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Pluscarden Abbey
5 December 2016
Homilies

Homily for the Feast of St. Andrew, 30 November 2016

Pluscarden Abbey
5 December 2016
Homilies

This year, unusually, the Feast of St. Andrew falls four days into the season of Advent. Already then, our celebration of Scotland’s Patronal Feast is surrounded by readings from the Prophet Isaiah. And surely Isaiah has a lot to say to us, and to our country, on its National Day...

Tagged: St. Andrew, Advent, Isaiah, witness

Pluscarden Abbey
5 December 2016
News & Events

Reverend Shuna Dicks speaks about refugee support

Pluscarden Abbey
5 December 2016
News & Events

The Reverend Shuna Dicks is Church of Scotland Minister in Aberlour, and an active member of the organisation "Moray Supports Refugees". She came to the monastery to tell the brethren about her work with refugees...

Tagged: refugees, Chios, refugee camp, Syria

Pluscarden Abbey
4 December 2016
Homilies

Homily for Advent IA, 27 November 2016

Pluscarden Abbey
4 December 2016
Homilies

As it was in Noah’s day, so will it be when the Son of Man comes (Mt 24:37). 

Each year on the first Sunday of Advent we hear an extract from the discourse Jesus gave, just before his Passion, about the end of time. Jesus tells...

Tagged: Advent, Paul

Pluscarden Abbey
4 December 2016
News & Events

Talk from Fr. John Kirwan, missionary in Democratic Republic of Congo

Pluscarden Abbey
4 December 2016
News & Events

On 22 November 2016 Fr. John Kirwan, Mill Hill Missionary, gave a talk to the community about his life in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

Tagged: Mill Hill, missionary, DRC, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Pluscarden Abbey
23 November 2016
Homilies

Pastoral Letter for the Feast of Christ the King

Pluscarden Abbey
23 November 2016
Homilies

Today, the Holy Father will close the Holy Door of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome, and the Jubilee Year of Mercy will conclude – on this Solemnity of Christ the King. It has been a time of divine grace...

Tagged: Pastoral Letter, Mercy, Hugh Gilbert OSB

Pluscarden Abbey
15 November 2016
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Installation of Fr. Bede as Prior of Kristo Buase Monastery, Ghana

Pluscarden Abbey
15 November 2016
News & Events

Photos from the installation of Fr. Bede as Prior of Kristo Buase Monastery, Ghana

 

Tagged: Ghana, Kristo Buase, Fr. Bede, Africa

Pluscarden Abbey
14 November 2016
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The Mediaeval architecture of Pluscarden Abbey

Pluscarden Abbey
14 November 2016
News & Events

On Friday 4 November Professor Richard Fawcett OBE gave an illustrated Talk to the community on the buildings we live in. Dr. Fawcett is Emeritus Professor... 

Tagged: Mediaeval, architecture, building, history

Ed Scolding
9 November 2016
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Visit from Edinburgh students

Ed Scolding
9 November 2016
News & Events

We recently welcomed another group of students for a weekend retreat, from Friday 28 to Sunday 30 October 2016. They were from Edinburgh's Catholic Students' Union...

Tagged: retreat, students, Edinburgh

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