From Wednesday 15 July it has been legally possible for Churches in Scotland to re-open for public worship. But many restrictions continue to apply: most notably the requirement to maintain 2 metre "social…
Homily for the Feast of St. Benedict, 11 July 2020
Coronavirus precautions at Pluscarden (V)
Fr. Abbot is back! And very happy indeed to be back! He departed, "just for a few days", shortly before the National lock-down was announced, on Wednesday 17 March. He arrived back home at last, both safely and legally, on Friday 3 July. For the time being, though, just to be sure that he does not bring…
Homily for the Feast of SS. Peter and Paul, 28 June 2020: Matthew 16:13-19
Homily for the Solemnity of St. John the Baptist - Patronal Feast of Pluscarden
Pluscarden Benedictines No. 190 - Pentecost 2020
Coronavirus precautions at Pluscarden (IV)
Homily for the Sacred Heart Year “A”, 19 June 2020: 1 Jn 4:7-16; Mt 11:25-30
I once saw a little wooden cross - maybe it was in our shop here, I don’t recall - the sort people wear unostentatiously around their neck, or perhaps on a lapel. This one was quite plain, except for the figure of a heart outlined, very simply, at its centre. I thought that a fine expression of the great truth…