Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. He was going there in order to be crucified; in order to die for our sins, and then three days later to rise for our justification (cf. Rm 4:25). The straight route from Galilee to Jerusalem lay through Samaria, but…
This year the annual Pluscarden Community outing took place on Thursday 26 September. Our destination was the Catholic Chapel at Stratherrick, in the hills above the East bank of Loch Ness. In penal times this area was part of the Lovat estates, and it remained …
When we had the Relics of St. Thérèse here, Sr. Anna Christi from Greyfriars Elgin gave a talk about her to the children present. She began, very memorably, by saying that in Christianity everything is upside down. To be great you need to be little. To be at the top you…
Salus populi ego sum, dicit Dominus (cf. Ps 34/35:3; Ps 36/37:39 etc.) I am the salvation of my people, says the Lord. Some time in the early centuries of the Church, someone wove the text of today’s Introit Chant out of various Psalm verses, and set…
As soon as we heard that the Relics of St. Thérèse might be coming to Scotland, we asked if they could come to Pluscarden. And astonishingly, wonderfully, thrillingly, they did! It all just goes to show: if you ask, you get! Though being friendly with the right people does certainly also…
