We live in times marked by the omnipresence of agitation—political, religious, economic, cultural, ‘virtual’, psychological, familial. Anger and unsettledness are everywhere. And, yet, the first words that the Church speaks every day are: “Lord, open my lips…
Somewhat over 30 students from St. Andrews University Catholic Society came to Pluscarden for the weekend 14 - 16 February, according to well established custom, with their…
We are in the Sermon on the Mount, according to St. Matthew. The lectionary gives us a series of extracts from that to be read over these Sundays before the beginning of lent. In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus offers a description of those who belong to his Kingdom: their attitudes, their…
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.
There are two actors, or participants, in the Sermon on the Mount: Jesus and his disciples; “I” and “you”. The emphasis seems to be very much on the “you”. The word “you” occurs, by my calculation, 179 times in the Sermon on the Mount…
Candlemas or the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord on 2 February fell this year on a Sunday. At our conventual Mass, apart from the usual Candlemas ceremonies, Fr. Abbot Anselm instituted our Brothers Joseph and Simon into the Ministry of Acolyte. Both already…
You will have noticed that we have put the lectionary and the Book of Gospels on a special table with a covering and with candles near it. By this we are enthroning the Word of God as requested by Pope Francis for this Third Sunday …
