November 14, 2018

Homilies

Homily for the 32nd Sunday of Year B

November 14, 2018

Homilies

One of the most tiresome aspects of travel is baggage - getting it all together, deciding what to take, what to leave, making sure you’ve left nothing out – passport, pills, papers, tickets, money, spare this or that. You’ve…

Pluscarden Abbey

November 10, 2018

News & Events

Bishop Hugh elected President of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland

Pluscarden Abbey

November 10, 2018

News & Events

At their recent Conference meeting, the Scottish Catholic Bishops elected our own Bishop and former Abbot, Dom Hugh Gilbert OSB, as their President. We are delighted to hear this news, and assure Bishop Hugh of…

Pluscarden Abbey

November 7, 2018

Homilies

Homily for the Solemnity of the Dedication of Pluscarden Abbey Church

Pluscarden Abbey

November 7, 2018

Homilies

According to the mind of the Catholic Church, a building that has been solemnly dedicated, consecrated, blessed, hallowed, set apart for divine worship, is of itself a cause for celebration, for gratitude, for an annual expression of rejoicing. A Dedication…

Pluscarden Abbey

November 7, 2018

Homilies

Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, 4 November 2018, Sunday 31B: Hebrews 7:23-28

Pluscarden Abbey

November 7, 2018

Homilies

While I was waiting to enter here as a postulant, back in 1984, I received a series of letters from Dom Maurus, who was novice master at the time. He often signed himself with some such phrase as “In His service” or “In…

Pluscarden Abbey

October 30, 2018

News & Events

Annual Community Retreat

Pluscarden Abbey

October 30, 2018

News & Events

The Annual Community Retreat was preached this year by Dom Paulinus Greenwood, Abbot of Chilworth in Surrey. The Retreat took place from 21 to 27 October. Abbot Paulinus took Wisdom as the theme for all his…

Pluscarden Abbey

October 30, 2018

Homilies

Homily for Sunday 30B, 28 October 2018, Psalm 104:3-4; Mark 10:46-52

Pluscarden Abbey

October 30, 2018

Homilies

Our new CD recording opens with today’s Entrance Chant, Laetetur cor. This Chant is very ancient. It’s rather brief; largely made up from stock formulae; unadventurous in range and development, and with a simple structure. It’s also a work of musical genius…

Pluscarden Abbey

October 30, 2018

News & Events

Community Outing 18 October 2018

Pluscarden Abbey

October 30, 2018

News & Events

By tradition, the Pluscarden Community has an annual outing to some place or places of local interest. This year on the…

Pluscarden Abbey

October 24, 2018

Publications, News & Events

Tempus per annum: new music recording released

Pluscarden Abbey

October 24, 2018

Publications, News & Events

The monks of Pluscarden present a new album: Tempus per annum. The album explores music used in ‘Ordinary Time’ - that is, all the weeks that fall outside the Seasons of Advent…