July 12, 2018

Homilies

Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass for Sunday 14B, 8 July 2018, on 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

July 12, 2018

Homilies

Today’s Second Reading is the last in the sequence we’ve been having from 2 Corinthians. This is the letter St. Paul wrote at a time when the loyalty of the Corinthians to him was wavering, and the relationship…

Pluscarden Abbey

July 9, 2018

News & Events

New information boards for visitors

Pluscarden Abbey

July 9, 2018

News & Events

Visitors to the monastery very frequently remark upon the peace and tranquillity of Pluscarden, and the beauty of its surroundings, and how natural and easy it is to sense God's presence and holiness here. They express wonder…

Pluscarden Abbey

July 4, 2018

Homilies

Homily for Sunday 13B, 1 July 2018, 2 Corinthians 8:7,9,13-15

Pluscarden Abbey

July 4, 2018

Homilies

One of St. Paul’s preoccupations during his missionary journeys was fund raising, or the collection of money. He thought it very important that his Gentile Christian converts should support the Jewish Christians…

Pluscarden Abbey

July 4, 2018

Homilies

Homily for SS. Peter & Paul, 29 June 2018, Matthew 16:13-19

Pluscarden Abbey

July 4, 2018

Homilies

Joseph Ratzinger, commenting on this passage, observes that our canonical Greek text must derive from an Aramaic original. There is a direct citation of Aramaic in the name “Simon Bar-Jonah”. There are also typical Aramaic…

Pluscarden Abbey

June 28, 2018

News & Events

Pilgrimage welcomes children of our Diocese

Pluscarden Abbey

June 28, 2018

News & Events

Through the annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to Pluscarden we welcomed a crowd of some 300 children, and about as many adults. Reflecting the make-up of our Diocese, and of modern society, this was very much a multi-National group.

Pluscarden Abbey

June 19, 2018

PluscardenBenedictinesMag

Pluscarden Benedictines No. 182 - Pentecost 2018

Pluscarden Abbey

June 19, 2018

PluscardenBenedictinesMag

The quarterly magazine which generally includes a letter from Fr Abbot, a diary of recent activity at the Abbey, book reviews and articles by monks, oblates or visitors.

Pluscarden Abbey

June 19, 2018

News & Events

Visit from Russia

Pluscarden Abbey

June 19, 2018

News & Events

On Saturday 9 June Pluscarden received a rather unusual group of Pilgrims from Russia: wives of Russian Orthodox Priests. Leaving their husbands at home, these ladies were touring Scotland especially to…

Pluscarden Abbey

June 13, 2018

Homilies

Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 10B, 10 June 2018, Mark 3:20-35

Pluscarden Abbey

June 13, 2018

Homilies

We rather rarely have the 10th Sunday of Ordinary time, because it tends to be superceded by Pentecost or Trinity Sunday or Corpus Christi. This year instead we’ve lost Sundays 7, 8 and 9 because of those…