August 21, 2017

Homilies

Homily for Sunday 20A, 19 August 2017, on Psalm 83 and Matthew 15:21-28

August 21, 2017

Homilies

Through all the many liturgical reforms of the past millennium and more, today’s Entrance Chant has survived intact. We find it heading the texts given for today’s Mass in the current Roman Missal. We...

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August 9, 2017

Homilies

Homily for the Feast of the Transfiguration– Sunday 6th August 2017

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August 9, 2017

Homilies

St. Matthew tells us that Jesus takes his three closest associates, Peter, James and John, to a high mountain, “apart”. St. Mark uses the same word, but St. Luke omits the detail. For the evangelists, this word “apart” is associated with a certain...

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July 25, 2017

Homilies

Homily for Sunday 16A, 23 July 2017, on Romans 8:26-27

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July 25, 2017

Homilies

I should like to speak about the two verses from Romans which we had in our second reading today. This being St. Paul, and especially his letter to...

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July 13, 2017

News & Events

BBC Four film about Pluscarden

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July 13, 2017

News & Events

New 'slow TV' documentary being made about Pluscarden by BBC Four...

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July 11, 2017

Homilies

Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 14A, 9 July 2017, on Mt 11:25-30

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July 11, 2017

Homilies

Today’s Gospel passage must be one of the most frequently quoted, and commented on, and loved passages in the whole of St. Matthew. There’s a parallel to the first part - the blessing...

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July 10, 2017

News & Events

Violinist Michael Grube returns - 21st August

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July 10, 2017

News & Events

Professor Michael Grube returns to perform at Pluscarden Abbey on Monday 21st August at 7pm, with a programme which connects Bach and Paganini to contemporary music by Gerhard Track and Max-Ludwig Grube.

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July 5, 2017

Homilies

Homily for Sunday 13A, 2 July 2017, on Matthew 10:37ff

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July 5, 2017

Homilies

Anyone who prefers father or mother to me is not worthy of me. Anyone who prefers son or daughter to me is not worthy of me. These words of Jesus sound shocking, extreme...

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July 4, 2017

News & Events

Please extend our invitation to Monastic Experience weekend

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July 4, 2017

News & Events

Do you know someone who might like to live as a monk for a weekend?