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N Rome of harm I Clergy changes McLellan Report coma girl page 2 – centre pages page 4 Shaping tomorrow’s parishes Work together to enable more St Bart’s bairns effective mission, Archbishop urges FAR-REACHING proposals to By Vincent Toal and India for the next three years,” he cluster parishes are to be is - updated. sued throughout the Arch- He has insisted that “difficult deci - “While there may well be issues diocese of Glasgow, later this sions have to be made about how which will require immediate deci - many parishes we need and can sus - sions about parishes, the presence of month. tain”. this extra manpower means that we But he stressed: “I would rather can take enough time over the next And Archbishop Philip Tartaglia is make them from a position of con - three years for a considered approach confident the process will lead to a sensus rather than imposition. to future provision.” viable parish structure which will “That’s why parishes must engage serve the local Church well into the properly with the issues and try to de - Deeper future. termine their own futures.” Details of the proposed clusters But, he insists the proposed clus - At present, the archdiocese is made will be sent to parishes later this ters “are not set in stone”. Instead, up of 88 parishes. In seven instances, month, along with an overview of they are to be discussed within parish one parish priest has care of two areas for collaboration to be consid - pastoral councils and altered where parishes and another seven are cared ered. need be. for by priests in religious orders. Meanwhile, the Archbishop has Initial plans propose creating stressed that “it is not envisaged” that Sustain around 25 clusters, encompassing all the clusters will necessarily form the “The aim of our pastoral planning the parishes. basis of future new parishes. is to strengthen the diocese by ensur - Last year, parishioners were in - “These decisions will be for the fu - ing that each parish community is vi - vited to take part in a consultation as - ture,” he stated. “The goal for the able,” the Archbishop stated. sessing strengths and weaknesses, next three years is to foster deeper “The goal for the next three years identifying areas for greater collabo - bonds of understanding and collabo - is to foster deeper bonds of under - ration and considering possible ration between nearby parishes in standing and collaboration between changes in parish structures. such a way that the best use is made nearby parishes in such a way that In a recent pastoral letter, of resources and personnel.” the best use is made of resources and Archbishop Tartaglia responded by He added: “If this period of dis - personnel.” raising the possibility of clustering, cernment is to be fruitful, it will re - Since assuming office three years while addressing immediate needs quire strong leadership at local level SIX OF THE BEST: Smart young pupils of St Bartholomew’s Primary joined ago, Archbishop Tartaglia has been and finding suitable priests from else - and the engagement of everyone – their head teacher, Mrs Jane Saunders and Archbishop Tartaglia at upfront about the need to adapt to where to provide pastoral care. priests, deacons, religious and laity.” celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of St changing circumstances – including “I am pleased to say we have been As part of the process, it is hoped Bartholomew’s parish in Castlemilk. Full story – page 2 fewer priests, movements in popula - able to secure the services of a num - to have a first diocesan pastoral coun - Picture by Paul McSherry tion and a more secularised society. ber of priests, from Uganda, Nigeria, cil by 2017.

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www.peoplescars.co.uk 2 NEWS SEPTEMBER 2015 • FLOURISH Clergy Archbishop ’s Retirement gives way to new blood THREE long-serving and Fr Peter Lennon Fr Brian McNaught Canon George Bradburn changes SEPTEMBER 2015 well-respected Glasgow • Canon George Bradburn priests are retiring from retires as parish priest of St diary Gildas, Rosneath. Tuesday 1st: Mass for World full-time parish ministry • Fr Peter Lennon retires as Day of Prayer for the Care of this month. Creation, St Andrew’s parish priest of St Joseph’s, Cathedral (1pm) Helensburgh. Between them, Fr Peter • Fr Brian McNaught retires Thursday 3rd/Friday 4th: Lennon, Canon George as parish priest of St Catholic Headteachers Bradburn and Fr Brian Augustine’s, Milton. Association of Primary McNaught have given over • Fr Mathew Thottathimyalil, Schools in Scotland 155 years of service within the administrator of St Conference, St Andrews, Fife archdiocese and beyond. Barnabas, Shettleston, and Sunday 6th: National All three parish priests ex - lead chaplain to Glasgow Gathering to pray for Synod pressed mixed feelings at step - Royal Infirmary, appointed on the Vocation and Mission ping back from the daily PP St Gildas, Rosneath. of the Family, Carfin Grotto involvement in parish life, es - • Fr Stuart Reynolds, (3pm) pecially Fr McNaught whose runner and regular blood McNaught has been a main - adjust to life beyond the assistant at St Peter’s, Partick, appointed PP St Monday 7th: Meeting of the retirement has been forced donor. stay of the clergy golf circuit parish. through ill health which has Canon Bradburn, 74, an - down the years – quietly pick - Meanwhile, the call to sem - Barnabas. Pastoral Care Trust (11am); • Fr Paul McAlinden, PP St SCES (Scottish Catholic affected his voice. nounced his intention to retire ing up trophies along the way. inary service has been ac - Brendan’s, Yoker, appointed Education Service) Executive Fr Lennon, 78, who was or - as he marked his golden ju - He also served on seminary cepted by one of Glasgow’s PP St Augustine’s. (3.15pm) dained in 1961, has been bilee of ordination at the end staff – Blairs College – for a youngest priests, Fr Gerald • Fr Joseph McAuley, PP St parish priest of St Joseph’s, of June in St Gildas, Rosneath. few years. Sharkey. His appointment as Tuesday 8th: Mass for 40th Lucy’s, Cumbernauld, Helensburgh, for the past nine Before moving to the penin - For the past nine years, he vice-rector of the Scots anniversary of St Ronan’s appointed PP St Brendan’s. Primary School (10am); years. In a long and fulfilling sula, he was parish priest of St has been parish priest of St College, Rome, means mov - • Fr John Campbell, PP of Board of Missio Scotland ministry he also served in St Michael’s, Dumbarton, and Augustine’s, Milton, and be - ing from Our Lady and St Sacred Heart, Cumbernauld, (2pm); Meeting of the Catherine’s, Balornock, served the area as Dean for 13 fore that of St Brendan’s, Helen’s, Condorrat, where he also administrator of St Lucy’s. Bishops’ Conference of Immaculate Heart of Mary, St years. Yoker. Ordained in 1973, he has served, since ordination in Benedict’s, Drumchapel, St Ordained in 1965, his parish served as assistant priest in St 2006, as assistant and then • Fr Gerald Sharkey, PP Our Scotland, Gillis Centre, Lady & St Helen’s, Edinburgh Roch’s, Garngad, and St ministry included St Robert’s, Ninian’s, Knightswood, St parish priest. Jude’s, Barlanark. At the time Househillwood, St Stephen’s, Patrick’s Dumbarton, Our The vacancies have Condorrat, appointed vice- Wednesday 9th: Meeting of of his silver jubilee in 1986, he Dalmuir and St Constantine’s, Lady of Good Counsel, prompted Archbishop rector Scots College, Rome. the Bishops’ Conference of was spiritual director of the Govan, and was punctuated by Dennistoun, St Joseph’s, Tartaglia to make a number of • Fr John Mulholland, PP St Martin’s, Renton, appointed Scotland Scots College, Rome. service in seminary – St Tollcross, and St Teresa’s, appointments which had still Thursday 10th: Mass for PP Our Lady & St Helen’s. A man of great devotion to Vincent’s, Langbank and spir - Possilpark. to be finalised as Flourish • Fr Anthony Ejikeme, Teachers, St Andrew’s Our Lady, he has been on itual director at both Scots Archbishop Philip Tartaglia went to press. Cathedral (7pm) assistant St Ninian’s, countless pilgrimages to College, Rome and Scotus extended the thanks of the But they include five priests Knightswood, appointed PP Monday 14th: Mass with Lourdes where he was made a College, Bearsden. He also whole archdiocese to the three from Nigeria and India, who St Martin’s. priest jubilarians, St Chaplain of Honour to the served for many years as priests for their years of serv - have been serving in Glasgow • Fr Benneth Onyebuchukwu, Andrew’s Cathedral (1pm); Lourdes Sanctuaries. In diocesan vocations director. ice and assured them of his in recent years, assuming of - from administrator to PP St Reception for Catholic younger days he was a keen Like Canon Bradburn, Fr prayers and fraternity as they fice as parish priests. Joseph’s, Faifley. Universities (6pm) • Fr Francis Okereke, from Tuesday 15th: Meeting with administrator to PP St seminarians (12noon) Picture by Paul McSherry Patrick’s, Anderston. • Fr Joseph Uwah, on loan Wednesday 16th: SCIAF from diocese of Okigwe, Reception at Scottish Nigeria, appointed assistant Parliament (6pm) at St Andrew’s Cathedral. Saturday 19th: 60th • Fr Justus Kiiwa, on loan Anniversary of St Margaret’s from Kambale, Uganda, Children and Family Care appointed assistant at St Society (7pm) Ninian’s, Knightswood. Monday 21st: Mass with Most of these appointments take effect on Friday 18 Chapter of Canons, St September. Andrew’s Cathedral (1pm) Other changes were due to be Tuesday 29th: Meeting of announced after Flourish Archdiocesan Finance went to press. Committee (11am)

Forty IEC2016 hours CEBU, PHILIPPINES adoration ST Sunday 6th September St Bartholomew’s diamond day 51 INTERNATIONAL EUCHARISTIC St Laurence, Drumchapel THE 60th anniversary of newing their commitment to brated well to mark our 60th CONGRESS 2016 St Paul, Shettleston £ St Simon, Partick the founding of St missionary discipleship, follow - anniversary since last Sunday 13th September Bartholomew’s parish, ing the example of their apos - September and have grown as 21 JANUARY | 8 NIGHTS IURP £1,895 tolic patron. a parish community through per person Holy Cross, Crosshill Castlemilk, was marked The parish was founded in our celebrations.” St Ninian, Knightswood with a Mass of Thanks- 1955 as the Glasgow housing As well as the anniversary PACKAGES INCLUDE: Holy Family & St Ninian, giving on the patronal boom brought hundreds of Mass, parishioners have taken » IEC2016 Registration package Kirkintilloch feast – Monday 24 August. families to the southern edges part in retreats, pilgrimages, ª 5HWXUQ ÀLJKWV IURP /RQGRQ WR &HEX YLD +RQJ .RQJ St Martin, Renton of the city. an evangelising mission led by ª 5HWXUQ DLUSRUW WUDQVIHUV ZLWK (QJOLVK VSHDNLQJ JXLGH Archbishop Philip Tartaglia And while the population the Legion of Mary, and vari - Sunday 20th September ª  QLJKWV KRWHO DFFRPPRGDWLRQ joined the large congregation has declined in recent years, ous social gatherings – includ - St Margaret Mary, Castlemilk in giving thanks for the many St Bartholomew’s continues ing a dinner-dance at Celtic ª 'DLO\ EUHDNIDVW GLQQHU OL & St Helen, Condorrat graces and blessings bestowed to play its part in maintaining Park. ª 'DLO\ VKXWWOH VHUYLFH WR FRQJUHVV YHQXHV St Matthew, Bishopbriggs on the parish and in people’s the bonds of community and The redecoration of the ª +DOI GD\ H[FXUVLRQ ZLWK GLQQHU DW ORFDO UHVWDXUDQW Sunday 27th September lives over the years. extending the hand of friend - church and renovation of the Many lifelong parishioners ship and goodwill. parish hall were also carried www.joewalshtours.co.ukw.joewalsshtours.cco.uk | [email protected]@joewalshtours.co.uk OL & St George, Penilee CALLCCAALL TOTO REGISTERREGISTTEER YOURYYOOUR INTERESTINTTEEREST St Dominic, Bishopbriggs from the over 60s to under sixes Parish priest Fr David out to mark the diamond mile - 00141141 535300 50506060 JoeJoe WalshWalsh TToursours PilgrimagesPilgrimages @@JWTPilgrimagesJWTPilgrimages took part in the celebration, re - Wallace said: “We have cele - stone. BondedBonded andand LLicensedicensed bbyy tthehe CCivilivil AAviationviatiion AAuthorityuthority iinn thethe UUKK | ATOLATOL 51635163 FLOURISH • SEPTEMBER 2015 NEWS 3 Firefighters tackle blaze Fr Willie McGinley watched in horror Extensive damage to church beneath Erskine Bridge Cardinal O’Brien in Glasgow Cardinal Edwin O’Brien, Grand Master of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, is due to visit Glasgow on Saturday 5 September. The 76 year-old native of New York’s Bronx will pre - side at Mass in St Andrew’s Friendship forged through fire Cathedral at which new

PARISHIONERS of St By Vincent Toal John Harris: “You are wel - Kilpatrick is like a village, this also made his way to the Patrick’s, Old Kilpatrick, come for as long as it takes.” has brought people even scene. have found refuge in the The wholehearted ecumeni - closer. When the chips are “Although there wasn’t The doors of Old Kilpatrick cal gesture was widely ap - down, people rise above any much I could do, I felt it was local kirk after fire badly Bowling Parish Church were plauded and Archbishop division and rally round to only right to be with Fr damaged their own opened to the Catholic con - Philip Tartaglia showed his help.” McGinley and offer assur - church. gregation with warm assur - appreciation by presiding at For St Patrick’s parish ances that the archdiocese will ance from locum minister Rev Mass in the Church of priest Fr Willie McGinley, the support the parish,” he said. Scotland church on the whole episode, since the fire The Archbishop repeated Sunday after the fire. took hold in the late afternoon that assurance to parishioners, Archbishop Tartaglia greets Massgoers as they leave Old Kilpatrick Bowling Parish Church He said: “No sooner had I of Monday 17 August, has saying the church was well in - knights and dames of the voiced concern about where been overwhelming. sured. equestrian order will be in - the St Patrick’s community “I could only watch on in vested. might gather for Mass than the horror as acrid dark smoke bil - Patient Before his appointment as offer came from Old lowed from the church, reach - “Once a full report is avail - Grand Master in 2011, suc - Kilpatrick Bowling Parish ing up over the Erskine able, we will work together in ceeding the late Cardinal John Church. Bridge,” he recalled. making decisions on how best Foley, Cardinal O’Brien was “I felt a physical pain in the to proceed,” he said. “We are Archbishop of Baltimore, the Goodwill heart. It was a terrible shock to not short of options, but need oldest US diocese. As a young “Such a gesture of goodwill the system to see the church to be patient.” priest, he served as a military from one Christian neighbour go up in flames.” The white-clad church was chaplain, doing a tour of duty to another is much appreci - But his overriding emotion built in 1980 to replace an ear - in Vietnam. ated. I thank the minister, ses - was one of gratitude – thank - lier wooden construction dat - The Knights of the Holy sion clerk, church officers and ful that no one was injured and ing back to when the parish Sepulchre work to support all members of the parish for grateful for “so much love and was founded in 1946. Christians living in the Holy their generous offer.” concern from so many direc - Although the blaze was re - Land. The Scottish Around 200 people turned tions”. stricted to areas adjoining the Lieutenancy has particular re - up for the first Mass in the 200 He added: “God will pro - main body of the church, sponsibility for supporting the year-old church. It took place vide something unexpected smoke and water damage parish of Our Lady of at 9.30am to allow time before and beautiful from the ashes mean any renovations could Sorrows, Aboud – a village on the regular 11.15am Service. and debris of all we have be extensive. the West Bank some 25 miles The earlier time was even taken fro granted.” Over the past 20 years, north-west of Jerusalem. remarked upon favourably by As firefighters fought the other churches within the The Order was established one St Patrick’s parishioner blaze, Fr McGinley was archdiocese damaged by fire in Scotland in 1989 and has who described the turn of joined by parishioners and have included St Joseph’s, grown continually since then. events as “good triumphing priests from neighbouring Faifley, Blessed John Duns Currently the lieutenancy has amid adversity”. parishes. Alerted to the Scotus, Gorbals, and St over 120 Knights and Dames She said: “Although Old tragedy, Archbishop Tartaglia RConan’s, Bonhill. from all areas of Scotland.

LA gangs priest talks at St Aloysius Catholic Charismatic Renewal Glasgow FR Greg Boyle, founder of nated, Homeboy promotes a Homeboy Industries in ‘smart on crime’ model that Los Angeles, is giving a many police and sheriff’s de - talk at St Aloysius partments have adopted. College, Garnethill, on As an acknowledged expert Auguri Angela! Tuesday 8 September at on gangs and intervention ap - proaches, Fr Boyle is a Birthday celebrations took on 7pm. renowned speaker. place in Holy Name parish, Homeboy is the largest He has made a number of Mansewood, to toast the health Friday 18th at 7pm & Saturday 19th at 10am gang intervention programme visits to Scotland in recent of centenarian Angela Fazzi. September 2015 in the USA which the Jesuit years through his friendship The grand old lady, who priest founded at Dolores with Dr Harry Burns, the for - married into the Fazzi family Mission parish in 1988. “We offered a simple ques - mer chief medical officer for which began Glasgow’s first In an effort to address the tion, ‘What if we were to in - Scotland and now professor of Italian deli of the same name, escalating problems and vest in this population rather global public health at was born in Hoboken, New unmet needs of gang-involved than just endlessly incarcer - Strathclyde University, who Jersey, in August 1915. youth, the community devel - ate?’ that has redirected our has a long-standing interest in She was just a few months oped positive alternatives, in - attention away from suppres - social health and community ahead of near neighbour Frank cluding establishing an sion and onto treatment and wellbeing. Sinatra – but had no time for Ol’ elementary school, a day care education,” Fr Boyle ex - His talk at St Aloysius is part Blue Eyes. (Teas and coffees provided. Please bring a packed program and finding legiti - plained. of the lecture series for the To mark her birthday, Frs lunch for Saturdays) mate employment for young Rather than the ‘tough on College’s Centre for Social and Noel Burke and Canon Pat Kelly people. crime’ mantra that predomi - Environmental Justice. celebrated Mass with La ALL SODALITIES WELCOME Signora Angela at her home. For further information phone: 07800 717949 4 NEWS SEPTEMBER 2015 • FLOURISH John P. 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BIRTHDAY, CHRISTENING & ENGAGEMENT PARTIES “I have no doubt Aislin was parish priest of St Conval’s, like a precious gift. “After a couple of weekend Funeral parties catered for Covered car parking aware of God’s presence Pollok, and Aislin’s school “When I got the call to say visits, we brought her home when Father Martin Kane chaplain to baptise her daugh - she had fallen at the ice rink for good on 4 August – after Telephone: 0141 944 6231 baptised and anointed her,” ter and administer the sacra - and was in hospital, I just as - 77 days in hospital,” Anne- 20 DRUMCHAPEL ROAD, OLD DRUMCHAPEL, GLASGOW Anne-Marie said. ment of anointing. sumed she had bumped her Marie said. “There is a long “She opened her eyes at that Although not expected to head and would be fine. journey ahead but we will get moment, even though she was last the night, 14 weeks on she Nothing prepared me for what there.” in a coma. is home from hospital and I found when I arrived at For Fr Kane the whole “When Aislin woke up she making remarkable progress. Monklands hospital in episode has confirmed the had no memory, but when Fr A scan revealed she had en - Airdrie. healing and grace encountered Martin and I said the Lord’s cephalitis – a serious swelling “Aislin was on full life in the sacraments. Prayer and Hail Mary she of the brain. Having spent a support. She was covered in He said: “We are all grate - joined in.” month in and out of an in - tubes and looked horrific. ful for the recovery that Aislin Before her illness, the duced coma, she has had to “Doctors asked if we were has made, for the support of Pollok teenager had requested learn to walk, talk and eat religious as it wasn’t looking doctors and nurses and the to become Catholic. She at - again – major feats for a girl good. Aislin had wanted to get love of her family. tended St Paul’s High School who was once so close to baptised for a while so I asked “As a parish and school and enjoyed religious educa - death. her school chaplain Fr Martin community we continue to tion. Mum Anne-Marie said: to christen her.” keep her in our prayers.” Amid the harrowing cir - “Aislin is our beautiful mira - Aislin was moved to ‘Help make my Godmother a saint’

AN Edinburgh pensioner that day that Margaret is de - Archbishop Leo Cushley to There she brought relief to the is asking for people to clared blessed by the Pope – I promote the Annual Margaret poor of that city for a short make a special pilgrim - would love to see that day and Sinclair Pilgrimage that will time before she died of tuber - age to the capital city would ask everybody to pray take place on the afternoon of culosis in 1925. Bernard Corrigan Ltd that it happens soon. Sunday 20 September at St Among Norah’s most treas - WHOLESALE FISHMONGER • POULTERER & GAME DEALER next month to pray for She added: “Margaret is Patrick’s Church in ured possessions are her chris - the beatification of her with me every day. I pray to Edinburgh’s Cowgate, the tening shawl from 1920, a 184–200 HOWARD STREET, GLASGOW G1 4HW Godmother, the her every day. She’s part of resting place of Venerable crucifix given to her family by Telephone: 0141-552 4368 • Fax: 0141-552 4731 Venerable Margaret my life. I’m so blessed to have Margaret herself. Margaret Sinclair upon depar - Also shops at: Sinclair. her as my Godmother”. It was also the church where ture for London and a 188 BYRES RD, GLASGOWG12 8SN Norah made her comments Norah was baptised in 1920. Christmas card sent “to my 62 MONTAGUE STREET, ROTHESAY 95-year-old Norah Smith as she was joined in her “Our family were neigh - dear Godchild” from said: “I pray I’m spared to see Edinburgh home by bours with the Sinclairs at 13 Margaret’s convent. Blackfriars Street in the The annual pilgrimage will Cowgate,” she explained. begin at 2pm with a Holy Norah Smith helps Archbishop Cushley publicise pilgrimage “When I was born, Mrs Hour and will conclude with News & views? Contact [email protected] Sinclair came to visit my Mass at 4.30pm. The principle mother to say that she had two celebrant will be Archbishop daughters who would make Cushley and the homilist will wonderful godmothers – be Glasgow priest Fr Joe    Margaret and her sister Bella. McAuley, who is the     My mother chose Margaret.” Archbishop’s delegate for Three years later, Margaret Venerable Margaret’s Cause      Sinclair entered the convent of of Beatification.     the Poor Clares in London.            " %  # 3   (  #* 4  4$       %3$ &       !  " #         !"##
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UNTIL Mary Aikenhead set up her of Charity. vulnerable. congregation as a 28 year-old in 1815, In 1833, she renovated an old store “The family name is connected to the nuns in Ireland all lived as enclosed house in Dublin into a small clinic to oak tree – a storehouse of wisdom contemplatives behind convent walls. cater for victims of cholera. A year later, embodied in its towering strength – and Mary sought permission for her Sisters she founded St Vincent’s Hospital which throughout her life Mary demonstrated to take a fourth vow of ‘service of the today is one of strong faith and trust in poor’, enabling them to visit poor people Ireland’s leading divine providence, as in their own homes – those who were teaching hospitals. well as practical sick and hungry, cold and penniless, with Over 100 years common sense,” said Sr no one to turn to. later, inspired by Mary Christian. “She was a woman ahead of her time,” their founder’s “She committed said Sr Mary Christian, congregation example, the herself and the leader of the Religious Sisters of Charity Religious Sisters of congregation to serve which is headquartered in Dublin and has Charity who had the poor unreservedly some 500 nuns in Ireland, Scotland, come to Clydebank wherever the need England, Zambia, Nigeria, Malawi, USA founded St arises. Today, we renew and Australia. Margaret’s Hospice our commitment to “All around her she saw the plight of – the first of its follow her charism. people who were poor and suffering. kind in Scotland, and today leading the “People still need to experience the FREE NHS “Her life teaches and inspires us to field in the quality and breadth of its love of Christ in the 21st century – to be sight test dream courageous visions, to have care. comforted, consoled, encouraged and at home compassion for human pain, analyse That work is mirrored in St Andrew’s empowered.” HOME unjust structures which are the cause of Hospice, Airdrie, which opened in 1986. By the time Mary died in 1858 at the Evening and poverty, work with others to solve And the Scottish connections don’t end age of 71, the congregation was weekend problems and remain resolute in the face there, for Mary’s grandfather, David flourishing and had spread to Australia – appointments VISITING of hardship.” Aikenhead, was a Scot who settled in becoming the first women’s religious available Throughout her life, Mary Aikenhead Limerick. His son, also David, and Mary’s congregation in the country where they OPTICIAN understood the link between deadly father, was a renowned physician who, cared for convicts and founded St Fully quali ed disease and poverty. She made treating along with her mother, deeply influenced Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney in 1857. optometrist tel: 07951 588 475 disease a key responsibility of the Sisters her vocation to care for the poor and with 20 years’ experience www.mcbaymobileopticians.co.uk 6 YOUTH NEWS SEPTEMBER 2015 • FLOURISH Postgrad students with Archbishop Tartaglia Picture by Paul McSherry Follow in footsteps of religious pioneers

YOUNG people are invited to depart from St Maria a vocations awareness Goretti’s at 9am taking evening on Saturday 12 young people to September at St Maria Haddington, East Lothian. Goretti’s parish, Cranhill. There they will join other Titled ‘The Following’ it young pilgrims from across will be led by Fr Thomas the country in a seven-mile Cacciola, a Franciscan Friar walk to Nunraw Abbey. of the Renewal, whose Led by Archbishop Leo work focuses on Cushley, the pilgrimage will evangelisation and service allow time to talk and pray to the poor. together, enjoying the The two hour (7-9pm) get company of fellow together will include prayer, travellers. Promoting teaching vocation talks and worship. At Nunraw, the Participants will be community of Cistercian encourage to take a fresh monks will welcome the OVER 50 teachers inter - took place at the Archdiocese The interest in pursuing a I On Thursday 10 look at religious life and the pilgrims before joining ested in teaching of Glasgow offices, Clyde career in teaching was evident September at 7pm, possibilities it opens up to together for the celebration Religious Education in Street, and St Andrew’s in the large turnout at Turnbull Archbishop Tartaglia will satisfy people’s deepest of Sunday Mass. Catholic schools took Cathedral, next door. Hall, the Catholic chaplaincy. offer Mass in St Andrew’s desires. For more details contact Well attended, it focused on The Archbishop encouraged Cathedral to which all The next day, a bus will [email protected] part in a first ever sum - the fundamentals of Catholic the women and men to dis - teachers are invited. mer school to support doctrine, promoted under - cover the joy of teaching in their ambitions. standing of the vocation of the their studies and classroom ex - teacher as evangelist and cate - periences and to look on their Summer school students in St Andrew’s Cathedral with Mgr Hugh Bradley and Canon Robert Hill Setting Out on the Road al - chist and introduced lesson work in guiding children and lows teachers from across the planning using the core RE young people as a noble call - country who have not obtained syllabus, This Is Our Faith. ing. a preliminary qualification Meanwhile, students begin - I An information evening from the University of ning the Post Graduate for anyone interested in Glasgow to gain a certificate Diploma in Education at applying for Primary which is recognised by Glasgow University were Teacher training takes place Scotland’s bishops. joined by Archbishop Philip on Tuesday 8 September at The initial four-day course, Tartaglia in offering Mass at the Archdiocesan Offices, devised and run by the Scottish the beginning of their one-year 196 Clyde Street, from Catholic Education Service, course. 6.30 –8pm.

Plans progress for Teaching in Catholic Schools WYD in Poland Would you like to be a Catholic teacher in the Catholic sector? At the THE Polish bishop over - School of Education at the University of Glasgow you can take the seeing preparations for Catholic Teacher’s Certificate as part of our teacher education degrees, World Youth Day 2016 Masters in Education (MEduc) or Post Graduate Diploma in has urged dioceses to Education (PGDE). Your school placements will focus on the Catholic ensure that no young sector and you will benefit from the expertise of our professional and people are excluded be - academic colleagues. You can enjoy being part of the wider University cause of poverty. community, particularly its lively Catholic chaplaincy. Auxiliary Bishop Damian Muskus of Krakow, which is Checkout our website at: www.glasgow.ac.uk/education hosting the international cele - mercy. Wieliczka Salt Mine and a bration, said arranging for Meanwhile, Cardinal Mass in the city’s Blonia Park. young people who might not Stanislaw Dziwisz of Krakow Within 24 hours of the for - be able to attend the event said he was counting on par - mal opening of registration, would be “our priestly gifts” ticipation by young people 45,000 people had signed up for youngsters in the Year of from all over the world. to attend the festivities which Mercy. “We need a new view of the are expected to attract some “We’re well aware how Church, which is the risen 2.5million pilgrims, including much deprivation, unemploy - Christ’s gift to the world and 300,000 from Russia, Ukraine ment and neglect there is, and all generations,” he urged. and other former communist this requires from us all sensi - “But we also need enthusi - countries. tivity and solidarity with the asm in the faith, since this en - poorest, so they won’t feel left thusiasm is often extinguished I Anyone interested in out,” he said. under the ashes of daily hard - being part of the Any assistance to young ships and weaknesses.” Archdiocese of Glasgow people should reflect “a com - Pope Francis is scheduled to WYD pilgrimage to promise between awareness of lead a Way of the Cross pro - Krakow is invited to youth possibilities and organi - cession from the Krakow’s take part in an zational needs and costs,” but Divine Mercy Sanctuary dur - information evening at also adhere to the event’s ing the 26-31 July festival, as 7pm on Monday 21 theme, Blessed are the merci - well as a prayer vigil focusing September at 196 Clyde ful, for they will receive on youth issues near the Street. FLOURISH • SEPTEMBER 2015 NEWS 7 Cathedral call for Songs of Praise

BBC Songs of Praise will monies and descant arrange - Glasgow will lift the hearts of be filmed at St Andrew’s ments for part singers. many thousands of people for Cathedral, Glasgow, on “Songs of Praise reaches a whom the cathedral is a spiri - bigger audience in its slot than tual oasis.” Thursday 22 and Friday any of the other channels,” Next year marks the 200th 23 October, from 7- added David Strachan. anniversary of the opening of 10pm. “This is our chance from St Andrew’s chapel, the first Scotland to lead a huge num - post-Reformation Catholic Everyone is welcome for ber of people in worship. We church built in Glasgow. two evenings of uplifting have made many Songs of A pre-recording rehearsal singing conducted by Praise before and I can prom - with John Bell will take place Glasgow-based hymn-writer ise that John Bell will make it in the cathedral on Monday 19 John Bell. Tickets – which are great fun for everyone.” October, from 7-10pm, for free – must be obtained in ad - those who wish to attend. vance. Anniversary David Strachan added: “The The producer David Mgr Chris McElroy, admin - rehearsal is optional, but it Strachan said: “St Andrew’s istrator of St Andrew’s gives keen singers a chance to Cathedral is a beautiful place Cathedral, expressed his de - become familiar with the to make the recordings and we light at hosting the Sunday music in advance of the would like the cathedral to be evening programme, which at - recordings.” Gen Verde for Glasgow full. We are requesting that tracts millions of viewers. For the recording, one free people commit to be there on He said: “The cathedral ticket covers both evenings. both evenings so that the pro - draws people in from the An international group of will offer a series of work - Gen Verde’s manager is gramme looks and sounds re - street every day for quiet musicians is set to per - shops, collaborative shows Sally McAllister who discov - ally good.” prayer and the celebration of I Request your tickets form a major concert in and unplugged concerts. ered Focolare while growing The programme-makers the Church’s liturgies. It has from Tern Television: tel Glasgow, next month, as On Sunday 11 October, up in 1970s Belfast. from Tern Television are hop - also hosted choirs from 01224 211123, email they will give a concert at She said: “The arts are a ing for 150 part-singers to around the world – most re - part of a three-month UK [email protected] Glasgow University Memorial language which transcends all complement the main congre - cently, from Christchurch, tour. Chapel. sorts of barriers. Our work gation, and are asking church New Zealand. m; or from the St Andrew's Gen Verde is part of the The tour begins in with young people is centred choirs and keen singers to sign “To have Songs of Praise Cathedral office: tel 0141 Focolare movement whose Edinburgh the previous on a project called ‘Start up for the recordings. 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THERE is no doubt that abuse enormous: physical, emotional, psy - of the most serious kind has chological and spiritual. In November 2013, the Bishops’ Conference of taken place within the By no means all abuse is sexual Scotland commissioned an independent review into Catholic Church in Scotland. If abuse. The Catholic Church in Scotland’s own policy document, the suitability and robustness of the safeguarding there were ever a time when Awareness and Safety, names and procedures and protocols of the Catholic Church in it might have been possible to defines four categories of abuse: Scotland. The Very Reverend Dr Andrew McLellan, a deny that fact, that time has physical injury, sexual abuse, emo - passed. tional abuse and physical neglect. former Moderator of the General Assembly of the All of these kinds of abuse can have Church of Scotland, was invited by the Bishops to The most well publicised cases of physical, emotional, psychological abuse have involved priests and chil - and spiritual consequences. lead the review. dren, but abuse has also been perpe - It has often been observed that Last month, Dr McLellan published his Commission’s trated within the Catholic Church by many survivors of abuse find it very Report which makes over 70 recommendations those who are not priests and it is not difficult to talk about what has hap - only children who have suffered pened to them. This can be because which the bishops have agreed unanimously to accept. As these extracts abuse. they feel ashamed of what has hap - from the chapter on ‘The truth of harm’ show, the report pulls no punches Figures released by the Bishops’ pened, or they are afraid of what will Conference of Scotland showed 46 happen if they do speak, or because allegations of abuse between 2006 attempting to tell will make the and 2012. More than half of these shock and pain present again in a involved sex abuse claims. Seven of way that is almost unbearable. Other survivors who made several abuse they had reported. in the diocesan audits to check these resulted in prosecution. Unless there is recognition of the unsuccessful attempts to raise safe - Several examples were offered to whether training is being done, there When these figures were pub - terrible pain endured by each sur - guarding issues with the Church, the Commission of priests being re - is a need to follow this up to ensure lished, the President of the Bishops’ vivor of abuse there will be no heal - told the Commission that: “No-one moved from ministry for a time to consistency of practice. Conference, Archbishop Philip ing for the individual and no has ever asked ‘what would help?’.” undergo treatment and risk assess - Not all Bishops agree that the Tartaglia, said: “We recognise the opportunity for the Church to move ment, but then being returned to Bishops’ Conference of Scotland trauma and pain that survivors of on. ministry. The distress caused by the has the authority to lay down poli - abuse have suffered and we are com - No point was made more consis - Secrecy and cover-up discovery of an abusive priest in cies, practice and procedures that mitted to providing for them both tently to the Commission by sur - Nor is there any doubt that a cul - public ministry is manifold. must be followed in every diocese. justice and healing.” vivors than their sense that they had ture of secrecy and cover-up allowed Survivors described feeling Clarity on this issue is essential. In 2013 a further 15 allegations not been listened to and not be - this abuse to remain hidden for shocked, disorientated and betrayed. Just because Bishops don’t have were made, six of which were “his - lieved. many years. Archbishop Tartaglia told the to do something doesn’t mean that torical” (relating to events before Several survivors expressed the Bishops, priests, safeguarding ad - Commission: “As the reality of the they shouldn’t do it. 1990). view that they had felt dismissed be - visors and members of parishes all abuse of minors and vulnerable Despite many encouraging words Every Bishop who gave evidence cause of their current or past state of agreed that a culture of secrecy had adults has been more and more un - about the importance of safeguard - to the Commission acknowledged health. This included reference to been a very significant part of the re - covered in society and in the ing, there are clearly still parishes in that serious abuse has taken place mental health difficulties; drug or al - sponse of the Church to allegations Church, and as safeguarding has be - which commitment to safeguarding within the Catholic Church in cohol problems; relationship diffi - of abuse. come more embedded in the mind - is still resisted because of compla - Scotland. culties and family breakdown. No one suggested to the set and action of Catholic cency and lack of interest. Facing honestly the fact of abuse There appeared to be little recog - Commission that the Church’s posi - communities, tendencies to deny, In such cases, parishioners will within the Church is a necessary pre - nition of the possibility or probabil - tion on abuse had been open and make excuses, protect or cover up, not be aware of how to report con - requisite without which the Church ity of these features of their lives transparent. Repeatedly the explana - while not yet eradicated, are gradu - cerns; abusers will not be identified will be unable to move on, to reform being the outcomes of abuse suf - tion given was that the Church’s de - ally being seen as indefensible and and victims will not be supported. or to look to the future with hope. fered. fault position had been to seek to will eventually be defeated”. Such complacency potentially Today, “scandal” has come to be Several respondents talked about protect the institution and to seek to poses the greatest threat to child and associated with sensational media feeling denigrated by the responses protect priests, before seeking to adult protection within the Catholic exposure. In its original meaning, they received when trying to engage meet the needs of those abused. Little change Church. and the way it is used theologically, with the Church. Many spoke of Alison Todd, the Chief Executive Despite the abuse, and despite it means causing someone to stum - feeling blamed for the abuse, feeling of Children1st, emphasised the es - statements about change, the ble in their faith. that their own reputation or charac - sential need for: “Openness and en - Catholic Church in Scotland has not Harm to the Church Pope Francis acknowledged that ter had been brought into disrepute gagement with other people in the made significant structural changes For parish priests there has been “sins of clerical abuse against mi - in an attempt to either justify or ex - sector, not being defensive about it. in terms of embedding safeguarding another kind of harm done. nors have a toxic effect on faith and plain the abuse. That’s hard with the culture in in the ministry and theology of the Because confidence is low within hope in God.” It is in this sense that The psychological harm done by Scotland. We have a media here that Church in the last ten years. the Church, as well as public confi - they have truly caused “scandal.” abuse can take the form of guilt and when you admit you’ve made a mis - There have been some improve - dence being low, there is an increas - The Catholic Church has been ac - self-loathing. take, won’t be kind. But we have to ments in that time. The training of ing likelihood that, for fear of doing cused of covering up its knowledge For many survivors it becomes encourage people to say this is seminarians is much better than it wrong, priests and parishes will do of clerical abuse in order to protect impossible to continue any trust in what’s happened, and now we’re was with regard to safeguarding. nothing. the reputation of the Church, per - God. For those who do continue in moving on”. All allegations are now reported to Lack of confidence means that haps to avoid “scandal” in the com - faith, such faith is almost never Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the authorities; but much remains to good things are not done in case mon sense. bright, life-enhancing, liberating or Archbishop of Westminster, speak - be done. mistakes are made in the process. It But in doing so, it has caused hopeful. ing of the Catholic Church in Very little is said about the role of is not that the fear is of further scandal in a theological sense both The most striking testimony of England and Wales, told the Bishops, although their role is cru - abuse, it is that the confidence and to the victims of abuse for whom survivors was the almost universal Commission: “Not only the culture cial in implementing safeguarding courage are no longer there to at - justice and truth were denied, and to experience of being left alone. There of the Church, but even aspects of policies and practices. There is no tempt new and courageous things. the wider Catholic population. St were so few words or actions which canon law may have led to the pro - provision for the training of Bishops. So parish priests sometimes feel Thomas Aquinas quoted with ap - could be described as the Church tection of priests”. Nothing is said about the qualifi - the Church is not being the force for proval the words of Pope St Gregory reaching out or the Church showing The Commission heard over and cations, training, selection terms and good that it should be. I: “If people are scandalised at the compassion. over again that many survivors had conditions of diocesan advisors. truth, it is better to allow the birth of One survivor said: “When, years felt themselves excluded from the Very little is said about priests scandal, than to abandon the truth.” later, one nun took my hand and said process of the investigation of their against whom an allegation of abuse In parishes up and down Scotland the role of the parish co-ordinator is vital. Where safeguarding flourishes, it is less likely that abuse will take place, and it ‘I’m sorry for what happened to complaints; that they were not told is made. Where the coordinator was well-trained, was energetic and had good is more likely that a good response is offered when an allegation of abuse is you’ that was the closest the Church what the process was and that they Nowhere is there any detail of Harm to survivors ever came to reaching out and show - were never told what decisions had minimum expectations for quality communication with the parish priest and good relationships with members of made. In other words, where a concern for safeguarding flourishes, the Church is The harm done to survivors is ing me compassion”. been made about the person whose assurance. While there is provision the parish, concern for safeguarding flourished. a safer place. FLOURISH • SEPTEMBER 2015 FEATURE 9

Archbishop Tartaglia delivers his profound apology in St Andrew’s Cathedral Picture by Paul McSherry

On behalf of all the Bishops of Scotland, I want to offer a profound apology to all those who have been harmed and who have suffered in any way as a result of actions by anyone within the Catholic Church. Child abuse is a horrific crime. That this abuse should have been carried out within the Church, and by priests and religious, takes that abuse to another level. Such actions are inexcusable and intolerable. The harm the perpetrators of abuse have caused is first and foremost to their victims, but it Ensuring justice for all extends far beyond them, to their Justice is important be - professionals such as teachers, families and friends, as well as to cause survivors of abuse TO maintain public confidence in the social workers or doctors, want justice for them - safeguarding arrangements in the where the focus is on the need the Church and wider society. to protect children. selves and others, and Catholic Church, it is important that It would be worrying if the I would like to assure the people accused of abuse justice is not only done, but seen to be canon law standard made it need to be treated justly done. This is explored in chapter 4 of harder to take disciplinary ac - survivors of abuse that the when an allegation is tion against a priest than made. the report would apply to these other Catholic Bishops of Scotland are groups. The protection of chil - Nothing must be done by the Church, in addition to the the child, even if that person dren and other vulnerable shamed and pained by what you the Catholic Church which civil and criminal law of has never been charged or groups has to be the primary would deny any person the Scotland and any statutes in found guilty “beyond reason - consideration. have suffered. We say sorry. We ask full protection of the law, just force which are relevant to the able doubt”. For the avoidance of doubt, forgiveness. as nothing must be done care and protection of children This correctly prioritises the Catholic Church in which would protect any per - or vulnerable adults who have protection. However, it re - Scotland should take legal ad - son from the penalties of suffered abuse or are at risk of mains unclear to the vice as to the standards of We apologise to those who have breaking the law. suffering abuse. Commission whether pro - proof applicable to internal For the purpose of this re - Under the law of Scotland, ceedings subject to canon law disciplinary processes, out - found the Church’s response slow, port, justice can be equated in criminal trials the burden of adopt a standard of proof with the formal criminal jus - unsympathetic or uncaring and with those involved in report - proof rests on the prosecutor, which is similar to the “bal - tice system, when they are ing abuse being treated fairly and the standard of proof that ance of probabilities”. dealing with cases involving a reach out to them as we take up the and being fully heard before requires to be met is “proof As the Commission under - member of the clergy who is any decisions are made; being beyond reasonable doubt”. stands, when a priest or other alleged to have abused a child recommendations of the McLellan properly supported through On the other hand, civil member of the Catholic or vulnerable adult. any investigation or proceed - courts and tribunals in Church is accused of sexual Both Catholic tradition and Commission. ings, with access to appropri - Scotland operate to a lesser abuse and becomes the subject canon law place great emphasis ate advocacy and advice; standard of proof when they of proceedings initiated by the on the importance of avoiding We recognise the trauma and pain being properly informed of the are making decisions in civil Church and subject to canon rash judgements that impugn outcome and being helped to or professional proceedings. law, a standard of proof the reputation of others. that victims and survivors of deal with any consequences. This includes when they are known as “moral certainty” is However, for justice to be This should apply to any making decisions in relation to the measure against which the fully respected, there needs to abuse have suffered and we are criminal proceedings, civil child protection or dealing accusation of abuse is deter - be education of priests and proceedings and/or proceed - with disciplinary matters. mined. This appears to be a parishioners about the neces - committed to providing for them ings subject to canon law in In such situations, decisions high standard appropriate for sity for “precautionary” re - both justice and healing. which a child or vulnerable are reached on the basis of the a penal procedure. moval from ministry during an adult, who is a survivor of “balance of probabilities”, ie It is not clear to the investigation which must not abuse, has an interest. that something is more likely Commission that there is a be assumed to imply blame. Archbishop Philip Tartaglia, Allegations of abuse against to have happened than not. consistent standard equivalent This will always be uncom - members of the clergy require This means that action can be to the Scottish “balance of fortable and will be a difficult President of Bishops Conference to be responded to in accor - taken to protect a child from a probabilities” that applies to experience for an accused per - dance with the canon law of person who poses a threat to proceedings brought against son who has done no wrong.

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4HE0ASTORAL#ARE4RUST 3T.ICHOLAS#ARE&UND Access to water outweighs !CHARITYOFTHE!RCHDIOCESEOF'LASGOW thirst for market profits THE connection between By Alistair Dutton 0LEASECONSIDER love for God, each other Director of SCIAF 4HE0ASTORAL and the natural environ - #ARE4RUSTp ment that sustains us is whole harvests fail. an important theme run - When water is scarce, peo - 3T.ICHOLAS#ARE ple cling to life by their fin - &UNDWHENYOU ning through Pope gertips. AREMAKINGA Francis’ encyclical, In difficult times like these, WILLORLEAVINGA Laudato Si: On care for the overwhelming generosity our common home. of SCIAF’s supporters in the LEGACY Glasgow Archdiocese and I have found it nourishing throughout Scotland has and challenging, and very rel - meant we’ve been able to give evant to the work of SCIAF. food and water to people who Pope Francis is clear that were most vulnerable, such as The Pastoral Care Trust – St Nicholas Care Fund losing sight of our interde - children and older members of aims to help in Christ’s name those in need in our pendence has led humanity the community, and cash-for- communities: down dangerous paths of indi - work so that more able-bodied U changing the lives of children who need more vidualism, selfishness and people could dig wells and U supporting initiatives which bring people together widespread environmental de - ponds to catch more rain when U helping older people in situations of struction. it did fall. isolation and vulnerability The careless exploitation of Even when people only precious natural resources has have a small amount of water, On a bigger scale, irrigation like water, brings life and Applications are encouraged from community often been seen as an accept - they can transform their envi - can transform dusty, barren beauty. groups, voluntary organisations, charities and other able price to pay in order to ronment. Trees can be planted landscapes into beautiful gar - Many have said that the bodies whose aim is to tackle an identified social meet our ‘independent’, self- and grown in all but the most dens full of fruit, vegetables wars of the 21st century will need within the City of Glasgow, East and West centred needs and our inces - hostile climates. and flowers – as I’ve seen in be fought over water. sant thirst for growth. As well as providing wel - many places like Ethiopia Conversely, conscious of Dunbartonshire, North and South Lanarkshire, Availability of water is come shelter from the sun’s where SCIAF is working with the interconnectedness Pope Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and the highlighted by Pope Francis as fierce rays, the area around the communities to ensure they Francis talks about in Laudato area around Helensburgh and the Gareloch. a major cause for concern, es - trees becomes cooler, grass be - have clean water. Si’, our work not only brings %MAILPCT RCAGORGUK pecially for the world’s poor - gins to grow and less water Water is also a beautiful water to poor communities, it 4ELEPHONE Scottish Charity SC 029832 est people. evaporates. In time, more trees metaphor for the intercon - connects us in love with each “Fresh drinking water is an grow and the land around them nected nature of our lives and other and our global family. issue of primary importance, begins to rejuvenate itself. the world around us. Love, since it is indispensable for human life,” he states. Drought Will you leave “Water poverty especially affects Africa where large sec - tors of the population have no access to safe drinking water more than a memory or experience droughts which impede agricultural produc - tion.” Water is necessary for peo - ple and their animals; it is es - When you are gone sential for drinking, washing, cooking and cultivating crops. My first full-time job in in - your memory can live on ternational development was when, as an engineer, I built water systems in small towns and villages in Albania. “I put It was there that I first saw Please remember how far people had to walk to my hope get water and the suffering that was caused by unsafe in you.” St. Andrew’s Hospice water. In recent years, working Psalms 39.7 overseas for Caritas and now when making your Will SCIAF, I’ve repeatedly seen how a lack of water hits the world’s poorest people the hardest. Cling Because You Care . . . In many of the countries I’ve had the privilege to work, Bring hope. Change lives. I’ve seen children malnour - ished and stunted, with people . . . 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Sisters renewing their vows Pictures by Robert Wilson Twin gold for Little Sisters BORN on the same day, Jessie’s house, in 1963 and they entered the convent professed their vows on 23 together and this year November 1965. Today, Glasgow Miriam is Sr Frances will help you marks their Golden based in Manchester, while Jubilee as Little Sisters Edinburgh Miriam is at St choose what’s right for you! of the Poor. Joseph’s, Robroyston. Although she will celebrate Visit: www.sistersofnazareth.com And, perhaps not surpris - there in November, she was Email: [email protected] ingly, but confusingly, they delighted to join her ‘twin’ Mobile: 07906 372786 share the same religious name Sister at a family Mass of – Sister Miriam – although Thanksgiving in St Roch’s, they are distinguished by Garngad. adding ‘of St Benedict’ and Among those sharing the ‘of St Monica’. celebration was Fr Willie www.franciscanvocations.org.uk Jessie Docherty, who is Monaghan, parish priest of St now Sr Miriam of St Monica, Kessog’s, Balloch, who is a was born in Glasgow’s cousin of Jessie (Sr Miriam of Garngad on 23 December St Monica). FOR WOMEN 1944. The Little Sisters devote Fifty miles away in their lives to the care of the Edinburgh, at almost the same elderly and now have three EXPLORING time, Agnes Robertson – Sr homes in Scotland – Glasgow, Miriam of St Benedict – first Greenock and Edinburgh. saw the light of day. They are generously sup - The sisters entered St ported through street collec - FRANCISCAN Joseph’s Convent, which was tions which last year brought VOCATION just along the road from in some £268,000. Far-travelled teacher Is God calling you THE Marist community in to a life of silence and solitude Glasgow bade farewell to CONGREGATION OF within a community of fellow seekers? Brother Gerard Gillespie at his funeral Mass on 31 The Cistercian monks at Nunraw Abbey July. ALEXIAN BROTHERS offer such an opportunity. The Alexian Brothers, as followers of Jesus the With them you can praise God They joined his family, Healer, dedicate their lives toserving the sick and friends, and some former stu - those on the margins of society. They do this with through the psalms and liturgy dents at St Leo’s, Dumbreck, the support of prayer and community life. at set times during the day. where Br Gerard had been a familiar figure at weekday You will have time to study the ways Mass for many years while of God and to meet God in your living in the Marist house at Nithsdale Road. After gaining his degree at lectio divina. And, you will find work Among the congregation St Andrews University, he that will keep body and soul together. were staff from Nazareth taught in the UK, Kenya, House, Cardonald, where he Madagascar, Ghana, France If you have good reason to believe had spent his final years be - and Italy. As well as teaching God may be calling you fore his death at the age of 88. English, history, maths, music Born and brought up in and Latin, he had helped build to be a monk, write to: Townhead, Glasgow, he en - ovens in Kenya, and had been Vocation Director, Nunraw Abbey tered the Marist juniorate on 4 involved in carpentry and bee - September 1939, the day after keeping. He loved nature and IsJesuscalling you? HADDINGTON, EH41 4LW, Scotland his 13th birthday and the dec - gardening, and had his stu - Email: [email protected] Tel: 00353 94 937 6996 Or email: [email protected] laration of the 2nd World dents doing double-digging in ?Scottish Charity No SCO22611 War. all kinds of weather. www.alexianbrothers.ie FLOURISH • SEPTEMBER 2015 VOCATIONS 13 Boat people’s bishop champions refugees

was so much welded into the “My journey began after South China Sea in 1970s reflects today’s Mediterranean South Vietnam had fallen ONE of thousands of Vietnamese society to the to the Vietnamese com - boat people who free, egalitarian and independ - escaped from South ent spirit that characterises munist forces in 1975,” Australia. Bishop Long explained. Vietnam to find refuge “I suspect many unaccom - in Australia, today panied youths and young “My parents, who had es - VINCENT LONG VAN adults like myself resorted to caped by boat themselves alternative forms of family from North Vietnam in 1954, NGUYEN is auxiliary structure to give them security encouraged me and my sib - bishop of Melbourne and familiarity. I was fortu - lings to escape. They had ex - and Australian Catholic nate to have found and lived perienced the cruelty and Bishops Conference with an elderly Vietnamese tyranny of communism. You couple before making my way could say that risk-taking and delegate for migrants and refugees. In a to religious life.” freedom-seeking were in our recent interview, he appealed for society to The experience of the blood. show greater concern for the plight of Vietnamese refugees is clear “Our boat journey was priestly vocation took root. experience.” evidence that even the most risky. There were more people today’s ‘boat people’ seeking safe refuge “I was in St Paul’s Minor His encounter with the traumatised and the most im - on board than the boat could Seminary for my native dio - Franciscan Friars in the poverished can be integrated carry safely. By the third day, cese of Xuan Loc, north of Melbourne suburb of and make a positive contribu - we had run out of food, water pany the children and take munist government was ex - Saigon, when the Liberation Springvale, following his ar - tion, Bishop Long attests. and fuel. From then on, we them to their father. I only tremely harsh in its rule, par - Army arrived and turned it rival in Australia, was critical “The fear that our social co - were at the mercy of the ele - made it half way. We parted ticularly over South Vietnam into their barracks. We were to his vocation discernment. hesion might be undermined ments. On the seventh day, we company at the refugee camp and those it considered impe - expelled and my desire for the “It was the friars’ simplicity or that our very future might drifted near an oil rig, half and they went to the rialist collaborators such as of - priesthood would remain con - and especially their service to be compromised on account alive and half dead.” Netherlands in November ficials and soldiers of the cealed until I found myself in the marginalised that ap - of an “Asian invasion” has The 19 year-old, who was 1980. former regime.” Australia. pealed. I wanted to share in proven unfounded. travelling with his sister-in- “In December 1981, I was Within a few years, “The war and its terrible ef - their vision of life.” “‘I realise that in the real law and her two young chil - accepted and brought to a Vietnam was reduced to total fects had a profound impact The bishop, who was or - world, we cannot have an dren, was rescued and brought country I knew nothing about chaos – international embar - on me, even as an adolescent dained a priest of the Order of open border policy. We to a refugee camp off the coast – Australia.” gos, war against China and and a young man. Friars Minor Conventual on should stop human trafficking of Malaysia. He stayed there Speaking about life in Cambodia, forced collectivi - “The decision to become a 30 December 1989, described and prevent unnecessary for a year and four months. Vietnam before fleeing, sation and the proliferation of priest was initially motivated the “culture shock” of arriving deaths at sea. However, these “My two older siblings, in - Bishop Long said: “We grew ‘re-education camps’ – a eu - by a desire to help people who in a strange country which is concerns must not lead us to cluding the father of the two up in poverty, isolation and in phemism for communist gu - suffered. Then, as I became now home. treat asylum seekers and children, had escaped before a state of constant fear. lags. more mature, I was able to test “One of the biggest changes refugees with cruelty, harsh - and settled in the Netherlands. “Following the fall of And it was in this atmos - and deepen that desire in the was the move from the ex - ness and injustice. “It was my duty to accom - Saigon, the victorious com - phere that the future bishop’s context of my faith and lived tended family structure that

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Catholicism by osmosis is provided more than £5 priests from the Syrian small and will have to start of the wheat and the weeds, Rather, Ratzinger in 1969 dead – and this same prescrip - million of emergency aid in Catholic Archdiocese of afresh more or less from the long before the Lord’s return was describing what he imag - tion – the Church must re - the wake of brutal attacks Mosul. beginning. in glory. ined to be inevitable in his claim its missionary nature – on Christian and others by Other grants will support “She will no longer be able Echoes of this misreading German situation, given the are at the root of every living Islamist terror group Daesh the Good Shepherd Sisters to inhabit many of the edifices can be found in certain acids of secularization that sector of the Catholic Church (ISIS). who provide emergency help she built in prosperity. As the Catholic circles today, where were then at work, often aided in the United States: parish, Now the UK arm of the for refugees in Baalbek, number of her adherents di - there seems to be a passion for and abetted by avant-garde diocese, seminary, religious Catholic charity is providing Lebanon, near the border minishes, so she will lose writing Build-It-Yourself forms of Catholic theology. order, lay renewal movement, £180,000 for a new convent with Syria.. many of her social privileges. Catacomb manuals. In a society increasingly de - new Catholic association. for the Daughters of the Highlighting ACN UK’s help In contrast to an earlier age, Be that as it may, there’s fined by the pleasure principle And while it is true that the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in for the Sisters in Erbil, she will be seen much more as real insight in Ratzinger’s and a culture whose first Church in these United States Erbil, the Kurdish capital. national director Neville a voluntary society, entered 1969 meditations on the fu - premises included aggressive is going to have to fight hard, The Sisters distribute Kyrke-Smith said: “The love, only by free ture, so some winnowing of skepticism about biblical reli - both internally and externally, material help, provide prayers and witness of the decision... the wheat from the misinter - gion, Catholicism could no to maintain the Catholic in - counselling and give Sisters and priests who had preting chaff might be in longer live by the old ethnic tegrity and identity of what Christian education as part to flee and now live and order. transmission belt. In the fu - Ratzinger called those “edi - of their ministry to more serve their people, living First, Pope ture, people were not going to fices...built in prosperity,” than 100,000 faithful who amongst them, is a real Benedict was say they were Catholic be - there is no reason to think that fled to Kurdistan a year ago. inspiration.” certainly not cause their grandmothers had that fight is already lost and Prompting their exodus And appealing to ACN’s urging, during been born in Munich. that it’s time to head for the was the summer 2014 supporters, he added: his pontificate, And that was an insight catacombs. invasion of Mosul and “Please join us in daily with applicability far beyond The further truth to be taken Nineveh by Islamist terror prayers for those who have Ratzinger’s native Bavaria. from Ratzinger’s vision of the group Daesh (ISIS). suffered. The bishops of Latin Church’s future is that 21st– The 22 Sisters and two “So many of them still America saw a similar phe - century Catholicism “will novices need a new, larger face danger as they care for nomenon in their own coun - make much bigger demands base in Erbil after their Christians, Yazidis and tries, where Catholicism had on the initiative of her indi - convent in Mosul was blown Muslims who are in need.” long been ‘kept’, first by legal vidual members.” up by Daesh, last November. establishment and then by cul - Lukewarm, pick-and- tural habit. ‘Kept’ Catholicism choose Catholicism will not had no future. survive the cultural and politi - So in 2007, the Latin cal tsunami that’s coming. All- American bishops called for in Catholicism can do more the Catholic Church to redis - than survive; it can convert.

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