By his saving death, Christ has freed us from the burden of sin, and reconciled us with God.By his resurrection he has opened up for us the way to eternal life; that is, to communion in endless joy with God, who is the…
These days have surely been unprecedented not only for CV lock-down, but also for such an unbroken length of lovely Spring sunshine. Here at Pluscarden we have no guests, and almost no visitors either. But the fauna around the Abbey abound. We are…
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.
Each year on the Fourth Sunday of Easter we read part of Jesus’ “Good Shepherd” discourse, given in the tenth Chapter of St. John’s Gospel. Jesus first calls himself the Gate of the sheep fold, and then…
St. Luke’s account of the Resurrection, the last Chapter of his Gospel, is dominated by the scene of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. You might well think that rather odd. Yes, Luke does briefly mention the…
Because of the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, with regret we have to announce the cancellation of our 2020 Pentecost Lectures. The Pentecost lectures were an initiative of Abbot Hugh, which…
When Pope John Paul II first proclaimed today as a universal Feast of the Divine Mercy, there were plenty of liturgists who tut-tutted. Easter, with its eight days, they rightly pointed out, is the most important feast or celebration in the…
