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No 5556 VISIT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER ONLINE AT WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK Friday February 14 2014 | £1 University chaplain graduates to I Boost for Church as names Glasgow University’s Fr for Paisley Diocese By Ian Dunn of Glasgow (left) and Bishop-Elect John Keenan of Paisley (far left) celebrated Mass together THE announcement that Pope Fran- at Christ the King Church, Kings Park, cis has appointed Glasgow priest Fr Glasgow, on Friday John Keenan as the next Bishop of PIC: PAUL McSHERRY Paisley has further boosted morale in the Scottish Church. Bishop-Elect Keenan, chaplain at , he was ‘delighted to welcome Glasgow University and parish priest at our new colleague to the ’ Con- St Patrick’s, Anderston, said he was ference’ as ‘John is a very gifted priest, ‘nervous’ but ‘very uplifted’ at all the and we look forward with anticipation to good wishes he has received, and thank- his contribution as a bishop to the work ful to all those in ‘Paisley and Glasgow’ of the conference.’ who were praying for him. He will be Commenting on the appointment, installed in a ceremony in St Mirin's administrator Fr Boyd said that ‘since Cathedral, Paisley, on March 19, the Archbishop Tartaglia left for Glasgow feast of St Joseph, and, at 49, will Fr John’s leadership we have been praying at many Masses become Scotland’s youngest bishop. has been a great in our diocese for a pastor who will please you by his holiness and to show Moving forward example of service us watchful care. I am certain that in The bishop’s chair in Paisley Diocese informed by charity Bishop-Elect Keenan, that prayer has has been vacant since September 2012, been answered.’ when Bishop Philip Tartaglia became and humility. “On behalf of Bishop Emeritus John . Fr David Boyd Gabriele Franchi de’ Mone, the priests and deacons and lay has been the administrator of the dio- Cavalieri Faithful of the Diocese of Paisley, I can cese in the interim. assure Bishop-Elect John a very warm president, Glasgow Bishop-Elect Keenan has been serv- welcome and the assurance of our ing as chaplain at Glasgow University University Catholic prayers and support,” he said. “Over the since 2000 and last year became the Association past 17 months, as administrator, I have parish priest at St Patrick’s, Anderston, been taken aback time and time again and vocations director of Glasgow Arch- by the support, energy and good will of diocese. He said that while the appoint- all the clergy and people of this diocese. ment was an honour, he would leave Glasgow with a ‘heavy heart.’ ‘this is an exciting time in the Church gow said he ‘welcomed’ the appoint- I am very happy that the Diocese of I Continued on page 3 “Everyone I speak to says Paisley is a under Pope Francis’ lively leadership ment, although he anticipated ‘a huge Paisley now has a new bishop. It’s a wonderful diocese with good priests and and I hope to put as much of his vision headache in trying to replace’ Fr Keenan. great diocese and very supportive of its people full of faith,” he said. “I am look- into my own personal life and ministry “But, in the Church, when one part of bishops. Bishop-Elect Keenan can ing forward to being with my brother as I can.’ the body is made stronger, the whole expect a warm and heartfelt welcome priests, many of whom I already know body benefits,” Archbishop Tartaglia throughout the diocese. I was very really well, and getting to know the peo- Congratulations said. “So, in this case, Paisley’s delight happy as and I am ple and the parishes of the diocese. I Among the first to offer congratulations is Glasgow’s joy, and I am certain that sure he will be too.” hope just to settle in and listen a lot.” to the new bishop was his predecessor in Fr Keenan will be a fine Bishop for The archbishop also said that, as pres- The Bishop-Elect said he believed Paisley. Archbishop Tartaglia of Glas- Paisley. As a former Bishop of Paisley, ident of the Bishops’ Conference of

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SCHOOL pupils, teachers and education officials and representatives from across Motherwell Diocese gathered at Our Lady of Good Aid Cathedral for the annual diocesan education Mass. Bishop ,Apostolic administrator for Motherwell Diocese, led the celebrations, for which clergy from across the diocese joined him. Schools from throughout Motherwell Diocese were represented at the Mass, while youngsters from Cambuslang’s St Bride’s Primary School choir were pictured after the celebrations, having greatly enhanced the music Liturgy with their singing PICS: TOM EADIE

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I Continued from page 1 invest most of his time, and do whatever we can to support Church sees guardian bill money, in the young people to the him in his new diocese.” “ I am certain that Bishop-Elect point that many students and Joan Dillon, director of the John will also experience this parishioners consider him part of Academy of Sacred Music, said and that we will hopefully make their families and the chaplaincy the appointment was wonderful as an attack on family life him feel at home very quickly.” almost as a second home,” he said. news as the bishop elect, one of “The real proof of his success is three founding trustees of the Congratulations that his work is going to survive Academy, had remarkable pas- By Ian Dunn The new bishop’s work at Glas- his departure because he wisely toral gifts. gow Chaplaincy has been often did not build everything on his “Fr Keenan has used his formi- CONTROVERSIAL Scottish Government praised within the Church as an own but he relied greatly on the dable intelligence, and great pas- plans to appoint a specific guardian for example of how to create a lay (young) members of the chap- toral gifts—which I know he has every child have been condemned by lively, holy community of young laincy community.The new chap- freely given to many—to support Church leaders amid fears they may under- Catholics, according to Gabriele lain will walk into a community the academy during its initial phase mine the family, as the Law Society of Franchi de’ Cavalieri, president that needs a spiritual guide but that of growth,” she said. “There is Scotland has also highlighted. of the Glasgow University can stand on its own.” great excitement amongst all at the The government proposals for every child to Catholic Association, who said Further congratulations came academy, both young members have a named person appointed for them are Fr Keenan has done a wonderful from Lorraine Currie, head of and staff, at this appointment, and I included in the Children and Young People job there. “His leadership has international programmes at am sure that the people of the Dio- (Scotland) Bill, which is expected to gain its been a great example of service SCIAF. She said the charity, an cese of Paisley will benefit greatly final approval at Holyrood next week. The leg- informed by charity and humil- agency of the Bishops’ Confer- from Fr John’s personal holiness, islation proposes that a named person, such as ity,” he said. “He really abased ence of Scotland, was sure he his personable nature, and his out- a health worker or a headteacher, would be himself to wash our feet, all of would be a fantastic bishop. standing leadership qualities.” responsible for safeguarding a child’s welfare them. To put it with Pope Francis “We will really miss Fr John as Fr Keenan is Pope Francis’third and liaising with their family. words, Fr John really is a Shep- our local parish priest, he has been appointment to the Bishops’ Con- John Deighan, parliamentary officer for Scot- herd with the smell of his sheep.” such a great support to SCIAF ference of Scotland since his elec- land’s bishops, said ‘families should be able to Mr Franchi said the chap- both practically and spiritually,” tion last year. Motherwell Diocese, conduct their own affairs without interference.’ laincy would miss their chaplain, she added. “But we are thrilled currently under the care of Apos- “Politicians are pursuing policies which con- but his work had ensured the that he will be the new Bishop of tolic Administrator Bishop Joseph tribute to family breakdown then trying to fix community would endure. Paisley—he will bring a deep Toal, is the only Scottish diocese the problem with the state,” Mr Deighan said. “The key to Fr John’s success- sense of pastoral care and a great still without a bishop. “Apart from anything else, they don’t seem to ful work is not simply his personal way of communicating the Gospel have thought about the practicalities, the charisma, but his decision to message. All of us at SCIAF will I [email protected] resources required. And it is not as if head- teachers and social workers don’t have enough to do already.” interference,” Dr Ross, a minister in Drumnadro- Concern over new assisted suicide test case The bill suggests children will be monitored chit in the Highlands, said. “If this legislation is according to ‘eight Wellbeing indicators,’ often not amended, the Scottish Government will make AN attempt by a Glasgow assisted suicide, said Mr Ross’ Some of this money is being known by the acronym SHANARRI: safe, itself the judge of every parent in this land.” man to legalise assisted test case was another worrying used to help Mr Ross start legal healthy, achieving, nurtured, active, respected, The Law Society of Scotland has already suicide though the Scottish challenge. proceedings. Mr Ross’ efforts responsible, and included. These capture the warned the legislation could interfere with courts has sparked grave “Any suggestion that there is a come just after MSP Margo full range of factors that affect a child’s and respect for family and private life, and conflict concern among pro-life right to assisted suicide would be MacDonald re-launched her bill young person’s life and reflect the Scottish with human rights, while the Faculty of Advo- supporters. very dangerous indeed,” Mr seeking to legalise assisted sui- Government’s view that it is essential for serv- cates said the legislation included an ‘indis- Gordon Ross, a 65-year-old Cook said. “As the Crown cide in Scotland. ices to take a holistic approach.’ criminate provision for possible interference in grandfather who has a number Office has stated, any change in John Deighan, Scotland’s Mr Deighan suggested the vagueness of these the lives of all children.’ of health problems including the law related to homicide is bishops’ parliamentary officer, indicators would make the plan ‘extremely However, a Scottish Government spokesman Parkinson’s disease, has properly a matter for the Scottish said it seemed to be an ‘effort to impractical.’ said the move is aimed at offering families instructed his lawyers to initiate Parliament. The specific case of prioritise the courts over the “These titles could refer to anything, and ‘early support, with a single point of contact, to proceedings by writing to the Gordon Ross has yet to come legislature.’ “It is the jobs of the would vary hugely from child to child,” he said. help prevent emerging concerns becoming Crown Office. The Patrick before the Scottish courts but we courts to uphold the law, not “The amount of time required to get a proper more acute.’ Campbell and Co lawyers are remain open to pursuing our change it,” Mr Deighan said. sense of a child’s wellbeing in this way would “We have been consistently clear that parents ultimately seeking a judicial stated aim of opposing unethical, “This is a very odd move at a be tremendous. are the best people to bring up their children— review, which they hope will uncontrollable and unnecessary time when this issue is due to be Theses concerns where echoed by Rev Dr but sadly not all children come from safe, clarify how someone who assists legal change in favour of proper debated by parliament whose John Ross, a former moderator of the Free secure and loving homes,” the spokesman said. in a suicide out of compassion is and dignified care.” job it is to decide such matters.” Church of Scotland, who is one of seven leading “These plans, backed by teachers, health work- likely to be treated by the law. It Mr Ross’ legal case has been In Scotland, there is no crime figures from the Free Church who have taken ers and other childcare professionals, aim to is expected the action will accelerated by a surprise legacy of assisted suicide but the law the unusual step of writing to First Minister Alex promote the well-being of all of Scotland’s chil- reach court within two months. worth hundreds of thousands of of homicide could apply. In Salmond, urging him to amend the legislation dren, including protecting vulnerable young Aidan Cook, Scottish cam- pounds which has been left to England guidelines mean some- and ‘restore some common sense.’ people who may be experiencing difficulties or paign officer for Care Not the organisation Friends at the one who helps a terminally ill “The Scottish Government now seems intent at risk of neglect or abuse.” Killing, the charity which cam- End, which campaigns for the patient to die would be unlikely on hijacking the legitimate rights and duties of paigns against euthanasia and legalisation of assisted suicide. to face prosecution. parents to bring up their own children free of state I [email protected]

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Challenges to the Family in the context of Parishioners of Evangelisation, a consultation containing 38 Motherwell Diocese questions was sent to Bishops’ Conferences are mourning Irish around the world for circulation to individuals priest Fr Leo Mul- and groups in each diocese, inviting response doon, who died in the from those who wished to participate. final few days of Jan- The bishops are looking forward to the synod uary, while churchgo- at which Archbishop Philip Tartaglia, president ers in Dunkeld of the Bishops’ Conference, will represent the remembered Mgr Benjamin Donachie (right), a retired priest Our report to the Synod of their diocese, who Office pulls no punches. I passed away on February 5. am confident that the forth- Mary’s Meals chief at St Andrew’s, Glasgow Dundee-born Mgr Donachie was a talented musi- cian and was one of the leading contributors to the coming Synod of Bishops music Liturgy at the Papal Mass at Bellahouston will generate new momen- Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, £1000 for the charity he spear- cheque, S3 pupil Sean Higgins, Park, Glasgow in 1982. tum in our on-going efforts the founder of Mary’s Meals heads. The guest gave a very mov- who has committed his pocket Bishop William Andrew Hart ordained Mgr to take forward the impor- charity, recently visited St ing presentation of the story of his money to providing food and edu- Donachie at Dundee’s St Andrew’s Cathedral on Andrew’s Secondary School, own journey as the founder of cation for a Malawian school June 29 1958. “tant pastoral agenda which Glasgow, where he not only Mary’s Meals to more than 200 pupil, performed the honours. He then joined the staff of , our report clearly identifies spoke to pupils about his char- pupils, representing all year groups Following the visit, Josephine , which was then the National Junior Sem- as relevant. ity’s work in the developing at St Andrew’s, who were joined Smith, head of religious education inary for Scotland. He was appointed college rector Archbishop Philip Tartaglia world, he also had the chance by parents and staff. at StAndrew’s, said that, as a result in 1974, a post he held for six years. Mgr Donachie, to hear how pupils are con- All those in attendance were of Mr MacFarlane-Barrow’s who was made a prelate of Honour to Pope John tributing to this most vital delighted to learn that Mary’s ‘moving speech’ nearly 50 pupils Paul II in 1984, returned to Dundee in 1980 as chap- work. Meals is now providing a daily have signed up to become volun- lain to Wellburn Home. in Scotland. Mr MacFarlane-Barrow was meal to more than 800,000 school tary Mary’s Meals ambassadors. He was appointed a Canon of the Cathedral “Our report to the Synod Office pulls no invited to St Andrew’s by the children in developing communi- Some of the young people and Chapter in 1981, becoming an Honorary Canon on punches,” Archbishop Tartaglia said. school’s pastoral and liturgical ties around the world. When it parents are pictured along with Mr his retiral in 2005. “I am confident that the forthcoming Synod group to collect a cheque for came to the presentation of the MacFarlane-Barrow (above). In 1982, Bishop Vincent Logan, now Bishop of Bishops will generate new momentum in our Emeritus of Dunkeld, asked Mgr Donachie to lead on-going efforts to take forward the important” the Diocesan Choir, and he was director of the choir pastoral agenda which our report clearly identi- for 23 years. Choral duty highlights for Mgr fies as relevant to the present and future of the SPOTLIGHT ON Donachie included Pope John Paul II’s visit to Catholic Church in Scotland.” Scotland. At their January meeting at the Royal Scots Following Mgr Donachie’s death, Bishop Logan College, Salamanca, the Bishops’ Conference said: “Mgr Ben was a dedicated priest, who served of Scotland finalised and approved their report the people of God in this diocese faithfully for to the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bish- almost 50 years.” ops, formulated on the basis of the collated sub- Fr Leo Muldoon, who was ordained in 1964, was missions received from the Scottish dioceses. laid to rest in his native Ireland on Wednesday Janu- The dioceses of the Catholic Church in Scot- ary 29. Prior to his retirement, he had served many land had deployed a variety of approaches in the parishes in Motherwell Diocese, most notably St consultation. Peter’s Church, Hamilton, where he was parish Responding either to online or paper ques- priest for a number of years.

PETER Drummond-Murray of Mastrick was invested on Hospice pioneer shares his Saturday in Edinburgh with the highest insignia of the Order of Malta in recognition honour with his grandson of a lifetime of devoted service to this 1000-year-old Christian charity. Surrounded by family and Archbishop Philip Tartaglia of friends, who gathered to hear the Glasgow and Archbishop citation presented by the Grand Emeritus of Paisley Prior of England, Fra’Ian Scott were among the special of Ardross Creagan, Mr Drum- guests as the opening of Port Glasgow community campus mond-Murray recalled his time Medjugorje 2014 setting up the hospice, which he June 22nd and September 10th was marked last month. The new campus is home to St was inspired to establish by £544 excluding insurance Stephen’s High School, Port Dame Cicely Saunders. Glasgow High School and It was the second in Britain Departing from Edinburgh Craigmarloch Additional Sup- and encouraged the development contact port Needs School, which of the hospice movement, now replaces the former Glenburn recognised as an essential nation- Roger Foster and Lilybank schools. wide provision for the sick and 01475 793 987 During his time as Bishop of terminally ill. Paisley, Archbishop Tartaglia He went on to encourage the had strong links with St Order of Malta’s involvement in EWTN CATHOLIC TV IS ON SKY EPG 589 Stephen’s High School. At last care homes in Britain—which month’s Mass of dedication now number 73, and he estab- Sky Freesat £175 total cost , no monthly charges. and blessing, eight local lished the Scottish Delegation of 200 Free channels including EWTN TV & Radio. priests joined Archbishop the order, which works to help Call Sky on 08442411602 for installation. Tartaglia and Bishop Mone. the poor and the sick in Scotland, Call EWTN on 020 83502542 or e-mail [email protected] The new campus opened for provides a meals-on-wheels year to continue their support for Castlecraig gave a luncheon party staff and pupils prior to the for free monthly posted programme guide and Christmas holidays service in mid Scotland, visits those in need. at the New Club, Edinburgh. visit www.ewtn.co.uk for more info. the lonely and elderly, house- Following the Investiture, Peter Mr Drummond-Murray is seen bound, and fund-raises every and Dr MargaretAnn MacCann of above with grandson Euan. WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14 2014 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER SCHOOLS/LOCAL NEWS 5 Bishop heading Liturgy Commission Scots feedback on family is patron of Musica Sacra Scotland

BISHOP of Aberdeen has become the patron of Musica Sacra Scot- land. Musica Sacra Scotland is an independent advisory organisation on music in the Liturgy that can help with Church music through- out Scotland. Bishop Gilbert (right) is the president of the Liturgy Commis- sion of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland and has great experi- ence on the matter of Liturgy and chant through his previous role as Abbot of Pluscarden where the traditional song of the Church is central to the prayers of the monastic community. The aim of Musica Sacra Scot- land is to spread the experience of inaugural National Music Day and The event culminate in the sacred sung prayer of the Conference in November last year Solemn Vespers on the Sunday Church throughout the parishes of and is hosting a weekend’s activ- evening. Plans are underway for Scotland, with specific care for ity on March 15 and 16 in St similar events to be held in congregational participation. Peter’s Church, Partick, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Galloway dioce- The organisation hosted an on Celebrating Our Celtic Saints. ses in the future. Galloway parish offers sound advice on money through credit union link

By Peter Diamond munity—that is, bridging the gap nerships with two Church of between the haves and the have Scotland local churches. Speaking Pope Francis greets a family as they present the synod questionnaire, clearly identifies and artic- ST MARY’S Church in Irvine nots and tackling inequality.” on the matter Carol McHarg, gifts during a Mass for families in St Peter’s Square at ulates the serious pastoral challenges of the day is promoting an initiative to The St Mary’s credit union manager of 1st Alliance Ayrshire the Vatican last October.The Mass was the culmination faced by the Church in the area of marriage, the counter negative perceptions group reckons that, by combining said: “With regards to our new of the Year of Faith pilgrimage of families family and human sexuality. of the financial sector and the their individual strengths and join- venture with St Mary’s, this will Around 150 Synod Fathers will take part in problems people face. ing the local 1st Alliance Credit be our third Access point within a tionnaires, there were submissions from individ- the synod and they will also look at how best to The film Wolf of Wall Street is Union they can help tackle Church. Riverside and Holy Trin- uals and from representative groups of priests re-propose the centrality of matrimony and the the latest showcase of banking inequality in a practical and risk ity in Ayr have been working with and lay people at diocesan, deanery and parish transmission of faith in the home within the industry pitfalls, depicting how free manner. They held a sign up us for over a year. levels. Well over 1000 responses have been proclamation of the Gospel in our contemporary the actions of a few executives period weekend when parish- “Like St Mary’s, both churches received from throughout Scotland, and the bish- society. can cause devastation amongst ioners, giving parishioners the felt offering local credit union ops of Scotland are grateful to all of those who The purpose of the consultation by question- billions and lose confidence in the opportunity to sign up after each services for their congregation took the time to participate. naire was to help the Church develop concrete financial sector. Mass that weekend. and outreach users would be of The report submitted by the Bishops’ Confer- proposals for another synod in 2015, which in St Mary’s is getting behind a The parish credit union will be great benefit. Credit unions are for ence will feed into the working agenda being set turn will produce specific guidance on the pas- credit union to help create an run be a group of parishioners the benefit of all, regardless of for the Synod of Bishops, which will take place toral care of the family for our times. Based on opportunity for all of the parish who have volunteered and will be social or financial standing.” in later this year during the period Octo- what happens at this year’s synod, next year’s and wider community to open up given first class training which Ms McHarg went on to say ber 5-19. will take up the subject of the family again. their own savings or current will take place on February 17 that the credit union has are more The bishops of Scotland are confident that account. and 18. The partnership is being than 3000 adult members and their report, drawing on the responses to the I [email protected] Credit unions are financial formed with the First Alliance 1300 junior members but this is cooperatives owned and run by Ayrshire credit union from Kil- set to increase with the new link their members with an elected winning who already have part- with St Mary’s. board of directors who oversee all operations. Members are asked to Direct flights to Lourdes from Glasgow save regularly into their ‘share’ account and then this money is SCOTTISH pilgrims to Lour- ‘pooled’to lend to other members des were given a boost as Bar- with the beauty of credit unions    rhead Travel announced the being, they are not for profit but 9 introduction of two direct for the good of their members.   : <  flights from Glasgow. Anne Clarke heads the group  <   :   With a successful inaugural pil- of St Mary’s parishioners =    ;  ;   : grimage season last year, which involved in the new project, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> even saw singing sensation Susan which has been met with great       ; ; Boyle (right) join one of the com- enthusiasm from the congregation 6<=< 9"#% *-&?"1'1) / pany’s tours, Barrhead Travel have who see the potiential benefit for               expanded their service to Lourdes everyone involved. The key to in anticipation of even more pil- having a successful credit union is        grims heading to the French town. strength in numbers, including       Anthony Sillars, franchise having members who are finan-      director in Clydebank for Bar- cially stable and save with the   rhead Travel, spoke of the oppor-       credit union, giving assistance to  tunities for pilgrims to travel those members who use the loan  !"#$%&'(&$)*)&+*,($ &-.&#$/$ ($ *0' -)*,(!""+$& $#''  directly from Glasgow. facility. 9  :  ; “We’ve had an amazing to travel to Lourdes as part of a May 17 2014. An escorted guide Through time, those members      ; response from people looking to package had to travel on a long at Glasgow Airport and coach become more secure and are 9=< @6AA4-1 0)* visit Lourdes,” Mr Sillars said. coach trip, and in fact my father travel from Lourdes Airport will therefore are able to save more  @98749-)*"#% *-&?"1'1) / “Last year we launched our first and I organised these trips for also be provided. and borrow less, by helping mem- ;; 9 direct travel package where we many years. However, people are “Even with doubling the num- bers who require assistance.   ; ;     chartered our own BritishAirways more used to flying these days and ber of seats available, we’re Addressing the congregation  aircraft to take visitors from Glas- with no direct routes from Scot- already at 70 per cent capacity for after a recent Sunday Mass at the   gow. land it hasn’t been possible to go this year’s trip,” Mr Sillars said. parish, Ms Clarke said: “Joining “Demand has been so high that direct, until now.” “I’ve been to Lourdes every year the 1st Alliance Credit Union we #-- '#$1 %#1$-*23#0&&4%&4!5 we have added an extra return The flights will run from Glas- for the last 24 years. believe, would benefit us as indi-  '. $&()0 #** - $ flight—doubling the number of gow to Lourdes Airport— also “It is a very special place and viduals and more importantly, be :1-#-%1#"$&) %)1&-%0 '   spaces available this year. known as Tarbes-Lourdes- offers an amazing uplifting experi- a practical demonstration of what  678679 “Traditionally visitors looking PyreneesAirport—on May 10 and ence.” we are about as a Christian com- WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 6 WORLD/VATICAN NEWS SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14 2014 Vatican to continue working with By Stephen Reilly

THE Vatican has said it will continue to work with the United Nations despite what it views as unfair criticism and suggestions from a committee of the international organ- isation that would violate Church teaching. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child was extremely critical of the Vatican, claiming the was not doing enough to prevent clerical sexual abuse of children and even sug- gested that, for the good of children, the Catholic Church change its teaching on abortion, contra- ception and homosexuality, as the SCO reported last week. Archbishop Silvano Tomasi (right), the head of the Holy See’s delegation to the UN in Geneva, said his first reaction to the report was ‘surprise’ because ‘the document doesn’t seem to have been updated to take into account what has been done in the past few years’ by the Vatican and individual bishops’ conferences. He added that the UN body cannot ask the Church to change its ‘non-negotiable’ moral teachings. Fr Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, later said that, although the Vatican viewed much of the criticism in last Wednesday’s report as unfair, it would continue to adhere to the Conven- tion on the Rights of the Child ‘with openness to criticisms that are justified, but it will do so with In 1990, the Vatican became one of the first courage and determination, without timidity.’ countries to ratify the children’s rights treaty Carry the light of Christ’s love, Pope urges Committee members went ‘beyond their com- because of the Church’s historic commitment to petence and interfered in the doctrinal and moral the good of children, Fr Lombardi said. Not POPE Francis used his he said, urging the crowd to “All of us who are Baptised positions of the Catholic Church,’ the spokesman recognising all the Church has done for centuries Angelus message last Sun- reply louder. are missionary disciples and we said, adding that the committee’s suggestions through its schools, hospitals and charitable day to ask Catholics to carry “A lit lamp!” he affirmed. are called to become a living reveal an ‘ideological vision of sexuality.’ agencies is to ignore reality. the light of Christ’s love out “This is the Christian vocation!” gospel in the world: with a holy “Certainly, while the Holy See was the object While the Vatican ‘will continue its commit- into the world. This message echoed Sun- life we will give ‘flavour’ to of an initiative and media attention that, in our ment’ to fulfilling the requirements of the treaty, “We must carry the light of day’s Gospel passage which diverse settings and preserve view, was unjustly pernicious, it must be recog- he said, it cannot pretend that the committee’s Christ with the witness of a recounted Jesus’ encourage- them from decay, as salt does,” nised that the committee itself has attracted seri- observations did not present ‘serious limits.’ genuine love,” the Pope said. ment to His disciples, ‘you are he added. ous and well-founded criticisms [for its report],” The committee ‘did not adequately take into “The Christian must be a lumi- the salt of the earth… you are Pope Francis also expressed Fr Lombardi said. account the responses—both written and oral— nous person who carries the the light of the world.’ his well wishes for those partic- Some Catholic commentators have since given by representatives of the Holy See’before and light, a light that comes from This story might ‘surprise us a ipating in the Winter Olympics encouraged the Vatican to withdraw its adherence during a January 16 hearing in Geneva, he said. one that His not his own, but a little,’ noted Pope Francis, ‘if in Sochi and greeted the many to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The recommendations, he said, also demon- gift of God, a gift of Jesus. We we think of who was in front of pilgrim groups who had trav- carry this light forward!” Jesus when He said these words.’ elled to St Peter’s Square. If a Christian loses this light, The disciples were mere ‘fish- Before concluding with his ‘his life doesn’t make sense.’ ermen, simple people... but Jesus usual ‘I wish everyone a good 450th anniversary of the death of “He is a Christian in name saw them with the eyes of God.’ Sunday and a good lunch,’ the only,” the Pope cautioned. Christ ‘wanted to say to Pope paused for a moment to the celebrated artist Michelangelo Departing from his prepared them: if you will be poor in ask again: “A lit lamp, or a lamp remarks, the Holy Father turned spirit, if you will be gentle, if that is off? Which do you want?” to query the crowds gathered in you will be pure of heart, if you “A lit lamp!” the crowd By David Thomson operation to preserve and St Peter’s Square. will be merciful, you will be enthusiastically replied. restore the artwork was carried “‘I want to ask you now, how the salt of the earth and the “A Christian carries the FEBRUARY 18 marks the out between 1980 and 1994. do you want to live? As a lamp light of the world!’ light!” he affirmed. “He is a lit 450th anniversary of the Michelangelo returned to paint that is lit, or one that is off?’ Such a calling extends to all lamp. Always forward with the death of Michelangelo, one the Last Judgement on the wall “I can’t hear your response!” Christians, the Pope explained. light of Jesus!” of the greatest artistic talents behind the altar of the Sistine of the Renaissance. Chapel, completed in 1541, and He was born Michelangelo di he was one of the architects of ‘There can be no place for homophobia in the Church’ Buonnaroti in Caprese in 1475. St Peter’s Basilica. He worked Although he was apprenticed to on the design of the huge cen- THE Archbishop Of Dublin a painter in Florence at the age tral dome of the basilica, has said there can be no place of 13, he always regarded him- although this was not com- for homophobia in the self as a sculptor. His brilliance pleted until after his death. Catholic Church. was wide-ranging, and he was Regarding himself as a sculp- Speaking on Saturday, Arch- acclaimed as an artist, architect tor, he produced a prolific bishop Diarmuid Martin (right) and a poet. amount of work, the most said that it is possible that After working for the great famous of which is the Pieta, Church teachings could be used de Medici family in Florence, which he sculpted in 1499 when incorrectly ‘in a homophobic he moved to Rome in 1498. he was only 24, from a single way,’ but the Church had to be Pope Julius II commissioned piece of Carrara marble. It is careful not to do that, as Ireland him to paint portraits of the 12 housed in the first side chapel on prepares for a referendum on Apostles above the windows of the right side of St Peter’s Basil- same-sex ‘marriage’ in 2015. the Sistine Chapel in the Vati- ica. It is one of the most iconic “Debates on issues like this can. Michelangelo had much statues, recognised instantly have to be carried out in a mature grander ideas, and between throughout the world. It shows way so that people can freely 1508 and 1512 he covered the the Virgin Mary cradling the express their views while at the whole 5000 square feet of the body of Her Son, Jesus, after the same time being respectful and ceiling with Biblical scenes, Crucifixion. She holds out Her not causing offence,” he said. incorporating over 300 figures, right hand in a gesture inter- “Anyone who grew up in Ireland including the renowned panel preted as Her submission to the would have told jokes that were of God creating Adam. The Will of God. The statue also pointed at the gay community, at work was fresco, with paint required restoration after a dis- travellers… It is part of the cul- applied directly to wet plaster, turbed man attacked it with a ture we grew up in, but we have which he carried out alone. The hammer in 1972. The work is to grow out of it.” finished masterpiece (right) now housed behind shatter-proof He reiterated the Church’s posi- was immediately acclaimed as glass. The Pieta is the only work tion that marriage is a union one of the greatest artistic signed by him, across the sash between a man and a woman only, achievements of the age. which the Virgin wears over Her visitor to Rome must see, along but that same sex-couples can form As with all such works of art, dress. Michelangelo’s finest with the Sistine Chapel frescoes. a union through other methods. time took its toll, and a huge sculpture is a sight which any Michelangelo was buried in WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14 2014 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER WORLD/VATICAN NEWS 7

said. “He will be the great NEWS IN BRIEF patron of the World Youth Days Chaplain compares which he inaugurated and THEKnox prison to chaplainMandela where the the UN despite ‘unfair’ criticism always supported. In the com- convicted US murderer Amanda munion of saints he will con- Knox spent four years has com- tinue to be a father and friend pared her to Nelson Mandela. to all of you.” “Mandela spent half his life in prison, yet he was free within his heart and conscience A diplomatic accord because he said ‘I’m inno- THEwith Vatican Palestine has indicated nears cent,’” Don Saulo, the chaplain ‘great satisfaction’ at progress of Capanne prison, said. towards the completion of a “That’s how it is with diplomatic accord with the Amanda. She has the deep con- Palestinian Authority. Vatican viction that she is innocent, so and Palestinian representatives she says she isn’t a prisoner and met on February 6 in Ramallah never will be. From what I know to negotiate the final terms of of her, I can say Amanda is inca- the ‘basic agreement’ signed in pable of murder.” February 2000; the final agree- Ms Knox was last month ment will establish the juridical found guilty for a second time of Pope Patron Saint of rights of Church institutions on murdering 21-year-old British POPEWorld Francis Youth will Day announce Palestinian territory. At the student Meredith Kercher in Blessed Pope John Paul II conclusion of this round of 2007 in Perugia. The 26-year-old (above) as the patron saint of talks, both sides expressed opti- and her former partner Raffaele World Youth Day on Divine mism about working towards Sollecito, 29, were previously Mercy Sunday when he Canon- the conclusion of the agreement. acquitted of the killing. ises the late Holy Father. The plans were noted in Pope Francis’ message for the 29th Gunman kills nun and A sweet treat for the World Youth Day, which will be Achurchgoer GUNMAN opened in Russia fire inside ITHoly IS probably Father just as well for held on Palm Sunday in the Vati- an Orthodox cathedral on the Pope Francis that Lent isn’t can City. The proclamation of eastern Russian island of underway yet as the Holy Blessed John Paul II as patron Sakhalin on Sunday, killing a Father was, last week, pre- strated a lack of understanding about how the ment of young Irish women in the so-called saint of World Youth Day recog- nun and a churchgoer. Six other sented with a 1.5-tonne choco- Holy See is different from other states that signed Magdalen laundries and of young men by the nises his fundamental role in people were wounded in the late sculpture of himself. the convention. Legionaries of Christ, seems to indicate the com- the youth gathering, having incident—most were said to Students on a chocolatier The Vatican, Fr Lombardi said, has repeatedly mittee ‘gave much greater attention to well- announced the first celebration have been shot in the legs and course at the Accademia of explained in detail to the committee and to other known organisations’ representing victims than of World Youth Day during his were not critically hurt. Maestri Cioccolatieri, near UN agencies that it has direct legal jurisdiction to the testimony of Vatican representatives. Papacy, and supporting the event An security empolyee was Venice, presented the delicious over those who live and work in the small terri- “These organisations typically do not want to since its inception in 1985. detained at the scene in the treat to the Holy Father at the tory of Vatican City State. While it has canonical recognise how much the Holy See and the “The Canonisation of John main city of Yuzhno- Vatican. Given his propensity and spiritual jurisdiction over Catholics around Church have done in recent years to recognise Paul II, to be celebrated on the Sakhalinsk. The motive of the for acts of generosity and sim- the world, priests and bishops are subject to the errors, renew norms and develop measures for Second Sunday of Easter, will man, 25, was not clear. There ple living, it is not thought that laws of their own nations. formation and prevention,” Fr Lombardi said. be an event marked by was no apparent link to the the Pope will indulge himself “Is this impossible to understand or do they not Archbishop Tomasi said that the kind of non- immense joy,” Pope Francis Winter Olympics in Sochi. in eating the chocolate statue. want to understand it?” he asked. “In both cases, governmental organisations that favour same-sex one has a right to be surprised.” ‘marriage’ likely influenced the UN Committee Fr Lombardi said the tone of the criticism and on the Rights of the Child to reinforce an ‘ideo- the mention of specific cases, including the treat- logical line’ in the report.

Thank you. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is ‘at peace’ By leaving us a gift in your will in his retirement, former assistant says you’re helping us reach out to By Bridget Orr Mozart on the piano (above). people around the world. Together “Pope Benedict is at peace we will build a better future. POPE Emeritus Benedict with himself and I think he is XVI is now ‘at peace’follow- even at peace with the Lord,” If you are one of those people who have thoughtfully left ing his retirement last year. Archbishop Gänswein said. us a gift in your will, thank you. By choosing to leave us In a recent interview Arch- The archbishop also backed a legacy, you’re giving people a chance to make the most bishop Georg Gänswein—the up Pope Francis’ claim that Pope of their lives and free themselves from poverty. No matter retired Pope’s assistant during Emeritus Benedict’s new role is what the size of your gift, it’s invaluable. his eight-years as Holy Father— like ‘having grandad in the said that the Pope is flourishing house,’ by describing how they A legacy is a special gift that lives on and if you would in his secluded retirement home are on ‘excellent terms’ and talk like to discuss this unique way of giving to the Scottish in the Vatican gardens. to each other. Catholic International Aid Fund, please contact Archbishop Gänswein revealed The Pope Emeritus gave fol- Ann Ward on 0141 354 5555 or [email protected] the Pope’s new routine: He still lowers a glimpse into his life fol- gets up at 5.30am and continues lowing retirement when the SCIAF (Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund) 19 Park Circus, Glasgow G3 6BE. the Basilica di Santa Croce in his prayers and spiritual reflec- Vatican released footage of Pope Charity No: SC012302. Company No: SC197327. Photo: Sean Sprague. Florence, which he chose him- tion, but is also able to tend to the Francis visiting his new home self as his final resting place. kitchen garden and practice during Christmas last year. WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 8 NEWS FEATURE SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14 2014 Aspire not to have more but to be more SCIAF’S head of communications and education, PHILIPPA BONELLA, explores how we can try to create a more just world for all, by looking a little closer at our own lives and many of the decisions we make

E HAVE all become very used to human family. After all, as Blessed Pope John Paul seeing and hearing about the II reminded us, solidarity is not about feeling pity problems that affect our neigh- for the suffering of others, solidarity is actually ‘a bours around the world, whether firm and persevering determination to commit one- it’s a typhoon in the Philippines, self to the common good… because we are really conflict in Syria, or food and water shortages in responsible for all.’ Africa. Last year SCIAF was part of the Enough Commit to the common good WFood for Everyone IF campaign which high- lighted, once again, the scandal of global hunger Our Look Closer campaign challenges us all to that blights the lives of one in every eight people commit to the common good by looking closer at in the world today. ourselves, the decisions we make, and then com- Of course, when we look a little closer, beyond the mitting to living more simply, sustainably and in newspaper headlines and television news bulletins, solidarity with the most vulnerable of our neigh- we see that poverty and hunger are not natural and bours. Ultimately this means changing, for exam- do not happen by accident. We can see that millions ple, how we eat, how much energy we use, how of people across the world are kept hungry and we shop, how we travel and what we throw away. locked in poverty by an unequal global economic To this end, SCIAF is asking our supporters to system which only benefits the few, and is often rein- consider making changes to their lives during Lent forced by the decisions we make here in Scotland as and beyond. For instance, to reduce the human and consumers. For example in Colombia, the focus of environmental impact of the meat industry, would SCIAF’s forthcoming Lenten appeal, the needs of you consider having ‘meat-free Mondays’ or going business are being put ahead of communities—with back to eating fish on Fridays? One night or more people being forced from their land to make way per week, could you commit to reducing the for cattle farms to produce meat and mining to sup- amount of electricity you use? Finally, you could ply markets with gold and other resources. start making a big difference by cutting down on food waste by just buying what you need and Building a just world freezing food by its best before date. Challenging those in power, be they business or instance, vital resources, like land and water, are Philippa Bonella, head of communications and education Clearly, in our highly developed consumer governments, is clearly vital to building a just world being used to cater for our growing appetite for at SCIAF says that to build a just world and to live our driven society, living simply is not an easy option. Faith, we have to look at the part we play in the larger in which all families have the opportunity to live life meat, whilst our wasteful lifestyles add to the bur- global system But, if we are serious about building a just world, and live it to the full. To this end, SCIAF will often den on the planet. Around one-third of the world’s if we are serious about living our Faith, if we are ask supporters to write to politicians or business food is wasted and the average Scottish family serious about solidarity and the common good, leaders to demand change in policies and rules. throws out around £430 worth of food each year. writes. “We are thrilled if the market offers us then we have to look at our own part in the larger This time, uncomfortable as it may feel, we are something new to purchase; and in the meantime global system. asking people to look a little closer at the reality of Personal priorities all those lives stunted for lack of opportunity seem As Archbishop Romero once remarked, we how our own lifestyle choices, consumption, and Pope Francis, in his Apostolic Exhortation Evan- a mere spectacle; they fail to move us.” should all ‘aspire not to have more, but to be more.’ behaviour sustains the current, unjust, ‘system.’ gelii Gaudium, challenges us to think about our Inspired by the social teaching of the Church, The current global economic order is placing a personal priorities. SCIAF believes a shift in thinking, as well as a I Find out more about Look Closer at great strain on the planet and on people living in “To sustain a lifestyle which excludes others, or shift in power, is urgently needed. We need to www.sciaf.org.uk/lookcloser. For campaign poverty; we’re currently using 50 per cent more to sustain enthusiasm for that selfish ideal, a glob- move away from supporting vested interests and materials email [email protected] or natural resources than the planet can sustain. For alisation of indifference has developed,” the Pope the market, in favour of the common good of one telephone 0141 354 5555

home to refugees from a viru- lent anti-Catholic regime that Book Review professed a new ideology of abstract rights, one that Eng- lish-speakers were effectively immune to. As Benjamin Dis- freedom, the rule of law and Wycliffe translated his Bible constitutional document of all vard graduates in the 1640s raeli said: “To the liberalism property rights—or, indeed, ‘for the government of the peo- times—the foundation of the fought on the Roundhead side they profess, I prefer the liberty how unusual these are. ple, for the people and by the freedom of the individual in the English Civil War, for we enjoy; to the Rights of Man, How We Invented Freedom people,’ Catholic England was against the arbitrary authority this was an ideological struggle the rights of Englishmen.” and Why it Matters, a celebration undergoing changes that would of the despot.” that spanned the developing Hannan creates a sparkling of the English-speaking world mark it out from its continental Hannan traces this idea back Anglosphere. As the less than narrative that deserves to be and its language and law by Con- neighbours. to the Anglo-Saxon period and impartial Thomas Jefferson read. Where I would diverge servative MEP Dan Hannan, pro- The author cites Cambridge earlier. Although many are scep- wrote: “The division into Whig from him is his idea of the vides a welcome reminder of just academic Alan Macfarlane, who tical about the Tacitus idea that and Tory is founded in the Anglosphere as being entirely how important these things are. in the 1970s studied the parish the Germanic tribes were great nature of man; the weakly and about ideas, not ancestry. The Hannan, a French and Spanish records of medieval England: freedom lovers, Anglo-Saxon nerveless, the rich and the cor- ‘proposition nation’ idea is speaker who grew up in Latin “What he found, to his astonish- myths, whether true or not, had rupt, seeing more safety and actually relatively new. As vari- How We Invented Freedom America, emphasises how ment, was a form of a social an influence on later English- accessibility in a strong execu- ous sources in the book state, and Why It Matters unusual and improbable the organisation that met none of men, especially when in the tive; the healthy, firm, and vir- Englishmen and American By Dan Hannan English system is. the criteria of what is generally 17th-century tensions over how tuous, feeling confidence in alike saw their rights as a Head of Zeus “The development of Parlia- called a peasant society.” England should be governed their physical and moral birthright. Universalist ideas £20 ment in Anglo-Saxon England In England, in contrast to its came to the fore. A war that was resources, and willing to part they left to the French revolu- —and in a handful of related, neighbours, ‘there was almost triggered in 1637 by market with only so much power tionaries. Indeed, with the ANYONE who has visited homogenous states, notably no notion of shared ownership. trader Jenny Geddes. When the as is necessary for their good ‘proposition nation’ member- Runnymede and risked the Denmark and Iceland—antici- A boy who had reached legal dean of St Gile’s Cathedral in government.” ship rests not on a birthright but rather scary road that pated representative govern- maturity was, in the eyes of the Edinburgh started to read from In the US, as in Britain, ‘lib- on an adherence to a series of crosses through the historic ment in Europe by several law, a wholly free agent: his the new royally approved erty’ was entwined with anti- ideas—the very opposite of the spot will know that the centuries,” he writes. father had neither claims over prayerbook, wearing a white Catholic bigotry. But that was to liberal English tradition. The agreement in 1215 between On top of law and language him nor duties to him.’ This had surplice, Geddes jumped to her do with ideology rather than ultimate proposition nation of England’s leading barons the third leg of this structure is a huge impact on English soci- feet and shouted: “The Devil theology. As Hannan notes: “We modern times is not the US but and King John is promi- religion. Protestantism was ety, including on the system of give you colic in your stomach, are now familiar with a great the European Union. nently marked there by the central to the Whig vision. Yet law, for it is only once people you false thief! Do you dare to body of individualist Catholic These are mere quibbles. American Bar Association. Hannan, an Englishman who no longer think of themselves say a Mass in my ear?” She then social teaching… But contem- Hannan is a Whig and I am a Americans take Magna Carta comes from mixed Irish/Scot- as members of a clan but as took her folding stool and threw porary English-speakers had an pessimistic Tory. I’m sure his seriously—so seriously that tish, Protestant/Catholic back- peers that we get the idea of one it at his head. altogether more blinkered view rational optimism will provide when a copy was taken to New ground, is sensitive to our law for all—or of a nation at all. Hannan has a great eye for of Catholicism, seeing it as not just an insightful look at the York in 1939 some 14 million sectarian history and puts it in The Magna Carta was more anecdote. Among his other sto- intrinsically authoritarian and— past, but also a beacon pointing people came to see it. Perhaps context. His greatest achieve- than a mere document. It was ries is that of the American who because Catholics recognised to a future. His book deserves we should take it seriously too ment may be to have separated an idea supported by the people goes to South Africa to fight for the supremacy of the Pope— to be read more widely as the because with the triumph of the the Whig theory of history from of the kingdom. And what a the Boers but upon finding that hard to reconcile with parlia- approach to the 800th anniver- English-speaking powers after its hallmark anti-Catholic prej- document. As the 20th-century they speak Dutch, ends up mentary government.” sary of ‘the English Torah’ 1945 we have forgotten how udice. Long before the Refor- jurist Lord Denning declared: fighting for the British. Another That all mellowed in the 19th approaches. lucky we are to have individual mation, or even before John “Magna Carta is the greatest is that more than half of Har- century, when England became ED WEST WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14 2014 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER LETTERS 9

LETTER OF THE WEEK We are right to try to protect marriage

I AGREE with everything in Kevin McKenna’s article on ethnic cleansing of Christianity (SCO January 31) except for his assertion that too many people in the Church were ‘obsessed’ by issues such as same-sex ‘marriage.’ There should, in fact, have been much, much more and much louder condemnation from religious and non-religious people against the re-definition of the most durable and successful institution in all of our society. It was the success, due to the feeble efforts of the opposition, of the various homosexual lobbies to impose the idea of a biologically anomalous version of marriage on the general population which encouraged a rash of small secular and humanist groups, under the camouflage of equality, to deny children the right to a mother and father by attacking religious adoption societies and prospective adopters unwilling to agree that homosexual marriage and adoption are beneficial. Article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: “The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the state.” The format and intent of same-sex ‘marriage’ militates against the formation of families and its introduction is a dereliction of the state's obligation under the declaration. Michael Creechan GLASGOW

Where is the opposition to game are being changed to suit those the most blatant full frontal attacks on secularism? whose only remit is to suit themselves. common decency. The secularists don’t seem to have any Within the Church, both in terms of I READ the article by Kevin McKenna agenda to build or contribute to society, religious and laity, we have many great ESTABLISHED IN 1885 (January 31 SCO.) It reflects pretty well only to destroy its very fabric. As Mr minds, but sadly there does not seem to be what many people feel at the moment. McKenna said, what was a dripping tap any groups publicly fighting against what While we see politicians running their own seems to have turned into a torrent. As a is happening. I may be wrong on this, and ‘moral’ agendas, I don’t think I am alone in Catholic in this modern society we are very in truth I hope I am, but never more so than feeling frustrated as many of the things we much on the outside looking in. Cardinal now have we needed direction from grew up with and took for granted are O’Brien’s actions were hugely damaging, somewhere. Any direction on where I being torn down in a very blatant and but the adage ‘Don’t do as I do, do as I say’ could broaden my mind on these matters brutal manner. The tide is very much fits the bill here. We may have become would be much appreciated. No one knows what lies running against us and it is not restricted to obsessed by the same-sex ‘marriage’ Chris Porter Scotland. At every turn the rules of the argument, but it just happens to be one of RUTHERGLEN in our hearts but God

HILE the Christian roots of St Valentine’s Day are Improvements can be made and the archdiocesan music committee might Think politics, accuracy— hazy and disputed—and often lost in the glut of to music in the Liturgy try to help make the archbishop’s expressed think religious freedom store-bought greeting cards, flowers and public dis- wishes become a reality. plays of romantic love—it still seems appropriate to I WAS intrigued to read the recent Strong It would seem to be a good time for I AM surprised and disappointed at the take the time to look at love and appreciate it for in Faith discussion among young Catholics at parish, diocesan and national music [recent letter in the SCO] attacking Sir what it is and all it brings. the university chaplaincies which looked at organisations, official or otherwise, to start Charles Gray, a much respected Catholic God’s love is a shining example in an often-dark world. His love the topic of music in the Liturgy (SCO encouraging the use of chant and other and a senior Labour politician. isW generous and caring, giving and supportive, forgiving and com- January 24). It seems to be a good time to aspects of the musical heritage of the Joseph Sherman says Sir Charles (to plete. Is it little wonder humankind struggles in its search for a love discuss the matter, and I would hope that it Church. give him his proper title) is ‘talking to equal His on this earth? provokes wider reflection, perhaps even at It was pleasing to see that these issues nonsense’ on the Irish situation 1916 In last week’s SCO, Sr Roseanne Reddy was witty, frank and accu- official level, too. are important to younger Scottish Catholics onwards, an attitude I find grossly rate about relationships when she said today people often mistake, or At last year’s Musica Sacra Scotland and it would be marvellous if their offensive.I am a practising Catholic and a worse, accept, sex for love. Those without faith even distain the way conference, Archbishop Philip Tartaglia enthusiasm was to impact on attention and member of the SNP, and I have always had Christianity views sexuality, as we witnessed in the demonstrations spoke of his strong desire that all in the decisions at higher levels in the Scottish a great respect for Sir Charles. Mr Sherman and celebrations surrounding the recent passing of the Scottish Gov- archdiocese should be familiar with the basic dioceses. Improvements can always be spends rather a lot of time on the issue of ernment’s Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill to legalise chants of the Ordinary of the Mass, along made, and the hopes outlined by the Dalai Lama as being of more relevance same-sex ‘marriage.’ with the Marian antiphons and other Archbishop Tartaglia could be put into to the people of Scotland. (First Minister Love comes in many forms, as do relationships, and in our hearts important chants that are fundamental to our action. Alex Salmond did meet Pope Benedict we all need love. To Catholics, however, the Sacrament of marriage liturgical heritage. I am keen to see how the James MacMillan CBE XVI.) In his blind devotion to the UK, Mr is the formal recognition of the love between a man and a woman National Advisory Board in Liturgical Music COMPOSER Sherman has linked arms with the Orange who hope to build a family to share in that love. Our understanding Order. Better Together indeed. of marriage will not change. I was interested in Kevin McKenna’s As a society what we also need to celebrate is that love is not lim- Please respect the presence the Tabernacle. timeous comments on the intolerant ited to only romantic relationships. Current statistics show many more of the Blessed Sacrament Does this accepted backdrop now so Ayatollahs of the Edinburgh Secular Society, marriages breaking down, people living together and single occu- commonplace, not weaken the sense of and their scheming. In the SNP White Paper pancy homes than in years gone by. Yet there is still a great deal of MY SENSE of reverence for the Blessed awe and devotion we owe to God’s one vital issue for Scotland will be a love in the world if we are prepared to see it. Sacrament is repeatedly outraged by presence among us? constitution, missing in the UK, which will Older people can sometimes feel isolated when a partner dies and pictures of various groups, priests and laity guarantee religious freedom, yes even unto their family is far away, yet there is often a friend or neighbour there posing in front of the altar with apparent Elizabeth Bath secularists! watching over them whom they could reach out to. Single people can total disregard for their close proximity to UDDINGSTON And then the Theos report, where a be surrounded by friends and family yet still feel lonely if their heart London think tank tells us that Scots craves romantic love. Married people can feel lonely too, if they are Catholics voted Labour. This has always not emotionally connected to their partner. Couples without children G SCO reserves the right to edit letters to conform with space or requirements been accepted as a fact, probably because can long for a family of their own to share their love. G This page is used solely for reader opinion and therefore views expressed are not necessarily Labour stood for social justice. The erosion For many of us, the grass appears greener on the other side yet no shared by SCO of their support for Labour is because that one can truly know what lies in our hearts but God. Trust in Him and G If you would like to share your opinion, send your correspondence to the above address party had to become Tory to win elections in see the love that is already all around you. the UK (that is England). Love may not come wrapped in the package you thought it would. G Whether you use e-mail or post, you must provide your full name, address, and phone number or Jim Lynch It may or may not be hearts and flowers wrapped in a bow, but it is your letter will not be used EDINBURGH there if you only let it into your life. Take a leap of Faith. Take God’s love, be that love and let it radiate to others. WRITE TO LETTERS, SCO, 19 WATERLOO STREET, GLASGOW G2 6BT [email protected] 10 COMMENT SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14 2014 Master of one ‘trade,’ jack of many A working knowledge of both architecture and music would seem helpful to seminarians and priests

triumph that sends the congregation that music was, in a way, a peacemaker out singing God’s praise’s, they after centuries of discord. inspire those who listen to them. Their appearance is pleasing to the eye, ipe organs in use today have graces any church. highly individual organs. Some No two pipe organs are exactly the have a provenance which can be same. Each one has its own prove- tracedP back to century of which I have nance. From the magnificence of the written. Materials for others have been great instrument in the church of St recovered from redundant churches, Sulpice near , a pipe organ which, stored, then rebuilt with additional is claimed, is the largest in Europe, to components by skilled organ builders. the small pipe organ in a country There are, in a way, ‘made to order.’ church, each instrument has its own But they need careful maintenance. particular identity. Irrespective of their And to go back to the beginning of BY CATH DOHERTY size, they are fragile creatures, in that this piece, this is one area where Pope neglect can kill them. Emeritus Benedict’s word on studies for seminarians has a particular rele- EFLECTING on Pope wo things which pose a serious vance. Francis’ recent comments threat to church organs come I have been a church organist for most on the qualities required from detritus from repair work of my life. Now and then, I’ve been of spiritual leaders and carriedT out near them, such as dust and and burned to the ground by a mob in there, and by 1820 most of them had asked to ‘fill in’ here and there... Over suggesting that greater excessive heat. They carry no specific Edinburgh. His refusal to allow the their musical instruments. Firms of the piece, I have played a large number scrutiny should be applied to those price but all of them are very valuable. emergence of Church music was most organ builders seemed to be doing a of church organs. Some, though of fleet- who present themselves as candidates Their history here in Scotland is fas- likely part of a strategy to move slowly roaring trade. Among the records of ing acquaintance, stick my memory... Rfor seminary training, brought me to cinating, after the turmoil of Penal times, forward from the extremes of Penal times that time are letters telling of wealthy like the ancient harmonium with one of recalling something Pope Emeritus when Bishop Hay founded the seminary and not to attract unwelcome attention. Presbyterians being attracted to the two foot bellows collapsed, which Benedict. He suggested that seminary at Aquahorites, the boys there had more Some priests used the skills acquired in churches in Glasgow by the music required frantic pedalling with one foot training should include something space, more amenities than at Scalan. seminary and built organs or other musi- there, and of certain pipes organs of to get enough air into it. At the end of it both of architecture and of music, Among them was a workshop, where cal instruments while they waited. There quality resultantly becoming ‘money all, I felt as if I had run a marathon... given that, as priests, these decisions they could learn organ building as a was just a hint of priestly disobedience in makers’ for their churches. Another suffered spontaneous com- would be protected by Canon Law. skill. There followed an unexpected Edinburgh, when Fr Menzies, chaplin to Choirmasters were appointed, bustion during Confirmation. And then At one end of the scale, needless famine in Church music, when Bishop the highland congregation there, had choirs trained. Organists were trained there was a sort of large keyboard where delays and endless argument would be Hay, himself an accomplished violinist Adeste Fideles sung one Christmas... too. One record tells of a musical priest, one false move on my part would have avoided. At the other end comes the who encouraged seminarians to learn to a Father Gordon took a fee of 10 guineas resulted in a blast of some Latin Ameri- risk that a church, such as a Pugin play musical instruments, banned music hen Bishop Hay, his health for training, plus five shillings for ever can rhythm... Now, I enjoy the privilege church, might lose its architectural in Catholic churches or indeed any failing, went to spend his sheet of musical theory prepared for the of playing a very fine pipe organ, gifted to integrity. And as Plainsong makes a places of worship. The ban covered last years back at Aquahor- pupil. The records of this time, too, of a our church more than two decades ago. tentative return, so do renewed argu- everything, from the playing of organs ties,W his place was taken by Bishop Fr Matheson who was putting the fin- We’ve been together for all that time. A ments about the exact nature of church or other musical instruments to singing. Cameron. Fr Charles Gordon of ishing touches to the organ he had built few weeks ago, it gave a little whine of music, the standard to which we Bishop Hay did not give explanations Aberdeen was allowed to install a pipe for his own church, but had made a dou- discomforts as Mass was about to begin. should aspire. A working knowledge for this but, but, in a way, it can be organ in his new church. There, High ble bass to accompany the singing until “Behave yourself” I whispered. And of both architecture and music would understood. Mass was sung at last... the only place the organ had been properly tuned. In it did. Eccentric behaviour? No. It sim- seem helpful to seminarians who have There had been widespread destruc- in Scotland where this took place the 19th century, Catholics took the lead ply illustrates the fact that these instru- no previous experience of either are. tion of Catholic places of worship for before 1814. The trickle of music in the provision of pipe organs. Con- ments are so special, so highly And in a place where architecture and some two centuries after the Reforma- became a torrent as pipe organs were certs of scared music and oratoria were individual that they become acquain- music meet comes something which tion. In 1746, again, this seemed to have installed. Records of the time show held in Catholic churches borrowed for tances, and indeed friends to those who would be a treasure for any church... become commonplace yet again. In that subscriptions were gathered in the purposes simply because their Pres- play them for a long time. We must look the pipe organ. From a whisper that 1779, Bishop Hay had a narrow escape Edinburgh in 1817, this for the instal- byterian neighbours did not have organs after them. And we can start by taking bids spiritual reflection to a shout of when his house and church were looted lation of pipe organs in the churches in their churches. It is satisfying to know Pope Emeritus Benedict’s advice.

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IT WAS one of those calling for radical solutions. As moments to savour. The chil- with all radical problems, we tend dren had just come back into Do not be ambivalent to any kind of change to put them on the back burner church from the Children’s until they affect us personally. Liturgy of the Word. They warming, at its simplest, means that of the experts and ate less and exer- well. As long as ’Father’ is there The Gospel this week has Jesus were as animated as they we are being faced with more and cised more it would have all kinds on a Sunday morning and available challenging the people of His time always are. I could see that more extreme weather patterns. It of benefits. Firstly we would be fit- for Baptisms, weddings, funerals and place to radical change. He is each one of them was wear- Fr Eddie seems like yesterday that we were ter and healthier. This means that etc all is well. All the evidence is telling them that radical problems ing a large round badge. This debating the consequences of our we would save the Health Service a saying something very different. do need radical solutions. Poten- gave me my starting point. McGhee love affair with fossil fuels. Today, fortune. It would mean that we We need to ask ourselves if the tially, in this section of the Gospel, “Why are you wearing the we are living with those conse- would contribute less to global 19th century model of the parish more than in any other we discover badges this morning?” I dissolved in laughter. The badge quences. Radical problems need warming by walking instead of and that is the model that we cur- the reason why the people rejected asked “To remind us to be had more than achieved its purpose radical solutions but certainly, in the driving. rently operate out of, is adequate Jesus. They knew it was far from happy!” was the unanimous of reminding everyone to be short term, we continue to ignore We would improve the environ- for the 21st century. In almost perfect but they opted for adequacy reply. Then excitedly one of happy. Thankfully, life offers the signs as long as they do not per- ment for everyone. Dieting is not every area of life people are rather than for radical change. the children held out a badge moments of happiness, sometimes sonally affect us. Radical solutions the answer! We need to radically immensely flexible, except when it There was no place in their lives for me. “This is for you! in the most unexpected of places. are usually for someone else. rethink our relationship both with comes to their place of worship. for such radical thinking let alone Please pin it on your vest- As Somerset continues to be Then there is the obesity epi- food and with exercise. This is a When I was ordained, 42 years ago radical action. Their solution was ments!” As I obliged and flooded and we are reminded in demic! I am certainly part of this radical problem and this means next week, I came to Galloway to get rid of Jesus. Problem pinned the badge on, I had a almost every news bulletin, of our particular problem! Again, we can that it requires a radical solution. Diocese, which at that time had solved. Heads in sand! closer look. “This looks like relative inability to cope with nature all rationalise our lifestyles. What Again, it is easy to rationalise over 90 priests serving its various What about us? We are the 21st a picture of an elephant!” I when nature throws her fury at us. harm can a little nibble do? A snack away. While we are healthy, communities. Since then, a few century’s sophisticated society. We said: “Are you trying to tell Nature, currently, is chewing up and here and a snack there never hurt chronic illness is always someone churches, about 10, have closed for are intelligent and articulate. Have me I look like an elephant?” spitting out great chunks of coast- anybody! The experts are telling us else’s problem. In our faith com- one reason or another. Currently our attitudes to radical change The children laughed, then, the line. In calmer moments, we can loud and clear: “O Yes it can!” The munities throughout Scotland we there are 23 priests serving the altered in any way? I hope so but child who had given me the badge, stand back and admire our achieve- current thinking is that we should are facing another kind of crisis. communities in our diocese. Cer- the evidence suggests that we con- with a slightly quizzical and very ments in civil engineering. Now, we eat less unhealthy foods, and that Put at its simplest, we have too tainly, the number of people tinue to be ambivalent in our atti- pitying look for the old one who are standing back and counting the we should take some more exercise. many churches and too few priest attending Mass has dropped and tude to any kind of change let had completely misunderstood, cost of trying to compete with so It seems simple enough. Because it to serve them. Again, the tempta- the situation in Galloway is mir- alone radical change. Today the said, “No! It’s not an elephant! great a force. Global warming, as seems simple enough it is easy to tion is always to put our head in rored in other diocese throughout invitation in the Gospel is to get It’s a dinosaur!” The congregation ever, seems to be the culprit. Global ignore. If we followed the advice the sand and pretend that all is thecountry. Radical problems are serious. Are we prepared? WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14 2014 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER COMMENT 11

motorbike was expected to W fetch around £12,400 but IRE instead went for an incredible UN: Lies, ignorance, arrogance D I £200,000! A Harley Davidson N Jacket also signed by the Pope went for nearly £50,000. The money raised will fund the and virulent anti-Catholicism An SCO diary renovation of a hostel and soup kitchen in Rome, the plans may THOSE concerned about the have to be redone to make it a Laundries, that girls and young women were of May 23 1969, Article 31 (General rule of By Hugh McLoughlin unruly nature of today’s five star! The buyer has chosen tortured and were subject, almost routinely, interpretation), 2. (b) the Holy See’s position schoolchildren should spare a to remain anonymous, but it to sexual abuse, not excluding rape, were was recognised and accepted under Interna- thought for the teachers of the seems safe to say, at that price, demolished. You will search but you will tional Law when its signature was accepted. past as just over 100 years we won’t be seeing the bike out IES, ignorance, arrogance and search in vain for any mention of torture in Apparently, however, such law doesn’t ago. Then schools around the on the road anytime soon. a virulent anti-Catholicism this report produced under the chairmanship apply to this UN committee. And so it gives country emptied as pupils permeate the report of the UN a long list of changes demanded. And not of Senator Martin McAleese, husband of refused to obey teachers, GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG Committee on the Rights of the Mary, the former Irish resident. Precisely just to Canon Law but also to doctrine, organised massed truancies Child Concluding observations ONE case of sexual abuse is recorded, the dogma and teaching. or downed their books and ODD news from Down Under on the second periodic report of the Holy perpetrator being a laywoman auxiliary and The reservations related mainly to family pencils and took to the high where Archbishop Philip See (February 5). Most especially are all former ‘inmate’ who chose to make the insti- planning (which in the UN, seems to begin streets with banners and Wilson of Adelaide has asked of these discerned in one particular sec- and end with abortion on demand, and even L tution her permanent home. The nuns were slogans. And where did it South Australian Premier Jay tion: Torture and other cruel or degrading guiltless. if it hasn’t been demanded; see the People’s start? Yes, a Catholic school. Weatherill to remove a show treatment or punishment, which concerns I could go into great detail about the ‘other Republic of China) and the inalienable rights All the UK’s major cities, called Come Heckle Christ the Magdalen Laundries in Ireland. cruel or degrading treatment or punishment.’ of parents. It was made clear that references including Hull, Glasgow from the upcoming Adelaide The first such institute in the world was However, the McAleese Report states: “A to these could only be interpreted and acted Liverpool, Bristol, Birmingham Fringe Festival. During the opened in Whitechapel, London, in 1758 large majority of the women who shared upon by the Holy See in a manner consonant and Manchester, had to close show, a comedian dressed as and was called the Magdalen Hospital for their stories with the committee said that with Catholic teaching. schools, and in London and Jesus invites heckling from Penitent Prostitutes. The first in Ireland was they had neither experienced nor seen girls The Declaration of the Holy See con- the suburbs there were the audience. the Magdalen Asylum for Protestant Girls or women suffer physical abuse in the Mag- cluded by stating quite unequivocally: “By spontaneous strikes at “While I am a strong opened in Leeson Street, Dublin, in 1765 by dalen Laundries” and one women is quoted acceding to the Convention on the Rights of Enfield, Islington, Hoxton, advocate for freedom of Lady Arabella Fitzmaurice Denny. Origi- as being typical when saying: “I don’t ever the Child, the Holy See intends to give Fulham, East Ham and speech and supporter of the nally, these institutions, all lay and mostly remember anyone being beaten but we did renewed expression to its constant concern Deptford. The first recorded arts, I believe this production is Protestant run, had as their raison d’etre the have to work very hard.” The GPs inter- for the well-being of children and families. school strike was in Hull and extremely offensive to people care, indeed cure, of ‘fallen women,’ profes- viewed had witnessed no ill-treatment, nor In consideration of its singular nature and started on September 12 of any religious persuasion and sional or otherwise; and, hence, there dedi- the after-effects of it. position, the Holy See, in acceding to this 1911 at St Mary’s Roman insulting to many South cation to Mary of Magdala (who, ironically, The mother, now deceased, of friends of Convention, does not intend to prescind in Catholic school, where 12 of Australians,” Archbishop is nowhere in the New Testament labelled, mine was brought up to about the age of 18 any way from its specific mission which is the older boys decided to Wilson said. “It is outrageous directly or indirectly, a fallen woman). But (I’m unsure exactly) by the nuns (in Glas- of a religious and moral character.” walk out during morning and inappropriate for this sort their purpose changed over time, even if the gow, but not in a Magdalen Laundry). When “Does not intend to prescind in any lessons. By the afternoon the of anti-Christian, blasphemous stigma attached to former residents did not. Mullan’s film came out, she dismissed it out way…” That is, the Holy See will not on any whole school had emptied, performance to be included in By the founding of the Free State in 1922 of hand. Her words I do remember exactly as account alter or ignore Catholic teaching, the and the crowd at the gates a public festival.” there were ten such institutions but by then they made a great impression: “The life was magisterium of the Church. If it were was denouncing ‘too much While that may well be the they were all being run by one or other of hard, but it wasn’t meant to be easy. When I immoral and or illicit before, it shall be here- work.’ On the whole, school case, one cannot but imagine four orders of religious sisters: the Sisters of got married, my house was always spotless after. But that which we can change for the strikes were peaceful and a how Jesus would have dealt Charity, the Sisters of Mercy, the Good and that lot (my friends) were always fed better, to protect “the rights and interests of ‘bit of a giggle.’ This soon with hecklers, there’s no doubt Shepherd Sisters, and the Sisters of Our and properly turned out for school.” And the children,” the “precious treasure given to petered out, but should serve even the most vehement critic Lady of Charity. The last closed in 1996. It pub in Bellshill where I got to know them, each generation as a challenge to its wisdom as a warning to hard-pressed would have been brought would seem that in relation to them, the UN the Saints and Sinners, which she cleaned six and humanity” (Pope John Paul II, 26 April teachers out there that things onside in moments! Committee has been entirely persuaded by days a week into her 70s, was always spot- 1984), we will. And we have. Not that the could be much, much worse. Peter Mullan’s award winning film The less. She did the nuns proud. UN Committee on the Rights of the Child GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG Magdalene Sisters (2002), apparently has taken a blind bit of notice. GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG regarding it as a docudrama or a ‘fiction- o how has this unpleasantness all Excepting, of course, that they acknowl- ONE to file under ‘Things you alised account’ wholly bedded in the truth. come to pass? The UN Convention edged one initiative, and one only. That is ANOTHER sign of Pope never thought you’d see’ this No doubt a helpful NGO or lobbyist facili- on the Rights of the Child was Pope Francis’s setting up of a commission Francis’ appeal came last week, as comedian Steve adopted by General Assembly resolution tated a showing for them. The trouble is, S headed by Boston’s Cardinal Sean O’Mal- week when a motorbike given Coogan met and shook hands Mullan leaves the truth battered, bruised, 44/25 of November 20, 1989, and came ley, one of the Papal G8, tasked with both to him by Harley-Davidson with Pope Francis. He was bloody and gasping its last in the gutter. into force on September 2. At that time, advising the Pontiff on safeguarding children was sold at auction at the with Irish woman Philomena I would have thought that were the UN the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the from sex abuse and with working pastorally Grand Palais in Paris. The Lee, whose 50-year search for Committee interested in the truth, they United Nations in New York was Renato with abuse victims. 1,585cc Dyna Super Glide the son she was forced to would have sought additional information if Raffaele, now Cardinal Martino, Prefect In the Secretariat of State in 1990 there was given to the Pope last give up for adoption in her required from the representatives of the rel- Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Jus- was a feeling that it would be better not to June as a gift from homeland inspired the actor's evant ‘state signatory’ to the Convention on tice and Peace. sign up to the Convention at all. After all, Harley-Davidson to mark the latest Oscar-nominated film, the Rights of the Child. That, of course, There were serious doubts about the Con- there are very few children in Vatican City company’s 110th anniversary. Philomena. The film has been would have required the Irish Government vention and it was not signed by the Vatican State and no schools. The Holy See cannot The Pontiff later donated the rightly praised in the pages of providing them with copies of the McAleese until April 20, 1990. However, ratification legitimately account for Catholic schools, motorbike to the charity this paper, but it remains Report. was accompanied by reservation and a dec- orphanages and childrens’ hospitals in, say, Caritas Roma, which works on bizarre to see the famously Herein, both of the main allegations laration. It should be noted that by the the US or the UK, before the UN as it has no behalf of the Catholic Church to difficult Mr Coogan shaking libelled against those who ran the Magdalen Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties official standing to do so. support people in need. The hands with the Vicar of Christ. Francis the Jesuit is fulfilling the wishes of Cardinal Martini and others

basic Ignatian precept. an overall generally simplified the importance of the permanent Speaking last month to the ‘hierarchy of truth’—or the fact Before he died, Cardinal Mar- Liturgy is led through Pope Fran- secretariat of the Synod of Bish- judges of the Roman Rota, who that all things don’t matter Mgr Basil tini had pleaded for an end to be cis’s own example, and is one of ops, working in Rome, was clearly consider application for marriage equally in the Church —has been made of pomposity in the Church, his hallmarks. Overall simplicity signalled when its head was nullities, Pope Francis said: shown by Francis to extend Loftus not least in the gaudy wardrobe of life mirrors evangelical poverty: named a cardinal before the Pre- “Part of human maturity is also beyond doctrine and belief, and worn by higher-octane clerics— and it was the Jesuits who first fect of the Congregation for the the capacity to go down to the to embrace moral theology and specifying the various hues of pur- galvanised into action the Secon Doctrine of the Faith—a piece of mentality and the legitimate aspi- the laws of behaviour. Now he BY THE time next month’s ple and scarlet in particular. Pope vatican Council’s Preferential coded Vatican shorthand which rations of the community in tells the Rota that Canon Law too column appears Francis will Francis immediately ditched the Option for the Poor. was immediately obvious all Cur- which the service is carried out. must be flexible. His lieutenants, be into his second year as ‘Carnival’ costume worn by Cardinal Martini’s second wish ial insiders. Thus (the judge) ...will be able to the Council of eight cardinals, or Bishop of Rome. Will that be Popes; scarlet shoulder–capes and was for a Pope who would, be sur- However, it was when he practise a justice that is not legal- ‘Gang of Eight,’ sing from the a time of consolidation, or so on, as well as living in a hostel rounded by a small body of close showed that he wanted also to go istic or abstract, but adapted to same Franciscan hymnsheet— will more winds of change and travelling exclusively in a and immediate advisors, rather back directly to Ignatius, not just the needs of the concrete reality.” “You see everything in black and blow through increasingly Ford Fiesta or a Renault 4. Then, than linked with an umbilical cord to the Ignatian example and This need for things to be white—the world isn’t like that,” deserted corridors in the Vati- within days, he blocked all new to the Roman Curia. Martini sug- counsel of men like Martini, that ‘adapted to the needs of concrete the council’s chairman recently can’s Apostolic Palace? nominations of monsignors, and gested 12, but, possibly fearing Francis potentially lit the fuse reality,’ is no more or less than a told the head of the Church’s Before we can make that fore- later, with few exceptions, that this would be too close to the that will ignite true revolution. reflection of Ignatius’s discernment doctrinal watchdog. cast we need to look at the past restricted this title to clerics who image of Christ and the twelve He has deconstructed the Ignat- that ‘great principles must be Discerning what really mat- year. In that time Pope Francis can show their free bus-passes. disciples, Pope Francis opted for ian concept of ‘Discernment’, embodied in the circumstances of ters, today, here, to ordinary men has implemented throughout the Like Cicero, who in his De Senec- eight cardinals. The Roman Curia and then successfully re-assem- place, time, and people,’ something and women in the Church, is whole Church two suggestions tute described old age as Otium thus became a little distanced from bled it as the foundation of doc- which Francis quoted verbatim in Francis’s aim. He proposes to made by his fellow-Jesuit, the cum Dignitate, This Pope has the Pope it serves. Next, Francis trine, moral theology and canon one of his earlier newspaper inter- achieve it through that exercise late Cardinal Martini, themselves agreed that it can combine leisure upgraded the Synod of Bishops, law throughout the entire Church, views, something which often calls of Mercy and Benevolence which based on Jesuit practice, and he (otium) with some kind of honour driving a further wedge between making Mercy the keynote of for Mercy. is rooted in the love of God, not has also revived a further very (cum dignitate.) And the drive for himself and the Roman Curia. And discernment. Vatican II’s reference to a the law of the Church. WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 12 MISSION MATTERS SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FEBRUARY 14 2014 FEBRUARY 14 2014 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER MISSION MATTERS 13

COMPASSION IN TIMES OF CRISIS JOHN NEWTON and JOHN PONTIFEX from the charity AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED explain how the organisation is striving to provide relief to people in war-torn Syria and help them rebuild their lives

RELIGIOUS sister has described her since the charity began in 1947. the coming months, many Syrians want to stay in The conflict in Syria (above) has had a devastating effect life-threatening struggle to reach out to the cities where they live, in spite of the instability on the lives of the Syrian people. Many have been forced more than 500 families in Syria des- mid dire reports from Syria, Aid to the raging around them. to leave their homes and move into temporary camps (right), surviving on donations from relief distribution perate for basic food and clothing to Church in Need pushed through this latest “Despite the dramatically difficult situation peo- centres, such as the one (above right) run from the city fend off starvation and the cold. round of help after an urgent SOS appeal ple still do not want to leave their homes,” Sr Annie of Homs Sr Annie Demerjian teamed up with Catholic from Bishop Antoine Audo of Aleppo, who said. “In order not to emigrate, we are trying to help Aid to the charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) to help describedA ‘the bombing of many Christian homes’ them to survive by securing what is necessary for Church A436 families in Aleppo and another 80 in Hassake— and the vital need to help ‘many wounded people’ in them in order to live, until hopefully this present cri- cities in the north of the country. his city, in the north of the country. sis may be overcome.” the massive need to carry on providing assistance in Need “These families do not get any help [except from At Bishop Audo’s request, £41,200 is going to Aid to the Church in Need is sending £41,200 to to our Christian families threatened with the loss of the Church] except a small food package each help wounded people receiving treatment at St fund repairs to war-damaged homes, shops and morale. The assistance will enable us to erase the month which is hardly sufficient for a couple of Louis Hospital, Aleppo—a project that the charity other Christian-run businesses in Aleppo who are families’ pain.” days,” Sr Annie said. has been supporting since 2012. determined to stay in the country—with top priority The sister stepped in to help these displaced fam- ACN first broke the news to Bishop Audo that it being given to bomb-blasted windows and doors. ommenting on the charity’s latest help for the ilies following the sudden death of Fr Jules Bagh- would be helping with medical aid for the civilians The task is about helping people’s lives to con- war-torn nation, Neville Kyrke-Smith, ACN dassarian, who had been looking after them until he caught up in the fighting during the bishop’s visit to tinue normally as much as possible. UK national director, noted the lack of had a heart attack in November 2012. the UK. “We help some families to find housing and to pay Cprogress in the Geneva II peace talks, which were Sr Annie, who had worked closely with Fr Bagh- Throughout Syria, projects of this nature are rent because they have lost everything and have no set up to bring the warring sides in Syria to the dassarian, took up the cause only too aware of the absolutely vital; Sr Annie described the harrowing money with them in order to buy food,” SrAnnie said. negotiating table. dangers ahead and the increasingly desperate situa- situation facing those living in Aleppo. “Life has unfortunately become very expensive due “There seems to be a terrible impasse in the Syr- tion so many people were facing. “Factories have stopped working, many of them to the lack of materials, particularly energy. To obtain ian conflict,” he said. “Yet, all our efforts, prayers Thanks to the generosity of Aid to the Church in have been destroyed and some of them have had gas and diesel fuel, especially in the harsh winter is and aid must continue. Now, thanks to solidarity and Need’s benefactors in Scotland and around the their machines and stock stolen,” she said. “The few like a dream. Many people that were comfortably off compassion of the friends and benefactors of Aid to world, the charity has been able to give continuing remaining factories have been shut down and some are now on the poverty line. Our capacity is limited the Church in Need we are providing vital help for support to vital projects, like Sr Annie’s, and make of their owners have emigrated. compared with the need that we find facing us. those injured in the conflict and trying to rebuild sure wounded, destitute and sick Christians in “This has led to high unemployment so that a lot “That is why we ask you to help us in our mission, some hope in Aleppo.” Aleppo receive emergency aid as winter bites deep of people now do not have resources and life has so we can continue to help people to survive and Thanking ACN’s benefactors in Scotland and across the region. become very expensive due to this lack of basic overcome the crisis through which Syria is passing.” around the world for their generous help, Sr Annie Aid packages totalling £156,900 sent out by the goods and materials. Although the war rages on the basic necessities wrote: “Many people in Aleppo and Hassake, par- charity at the beginning of February, are providing “Also there are a lot of companies, schools and of life still need to be found. ticularly women, children and elderly are expecting medical help for the wounded, repairs to the war-dam- private institutions that have dismissed their Sr Annie’s order, the Sisters of Jesus and Mary, us—as workers of Christ—to give a helping hand. aged homes of Christians and basic aid—heating, food employees because they cannot afford to pay them have just received £74,300 to help up to 500 fami- “Without your help, we cannot alleviate their suffer- and rent money for people on the breadline. monthly salaries.” lies in need of gas and electricity for heating and ing in this misery that we actually undergo in Syria.” This latest emergency help means that, since the cooking as well as rent money, medical assistance, Syrian crisis broke nearly three years ago, the char- lthough the number of displaced is now food and clothing. I For more information about Aid to the Church in ity’s urgent aid for the region has now topped more than 3.5 million and the number of In a letter written to Aid to the Church in Need Need’s help for Syria please visit: www.acnuk.org/ £2.2m—one of the largest aid packages of its kind refugees is expected to exceed 2.5 million in last month requesting help, Sr Annie said: “We feel syria A WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 12 MISSION MATTERS SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FEBRUARY 14 2014 FEBRUARY 14 2014 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER MISSION MATTERS 13

COMPASSION IN TIMES OF CRISIS JOHN NEWTON and JOHN PONTIFEX from the charity AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED explain how the organisation is striving to provide relief to people in war-torn Syria and help them rebuild their lives

RELIGIOUS sister has described her since the charity began in 1947. the coming months, many Syrians want to stay in The conflict in Syria (above) has had a devastating effect life-threatening struggle to reach out to the cities where they live, in spite of the instability on the lives of the Syrian people. Many have been forced more than 500 families in Syria des- mid dire reports from Syria, Aid to the raging around them. to leave their homes and move into temporary camps (right), surviving on donations from relief distribution perate for basic food and clothing to Church in Need pushed through this latest “Despite the dramatically difficult situation peo- centres, such as the one (above right) run from the city fend off starvation and the cold. round of help after an urgent SOS appeal ple still do not want to leave their homes,” Sr Annie of Homs Sr Annie Demerjian teamed up with Catholic from Bishop Antoine Audo of Aleppo, who said. “In order not to emigrate, we are trying to help Aid to the charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) to help describedA ‘the bombing of many Christian homes’ them to survive by securing what is necessary for Church A436 families in Aleppo and another 80 in Hassake— and the vital need to help ‘many wounded people’ in them in order to live, until hopefully this present cri- cities in the north of the country. his city, in the north of the country. sis may be overcome.” the massive need to carry on providing assistance in Need “These families do not get any help [except from At Bishop Audo’s request, £41,200 is going to Aid to the Church in Need is sending £41,200 to to our Christian families threatened with the loss of the Church] except a small food package each help wounded people receiving treatment at St fund repairs to war-damaged homes, shops and morale. The assistance will enable us to erase the month which is hardly sufficient for a couple of Louis Hospital, Aleppo—a project that the charity other Christian-run businesses in Aleppo who are families’ pain.” days,” Sr Annie said. has been supporting since 2012. determined to stay in the country—with top priority The sister stepped in to help these displaced fam- ACN first broke the news to Bishop Audo that it being given to bomb-blasted windows and doors. ommenting on the charity’s latest help for the ilies following the sudden death of Fr Jules Bagh- would be helping with medical aid for the civilians The task is about helping people’s lives to con- war-torn nation, Neville Kyrke-Smith, ACN dassarian, who had been looking after them until he caught up in the fighting during the bishop’s visit to tinue normally as much as possible. UK national director, noted the lack of had a heart attack in November 2012. the UK. “We help some families to find housing and to pay Cprogress in the Geneva II peace talks, which were Sr Annie, who had worked closely with Fr Bagh- Throughout Syria, projects of this nature are rent because they have lost everything and have no set up to bring the warring sides in Syria to the dassarian, took up the cause only too aware of the absolutely vital; Sr Annie described the harrowing money with them in order to buy food,” SrAnnie said. negotiating table. dangers ahead and the increasingly desperate situa- situation facing those living in Aleppo. “Life has unfortunately become very expensive due “There seems to be a terrible impasse in the Syr- tion so many people were facing. “Factories have stopped working, many of them to the lack of materials, particularly energy. To obtain ian conflict,” he said. “Yet, all our efforts, prayers Thanks to the generosity of Aid to the Church in have been destroyed and some of them have had gas and diesel fuel, especially in the harsh winter is and aid must continue. Now, thanks to solidarity and Need’s benefactors in Scotland and around the their machines and stock stolen,” she said. “The few like a dream. Many people that were comfortably off compassion of the friends and benefactors of Aid to world, the charity has been able to give continuing remaining factories have been shut down and some are now on the poverty line. Our capacity is limited the Church in Need we are providing vital help for support to vital projects, like Sr Annie’s, and make of their owners have emigrated. compared with the need that we find facing us. those injured in the conflict and trying to rebuild sure wounded, destitute and sick Christians in “This has led to high unemployment so that a lot “That is why we ask you to help us in our mission, some hope in Aleppo.” Aleppo receive emergency aid as winter bites deep of people now do not have resources and life has so we can continue to help people to survive and Thanking ACN’s benefactors in Scotland and across the region. become very expensive due to this lack of basic overcome the crisis through which Syria is passing.” around the world for their generous help, Sr Annie Aid packages totalling £156,900 sent out by the goods and materials. Although the war rages on the basic necessities wrote: “Many people in Aleppo and Hassake, par- charity at the beginning of February, are providing “Also there are a lot of companies, schools and of life still need to be found. ticularly women, children and elderly are expecting medical help for the wounded, repairs to the war-dam- private institutions that have dismissed their Sr Annie’s order, the Sisters of Jesus and Mary, us—as workers of Christ—to give a helping hand. aged homes of Christians and basic aid—heating, food employees because they cannot afford to pay them have just received £74,300 to help up to 500 fami- “Without your help, we cannot alleviate their suffer- and rent money for people on the breadline. monthly salaries.” lies in need of gas and electricity for heating and ing in this misery that we actually undergo in Syria.” This latest emergency help means that, since the cooking as well as rent money, medical assistance, Syrian crisis broke nearly three years ago, the char- lthough the number of displaced is now food and clothing. I For more information about Aid to the Church in ity’s urgent aid for the region has now topped more than 3.5 million and the number of In a letter written to Aid to the Church in Need Need’s help for Syria please visit: www.acnuk.org/ £2.2m—one of the largest aid packages of its kind refugees is expected to exceed 2.5 million in last month requesting help, Sr Annie said: “We feel syria A WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 14 STRONG IN FAITH SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14 2014

A weekly discussion chaired by EWTN PROGRAMMES young Catholics strong in faith SUNDAY 16 FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 9AM 1PM 9AM LIVE DAILY MASS THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS 9PM WITH FR BERNARD MCGUCKIAN THE FAITHFUL TRAVELLER IN SJ THE HOLY LAND 11AM THURSDAY 20 FEBRUARY LIVE ANGELUS WITH POPE 1PM FRANCIS LIVE DAILY MASS 1PM 8PM LIVE SUNDAY MASS EWTN LIVE 5PM 9PM EWTN BOOKMARK THE FAITHFUL TRAVELLER IN 8PM THE HOLY LAND EVERYDAY HOLINESS: THE LIFE FRIDAY 21 FEBRUARY OF FR JOSEPH MUSQUIZ 1PM DISCUSSION: St Valentine’s Day 9PM good, note how Our Lord says to ‘do good to love for humanity. God’s preferential choice LIVE DAILY MASS is here, but how Christian is the them.’ To do so is to engage the will against for humanity shows that the very nature of SUNDAY NIGHT PRIME modern view of romance? 8PM what our passions, injured by concupiscence, love is firmly rooted in choice, for what does 11AM would necessarily wish us to do. God need from humanity? LIVE: THE WORLD OVER ADAM COATES: LIVE BENEDICTION The modern view of romance Returning more specifically to romantic Adam raises a good point when he says that 9PM is thoroughly unchristian. What, then, is the love, this is again why our society’s view of a modern view of romance is that it is founded MONDAY 17 FEBRUARY THE FAITHFUL TRAVELLER IN Christian view of love? love is foreign to the Christian view. Wedding on base emotion. At least this is the view that 1PM St tells us that love is an vows say ‘for richer, for poorer. In sickness, I’ve consistently come across at university, THE HOLY LAND act of the will, to ‘will the good of the other,’ and in health.’ All too often marriages in our among friends, and that I’ve had presented to LIVE DAILY MASS he says quoting Aristotle (ST, I-II, 26, 4). The society break down because they are based me by modern culture. 9PM 9.30PM modern view of romance is not based around upon emotional tenets, rather than the will. I think that while the wonderful feelings THE FAITHFUL TRAVELLER IN LIFE ON THE ROCK the will, but purely around the emotion. The When a couple is poor, or a spouse is sick, it is associated with falling in love are something SATURDAY 22 FEBRUARY Christian view, of course, does not exclude the will, not merely the emotions, which to cherish and thank God for, we owe it to THE HOLY LAND the emotional part, but, rather, makes it proper engages the Faithful Christian to truly love God, our partner and ourselves not to use TUESDAY 18 FEBRUARY 1PM to man’s capacity as an intellectual being. their spouse, and carry their cross with dignity. them as a basis for a relationship that has view 1PM LIVE DAILY MASS This is why the Christian message of ‘love to a marriage. If we do, that relationship can your enemies: do good to them that hate you: ANDREW McMANUS: I had a priest once tell only be based in selfishness. However, when LIVE DAILY MASS 7PM and pray for them that persecute and calum- me that our notion of romance stems from our our emotions get caught up in our mutual 9PM LIVE: DOOR TO HOPE niate you,’ (Matthew 5: 44) is so foreign to longing for perfect unity with God.At the fun- choice, and not the other way around, selfish- our pagan society. Their view of love is purely damental level, I take this idea in the context ness dies and love flourishes. THE FAITHFUL TRAVELLER IN 9PM emotional, and if we tried to apply only emo- of not only desiring to BE loved, but TO love. THE HOLY LAND EWTN THEOLOGY ROUNDTABLE tions to those who are our enemies, it would In the context of Christian love, we are I Have your say on this and upcoming quickly devolve into hate. However, the taught that God created them male and topics at http://www.facebook. com/scostronginfaith Christian view is to love them by willing their female, for each other, to be a sign of God’s LAY READERS’ GUIDE Gaining a better understanding of Christian love

By Aidan Michael Cook this Eros have transferred to SUNDAY FEBRUARY 16 marriage? The answer, of Ecclesiasticus 15:15-20. Response: They are TO BETTER understand the course, is that it wouldn’t. Just Christian view of love and as Eros leads to sacrifice for happy who follow Godʼs law! 1 Corinthians 2:6- romance, it helps to distin- love itself rather than the 10. Matthew 5:17-37. guish two types of love: Eros beloved, so too does a marriage and Charity. The first— built on Eros last only until the MONDAY Eros, a Greek word—is the death of the love, and not the Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order ‘falling in love’ sort of love: death of the beloved. Or if you romantic love. The second— prefer, the beloved dies when (Optional). James 1:1-11. Response: Let your Charity, or its Greek equiva- Eros dies. And if the romance love come to me and I shall live. Mark 8:11-13. lent Agape—is in many ways is dead, then why not chase a distinctively Christian love. someone else? Why remain What most love stories have married? TUESDAY in common is that they are But at the heart of Christian James 1:12-18. Response: Happy the man about Eros, and they all end love is Agape: the self-giving, whom you teach, O Lord. Mark 8:14-2. either with a ‘happily ever after’ sacrificial love that enables a or with death. This brings out marriage to truly be focused on WEDNESDAY the main characteristic of Eros: new life. Of course, the good of James 1:19-27. Response: The just will live in basically, it’s all about the chase. the spouses is not to be forgot- It is searching and possessive, ten, or no marriage would last, the presence of the Lord Mark: 8:22-26. and thrives on obstacles. and Eros can play a great part. It is the love that romantic Eros can bring new life to THURSDAY comedies are built on, where the marriage, gently encourag- James 2:1-9. Response: This poor man falling in love is like a drug, a ing the spouses to grow in love. called; the Lord heard him. Mark 8:27-33. spiritual high that inevitably Being concerned primarily comes crashing down. That is with new love, Eros can help why Eros needs obstacles: spouses to love anew each day, FRIDAY without them it cannot continue cial love. It seeks the good of Just look at Romeo and Juliet and to continue in their efforts St Peter Damian (Optional). James 2:14-24, to be. And that is why the films the other, and rather than being and ask why they killed them- to attain the eternal bliss that 26. Response: Happy the man who takes always end when the obstacles about emotions, it is an act of the selves. Did Romeo lay down God has prepared for those delight in the commands of the Lord. Mark are out of the way: not because will. As philosopher Peter Kreeft his life for a friend, for his one who love Him. everything afterwards is perfect has put it: “Feelings come to us, true love? Not at all—he Christian love is grounded in 8:34-9:. bliss, but because it is the end passively; love comes from us, thought she was dead! Rather the flesh and blood everyday of the love story. That’s where actively, by our free choice.” than dying for her he actually realities of life, and involves SATURDAY the myth of romantic love lies: So how does Eros relate to died for love itself. And it was the total, life-long, self-gift of Feast of the Chair of St Peter the Apostle on its own, it is unsustainable, Agape? is Eros bad and Agape not for Romeo that Juliet sacri- one’s whole being. Christian unrewarding and in fact unat- good? That might seem like the ficed herself but for her love of love also involves passion, but 1 Peter 5:1-4. Response: The Lord is my tainable, because once attained obvious conclusion but it’s far Romeo. They had turned Eros it is a self-giving passion that shepherd there is nothing I shall want. it ceases to be. from being the case. Eros is into an idol, a god. leads into the sacrificial Pas- Matthew 16:13-19. Agape, in contrast, is a sacrifi- only bad when it is dis-ordered. Had they lived, how would sion of Christ. WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14 2014 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER REFLECTION 15 Loving relationships lead us to Our Lord A CISTERCIAN MONK from Nunraw Abbey explains how our love is at the heart of our journey of self-discovery

The people we meet and the loving relationships that we form are crucial to our own personal journey of self- A SPIRITUAL discovery REFLECTION cannot but give something of Himself to His cre- ation. And it is because of that special connection that we are more than the flesh and blood we all know and feel in each other. Christ came to tell us clearly what we already dimly knew in our hearts. What He told us made sense to the yearnings lying deep within us. St Augustine put it well in the familiar words: “Our hearts are restless till they rest in You.” We not only reflect that life but because of Christ, and through Him, share in it. We know what lies ahead of us when we die. O GET on in today’s world, the mes- What about our lives now? It should be obvious sage is often put out that we have to go that if we are destined to share in the Divine Com- it on our own. This is sometimes munity that is God, our present life should be a pushed to the extreme that people are preparation for, a kind of dry run, of what is to encouraged to walk over others who come. Relationships are the hallmark of God’s life might get in their way. Some businesses have been in Heaven; we make ourselves ready for that by known to encourage this attitude. trying to live well as we relate to each other in our TI would like to think that for the majority of peo- lives here on earth. ple this is not what motivates them. Most of us In the letters of John in the New Testament, the have grown up in families that have nurtured and emphasis is all on loving one another. St Jerome, the supported us by the love of parents and siblings. early scripture scholar, said that when John was too No situation is perfect but love has a wonderful old to preach all he would say to the assembled peo- way of showing itself even in families where there ple was: “Love one another. If you do that, you do has been great stress, ill health, or little income. enough.” Repetition of even a profound statement Where there have been problems with dysfunc- can be boring but it is also very formative and deeply tional parents or perhaps with brothers or sisters, enriching to our lives if we try to follow its advice. other members of the family or close friends have Wemight not like being near to our family or com- normally been there to help us out. munity all the time. That is natural enough for we Human nature has a built-in survival gene need our own space. But to be true to ourselves and which, except in extreme situations, helps us to to our vocation we need to keep our lives balanced face whatever life throws at us. The surprising between the love and help of others and our own thing about this is that, even in our individualistic needs. Jesus gives us that example in his own life. society, it is other people in our lives that make all the difference. Some of our friends might try and peaking from the vantage point of a monastery, dissuade us from doing the brave or ambitious community is at the heart of its life. Each thing, but real friends who know us well will member of the community is part of the whole. That’s not always easy. Either the community may better people and more compassionate ourselves always encourage us and help us to stretch out and SThe day is set out so that the needs of all and of each have to alter something that once worked, or the towards others. We might not feel or think that aim for the better and higher things in life. one are met as far as possible. The monastic tradi- individual may have to tolerate something that no while we are caught up in the problem, but we will tion has evolved to create a balanced day of prayer, longer has the same attraction as before. Putting become better people and learn to relate to others elationships are the glue which bind work and study. Not everyone is called to do the up with things that cannot be changed or that need better if we can stay with it till it is resolved. together families, friends and people of like same amount of any of these. But when the needs of more time to make the necessary adjustments are Whether we live mostly on our own or with oth- mind. God Himself is triune. Our Lord the individual monk is catered for together with the part of the asceticism and trials that we all need to ers, we are born into relationships. From the new Rrevealed that Divine life was dynamic. What lay at smooth running of the monastery each will function grow into Christ. St Benedict in his rule talks about born baby to the mature adult, we are all on a jour- its heart was not power or authority but the spark well and the good of all is achieved. ‘the hard and difficult things that lead to God.’ ney of self-discovery. That journey will turn out to of love. It’s not surprising that created human life The real world does not stay that way for long. Some things in life are just difficult to handle. If be a way in which we find God, hidden within us is a reflection of this relationship. God the Creator Needs change or develop and we have to adapt. we try and do that with good grace, we become but also among the people He sends into our lives. Why contemplative prayer is seen as the child of God A BENEDICTINE MONK from emphasises the power of contemplative prayer in our lives

Foiled and suddenly confounded have as the last word of the psalm, wets Jesus’ feet with her tears (7:38, 44). Mary stood outside the tomb weeping” A SPIRITUAL ‘raka,’ which the subtitles translate as The Catechism reminds us: “Con- (John 20:10). HESE are the last words of ‘just like that!’ This is what the templative prayer is the prayer of the Through compunction, we bend Psalm 6. The original REFLECTION psalmist says. The melody for chanting child of God, of the forgiven sinner down and look in the tomb, meet the Hebrew text ends with a this Hebrew word sounds as if there is who agrees to welcome the love by risen Lord, and witness to the fact that word which means ‘moment, something caught on the throat, like which he is loved and who wants to Jesus has risen. We weep for the God brief space of time,’ occa- clearing the throat, the voice giving out. respond to it by loving even more whom we love, we long to praise Him sionally ‘rest.’ It seems to be derived (Luke 7:36-50; 19:1-10). But he in the Liturgy, to feel well and be from the concrete notion of a ‘blink, I am exhausted with my groaning; knows that the love he is returning is restored to our senses, and so St Bede, twinklingT of the eye;’ comparable to every night I drench my pillow with poured out by the Spirit in his heart, talking of the tabernacle in the wilder- Egyptian word for ‘moment,’ which is tears; I bedew my bed with weeping. for everything is grace from God. ness of the desert, could say: “[We are written with the hieroglyph for ‘eye.’ Fr (Psalm 6, 7) Contemplative prayer is the poor and talking of] the chalice of the passion, or Alonso-Schökel SJ in his lectures on this humble surrender to the loving will of the intoxication of love that surpasses psalm used to say that the word was like nyone who has lived in a hot the Father in ever deeper union with all things, or the reception of the Holy a film director calling ‘cut.’ unexpected guests are jailbirds from country with high humidity His beloved Son.” (Catechism of the Spirit itself, or something of that sort... In 2005, the winner of the equivalent the husband’s past. Chaos ensues. knows the reality of this line. Catholic Church, n2712). Since they are already quite confident of an Oscar in Israel was the film Ush- At one point, the wife can take no YouA sweat throughout the day and then We are pouring forth the tears that about the remission of their sins, they pizin. It is a comedy based in more and decides to leave the husband exhausted you go to bed and cannot symbolise our inward desire (Xenophon mourn only on account of their Jerusalem about the feast of for her parents. She walks down the sleep because your bed is soaking of Ephesus, An Ephesian Tale). We delayed entrance into the eternal king- booths/sukkot. The main characters are street with the husband following her, from your sweat. You toss and turn pray out of the depth of darkness, and dom, and they water their couch every an ultra-orthodox Jewish husband and pleading with her to stay as she is his and sleep goes from your eyes. like St Monica in her dream, God hears night with sweet streams of tears.” wife for whom everything goes wrong life, his love. It is very amusing as the Of course, for tradition this line is us and does not despise our tears which at the feast. They are returnees to the wife turns and tells him if he keeps this seen as compunction of heart: “To be water, bedew the earth (Augustine, Prayer faith, the husband having been a crimi- up, she will have to beat him—she is a almost exhausted with weeping.” It is Confessions, Book 3, Chapter XI). John Heavenly Father, you love us and have nal. There is a tradition that at the big woman. She keeps walking, he an invitation to contemplative prayer. I Cassian tells us that, ‘we frequently chosen us to be your own. Help us to feast, if you are graced, you might keeps pleading. In the end, they turn bedew my couch with weeping is chant the psalms, so that we may con- live each day in active faith, loving even receive guests (ushpizin) who towards each other and each shouts in echoed directly in the incident in the tinually grow in compunction.’ Com- labours, and steadfast hope in our Lord turn out to be the patriarchs. Well, their the modern pronunciation the word we Gospel of Luke where the sinful woman punction rids the soul of wildness. “But Jesus Christ. Amen. WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 16 FAITH IN CULTURE SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14 2014 Don’t victimise victims of sectarianism FAITH IN CULTURE column looks at the need for our politicians to recognise instances of anti-Irish racism in Scotland

place for individualism, everything should be stars associate with politicians, if the objectives to suggest a ‘victim mentality,’ it’s at best a lazy about the team.” Significantly, AC Milan’s Mario lead to a more balanced culture. Both parties are evaluation. Beyond football, a female journalist Balotelli was the only player given a private meet- aware of the symbolic power of their alliance and was recently the target of a hate campaign orches- ing with the Pope that day. Mr Balotelli made news that it can be an agent for change. trated by a man with deep hatred of Scotland’s Irish By Richard headlines while plying his trade in England with Catholic community. Two men were also thrown Manchester City where his ability, flamboyance nce again Scotland was embarrassed by the out of a Glasgow taxi for speaking Irish Gaelic. and on occasion eccentric behaviour turned him behaviour of football supporters abusing Neil Lennon admitted last week to feeling Purden into a tabloid sensation. He recently discussed the Neil Lennon verbally, spitting and throw- ‘aggrieved’ at how his treatment was washed off by significance of his meeting with Pope Francis: ingO coins and drinks during a League Cup semi the media and pointed out the imbalance as to how N AUGUST last year, Pope Francis “He’s a very inspirational man: it meant a lot to me final between Aberdeen and St Johnstone at he is treated compared with others in the game. addressed football players fromArgentina and to have an audience with him like that. I took a lot Tynecastle. The Celtic manager moved seats but Where were the political reactions to what happened Italy on the eve of a friendly being played from it and it’s something I’ll always have with the ill-treatment continued before he finally with Mr Lennon last week? Had it happened in Eng- between the sides in Rome. It’s no secret the me. Yeah, I believe in God. There have been some decided to leave the ground 15 minutes before full land, it would probably be making international Pope is a keen football fan and he used the moments when I’ve used that to help me. To calm time. Police are now investigating the incident. headlines. If Mr Lennon had been from another eth- opportunity to remind the players of their ‘social me down? Sometimes, yes.” Mr Balotelli who has Neil Lennon has suggested that he didn’t believe nic or religious background he would probably have responsibility’ in the wider world stating that they suffered racist abuse from rival supporters in Italy the episode to be sectarian allotting the behaviour made news around the globe after this latest incident. wereI human beings before they were famous asking has made public his support for the country’s first to drunken stupidity. The Aberdeen fans implicated Despite spending a significant amount of his life them to ‘be men, bearers of humanity. black MP Cecile Kyenge suggesting her appoint- have severely embarrassed their club but the ques- in Scotland, being eligible to vote in the independ- Pope Francis also stressed what he felt was ment ‘was a big step forward towards a more civil tion remains; what makes Mr Lennon a continued ence referendum and pumping some vital life- important about the beautiful game: “There is no and responsible society.’ Why shouldn’t football target of thugs and imbeciles in Scotland. blood in to the Scottish game he continues to be Can an attack such as this ever be completely dis- visibly treated as ‘the other,’ ‘the misfit’ and ‘the connected from anti-Irish prejudice and sectarian- outsider’in Scottish society and it’s time politicians ism? The Celtic manager’s background, the fact he and public figures encouraged a fresh national Gordius No 130 could be aggressive on the park as a player and his debate as to the reasons why. It’s just not feasible to CROSSWORD muscular personality have made him a target for the suggest his personality or behaviour is the cause for bigots who think its okay to throw things, spit and the threats, attacks and abuses he has suffered while abuse him. Football is littered with colourful per- trying to do his job. Mr Lennon has made it clear 1 2 3 4 5 6 sonalities who upset their rivals for whatever reason there is only so much he can take and if he was to but virtually nobody finds themselves having coins leave the club the implications for Scottish football 7 8 and drinks thrown at them. Sadly the ridiculous dis- would be vast. Many would also be left asking what 9 10 pensation we often hear in the context of Neil kind of parochial society allows this to happen? Lennon is: “He brings it on himself.” Just have a Neil Lennon has become one of the club’s most 11 look around some newspaper comments online and defining protagonists for the duration of a glittering

12 13 14 it’s a common perspective. Beyond his Irish Catholic 14-year bond with the east end of Glasgow and First entry out the hat next background, there is obvious prejudice towards his Celtic’s support around the world, he should be 15 16 17 TUESDAY will be the winner class background and even his hair colouring. granted the opportunity to do his job in peace. The year 2014 is a milestone for Scotland as 18 19 20 many struggle to decide how to vote in the inde- I Richard Purden is a freelance journalist, the Send your completed author of We are Celtic Supporters, and Faithful 21 22 pendence referendum. Perhaps politicians need to crossword entries—along with admit we have a serious problem with anti-Irish Through and Through, an SCO feature writer and 23 your full name address and racism and sectarianism, many journalists are quick a married father of two daytime phone number—to 24 25 CROSSWORD CONTEST SCO 19 26 27 28 WATERLOO ST GLASGOW G2

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MacEACHEN MacINNES O’KANE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 12th Anniversary 16th Anniversary Please pray for the repose of Fondest memories of our In loving memory of a much the souls of my dear mother, WALKER nephew, Alick Iain, who died missed husband, dad and Cecelia Trearty, died February Rhoda and family wish to peacefully on February 20, grandad, Hector, who died 16, 1968, my father Richard, thank all their friends and 2002, aged 24 years. February 20, 1998. Rest in died April 16, 1968, also my neighbours for the kindness, It is not just today, but every peace. sisters and brothers, Margaret day, Walker, died January 7, 1984, support, flowers and Mass Those we love don’t go away, cards received following the In silence we remember. But walk beside us every day, Sheila Power, died January R.I.P. 26, 2006, Richard, died sad loss of Donald. The Unseen, unheard, but always excellent attention given by Dr Inserted by Donald James, near, November 15, 2006, Brother John SDB, died in Cape Town Bird and the team at South Duncan, Angus John, 3 Still loved, still missed, still Howbeg. February 15, 2009. Uist Medical, District Nurses, very dear. MALLON TRAINER St John Bosco, pray for them. 13th Anniversary of our mum OT and Homecarers, enabling “The wind beneath our wings.” 6th Anniversary McFADDEN Ella and family. and dad, May and Tommy Donald to return home after a Inserted by his loving sons, In loving memory of my dear In memory of my dear and Trainer, who died three weeks lengthy stay in hospital. Canon daughters and families. husband, our dear father and loving husband, John (Iain), of O’TOOLE apart, Mum on January 16, Donald MacKay, Father grandfather, Joseph, who died Northbay, Barra and Glasgow, The memories we have from In loving memory of 2001 and dad on February 12, Michael MacDonald and who died February 16, 1991. day to day, February 18, 2008. Christopher O’Toole, aged 23 2001. Deacon Martin Matheson for Inserted by Jean. No length of time will take Of your charity, pray for the years, who died on February January and February come the comforting Funeral Mass away. repose of his soul. 15, 1974. with sad regret, and ongoing care. Grateful McGACHEY You cared for us Grandad, On whose soul, sweet Jesus, Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for The months and days we’ll thanks also to Neil MacIntyre, 19th Anniversary when we were small, have mercy. him. never forget, Angus Walker and St Peter’s With tears in our eyes we In loving memory of Terry, Watch over us as we grow tall. Inserted by his loving wife Ann Peace. Hall Committee for their whisper low, beloved husband and father, Love always. xx Inserted by his mother, guidance and assistance at Marie and family. God bless you Mum and Dad, who died February 13, 1995. All the grandchildren. brothers and sisters, such a distressing time. we miss you so. Remembering also with love, 57E Drumbathie Road, Airdrie. Forever in our thoughts and MALLON Love and miss you both Holy Mass will be offered for prayers. our dear mum and nan, Doris, Of your charity, pray for the always. the intentions of all. Inserted by Mary, Fr Francis, who died December 22, 2007 repose of the soul of our dear SLOSS Your loving daughter May, Yvonne, Philip, Leila and and our brother and uncle, Treasured memories of Tom, mother, Anne Tobin, who died Higgie, Barry, Brian, Michelle James. John, who died February 7, who died February 12, 2008. THANKSGIVING February 21, 1961, and our and Shannon. 2008. Our Lady of the Isles, pray for We often think of bygone days, dear father, Daniel Mallon, McGRANE Those we love live in our him. When we were all together, GRATEFUL thanks to Our died June 1, 1969, also our 31st Anniversary hearts forever. Inserted by Mary Ann, West The family chain is broken, Lord, Our Lady of Perpetual In loving memory of a dear brothers, Edward, died April Gerinish. But memories live forever. Help and St Jude for prayers 12, 1979, John, died February brother-in-law and father, MacLEAN Frances, Gerry and GP. answered. – J.A.C. Michael, who died February 36th Anniversary 15, 1982, Patrick, died June SMITH Gone are two special people 35th Anniversary 15, 1983. In loving memory of my dear 23, 1989, Daniel, died we loved so dear, BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, In loving memory of my dear Silent the voices we loved to Sacred Heart of Jesus, we mother, Mary, who died December 16, 2002 and you who can find a way when place all our trust in Thee. mother, Jane, who died hear, February 12, 1978. Joseph, died February 18, there is no way, please help Inserted by his sister-in-law February 15, 1979. Their hearty laughs, Fois shiorruidh thoir dhi 2008. R.I.P. me. Repeat six times and Betty and his loving son Sacred Heart of Jesus, grant Their lovely smiles, Thighearna, St Martin, pray for them. publication promised. – N.M.N. Michael. her eternal rest. Beautiful faces no one on this Agus solus nach dibir Inserted by the family. earth will ever replace, Inserted by her son Joseph thanks to Our dearrsadh orra. Until we meet again. GRATEFUL McGRATH and family, Flat 8, 6A Mains Lady and St Anthony for Our Lady of Perpetual MORRISON Your loving son Paul, Jean and Remembering our baby Avenue, Glasgow, G46 6QY. favours received. Publication Succour, pray for her. 5th Anniversary Sophie. daughter and sister, Maire promised. – N.M.N. Elizabeth, February 16, 1996. St Anthony, pray for her. Angus, a dear brother, uncle TOOLAN Inserted by Elma and Duncan. and grand-uncle, who died on 26th Anniversary WALKER Sadly missed by Dad and GRATEFUL thanks to Dear Treasured memories of my In loving memory of our dear Mum (Michael and Margaret) February 19, 2009. Heart of Jesus, The Blessed loving and much loved father, Alexander Walker, who and brothers and sisters Eternal rest grant unto him, O died February 20, 1972, also Virgin, St Joseph, St Clare, St husband and our devoted dad, Claire, Stephen, Kathleen, Lord. his wife, Catherine Walker, our Philomena, St Anthony, St Michael, died February 20, Fiona, James, Emma, John, From the family. dear mother, who died March Therese the Little Flower for 1988. Eileen and Paul. 29, 1978, and our dear prayers answered and favours You were always there when MORRISON brother, Donald Joseph received. – M. McGUIGAN we needed you, 4th Anniversary MacIntyre, died March 10, 1980. 4th Anniversary No task too great or small, Sacred Heart of Jesus, grant BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, Treasured memories of my In loving memory of our dear With willing hands and a heart them eternal rest. you who can find a way when dear husband, William (Bill), a mother, Lexy, who died of gold, Inserted by the family. there is no way, please help loving father and grandad, February 13, 2010. For us you did them all, me. Repeat six times and passed away on February 19, Sadly missed in every way, Because you were so special, publication promised. – A.M. 2010. Quietly remembered every No words can ever say, RELIGIOUS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Missed in the morning of every MacLELLAN day. How much we love and miss BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, day, In loving memory of Dougie, a Also remembering loved ones you, CANON HENRY A. McGINN you who can find a way when Missed in the evening as light dearly loved husband, father gone before. Today and every day. The family would like to thank Inserted by Margaret, Martin, there is no way, please help fades away, and grandfather, who died on Our Lady of the Isles, pray for everyone who attended the Michael and Paul. funeral and all who sent me. Repeat six times and Missed for a thousand little February 17, 1998, aged 70. them. things, flowers, Mass and sympathy publication promised. – J.Q. It broke our hearts to lose you, Inserted by the family. Around every corner a But you did not go alone, cards. Our grateful thanks to thanks to St Clare memory clings. For part of us went with you, Bishop Toal and those who GRATEFUL and St Martin for favours In our hearts you are always That day God called you concelebrated the beautiful answered. Publication there, home. Requiem Mass with him. promised. – M.McN. Loved and remembered in Fois shiorruidh thoir dha Special thanks to Fr Briody every prayer. O’Thighearna, who delivered an excellent and DEAR HEART OF JESUS Our Lady of Lourdes and St Agus solus nach dibir uplifting homily. The large number of priests in Dear Heart of Jesus in the Teresa, pray for him. dearrsadh air. Inserted by his loving wife attendance enhanced the past I have asked you for Our Lady of the Isles, pray for Patricia and family. service by their participation in many favours, this time I ask him. the celebration. We were you for this special one (men- Inserted by your ever loving MacLACHLAN moved by the wonderful tion favour), take it Dear Heart wife Isobel. 19th Anniversary singing, led by the Cathedral of Jesus, and place it within Treasured memories of a Choir, as well as the organist Your broken heart where your much loved dad and grandad, McRAE O’HARE and cantors. To those who Father sees it, then in his mer- Iain, who died February 20, 18th Anniversary 12th Anniversary contributed to a wonderful ciful eyes it will become Your 1995, also a loving mum and In loving memory of a dear Please remember in your service, in any way, our favour, not mine. Amen. Say granny, Mary Ann, who died mother and grandmother, prayers, David, a wonderful heartfelt thanks. The considerate for three days, publication January 8, 1998. R.I.P. Elizabeth, who died February husband, dad and papa, who and efficient service provided promised. Now that you’ve both gone, 16, 1996. died on February 13, 2002. by James Sherry Funeral Precious memories will live on, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Always in our thoughts, forever Directors was first class. DEAR FATHER in heaven, We can hardly bear the pain, pray for her. in our hearts. 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Our weekly series on Children’s Liturgy has lesson plans and activity suggestions for use with young people who are on the path to Christ Each week, Catechists will find readings and Psalm responses, complemented by prayer, reflection, FAITH discussion questions, and activities. Please feel free to use them as you wish The lessons are created by Adorer-theologians using the lens of the spirituality of St Maria de Mattias, which also embraces precious blood spirituality FIRST While this is the starting point for the lessons, readers are invited to approach them however the spirit moves you The Church is concerned with the availability and understanding of scripture for children who have their rightful place in the Church. In light of this SCO aims to provide a useful tool in drawing children closer to KIDS the Catholic Faith

buy them cheaply after Valentine’s Day), or of you think you are wise in the things of this cut-out hearts on red or pink paper, writing or world, you will have to become foolish before CHILDREN’S drawing supplies. you can be truly wise. G Instructions: Ask the class to make This is because God considers the wisdom of Valentine’s Day cards for people who don’t this world to be foolish. It is just as the Scrip- CROSSWORD 18 normally get a lot of them. Instruct them to tures say: “God catches the wise when they try not only sign their name but to also write or to outsmart Him.” draw something on the card telling the person The Scriptures also say: “The Lord knows 1 2 3 4 5 something good that they notice about them or that the plans made by wise people are useless.” appreciate in them. The Word of the Lord 6 Seventh Sunday of Prayer Alleluia 7 8 Ordinary Time Dear God, please help me to be nice to everyone. 1 John 2:5. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. (R) Alleluia, alleluia. Reflection Whoever keeps the word of Christ, grows per- 9 LAST week we celebrated Valentine’s Day. First Reading fect in the love of God. It is a time when we tell friends and family You must love your neighbour as yourself. A reading (R) Alleluia, alleluia. 10 how much we love them. We concentrate on from the book of Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18. the warm fuzzy feelings we have for certain The Lord told Moses to say to all of the people Gospel 11 12 13 people. It is often a fun time when we are of Israel: “Keep yourselves holy. I am the Lord Love your enemies. A reading from the Holy Gospel happy and feeling good. your God, and I am holy. according to Matthew 5:38-48. 14

Love has many different sides to it. It is “Don’t secretly hate someone. Correct any- Jesus said to His disciples: “You know that you 15 16 not only that warm fuzzy feeling but is also one who does wrong, and you won’t be guilty have been taught: ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth an action word which is the most important of that person’s sin. for a tooth.’ But I tell you not to try to get even aspect of it. To love someone means doing “Don’t try to get even. And don’t hold with a person who has done something to you. something to make their lives better and to grudges. You must love others as much as you “When someone slaps your right cheek, turn 17 18 make them happy. This can be really hard love yourself. I am the Lord your God.” and let that person slap your other cheek. If especially when it is for someone we don’t The Word of the Lord someone sues you for your shirt, give up your particularly like or who we think is not a Responsorial Psalm coat as well. If a soldier forces you to carry his ACROSS nice person. It can also be hard when it is pack one mile, carry it two miles. When people 1 Flying machine sometimes nicknamed a not something we want to do or like to do. 103:1-2, 3 and 13. ask you for something, give it to them. When chopper (10) God is teaching us today that it is really (R) The Lord is kind and merciful. they want to borrow money, loan it to them. 7 Sprinted (3) important to do this. In the first reading we With all my heart I praise the Lord, and with all “You have heard people say: ‘Love your 8 Sport with bows and arrows (7) that I am I praise His holy name! are told to ‘love our neighbours as neighbours and hate your enemies.’ But I tell 9 Huge (8) ourselves,’ in the Gospel, ‘love our enemies,’ With all my heart I praise the Lord! you to love your enemies and pray for anyone 11 American sport (8) and in the psalm we learn that ‘the Lord is I will never forget how kind He has been. who mistreats you. Then you will be acting like kind.’ We know that God loves everyone and (R) The Lord is kind and merciful. your Father in Heaven. 14 Above (4) we know that God wants us to act as God The Lord forgives our sins, heals us when we “He makes the sun rise on both good and bad 15 It has a yolk and a white (3) does and to love everyone, too. That does not are sick. people. And He sends rain for the ones who do 16 Jog (4) mean to have a warm fuzzy feeling for Just as parents are kind to their children, the right and for the ones who do wrong. 17 More chilly (6) everyone. It means that we are to do things Lord is kind to all who worship Him. “If you love only those people who love you, 18 You do it with a spoon (4) to help others and to make them happy. Not (R) The Lord is kind and merciful. will God reward you for that? Even tax only does this mean we need to do things but collectors love their friends. If you greet only DOWN to also not do things that make others sad Second Reading your friends, what’s so great about that? Don’t 1 A blacksmith makes it (9) such as talking about them behind their Do not fool yourselves. A reading from the first letter even unbelievers do that? But you must always 2 The capital of England (6) backs saying mean things about them. We of Paul to the Corinthians 3:18-20. act like your Father in Heaven.” 3 Magical spell (5) would not want others to do that to us so we Brothers and sister, don’t fool yourselves! If any The Gospel of the Lord 4 A painting or photograph (7) should not do it to anyone either. 5 A female sheep (3) God wants us to be nice/kind to everyone. 6 Holy song (4) We need to remember that we don’t know 10 Orange-coloured vegetable (6) everything that is going on in a person’s life 11 A baker bakes it (5) or what they are thinking and feeling. In 12 You add it to sweeten something (5) addition to being nice to everyone, helping 13 Afterwards (5) everyone, we should also pray for everyone. Discussion LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION I Can you think of someone in your class, in your neighbourhood or even in your family ACROSS who many people don’t seem to like, either 1 Important 7 Drag 8 Telly 9 Visitor 11 Gale because they are different or because they are 13 Flight 15 Astronaut 17 Soprano 18 Sit mean? (Ask them to describe that person without using names or anything that will DOWN identify them). 2 Parasol 3 Right 4 Australia 5 Table 6 Pray I Try to imagine you are that person: 10 Street 11 Glass 12 Error 14 Gates 16 Nun a) How do you feel when others don’t invite you to play or sit with them at lunch? b) How do you feel when you hear others The Children’s Liturgy page is published saying mean things about you? one week in advance to allow RE teachers c) How do you feel when others are mean to you? I How does God want us to treat those people? and those taking the Children’s Liturgy at Activity weekly Masses to use, if they wish, this page as an accompaniment to their G Mate rials needed: A package of large Valentine’s Day cards (you should be able to teaching materials

WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 22 CELEBRATING LIFE SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14 2014 Canon Glackin celebrates 30 years of service at St Columba’s By Dan McGinty Canon Edward Glackin cut a special cake to mark his 30 years of service at St Columba’s parish in Viewpark, in front of PARISHIONERS of St Columba’s parishioners in Viewpark, Uddingston gathered PIC: TOM EADIE together for a special celebration as they marked the 30th anniversary of return to Valladolid, serving there as spir- Canon Edward Glackin’s arrival in itual director between 1969 and 1973. the parish. Before he arrived in St Columba’s he Having served there as parish priest served as a curate in St Brigid’s in New- since 1984, his parishioners young and mains, but it was in Viewpark that he old turned out to join in the celebration found his home and has spent the last of Mass in thanksgiving for his ministry 30 years of his ministry. in Viewpark for three decades. Speaking after the Mass, one parish- Following the packed church service, ioner said: “Despite his age of 79 and a parishioners joined the Canon and his few bouts of poor health, Canon Glackin family and friends for tea in the church still manages to carry out his ministry hall, where Canon Glackin was assisted with great enthusiasm, with regular vis- by his six sisters and some of the its to John Paul Primary School, Mass in younger parishioners as he cut the cake Latin on the first Friday of every month marking his 30 years as parish priest. and Devotions on Wednesday evening. Born in Craigneuk in 1934 and edu- “The parishioners of St Columba's cated at St Patrick’s Primary School in wanted to show their appreciation for Shieldmuir and Our Lady’s High School his 30 years of dedication to them, and in Motherwell, Canon Glackin’s priestly Canon Glackin was presented with a journey began when he joined St Mary’s personalised scroll and a TV for him College, Blairs, before going on to the to enjoy.” Royal in Valladolid. Ordained in 1958, he would later I [email protected]

St Thomas’ pupils show support for seafarers

PUPILS from St Thomas’ lain, was welcomed to St teacher, said he was delighted that Mission Matters at St Charles’ Primary School Primary School in Keith Thomas’ to be presented with the children had chosen ‘such a showed their support for the the cheque (above), and heard well-deserved charity that works PUPILS at St Charles’Primary attention of their fellow pupils. tions which were shown to the Apostleship of the Sea as of how the children had been tirelessly for the seafarers’needs.’ School in Newton welcomed In recognition of the good school community at assembly and they raised funds on behalf inspired to begin their fundrais- “It was a tremendous effort John Evitt to their school as he work carried out on behalf of the advertised their fundraising events, of the seafaring charity. ing exploits after seeing the from the children,” Mr Farrell arrived in Newton to collect a charity within the school, Mr among them a regular tuck-shop at The children from St Thomas’ destruction caused by Typhoon said. “We know all money will cheque for £200 on behalf of Evitt visited St Charles’ to which primary 7 pupils made and raised over £500 through a pro- Haiyan in the Philippines, the be well spent by Apostleship of Mission Matters Scotland. receive the cheque from the Pupil sold treats with the proceeds going gramme of fundraising events in homeland of many of the the Sea and the work Doug The money was raised after Council representatives (above) to Mission Matters Scotland. the school, and were quick to sailors who arrive in Scotland. does is invaluable to the needs the primary seven pupils at St and expressed his thanks to all The good work of pupils in St hand over the much needed The money raised for the of seafarers.” Charles’ spent a month organis- the children at St Charles’ for Charles’ is still ongoing, with funds which allow the AoS to AoS will allow aid to be pro- Following the presentation, ing and highlighting fundraising their hard work in support of Marie Curie set to be the latest provide their support and serv- vided to the many seafarers and Mr Duncan said that the charity events in the school, including Mission Matters Scotland. beneficiaries after a month of ices to seafarers from all over the their families who were ‘would like to thank everyone tuck shops and presentations, Using their class time in ICT to fund-raising which will conclude world who arrive in Scotland. affected by the disaster. at St Thomas’ Primary School which brought the work of Mis- put their computing skills to good with a Daffodil Tea in the school. Doug Duncan, an AoS chap- Ged Farrell, St Thomas’head- for their utmost generosity.’ sion Matters Scotland to the use, the pupils created presenta- PIC: TOM EADIE

HIS week we go but also an emotional and pow- back to the year erful pain that is linked to the 1984 and a report on AN ARTICLE FROM THE SCO ARCHIVES isolation that he experienced a letter that Blessed and the hostility of the people Pope John Paul II .....1950s.....1960s.....1970s.....1980s.....1990s.....2000s..... around Him. released to the Catholic com- The Salvifici Doloris con- munity pondering the mystery cluded by trying to answer the Tof human suffering. The letter, question pondered by people all which was called the Salvifici Polish Pontiff ponders the mystery of human suffering over the world: “Can a good Doloris was labelled as a major God allow the innocent to suf- document of the 1980s. tive work of Jesus Christ.” rounding humanity and the human race experience. nature of a punishment,” the fer?” Although the Holy Father “The letter combines the The Polish Pope had written suffering raises questions for Blessed Pope John Paul II Pope proclaimed. “Love is… was unable to answer this ques- deep reflection of the trained the letter to fulfil a promise that everyone. The Pope also talked continued the letter by looking the fullest source of the answer tion fully he was still able to philosopher with the witness of he had made after he had spent about physical and moral suf- back at the suffering that people to the question of the meaning give Catholics all over the one who has suffered the at the Gemelli Hospital in fering, which were scrutinised made in the Bible mainly in the of suffering. The answer has world hope: “Just as the mys- effects of evil in his own mind Rome, the promise was that he in the letter and he was quick to Scripture and the Old Testament been given by God to man in tery of redemption is rooted in and body,” the report said. would write a lengthy letter on distinguish the pain that ani- and he analysed the God who the Cross of Jesus Christ.” suffering, so the mystery of “Entitled Salvifici Doloris, the the question of human suffering. mals suffer from compared to punishes sin with pain: “It is not It was emphasised that the suffering is firmly rooted in the 75 page letter presents suffer- The Holy Father felt that the complex pain that is both true that all suffering is the con- suffering of Jesus Christ was Redemption.” ing as a sharing in the redemp- there were many mysteries sur- mental and physical that the sequence of a fault and has the not just that of physical pain, STEPHEN EDWARDSON E-MAIL CELEBRATING LIFE EVENTS TO DAN MCGINTY AT [email protected] FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14 2014 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER VOCATIONS 23

A vocation is a fruit that ripens with love DAN McGINTY analyses some of the key points of Pope Francis’ message for the upcoming World Day of Prayer for Vocations

OPE Francis has in the Church and in fraternity, aving, like all priests reli- understand what their own voca- therefore to being ‘good soil’,” he sacraments celebrated and lived become a personality the more there will grow in us gious, experienced the tion is. I invite you to listen to said, “by listening, receiving and in the Church and in fraternity, the across the world as the joy of cooperating with God ordinary daily life of study, and follow Jesus, and to allow living out the Word, and thus more there will grow in us the joy many things—a in the service of the kingdom of workH and relationships with fam- yourselves to be transformed bearing fruit. The more we unite of cooperating with God in the comic, a politician, a mercy and truth, of justice and ily, friends and even a dazzling interiorly by His words, which ourselves to Jesus through prayer, service of the Kingdom of mercy philosopher and an economist peace.” young partygoer who nearly ‘are spirit and life.’ sacred scripture, the , the and truth, of justice and peace.” among them—but he took the derailed a calling that has brought “Mary, the Mother of Jesus opportunity,P as he released his efore following his own him from the streets of Buenos and ours, also says to us: ‘Do message for the upcoming 2014 vocation, Pope Francis Aires to the walls of the Vatican, whatever He tells you.’ It will World Day of Prayer for Voca- worked as a bouncer and the Pope was ready to draw on his help you to participate in a com- tions, to remind Catholics that Ba janitor, and even after he began own life’sjourney to help guide the munal journey that is able to he is first and foremost a priest. his studies at seminary his voca- priests and religious of tomorrow. release the best energies in you Speaking of his own vocation, tion to the priesthood had com- “Jesus lives and walks along and around you.” nurtured and explored as a petition, with the Pope stating the paths of ordinary life in order young man in Argentina, Pope that early in his studies he ‘was to draw near to everyone, begin- e concluded with a call Francis outlined the foundations dazzled by a girl I met at an ning with the least, and to heal not just to those discern- of a call to religious life. uncle’s wedding,’ so much so us of our infirmities and ill- ing their vocation, but to “A vocation is a fruit that that he ‘could not pray for over a nesses,” he said. “I turn now to allH Catholics to listen to the Word ripens in a well-cultivated field week and had to rethink what I those who are well disposed to of God and to place the Christian of mutual love that becomes was doing.’ listen to the voice of Christ that message at the heart of their lives. mutual service,” the Pope said, However, Pope Francis rings out in the Church and to “Let us dispose our hearts reflecting that ‘no vocation is (above) was not to be deterred born of itself or lives for itself.’ from his true calling and used his “A vocation flows from the message ahead of day of prayer heart of God and blossoms in the for vocation—to be marked in Cistercian Monks good soil of faithful people in the May—to offer his own insight experience of fraternal love,” the into the process of discernment. Holy Father added. “Did not “The true joy of those who are Jesus say: ‘By this all men will called consists in believing and know that you are my disciples, experiencing that He, the Lord, if you have love for one another.’ is faithful,” the Holy Father said. “The more we unite ourselves “And that with Him we can to Jesus through prayer, sacred walk, be disciples and witnesses Do you feel called to seek God as a Cistercian monk within a Scripture, the Eucharist, the of God’s love, open our hearts to Community, living in prayer and work, in a spirit of silence? DO YOU FEEL THAT GOD IS Sacraments celebrated and lived great ideals, to great things.” CALLING YOU TO THE Write: Novice Director, Sancta Maria Abbey, Nunraw, MISSIONARYPRIESTHOOD? Haddington, EH41 4LW Scotland THEN WE CAN HELP YOU JERICHO Email: [email protected] Tel: 01620 830 223 The Society of African Missionaries (SMA Fathers) “The is an international group of Missionary Priests. 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N THIS week’s reflection on Pope Francis’s who was unafraid to stand up to the Roman Emper- of new religious movements, some of which tend to exhortation, our attention turns to the poor. ors in denouncing abuse of power and wealth: “Not fundamentalism while others seem to propose a By now, Francis’s concern for the poor is so to share one’s wealth with the poor is to steal from spirituality without God. This is, on the one hand, well-documented, that it may feel a little them and to take away their livelihood. It is not our a human reaction to a materialistic, consumerist superfluous to write yet another article on the own goods which we hold, but theirs.” (Evangelii and individualistic society, but it is also a means of topic. However, the concern is real, and, in a time Gaudium, Chapter Two, I, 57, quoting St John exploiting the weaknesses of people living in of declining wages almost everywhere around the Chrysostom, De Lazaro Concio, II, 6) poverty and on the fringes of society, people who world,I it has struck a chord with many. It is this St John was commenting on the parable of make ends meet amid great human suffering and topic, more than any other, which has had people Lazarus and the Rich Man, and his utter denuncia- are looking for immediate solutions to their needs.” hot under the collar, this which has led to accusa- tion of the refusal to share was not unique. Church (Evangelii Gaudium, Chapter Two, I, 62) tions of Marxism being levelled at the Holy Father. fathers, like Irenaeus, Jerome and Ambrose all Theologically it has caused some raising of eye- agreed with him that wealth was held in trust. All ou cannot ‘sell’ God as a solution to mate- brows, and there is, furthermore, an issue of conti- material goods are created by God for the benefit of rial poverty is what Francis says here. He nuity. Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI placed a all mankind. To deny someone access to them is also shows that poverty can be an asset, considerable emphasis on the spiritual part of tantamount to robbing them of their birth right. This Ysomething to be lived before God, but that this is poverty, and in some circles it has been felt that sits uneasily, to say the least, with our own sensi- seven pillars of the document. She notes that Pope true only of spiritual poverty. Writing about the Pope Francis is undermining that emphasis. bilities about property. Leo (above) believed that laziness or selfishness missionary, he states: “by acknowledging his Clearly, there is some mileage in considering the Property is sacrosanct in our society, and has prevented many from sharing, and this, in no less a poverty and desiring to grow in his commitment, evidence contained in Evangelii Gaudium. Of all been for a very long time. Much of our legal system confrontational fashion, is a view shared by Fran- he will always be able to abandon himself to Christ, the issues that have arisen from Pope Francis’s is based on the protection of property, and it is not cis. The Pope is at his best here, powerfully linking saying in the words of Peter: “I have no silver and emphasis on the poor, perhaps the gravest charge so very long ago that the punishment for theft was a lack of missionary zeal and solidarity into a rejec- gold, but what I have I give you” (Acts 3:6).” is that he is presenting a simplistic view of poverty, as severe, if not more so, than for crimes against tion of Christ: “Some people do not commit them- (Evangelii Gaudium, Chapter Three, III, 151) Spir- one that focuses on the material rather than the spir- the person. Yet the notion that we hold our wealth selves to mission because they think that nothing itual poverty is a confession of humility before itual. In this, he is deemed to deviate from previ- in trust is easily found, too. One could think of the will change and that it is useless to make the effort. God, Francis states, and he is on solid ground here, ous Catholic teaching. It is a charge easily refuted likes of Bill Gates, whose foundation is giving Why should I deny myself my comforts and pleas- for there is a theological line from the early Apos- when one considers Evangelii Gaudium. Indeed, away billions to the poorest, and his is only one of ures if I won’t see any significant result?” This atti- tles through to today that clearly separates ‘spiri- the Holy Father makes explicit reference to both a long line of charitable foundations erected by the tude makes it impossible to be a missionary. It is tual’ from ‘material’ poverty. previous Papal interpretations of ‘the poor’ and ultra-rich. ‘Giving back’ is a widely lauded notion, only a malicious excuse for remaining caught up in For all that, Pope Francis’s emphasis is mostly ‘poverty,’ and has a holistic view of poverty. even today. comfort, laziness, vague dissatisfaction and empty on physical and material poverty, although fre- Within the missionary context, explored in a pre- selfishness. (Evangelii Gaudium, Chapter V,I, 275) quently the material and the spiritual are impossi- vious article, Francis asks the question as to who here is a tension, then, between the ideas of The above sufficiently attests to Pope Francis’s ble to separate, as with the references he makes to should be the first recipients of a renewed mis- property and trust in our society, and the teaching as being part of the long tradition of the those trafficked, women subject to exclusion and sionary zeal in the Church. His answer is simple: Pope is addressing it forcefully by remind- Church. One can look for discontinuity here if one violence, or the elderly shoved aside as being ‘no ‘above all the poor and the sick, those who are usu- ingT us of the teachings of Jesus, the fathers, and his wants, but the evidence overwhelmingly points in longer useful.’ He is issuing a clarion call that ally despised and overlooked.’ (Evangelii predecessors as Pope. He is also careful to note that the other direction. Is it as easy to dismiss the other poverty has many manifestations, and that the Gaudium, Chapter One, V, 48) Now this is not the the Church has never taught that owning property, criticism, namely that Francis is oversimplifying Church is called to address each and every one of great departure from his predecessor that some or being rich, is a sin per se. He writes: “The Pope poverty by concentrating on the material? Well, these. (See for example Evangelii Gaudium, Chap- believe it to be, and Francis quotes Benedict XVI to loves everyone, rich and poor alike, but he is yes. The Holy Father makes it clear time and again ter Four, II, 187-188) This recalls Pope St Pius illustrate this continuity: “Today and always, the obliged in the name of Christ to remind all that the that spiritual and material poverty coincide, but also X, whose concern for poverty of all forms is well poor are the privileged recipients of the Gospel.” rich must help, respect and promote the poor. I that the two should not be confused. documented. (Pope Benedict XVI, Address to the Brazilian Bish- exhort you to generous solidarity”. (Evangelii This is to be expected, for anyone who has seen To Pope Pius, the poor were his friends, and he ops in the Cathedral of Sao Paulo, May 11, 2007) Gaudium, Chapter Two, I, 58) the growth of sects in the developing world selling saw, like Pope Francis does today, that spiritual and The Pope wishes us to realise that not only is he Of course, ‘solidarity’ has been one of the key religion as a solution to material poverty—and material poverty are closely intertwined evils. Like building on the teachings of his immediate prede- notions underpinning Catholic social teaching for Francis has seen this—realises the spiritual dangers St Pius X, too, Pope Francis realises that we cannot cessors, he is building on the Church’s ancient tra- centuries. Barbara Lanari, in her essay on Rerum of such confusion. In fact, the Pope could not be even begin to address spiritual poverty unless we ditions. He quotes the fiery Patriarch of Novarum, Pope Leo XIII’s great encyclical on more direct: “The Catholic Faith of many peoples tackle the scandal of material want: the two are Constantinople, St John Chrysostom (347-407), social justice, identified ‘solidarity’ as one of the is nowadays being challenged by the proliferation inseparable. The stronger the resistance, the richer the final harmony

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