• Homily of Fr Richard Yeo

    Homily of Fr Richard Yeo, Abbot President of the English Benedictine Congregation at Fort Augustus on Sunday 18 August, 20th Sunday of the Year. Today’s Scripture readings are a bit odd.  In […]

  • Pastoral Letter for 18 August 2013

    Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, ‘Let us not lose sight of Jesus, who leads us in our faith and brings it to perfection: for the sake of the joy […]

  • The Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady

    ‘The Almighty has done great things for me’ (Lk 1:49).  It’s good to have this feast. It’s good that it comes as summer comes to its climax and the harvest […]

  • 19th Sunday of Ordinary time

    Since I was last here, three things have happened. First, we heard that a new Archbishop of Edinburgh has been appointed. He is Mgr Leo Cushley. I met him at […]

  • 16th Sunday of Ordinary time

    What good readings the Liturgy gives us today! The hospitality of Abraham, St Paul telling the Colossians how God’s secret plan has now been revealed, Jesus entering the home of […]

  • Pastoral Letter for Corpus Christi

    Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today we are keeping the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. As part of the Year of Faith, there will be worldwide exposition of […]

  • Pentecost Sunday

    ‘They were all filled with the Holy Spirit’ (Acts 2:4). After Christmas and Easter comes Pentecost. ‘Today’, said St John Chrysostom, ‘we’ve reached the mountain-top of everything good; we’ve arrived […]

  • 5th Sunday of Easter

    Reflecting on today’s three readings, it struck me that the first is about faith, the second about hope, and the last (the Gospel), about charity / love. As bishop, I […]

     

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