we began with the Litany of […]
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Homily for the Feast of St John Ogilvie
St John Ogilvie is someone we call a saint. He’s a canonised saint, and that kind of saint who gives his life for the faith – a martyr. He was […]
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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. […]
