We heard these words in today’s first reading. They come at the beginning of the second part of Isaiah; his “Book of Consolation”. With these words, Handel’s Messiah memorably opens. According to the Authorised Version of the Bible: Comfort ye; comfort ye my people. Handel sets this for…
Homily for St. Andrew, 29 November 2020
Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 33A, 15 November 2020, Matthew 25:14-30
Coronavirus precautions at Pluscarden (VII)
Homily for 8 November 2020, Sunday 32A, Matthew 25:1-13
Annual Community Retreat
Autumn at Pluscarden
We may hear of bad news from here and there, and even find some cause for despond because of it, but at Pluscarden anyway it's not hard to find reasons for which to thank and praise God. Merely, as it were, at the natural level: at this time of year we are surrounded by the breath-takingly beautiful colours…