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POPE Francis concluded his trip to Latin America last Sunday with a visit to a slum neighbourhood in Paraguay. He told the residents of Banado Norte, a poor neighbourhood near the Paraguay River where residents battle seasonal flooding and face possible eviction, that they reminded him of the Holy Family. “They also had to leave all they had and go to another land, where they knew no one, where they had no home or family,” he said. “I couldn’t be in Paraguay without being with you, in your land,” he told the crowd gathered outside St John the Baptist chapel, one of 13 chapels in the huge Holy Family Parish. As Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Pope Francis ministered in similar neighbourhoods. The Pope praised the people for their solidarity, calling it a ‘human and Christian virtue that you have, and which many, many of us have to learn.’ “It doesn’t matter how often you go to Sunday Mass,” the Pope said. “If you don’t have a heart of solidarity, if you don’t know what is happening to your people, your faith is very weak, or it is sick, or it is dead. It is a faith without Christ, without God, without brothers and sisters.”

I To read more about the Pope’s South American visit, turn to page 5 New rector for Pontifical Scots College I Fr Daniel Fitzpatrick will succeed Mgr John Hughes in the role having been vice-rector since 2012

By Ian Dunn Ogilvie Primary School—both in Paisley —prior to his secondary education at St FR DANIEL Fitzpatrick has been Aloysius College, Glasgow. He studied announced as the next rector of the medicine at Glasgow University where he Pontifical Scots College succeeding qualified as a doctor. Dr Fitzpatrick was Mgr John Hughes. training in general surgery when he felt Acting on the proposal of the Bishops’ the call to the priesthood and began his Conference of Scotland, the Vatican priestly formation at the Scots College Congregation for the Clergy announced Rome in 1995. the appointment on Tuesday. Fr Fitzpatrick In thanking Mgr Hughes, his will take up his new post on August 1, predecessor, he also thanked the whole 2015. A medical doctor prior to his college community for its spirit. ordination to the priesthood in 2001, Fr “I would like to thank Mgr John Hughes Fitzpatrick has been vice-rector of the Scots who departs after six years as rector for College in Rome since February 2012. his work and encouragement and indeed the whole college community for their Humbled commitment and enthusiasm for the “I am deeply humbled to have been Gospel,” he said. “I have been greatly nominated by the bishops as the next blessed all my priestly life and pray that Rector of the Pontifical Scots College I will be able to guide our men through in Rome,” he said. “Having been on the their years for formation to ordination and staff for over three years as vice-rector, I look forward to welcoming the new men am aware of the importance of the that God calls through the prayers of so Rome, Fr Dan Fitzpatrick enjoys the Bishop John Keenan and Archbishop Philip seminary in the history of the Church in many to serve in his Church as priests.” full support of the Bishops’ Conference Tartaglia pictured with Fr Dan Fitzpatrick Scotland and of the vital role it continues and the confidence of the student PIC: PAUL McSHERRY to play in forming priests for the future.” Well wishes community,” he said. “As a former A Paisley native, Fr Dan Fitzpatrick Archbishop Tartaglia, President of the rector of the Scots College myself, I honoured at this appointment. Fr Dan was a parishioner of St Mirin’s Cathedral Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, said wish him every success and blessing in will do a good job in helping to form the parish, where his mother Margaret remains he was very pleased at the news. his new and important responsibilities.” next generation of priests for Scotland.” a parishioner. He attended St Catherine’s “As he takes up his new post of Bishop John Keenan, Bishop of Paisley, Primary School Annexe and St John rector of the Pontifical Scots College said: “The whole diocese is proud and I [email protected]

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Naval appointment for Fr Mathau Celebrating SCIAF’s 50th anniversary in Dunkeld

By Dan McGinty Fr Mathau was greatly encouraged by the support SCIAF marked its 50th community in the Dunkeld area 50th anniversary and thank of the Naval community, Royal Navy and Royal anniversary with a Mass at to reflect on the work they have supporters in Tayside and Fife FR ROBERT Mathau from Westminster Marines, who welcomed him at the Mass, where St Andrew’s Cathedral in supported over the previous for the millions of families they Archdiocese has been commissioned as a there was a large contingent of Navy trainees from Dundee. half century. have helped to have a better life Chaplain in the Royal Navy following HMS Raleigh and officer cadets from Dartmouth Beginning with a procession of Bishop Stephen Robson was and hope for the future,” Philippa completion of training at the Royal Naval in the congregation. flags from each of the countries the celebrant at Mass, after Bonella said. College, Dartmouth. “I am delighted to welcome Fr Robert to our team SCIAF has worked in over the which there was a reception and “I want to thank everyone Fr Mathau (above) received his Royal Navy of Royal Navy Chaplains and I am sure he will have last 50 years—carried by a chance to look at an exhibition who joined us today and invite Chaplains vestments from Mgr Andrew McFadden, a fruitful and enjoyable ministry both at sea and in schoolchildren (above), on the charity’s history and them to continue with us on our the Principal Catholic Chaplain to the Navy during the Naval shore bases,” MgrAndrew McFadden said. supporters, volunteers and meet staff and volunteers. journey to create a more just the annual Naval Mass at the Cathedral of St Mary staff—the Mass presented an “This Mass has been a world for all.” and St Boniface, Plymouth. I [email protected] opportunity for the Catholic wonderful way to mark our PIC: EDDIE MAHONEY

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Pope Francis Faith Awards for St Columba’s pupils PICS: PAUL McSHERRY Fr David Brown, parish priest of PUPILS from St Columba’s and were celebrating as 15 of included compiling workbooks St Paul’s Shettleston, Glasgow, RC Primary School, in their number passed the award. of prayers and essays on their celebrated the 40th anniversary Lochyside by Fort William, Five of those pupils then Faith, as well as their own work of his ordination as he was were chosen to take part in went on to receive special within the Church. surrounded by his family the Pope Francis Faith Award, awards for their efforts, which PIC: ANTHONY MacMILLAN (above) and friends as well as parishioners and wellwishers on his special occasion. Among his Jim Cassidy’s idea to raise funds to help Scottish youth travel to brother priests (right) who were World Youth Day in Krakov, Poland, in 2016 in honour of the newly in attendance—and who canonised Sts John Paul II (who founded WYD) and John XXII has concelebrated his Jubilee Kraków prompted the SCO to launch an appeal fund. Anyone wishing to Mass—was Fr Anthony support this cause can send their donation to The Scottish Gallagher, ordained on the same 2016 Catholic Observer Appeal Account, 19 Waterloo Street, date just nine years ago, who Glasgow, G2 6BT marked WYD 16. The SCO will work with the preached the homily, to the World Youth Day Church and its associated youth ministries to make sure the funds delight of Fr Brown. go to helping young pilgrims get to Poland for the celebrations.

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WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY JULY 17 2015 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER NEWS 3 Figures deal blow to St Joseph’s campaign New priest is appointed to By Daniel Harkins Scotland’s newest Church SCOTLAND’S newest NEW figures show that the vast majority Catholic Church, St of pupils at a closure-threatened Catholic Columba’s in Tower Road, primary school do not go on to attend a Culloden, in Inverness, has Catholic secondary. its first parish priest, Fr St Joseph’s Primary School in Milngavie is Domenico Zanre. set to be closed by East Dunbartonshire Fr Zanre, 46, was introduced to Council and merged with St Andrew’s the congregation at St Columba’s Primary School in a new build in Bearsden a few weeks ago by Bishop despite years of protests from St Joseph’s Hugh Gilbert of Aberdeen. parents. The high profile campaign (right) Born in Kirkcaldy in Fife, Fr has accused the council of disregard for Zanre grew up in Peterhead, Catholic education in the town and has where his parents ran a well received support from First Minister Nicola known local fish and chip shop. Sturgeon and Scottish Conservative leader Before studying for the Ruth Davidson. priesthood, he worked for a Fr Zanre (above) is delighted However, figures released under the number of years as a lecturer in to be the first parish priest at St Freedom of Information Act show that in the Italian Language and Literature Columba’s. He already knows five years from 2010 to 2014 only a small at Glasgow University. He many of the parishioners from number of pupils at the school have trained for the priesthood in his earlier period in Inverness and transferred to a Catholic secondary, with the Rome at the Pontifical Scots looks forward to ministering to majority attending the non-denominational College, and obtained degrees the growing local community Douglas Academy in Milngavie. in Philosophy and Theology of Culloden and welcoming In the summer of 2011 and 2013, all P7 from the prestigious Jesuit-run everyone to the friendly and pupils who left St Joseph’s Primary Gregorian University, as well as vibrant parish of St Columba’s. transferred on to Douglas Academy. In the a further Licentiate in Theology “The parish of St Columba’s, summers of 2010, 2012 and 2014, between of parents to choose the education they want school. How would Councillor Henry from the Pontifical University Culloden, is a growing and lively one and four pupils transferred to other local for their children but please do not accuse describe the decision to pick-out St Joseph’s of St Thomas Aquinas, whose one,” Bishop Hugh Gilbert authority schools, with the rest attending me of betraying Catholic education.” for closure? It is a sinister and unusual alumni include Pope John Paul II. said. “It has been well served Douglas Academy. From 2010-2014, St Last year, a formal consultation from decision that is obviously discriminatory. After his ordination in St from St Mary’s, Inverness, for Joseph’s had an average P7 roll of 16. Education Scotland into the proposed “The important thing is that our fight for Mary’s Cathedral, Aberdeen, he several years now, and until her St Joseph’s is associated with three merger found widespread opposition from Catholic education is not over. The Scottish spent a year as assistant priest passing Sr Barbara Campbell, secondary schools: St Ninian’s High School parents, pupils, and staff, and a council Government is currently considering our at St Mary’s, Huntly Street, LSU, was a great presence in Kirkintilloch, Turnbull High School in Equality Impact Assessment highlighted the plans for a community-led school and we Inverness, before being therein. Now it is time for this Bishopbriggs and John Paul Academy in potential for ‘indirect discrimination’ against hope to have news soon.” seconded as Private Secretary community to have its own Summerston, north Glasgow. The latter of Catholic families in Milngavie. Subsequently, East Dunbartonshire Council have, in the to the Papal Nuncio in London. parish priest. I am delighted to those is the closest, around 4.5 miles by road the government ‘called-in’ the proposal, past, considered building a denominational For the last six months, he has have been able to appoint Fr from Milngavie. examining the process the council used to secondary school in Milngavie, with been looking after the parish Domenico Zanre to this post. I East Dunbartonshire Labour Councillor reach its decision, but ultimately allowed the research taking place in 2002 into a of St Anne, Thurso and St know he has already been most Maureen Henry—who represents Milngavie process to go ahead. proposed joint campus construction. Joachim, Wick. warmly received.” —voted for the council’s new build plans. St Joseph’s parents are now campaigning Michael McGrath, director of the Scottish Speaking in a personal capacity, she said she to take the school into community control, Catholic Education Service, said that stood by the decision and compared and are seeking direct funding from the historically, few children from St Joseph’s New homes to be built at the site of the council’s situation with that of the Scottish government. have transferred to Catholic secondary schools. Church’s reorganisation in response to Helen Williams, St Joseph’s Parent Council “This contrasts with the vast majority of former retreat centre in Craighead falling parishioner numbers. vice chair, said: “The Scottish Catholic Catholic primary schools where most “As a Catholic, I have been accused of Observer should really be asking why East children transfer to the local Catholic PLANS for almost 300 homes its original Victorian building betraying Catholic education by supporting Dunbartonshire Council has failed to secondary school,” he said. “Over the years on the site of Blantyre’s former Craighead House demolished. the merger of St Joseph’s and St Andrew’s provide a Catholic secondary school in there have been various discussions about Craighead retreat centre, However, all of them fell and nothing is further from the truth,” she Milngavie or Bearsden. Many parents find establishing a Catholic secondary school in were approved last week. through, including one for a £17m said. “I taught in Catholic schools, as did my Councillor Henry’s determination to close St the Bearsden/Milngavie area, but this has Councillors granted developer Scottish Football Association husband, as does my daughter and I am Joseph’s particularly confusing because she never come to pass.” Craighead Properties approval to training academy. It had been totally committed to maintaining Catholic herself once campaigned for a Catholic The new £9 million school for the build a maximum of 299 homes on approved by councillors in 2007, education for our children. However I am secondary school.” amalgamated St Joseph’s and St Andrew’s is the site on the banks of the Clyde but in 2011 the SFA said the becoming increasingly saddened by the Paula Speirs, a parent at the school, said currently set to open for the 2016/2017 term. opposite Bothwell and bounded scheme was no longer viable as posturing of some of the St Joseph’s parents the St Joseph’s parents are trying to prevent by the East Kilbride Expressway. a result of recession. who are so willing to attack me for what they 140 years of Catholic education in Milngavie I Next week’s SCO will feature an article from A number of proposals had Craighead Properties aim to say as my betrayal of Catholic schools when from coming to an end. “There are three the chair of St Joseph’s Parent Council been submitted for the site since build family villas, split-level they refuse to send their own children to non-denominational primary schools in the retreat run by the Catholic townhouses and detached and Catholic secondary schools… it is the right Milngavie and only one Catholic primary I [email protected] Church was closed in 2000, and semi-detached houses on the site.

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Jubilee joy for Mgr Hendry

PERTH parishioners Provost Grant said, “he is a very celebrated with Mgr Charles familiar face in the wards at Hendry, parish priest at St Perth Royal Infirmary and in the Mary Magdalene’s, on the city’s care homes where his Touching tribute to former St Blane’s pupil 60th Anniversary of his daily ministry to those in greatest ordination to the priesthood. need is a great example to us all.” By Daniel Harkins The day Sophie was killed, and the day March alongside charges of dangerous Born, Baptised and ordained Bishop Stephen Robson of the last photograph was taken of her, was driving, attempting to defeat the ends of in St Andrew’s Cathedral parish Dunkeld was the principle PUPILS at St Blane’s Primary School the day her class began an anti-sectarianism justice and possessing heroin. in Dundee, Mgr Hendry has celebrant at the 60th Jubilee in Summerston ended their school project with St Mary’s Primary School in The court heard that Mr Hannah, a drug served for more than 30 years Mass in St Mary’s, with the year by paying tribute to their friend Maryhill and Parkview Primary School. addict, was driving a hired VauxhallAstra in Perth where he was first church filled to capacity with who was tragically killed in a hit and With their mural now complete, the in the area and lost control, mounting the appointed as a curate, in 1955. priests and parishioners from run last year. pupils and staff found it appropriate that it pavement before hitting a nearby building. He returned to St John the all corners of the diocese (above). Sophie Brannan, 11, was killed last should be opened during the memorial The car continued forward eventually hitting Baptist parish in 1992 where he “His service has outlasted November after being it by a car as she celebrations (above). Sophie, her friend, and her friend’s uncle. served until 2012 when he was three bishops already,” Bishop walked with her friend Chelsea Somerville, Sophie had been set to travel to Lourdes at Sophie’s friend Chelsea suffered a serious appointed parish priest at St Robson said. “And he has 10 and Chelsea’s uncle Joe Lloyd. Five Easter this year, and would have transferred leg break, which will require long-term Mary Magdalene’s, the church already served under seven weeks later Sophie’s mum Marie Maguire to John Paul Academy over the summer. physiotherapy. Joe Lloyd, Chelsea’s uncle, he had watched being built as Popes.” died aged just 34 following an illness. Fr Jim Lawlor, parish priest of the nearby has since spoken about the tragedy, saying young priest in 1958. Fr Gerry Mulligan, from St Sophie’s classmates wanted to remember parish of The Immaculate Conception, said he struggles to sleep at night. “It tortures In recognition of his service Mary’s Monastery in Perth, her and so joined with her father, brother it was a ‘very emotional day’but ‘also a day me,” he said. “I just think, ‘What if I hadn’t to the Church and to the wider spoke warmly about a priesthood and local community in creating a memorial to be grateful that the young folk made it taken them to the shops?’I can’t understand community in Perth, Provost ‘full of energy and sustained garden as a permanent reminder of their through the tough times, learned a great deal why I’m still here and that wee lassie isn’t. Elizabeth Grant hosted a Civic by prayer.’ young friend who is still loved and missed. and promised that they would never forget.’ Sophie didn’t even get the chance to live Reception in the city’s Salutation On behalf of his parishioners, On the last day of term the school asked In May, Christopher Hannah was jailed her life. She was just a brilliant wee lassie.” Hotel attended by representatives Norma Giulianotti presented Sophie’s dad Graham to formerly open the for 12 years after pleading guilty to culpable of Dunkeld Diocese, local Mgr Hendry with a Papal garden (below left and right). homicide at the high court in Glasgow in I [email protected] councillors, parishioners, family Blessing to mark the jubilee and friends. and a cake was baked to mark “Mgr Hendry is not only the milestone too (below). well-known within his parish,” PICS: ANDREW MITCHELL

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Fr James Cosker passes away

FR JAMES Cosker died peacefully on Thursday July 9 at St Francis Nursing Home in Glasgow. Fr Cosker (right) was assistant priest of St Brendan’s Church, Yoker and was ordained in 1961. He was a supporter of the Beatification cause of Venerable Margaret Sinclair, and a regular visitor to the church of the Holy Spirit in Baltimore Archdiocese in the United States. A Requiem Mass was held in St Brendan’s Church, Yoker, on Tuesday July 14, and he was buried in St Kentigern’s Cemetery. PIC: PAUL McSHERRY

Young people on pilgrimage to Iona with Argyll and the Isles youth officer Denise Roberts and Craig Lodge Community pause for Adoration in St Michael’s Chapel, Iona Abbey. They were accompanied by Fr Ross Crichton from the island of Benbecula who led a Eucharist procession from Iona Catholic EWTN CATHOLIC TV IS ON SKY EPG 589 Prayer House to the Abbey made famous by St Columba Sky Freesat £175 total cost , no monthly charges. 200 Free channels including EWTN TV & Radio. Call Sky on 08442411602 for installation. guided prayer, talks, and 31, will include Mass and a relationship with God by setting Call EWTN on 020 83502542 or e-mail [email protected] DATE FOR DIARY workshops on theology and party for the Feast of St Ignatius aside time each day to pray. for free monthly posted programme guide and spirituality by visiting Jesuits. on the Friday. Those interested should register visit www.ewtn.co.uk for more info. THE Lauriston Jesuit Centre in The event, to take place over The Week of Guided Prayer is their interest emailing lauriston Edinburgh will host a week of Sunday July 26 to Friday July an opportunity to develop your @lauriston.org.uk WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY JULY 17 2015 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER WORLD/VATICAN NEWS 5 Mass in Paraguay brings Pope’s visit to a close

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ON THE last day of his July visit to SouthAmerica, Pope Francis celebrated Mass with close to one million people at Asunción’s Nu Guazu Park in Paraguay. Artist Koki Ruiz designed the altar and stage, which was made of coconuts, corn and other plants and vegetables (right). The artist built the massive structure at his studio and brought it to the park in pieces. As he assembled it, he allowed members of the public to sign the coconuts and write their prayer intentions on them. The fruits of the earth and the expressions of local culture were obvious at the Mass with its prayers in Guarani, a native language, and with a variety of traditional hymns and percussion-punctuated songs. Tens of thousands of people from Argentina, including President Cristina South Sudanese people being Fernandez de Kirchner and Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Tarasios of Buenos Aires, driven to starvation, ACN says also attended the Mass. “Our communion with God always PEOPLE from South Sudan of the terrible situation for brings forth fruit, always gives life,” Pope are being driven to starvation refugees by local people Francis said in his homily. as a result of ongoing conflict affected by the conflict. A firm trust in God, he said, is learned according to a Catholic Sources close to the displaced within a family and within a community charity which carried out a people (above) told ACN of the that has experienced the transforming said in his homily. “We come bringing our Paul II’s historic visit to Paraguay in 1988, fact-finding visit to Africa’s ‘inexplicable’ suffering of power of God’s grace and knows it is lives, because here we are at home and it is which contributed to the end of one of the youngest country. refugees in the north of the called to share that grace with others. wonderful to know there is someone waiting world’s longest military dictatorships. Aid to the Church in Need, country in the Malakal and “One thing is sure: We cannot force for us.” Welcomed at the Asunción airport by describes in a report on South Bentiu areas and of the ‘attacks anyone to receive us, to welcome us; this At the Mass—and during an evening President Horacio Cartes, who was elected Sudan how displaced people in on women and children, and is itself part of our poverty and freedom,” meeting with government officials and in 2013 and has a son named Juan Pablo, the north-east have been so also people who are entirely the Pope told the crowd. At the same time, diplomats at the presidential palace in Pope Francis made the Sign of the Cross, hungry they have had to external to the conflict between no one can ‘force us not to be welcoming, Asunción—Pope Francis expressed his took a green branch, dipped it in water and scavenge for grass and berries. the two armies.’ hospitable in the lives of our people.’ admiration for Paraguayan women. They blessed a plaque commemorating St John One of the nearly 20,000 ACN heard how South “No one can tell us not to accept and are credited with keeping the country Paul’s visit 27 years ago. registered civilians seeking Sudanese people made homeless embrace the lives of our brothers and sisters, going during and after the war of 1864- When the Polish Pope made his trip to protection in the United Nations by the conflict were being especially those who have lost hope and 1870, a disaster for Paraguay in which the Paraguay, the president was GeneralAlfredo Mission in Unity and Upper forced into displacement camps zest for life.” majority of the country’s men died. Stroessner, who had come to power in a Nile states told the charity they described as ‘a prison in your The day before the Pope celebrated “The women—wives and mothers of military coup in 1954 and led the country felt they had been abandoned: own country and yet it is the Mass at Paraguay’s popular shrine of Our Paraguay—at great cost and sacrifice were until 1989. His strongly anti-communist “We have lived through situations only place people feel safe.’ Lady of Miracles of Caacupé on Saturday. able to lift up a country defeated, devastated rule was known for its harsh treatment of of war in the past, but the brutality According to the UN High Only 25 miles from the border with and laid low by war,” the Pope said. all political opposition and for torture. A and violence of the struggles Commission for Refugees, the Argentina, tens of thousands of Pope The Mass and other Papal events were military coup put an end to his rule. this time is indescribable.” conflict between those loyal to Francis’ fellow Argentines filled the celebrated in Spanish and Guarani, a In the midst of social strife and strong Many others have fled north South Sudan President Salva square in front of the shrine and the streets native language. The vast majority of the opposition to Stroessner’s rule, opposition into Sudan where again there Kiir and rebels backing former around it to pray with the Pope. nation’s people are of mixed Spanish and that saw even priests jailed or expelled are problems of lack of food vice-president Riek Machar have “Being here with you makes me feel at Guarani heritage and most of the popula- from the country, Pope John Paul told the and other basic aid. forced more than 2 million home, at the feet of our mother, the Virgin tion speaks both languages. general that the Church cannot be confined The ACN report—whose people from their homes in the of Miracles of Caacupé,” Pope Francis Pope Francis also paid tribute to St John to ‘its places of worship.’ release coincides with the two years since it began. fourth anniversary of South After South Sudan was Sudan’s secession from Sudan created in 2011, the power —highlights the country’s struggle between President Trial of former archbishop charged with abuse has been delayed ongoing problems since tribal Kiir, who is from the Dinka conflict escalated into full-scale tribe, and Mr Machar, a Nuer, A FORMER archbishop and Vatican Press Office said. It did crimes could be nine years in war in December 2013. Projects escalated into a wider struggle Papal diplomat charged with not provide any details on his prison, although sentencing is and communications staff from between the two different the sexual abuse of boys condition. entirely at the discretion of ACN received first-hand accounts ethnic groups. was taken to hospital and Wesolowski, 66 (right), is the the judges. put in intensive care ahead highest-ranking Catholic official The Vatican has its own of the opening of his trial at arrested for alleged sexual abuse judicial system. This is the first the Vatican of minors. trial on charges of sex abuse to Reports claim a Franciscan priest The trial against Jozef In addition to sexual abuse be heard by the Vatican tribu- Wesolowski had been allegations, he is accused of nal, which is composed of three kidnapped in Syria has been freed scheduled to open Saturday in a possession of child pornography lay Italian judges. Vatican courtroom. A judge during his time as Papal nuncio The Vatican said it was FR DHIYA Azziz, an Iraqi held a short hearing and —or ambassador—to the investigating Wesolowski two Franciscan priest kidnapped adjourned Wesolowski’s trial to Dominican Republic. The years ago, and it defrocked him maximum punishment for these last year. by terrorists in Syria, has a yet undetermined date, the been released, according to local reports. his sincere compassion to all the service, to find the culprits. in 2005. Two years later, he was On July 4, Custody of the Holy NEWS ROUNDUP families and people affected by invited to preach the Lenten Land, the Franciscan authority these blind acts of violence.” Cardinal Biffi passes retreat to the Roman Curia. of the Holy Land, said that Fr Pope condemns acts away at the age of 87 During his years in Bologna Azziz (right) had been taken of terrorism in Egypt Arrests after Church CARDINAL Giacomo Biffi, he was known for his pithy from Yacoubiyah, in the province POPE Francis offered a ‘firm attack in Galilee who served as Archbishop of statements on public issues, of Idlib, by Islamists thought to condemnation’ of recent terrorist ISRAELI investigators have Bologna from 1984 to 2003, which often drew newspaper be affiliated to Al-Nusra Jabhat. acts in Cairo, including a July 11 arrested three suspects who died on July 11 at the age of 87. headlines and occasionally However, in a statement, attack on the Italian consulate, stand accused of involvement in Born in Milan in 1928, Cardinal roused controversy. Custody of the Holy Land now the Vatican’s Secretary of State a fire that badly damaged a Biffi was ordained a priest of the In a telegram of condolence, says that ‘this group has denied said in a telegram to Egyptian Christian Church. Archdiocese of Milan in 1950. Pope Francis said that Cardinal any involvement in his kidnapping President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Last month’s arson attack on Prior to his appointment to Biffi ‘served the Gospel with joy and allegedly led the police “The Pope calls on political the Church of the Multiplication Bologna, Cardinal Biffi served and wisdom and loved the investigation in neighbouring and religious players at all lev- of Loaves and Fishes Tabgha on as a Milan auxiliary bishop from Church with tenacity.’ villages, which led to (Fr els to join together and redouble the shores of the Sea of Galilee 1976 to 1984. With the death of Cardinal Biffi, Azziz’s) liberation.’ their efforts to fight the plague triggered a major probe after Created a cardinal in the there are now 221 members of The statement also said that thanked those around the world of terrorism and promote peace Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s consistory of 1985, Cardinal the College of Cardinals, of the priest was ‘allegedly treated who prayed for Fr Azziz and and solidarity,” Cardinal Pietro prime minister, ordered Shin Biffi took part in the conclave whom 120 are eligible to take well during his kidnapping.’ urged prayers for other religious Parolin said. “The Pope expresses Bet, the domestic intelligence that elected Pope Benedict XVI part in a Papal election. The Custody of the Holy Land still missing in Syria. WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 6 FEATURES SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY JULY 17 2015

Problem shared makes for a good play CHRISTINEGLEN writes about a musical at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival aiming to change people’s perception of alcoholism

ECOVERING alcoholics, a youth group director about the experience, it is clear that this their family and friends too,” she said. “It has given the cast hope, faith, self belief, and some of those who work at Jericho goes beyond drama therapy. When the musical was According to Ms Bee, the musical provides a transferable life skills and a sense of belonging.” House in Dundee are not the group you invited to the Fringe the group’s response when they platform for all to ‘let go’and take time out from the would imagine would be putting on a found out was ‘absolutely ecstatic!’ she said. norm for a while—it helps boost morale, confidence, erhaps the most important message that comedic musical at Edinburgh Fringe. “Over the moon, as I know the show is so gives focus, gives a better understanding of others, people will take from Drink! The musical is Jericho House in Dundee is a well-established powerful and fun. it’s a great way to share a vital promotes a positive outlook, inclusion and interaction that alcoholism itself is not something that Scottish charity, and as house manager David message,” Ms Bee added. “The boost it has given are just for starters. Pshould be hidden, it should be a shared problem. RMcEnroy states, its main aim is helping alcoholics the cast and crew is priceless and proved to be a This emphasises that it allows people to get back “Without a doubt, it takes away any perceived recover. It has been working with a playwright on well-deserved outcome for everyone.” to being themselves, and or to recognise themselves ideas some might have about what an alcoholic something quite special: Drink! The Musical. as a person. The impact on those involved is a looks like or what they can achieve,” Ms Bee Acast of over 30 actors (above)—aged all the way he 30-strong cast have all benefited either tangible outcome of the production. added. “It proves that it can happen to anyone and from seven to 81—have been singing and dancing from the Jericho House charity itself or from “[It has been] hugely positive, the cast have a that there is always hope. Don’t give up on anyone, their way through Drink! The Musical after months the drama group (NAME) that Ms Bee is a sense of achievement that is well deserved—on a don’t give up on yourself.” of practice and performances in Dundee and Glasgow. part. Combining the talents of so many people personal level and as a group,” Ms Bee said. “They T I Drink! The Musical can be seen at the Sweet Musician Robbie Ward—formerly of popular could be stressful but she agrees that more charities have pushed personal boundaries and achieved Dundee band AMWWF—helped pen the musical should include this type of activity. things beyond their own belief and have been a Grassmarket at 12.50 from August 13-16 as part of numbers with the play’swriter and director Claire Bee. “Yes, definitely, the benefits are huge and are on part of others journey to create something very the Edinburgh Fringe. Visit https://tickets.edfringe Speaking with Ms Bee, the musical’s writer and going, not only for the person taking part but for special and amazing. .com/whats-on/drink-the-musical Scotland takes its place among the nations of the world at Lourdes

By Canon Bernard J Canning have been achieved and the —through their own constitution April 13, 1829, Scottish Catholics the Nativity of the Mother of work goes on this age. —concentrate on the spiritual placed a large statue of St God, Archbishop Angus THE Dogma of the As this year’s pilgrimages needs of the people, while other Margaret, Queen and Patroness MacDonald carried the Blessed Immaculate Conception of get underway, we take a look at religious congregations care the of Scotland. Sacrament in a procession the Blessed Virgin Mary an order of contemplative nuns sick and infirm. Perhaps in the year 2015, a which had an assembly of was defined on December 8, —originally called the Poor The first Scottish pilgrimage commemorative statue of what 50,000. 1854 by—now Blessed— Ladies—who were founded in to Lourdes on September 4, 1899, Pope Pius XI termed as the On the last day of the Pope Pius IX. Four years Assisi, Italy in 1212 and spread left Scotland headed by the ‘Martyr for the Papacy,’—St pilgrimage the archbishop was later the Mother of God throughout the world. They Scottish Hierarchy and planned John Ogilvie—on the 400th celebrant of the Pontifical High appeared to a 14-year-old formed the Second Order of St to be there on September 8— anniversary of his martyrdom Mass before a congregation of asthmatic girl Bernadette Francis of Assisi, under the Mary’s Nativity. A large Scottish defending the Papacy in Scotland Scottish, Irish, American, Soubirous on February 11, leadership of St Clare of Assisi. banner was solemnly blessed may be placed in Lourdes. German and French pilgrims. 1858 stating she was the They became known as the byArchbishopAngus MacDonald The Scottish pilgrims took a At the end of Mass, a magnificent Immaculate Conception Poor Clares and dedicated their of St Andrews and Edinburgh. 20-hour journey and as the first banner of St Andrew, Apostle when asked her name. lives to the Divine Office, It was laid in the Lourdes glimpse of the Basilica of and patron of Scotland with the From that date 1858 to 2014 contemplative prayer, and Basilica on same day side-by- Lourdes appeared they began Royal Arms of Scotland was —156 years—millions of people manual labour. On July 2, side with several national an enthusiastic rendition of laid on the steps before the high have visited Lourdes seeking 1877, they set up a foundation banners. Scotland also placed Hail Queen of Heaven. During altar. It was a fitting show of physical or spiritual help from in Lourdes. Scottish symbols. the five day stay at Lourdes the Scotland’s tribute of devotion the same Virgin Mary on those Two main aspects of Lourdes Seventy years later in 1929 Scottish pilgrims occupied the to the Mother of Jesus, seen years. An estimation of 70 first are the spiritual and healing of to mark the centenary of the place of honour on various there among the many nations class miracles and many favours sick and infirm. The Poor Clares Catholic Emancipation Act of processions and in the feast of of the world. WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY JULY 17 2015 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER LETTERS 7

LETTER OF THE WEEK PICTURES OF THE WEEK Catholics cannot stand by and let the poor suffer

IT WAS with a morbid distain that I watch Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith literally jump for joy when Chancellor George Osbourne announced a national living wage for workers over 25 in last week’s ‘emergency’ budget. Mr Duncan Smith, a Catholic, would perhaps argue that this was a step in the There was a small, but special right direction in terms of social justice celebration at St Clare’s Drongan and, by extension, Catholic teaching. recently as Bishop William Nolan joined However, supporting workers and parish priest Mgr Joseph Boyd for punishing ‘benefit scroungers’ is such retro the Confirmation and First Holy Tory thinking so back to the 80s. Communion of a single child, Cameron How could Mr Duncan Smith stand there Alan Granger an applaud in the Commons as household lost up to £6000 under so-called ‘welfare reform?’ Let’s call it what it is, benefits cuts. I am not a bleeding-heart liberal by any means, but I am a Catholic. I know a society is only as strong the support its gives to its weakest members. Cutting disability allowances, isn’t that just another way of telling those unable to work due to disabilities that we don’t believe them? As someone who was belssed by going to a Catholic school then on to university thanks to no fees and a maintanence grant, I really do pity the youth of today. Grants are being scrapped, effecively closing the door to further and higher education for young people from working class and working poor families. Where are the jobs to help the next generation of students support themselves? Where are the jobs for those for whom college and university will not longer even be an option? Increasingly, the UK is adopting the US Building blocks for the knew what was being said and how these model where the burden of educating and vision for the Church opinions originated. training our future workforce falls on the A form, may I suggest, of Church family. Remember, the US does not have the HUGH Dougherty’s piece and The SCO’s democracy. ESTABLISHED IN 1885 answers on social welfare; it is a country editorial in the July 3 editon ask the same Open to all. where people are afraid to fall sick due to the question. Yes a lot of internal organisation—but lack of free universal healthcare and where Some time ago I suggested that the the methodology does currently exist. the economy is so skewed by this that people Church in Scotland adopted an Assembly I will leave you with the suggestion that cannot afford to retire. Our country needs to such as the one for The Church of the clergy, especially the emerging clergy wake up: A wealthy elite is making the Scotland. and deacons, should have MBA majority of the population north of the [How about] annual or bi-annual meeting qualifications; thus supplementing those of Ask the important questions of Watford Gap suffer. Very unChristian. of clergy and parishioners from every parishioners. K Hughes parish? Tom Reilly, Catholic education in Scotland GLASGOW Ideas and opinions exchanged so that all EDINBURGH

HE parents of St Joseph’s Primary School pupils in Thank you for national was a pity that more parishes did not The vision of our Church Milngavie have shown unbelievable determination and pilgrimage report organise transport to Keith. and new visionaries resourcefulness to keep fighting for the school to I thought many would have made the survive long after most would have left it for dead. I NOTICED a few weeks ago a reader trip a parish day out. If the update wasn’t I FOUND it interesting to think about the They have convinced many smart people in politics expressed concern about not being able to high enough, parishes in deaneries could vision of our Church here in Scotland after their cause is just, they have continually had wonderful coverage travel as far as Keith for the national have shared the costs. Hugh Dougherty’s article (July 3) and in the press and their unity has meant their campaign has never pilgrimage. While geographically nearer, I It was lovely to see the SCO report, recent events. Logic and experience dictate Tfaltered whatever the set-backs. too was unable to make the journey myself however, and I imagine many who, like that the vision of our Church does not and In many ways it’s has been a textbook example of how a on the day. Had the pilgrimage been in me, could not attend on the day feel more a will not change, only its visionaries community based campaign can achieve great things. Carfin as normal, however, I would not part of the tribute to the martyrdom of St will—our Pope, cardinals, bishops, clergy, It’s an example that may need to be referred to many times in have even considederd trying. John Ogilvie thanks to the SCO. laity and so on. the years to come. As Scotland’s parish structure is changing, so I understand the weather in Keith wasn’t We run into problems as a Universal too is school allocation. Cash-strapped councils are looking for kind either, but brightened for the Church over personnel as well theological every excuse to cut and there are many who would like Catholic celebration of Mass itself. Mrs Murray and doctrinal issues, which is why we must education not to exist, despite the manifest benefits it provides for My friends in the central belts tell me it ABERDEEN be equally careful with WHO interprets Scotland. Catholic teaching as we are with HOW it is Andrew McFadyen, one of the parents who has lead the Save are interpreted—participants in the St Joseph’s Campaign, put it well when he wrote recently: “One Pope Francis hidden politicised lobbying of a lay Catholic upcoming synod on family please reason educationalists say Catholic schools achieve better results in home visit academic as a more pressing message? take note. is that they have a supportive ethos involving everyone from Well charity does begin at home I We live in a modern world labled as pupils themselves to the wider community. The caring values of PERHAPS I am falling into the trap of suppose and the roundup of the Pope’s ‘progressive.’There is little respect left for Catholic education are taken into the world through the remarkable ‘celebrity culture,’ but it stuck me as highly travels in Ecuador the SCO did carry on anything that cannot be counted in economic work carried out for charities such as SCIAF and Mary’s Meals.” unusal—given the strong message from the page 5 was first class. terms. Increasingly we know the cost of Sadly there are many who refuse to see this. So the parents of Holy Father in South America on helping Perhaps we should not put the Pope on everything but the value of nothing, one St Joseph’s have done Scottish Catholics a great service in their the poor, revlutionary Faith and prayers for quite so a high a pedestal affter all, and reason assisted suicide keeps being pushed at example, regardless of what happens to their school. the family and the upcoming synod, that give other voices a chance. Great coverage legislative levels. Although the Catholic However, you cannot win an argument without facts. As we last week’s SCO had a national budget of the National Pilgrimage for St John Church stands alone on many issues, it does reveal this week, only a tiny percentage of pupils of St Joseph’s story on the front page. Ogilvie, by the way. not stand in the way of progress. It does, go on to a Catholic secondary school. That is a fact that’s worth Society, Catholic and non-Catholic, mercifully, scrutinise and temper progress. talking about because it raises many important questions about hangs on our Pontiff’s every word yet the B McInnes The vision of the Catholic Church is for the very nature of Catholic schools in Scotland. SCO sees—no disrespect intended—the GLASGOW each and every one of use to follow in Catholic schools have done a wonderful job making Catholic Jesus’ footsteps; to use out time and talents children from working class families become middle class adults. here on earth wisely for the greater good; How good a job they do making them Catholic adults is an open G SCO reserves the right to edit letters to conform with space or style requirements to leave the world a little bit better than we question. 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You’d better believe that Hell exists If we believe in the concept of judicial retribution on earth, shouldn’t we expect some form of justice in the afterlife?

HE revelation that a ‘grand believe in damnation, hell and the fell A few years later, during a short- cheeriest number that will ever have exorcism’ has taken place works of Auld Nick himself is to risk lived spell studying to be a priest, I appeared on these pages, but there is a in Mexico to rid the country being sectioned under the Mental expressed a desire to train as an exorcist. strong anti-war message there and a of the demons causing record Health Act. The Church has a secret cadre of these warning for us all to be on our guard levels of lawlessness caused priests and I always romanticised them and to be watchful of the warmongers me to wonder if such a ceremony may have to confess to having a vested as an ecclesiastical flying column in our midst. soon be required in Scotland. I’ve interest in matters demonic and wielding the swords of righteousness alwaysT been a believer in playing to dark. I recall early summer holidays as they went into spiritual battle with firmly believe that Satan (above) your strengths and the Catholic Church, Iin Girvan—then the jewel in the south the prince of darkness and giving him exists and is a potent force in this let’s face it, possesses a unique and Ayrshire Riviera—being interrupted at a right good kicking whenever he tried world. And I also believe in the potent skill set in dealing with matters regular intervals by heavy rain showers. to possess the bodies of innocent Iexistence of Hell. If you’ll permit me to pertaining to the Father of Lies. And so I often found solace in the young women. speak frankly: there had jolly well better The ancient ritual took place in the town’s brilliant library, wherein lay I loved the heavy rock music of bands be. If I were to reach Heaven, following city of San Luis Potosí last month and almost the entire collection of the such as AC/DC and Black Sabbath. a lengthy spell in Purgatory, I would be was conducted by Cardinal Juan BY KEVIN McKENNA black magic works of Dennis Wheatley, And while some excitable Christians more than a tad disenchanted and cross Sandoval Íñiguez, who led a group the great English novelist and occultist. recoil in horror at some of the lyrics of if, among the celestial multitudes, there of priests in performing a ‘Magno I’ve visited many libraries before and such bands I preferred to believe that were a few faces that I’d firmly expected Exorcismo.’Mexico has been struggling domain and it has always taught that since but never have I encountered one some of their verses were salvific to have ended up in the other place. badly in recent years with a crime when there are patterns of profound with so many of Wheatley’s black warnings about the devil and all his If we believe in fairness and the wave linked to gang violence and drug evil in our world the hand of Satan magic novels on display. The Devil works. After all, the lyrics In Black concept of judicial retribution on earth, trafficking. His eminence Cardinal isn’t far away. I’m not uncomfortable Rides Out, To the Devil a Daughter Sabbath’s wonderful War Pigs, are a then it’s appropriate that we would Íñiguez simply thought that bringing with this teaching. and The Haunting of Toby Jugg were prophetic warning about the evils of similarly seek some form of justice in the spiritual strength of the Church to Many in the Church are embarrassed all there and it seemed that it was only me war and they hint also that Satan is the next life. After a life of striving to bear on the situation was a way of about discussing issues pertaining to who was interested in borrowing them. at work. keep on the right side of the law and showing solidarity with the nation’s judgement, Hell and Satan. As we think My parents, unsurprisingly, were a trying to dispense a bit of kindness and politicians and police authorities as we have become more sophisticated as bit uneasy about their 13-year-old’s Generals gathered in their masses, generosity now and again, I’d be unhappy well as the population at large. He is a society, such ideas are seen to be choice of light holiday reading and just like witches at black masses. if I were to be joined at the bar in one to be commended for his courage and rooted in medieval times when we when I expressed more than a passing Evil minds that plot destruction, of Heaven’s taverns by some murderous his strength of purpose. were dooking witches in ponds. Of fascination for visiting Girvan’s lovely sorcerer of death's construction. wee despot or a hedge fund manager. Of course I’m not saying Scotland course to profess any sort of adherence wee graveyard, situated on the sea In the fields the bodies burning, as the What would have been the point of is so mired in evil and perdition that it to traditional Christian principles in front, I could tell they were wondering war machine keeps turning. trying to keep the 10 commandments needs a Magno Exorcismo, but the modern civic Scotland is to risk being if they had been victims of a swapped Death and hatred to mankind, poisoning if God was also letting in all those who concept of praying the special prayer hounded and persecuted by the at birth incident and that perhaps I their brainwashed minds... Oh Lord didn’t give a monkey’s about them? of the Church to drive out demons militant secular lobby, which currently was the offspring of the necromancer yeah. shouldn’t be dismissed. The Church’s holds sway in Holyrood and in central in the bed next to my mum’s in the I Kevin McKenna is a columnist with main strength lies in the spiritual government. But to say that you also maternity ward. I know that it isn’t perhaps the the London-based Sunday Observer

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as ‘tu,’ the familiar form of W ‘you’ used with relatives and IR friends. There was a sprinkling ED Judicial Lysenkoism in the US I of hearts and smiley faces. N The inventive project was co-ordinated by schools in the neighbourhoods, which flood over the institution of marriage An SCO diary every year when the river rises, and where residents are POPE Francis has said that being threatened with eviction BY HUGH he wasn’t offended by the to make way for shopping ‘Communist Crucifix’ given to centres and luxury high rises. McLOUGHLIN him by Bolivian president Evo Dozens of the letters and Morales during his South drawings—reproduced on American pilgrimage. huge panels beside the YSENKOISM. Morales surprised the Holy chapel that the Pope visited— This derogatory Father with the unusual gift, a open a window into a world in epithet, having its crucifix attached to a hammer which children sometimes roots in the darkest and sickle, when he arrived in have grown-up concerns. days of the Soviet La Paz last week. The Crucifix Several children told of the Union under that most brutal was a replica of one designed flooding that destroyed their of dictators, Stalin, came to by a Jesuit priest, the Fr Luís houses and forced them to mind almost as soon as I L Espinal, who was tortured and take refuge in shelters or started to read the opinion killed by Bolivian paramilitary move repeatedly. One drew handed down by the Supreme squads in 1980. The Pope the scene, showing a child, a Court of Justice of the United prayed at the site of Fr few household goods and a States of America in the case Espinal’s assassination upon bony dog on the only patch of of Obergefell versus Hodges, his arrival in Bolivia. high ground as floodwaters which directs the governments The modified Crucifix swamped nearby houses. of the 50 States, of the federal immediately raised eyebrows, “I will ask you a question. district of Washington DC, and with some questioning Why do street children suffer if of Puerto Rico, the Northern whether Morales, whose God helps and loves everyone? Mariana Islands, American socialist and anti-Church I hope you understand,” one Samoa and the US Virgin rhetoric is well-known, was wrote. “I want the president to Islands, to place same-sex trying to score a political point pay attention to our problems marriage on an equal legal with a questionable, and or for him to be replaced by footing with traditional, or as I possibly sacrilegious, melding another,” said another. see it real, marriage. of faith and ideology. During a One child asked the Pope ‘to For those unacquainted with news conference en route do me a nice favour, that my the debt owed to Uncle Joe for home to Rome on Sunday, the mother and father get back to the development of the study Holy Father said he interpreted normal and we can be together of genetics in Scotland in the Morales’ gift through the and happy again.’ Drugs and middle part of the 20th, prism of Fr Espinal’s life and crime got frequent mention. Lysenkoism is the manipulation viewed it as protest art. After Some said they hoped their or distortion of the scientific taking into consideration the parents could find steady work. process in order to reach a time in which he lived, the Others were less serious, but predetermined conclusion as Pope said: “I understand this no less urgent. “I ask if you dictated by an ideological bias, work. For me it wasn’t an can give me an opportunity to often related to social or offense.” Pope Francis added become a singer,” one wrote, political objectives. that he brought the Crucifix adding, “because God says The rising of the star of home with him. the Kingdom of Heaven is for the anti-Mendelian Soviet the children.” “Pray for me agronomist Trofim Denisovich GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG when I go play soccer,” said Lysenko caused the US geneticist another. “I want to tell you Hermann J Muller—1946 THE letters of 2500 children that I know the Our Father in Nobel laureate in Physiology from slums in Paraguay to Guarani,” wrote one child to or Medicine—to come to The Fourteenth Amendment (b) how the institution of in his lead dissent: “Under the Pope Francis shone a the Pope, who recited the Edinburgh University from requires as state to license a marriage was ever-changing, Constitution, judges have the powerful light into their lives. prayer in that language during Moscow in 1937. In the marriage between two people of and; (c) since it is ever-changing power to say what the law is, Some drew icons, doves Mass on July 11. following year he recruited the same sex and to recognise and is such a marvellous thing not what it should be.” And and portraits of the Pope. One Nearly all said that they Guido Pontecorvo, in self- a marriage between two people we must grant admission to the then states in clear language 11-year-old asked the Holy were looking forward to the imposed exile from Mussolini’s of the same sex when their married state to same sex what was the only decision IN Father to pray for his Pope’s visit, thanked him for Fascist Italy, who would go on marriage was lawfully licensed couples. LAW available to the Court: 7-month-old sister who has a coming and asked him to to found the department of and performed out-of-State.” Not, you see, attacking the “A State’s decision to maintain heart murmur. A 9-year-old bless their families and their genetics at Glasgow University. So I knew what was to question: What is the law? But, the meaning of marriage that asked for his mother to get country. And at least one took come. But how bad was it? rather, asking: How may we has persisted in every culture out of prison. One asked for up a political topic that the ack to today. And for Turning to Mr Justice provide a seemingly intellectually throughout human history can an end to violence against Holy Father has mentioned in those unacquainted Kennedy’s opinion, I expected rigorous enough framework, in hardly be called irrational.” children. One began: “Hi several speeches. “I ask you with the way the US it to begin with a mere state- as high-sounding language as Pope! How are you? I’m fine.” to touch the hearts of corrupt Supreme Court decisions are hat will all this mean B ment of the substance of the possible, to come to the Another asked: “What’s the government officials,” the published, they all follow case before the court but conclusion required by those to those of our co- Vatican like?” A few asked for child wrote. “Tell God to (more or less) the same pattern. instead read a pleading on of our class (upper middle) and religionists in the prayers so they could be forgive them, because Before you get to the actual US, and others, who will not behalf of the plaintiffs: “(T)he station (senior professional) and W promoted to the next grade. they don’t know what written opinion, or opinions, constitution promises liberty to —most especially—background waver in their beliefs that mar- Most addressed Pope Francis they’re doing.” there is a ‘syllabus’ (a headnote) all within its reach, a liberty (Yale and Harvard)? riage is and can only be as it prepared by the reporter of that includes certain specific And he arrives at his answer. always has been in every recisions to assist the reader. The rights that allow persons, The 14th Amendment, he Christian and/or developed reporter has, of course, read the within a lawful realm, to define decides ‘entrusted to future country? God knows, but the BISHOPS’ ENGAGEMENTS TUE 11AM Meeting of St Mary’s opinion/s and is totally familiar and express their identity. The generations a charter protecting omens are not good. Management Committee, Diocesan with all aspects of the case. petitioners in these cases seek the right of all persons to enjoy Nowhere in the majority ARCHBISHOP TARTAGLIA Office. FRI 6.30PM Welcome Diaconate Firstly, he sets out who the to find that liberty by marrying liberty AS WE LEARN ITS opinion is there a nod in the Glasgow, www.rcag.org.uk Students, St Ninian’s Institute. SAT Plaintiffs are and what they someone of the same sex and MEANING’ (my emphasis). direction of the First Amendment TUE JULY 21-24 Archdiocesan 2.30PM Mass for Diaconate Students, want; secondly, he sets out what having their marriages deemed The framers of the constitution guarantee of the freedom to Pilgrimage to Lourdes. St Joseph’s, Lawside. has been held by the Justices to lawful on the same terms and and the authors of the ‘exercise’ religion. Even before be the law, and; finally, he conditions as marriages between amendments, poor souls, were this ruling, Americans were BISHOP GILBERT BISHOP TOAL gives an easy to read, detailed persons of the opposite sex.” not as sophisticated as we are being hounded out of jobs, and Aberdeen, www.dioceseofaberdeen.com Motherwell, www.motherwelldiocese.org summary of the, in this case, Marriage is a matter of sophisticated and so we must sometimes professions, for TUE JULY 21-30 Diocesan WED JULY 15-27 Visit to Australia majority opinion. expressing ones identity! presume that they, even if they defending marriage. Will they pilgrimage to Southern Germany. for Safeguarding Conference. However, not wanting to be Justice Kennedy then begins were not aware of it, would be able to plead that enumerated distracted or influenced by his opinion with a an attempt have, had they been aware of rights (as per First Amendment) BISHOP ROBSON BISHOP NOLAN another’s reading of it, after at a summation of the history it, so framed this great trump un-enumerated rights Dunkeld, www.dunkelddiocese.co.uk Galloway, www.gallowaydiocese.org.uk digesting the result I went of marriage and not the law. document as to give us carte (as per this decision)? SUN JULY 19 50th Anniversary SAT JUL 18 6PM St Andrew’s, straight to the opinion itself, And if we didn’t know it blanche to alter it as we desire. My opinion? Pigs will fly. Mass of St Columba at 9.30AM Dumfries, Mass. SUN 10AM St authored by Justice Anthony before we know it now: our Lysenko and Uncle Jo should Trouble is they might well Newport, Fife, and 11.15AM at Andrew’s, Dumfries, Mass 12PM St Kennedy. The decision of the fate is sealed. What follows is live at this hour! soon have the same chance of Cupar, Fife. 2.30PM Mass for the Columba’s, Annan MON 10AM majority (5 to 4) was recorded slanted to proving: (a) what a Mr Chief Justice Roberts being able to fly on this side of residents of Wellburn, St Joseph’s Meeting with National Office of by the reporter thus: “Held: marvellous thing marriage is; gives the lie to all this posturing the Atlantic. Convent. MON-TUE Visit of Mother Safeguarding, Diocesan Office. SAT General of the Sisters of St Dorothy. 6PM St Joseph’s, Kilmarnock, Mass. WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 10 GÀIDHLIG SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER JULY 17 2015 JULY 17 2015 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER LIVERPOOL 11 A shrine and a tale of two cathedrals HUGH DOUGHERTY takes us on a whistlestop tour of the sights in Liverpool that would be of interest to Catholic tourists

HE middle of April found us on a Liverpool short break, while I did a magazine story on the centenary of the sinking of the Lusitania on May 7, 1915 by a German U-boat off the Old Head of Kinsale, en route from New York to her Merseyside. I was previewing an exhibition in TLiverpool Maritime Museum marking the tragedy. in which 1191 out of 1962 passengers and crew died, many coming from Liverpool itself. We also did the ‘pilgrimages’that people our age do, paying homage at the Beatles shrines and museums, all specially relevant, as at 64, we both remember the Fab Four’s debut clearly. My wife recognised a pair of Beatles nylons on display, and recalled that Sister Aquinas—headteacher at Garnethill Convent School—had lambasted three bold girls, who, wearing such attire, had ‘dogged’ school to see the Beatles when they played in Glasgow. Shocking! But Liverpool also took us on a more spiritual pilgrimage towards its two cathedrals, one Anglican and the other Catholic, standing, appropriately enough, at either end of the city’s Hope Street. For, Liverpool, is very like Glasgow, with a vast influx of Irish exile arriving in the years following the Great Famine, and the town itself grew as a Mersey port and manufacturing centre, just as Glasgow did on the Clyde. Sectarian divisions soon arose, but, with the restoration of the English hierarchy in 1850, it was clear that the Irish were there to stay. Today, Liverpool Archdiocese, which includes the city, large parts of Lancashire, and towns such as Wigan and Southport, estimates its Catholic population at 574,000, but with just 10 per cent, or 54,772 souls attending Mass regularly. There are the same challenges that we face in Glasgow, with ageing church buildings, parishes in the wrong place in a redeveloped city, a shortage of clergy, and dropping income, yet, when we visited the Cathedral Church of Christ the King (above right), it was clear that Catholicism still holds a valued place in Liverpool.

he 1967-built cathedral dominates, and can be seen from viewpoints across the city, Mo Cholm, Mo Chonna neo Mo Cholmoc—Mo Chò? including the Mersey Ferries, made famous Tby Gerry and the Pacemakers. The church’s unique architecture quickly earned it the Scouse moniker of ‘Paddy’s Wigwam’ and the circular cathedral is In his Gaelic column this month, ANDREAS WOLFF reports back GÀIDHLIG regarded with special affection throughout Liverpool. Impressive it is, with the high altar at the heart of from a recent conference held on St Columba in Campbeltown its circular body, its massive organ, and the stained glass at the very top of the ‘wigwam,’scattering the paying attention to the saint’s history and the new heritage trail colours of the spectrum into side altars and chapels. We dropped into lunchtime Mass, celebrated in the crypt, and so opening the door to a longer and HA mi aig co-labhairt ann an Ceann Do Chonna agus Mo Chummaí. Le sin thathar dhen cuideachd mu na co-labhairtean a bh’ aca air a’ Gus an ath-thuras: Beannachd Leibh. complex tale of how the cathedral came to be on Loch Chille Chiarain o chionn ghoirid bheachd gur dòcha gu bheil na h-àiteachan seo chuspair mar-thà. Is e Colmcille an t-ainm a th’ air. what was the city’s workhouse site. For the crypt mun Naomh Cholm Chille. Sa chiad ceangailte ris an naomh: Kilchamaig, Kilchoman, Sin e bhuamsa à Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain. I [email protected] should have supported a vast cathedral (right), àite cha robh e follaiseach dhomh Kilchenzie, Kilmachalmaig, Kilmachonock, designed by the famous architect Edwin Lutyens, carson a chaidh am baile sin a Kilmahumaig agus Cill Choinnich. which would have soared to the heavens, being thaghadh. Mar a bha cuideigin ag ràdhn is e baile even higher than the massive Anglican Cathedral at Gallda air Ghàidhealtachd a th’ ann. Bha daoine an hug Alasdair MacIlleBhàin à Muile, ach a Ann am Beurla (In English) the other end of Hope Street. Bsin an còmhnaidh a’ coimhead gu ‘tìr mòr’ agus gu tha a’ sgrìobhadh PhD ann an Glaschu an- This was a statement about the Catholics having Siorrachd Àir. Ach chan eil Cinn Tìre ach mu dràsta, iomradh air cliù Cholm Chille. B’ e arrived, and, when Archbishop Richard Downey dheich mìle air falbh bho Èirinn a Tuath agus chaidh an leabhar aig Adhamhnan mu bheatha an naoimh WHO was this guy with all those most certainly helped to establish his fame, laid the foundation stone of the new building in T but apparently he was a good ambassador aiseag shònraichte a chur air dòigh do bhuidheann a chuidich gu mòr leis an sin. Ach feumaidh gun nicknames? No other than St Columba. 1933—an event attended by thousands of bheag a thàinig às an sin dhan a’ cho-labhairt. robh Colm Cille cuideachd na dheagh ‘thosgaire.’ A recent conference on the saint by the as well and the Scottish kings raised his Catholics, there were sectarian riots in protest— Mar a dh’innse Catriona NicLeòid a thogadh an Bha rìghrean na h-Alba a’ toirt spèis agus taic dha. Islands Book Trust in Campbeltown heard profile, too. The conference also heard showing that the old forces of division were still Ceann a Deas Chinn Tìre tha beul-aithris làidir san Bha Iain Màrtainn à Eilean Ghiogha a’ that there was uncertainty about some of about a group of people from the area who alive and well. sgìre gun tàinig an naomh gu tìr an sin an toiseach bruidhinn mu thuras ann an currach a rinn e those names and their connection. But why built a curragh and rowed and sailed from The sheer scale of the proposed cathedral can be mus deach e air adhart gu tuath. Bha i eòlach air an còmhla ri deichnear eile eadar Èirinn a Tuath, Cinn the ‘Wee Toon?’As somebody put it: the North of Ireland to Kintyre and on to appreciated today thanks to a giant, architect’s Urr Aonghas Mac a’ Bhiocair à Uibhist, ach a bha Tìre agus Eilean Ì. Thuirt e gur e turas air leth a “Campbeltown is a Lowland town in the Iona. They talked of how this had really model on show in the Museum of Liverpool. na mhinistear an sin agus a sgrìobh leabhar mu bh’ann a thug ùrachadh air a chuid spioradaileachd. Highlands. People there always looked to renewed and strengthened their faith. Round it, are information panels telling its full eachdraidh an àite air a bheil The Book of Blaan. A-measg an fheadhainn a rinn an turas eadar Ayrshire rather than north to Argyll.” A representative of the Colmcille story, including mention of a fundraising drive Tha e iongantach gun teagamh gu bheil mòran Èirinn a Tuath agus Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain According to local folklore, the saint first Partnership was amongst those who came which included the church’s building fund taking àiteachan san sgìre aig a bheil ceangal ris an ann am bàta ùr-nosach gus tighinn dhan a’ cho- set foot on Scottish soil in Kintyre before over from the North of Ireland on a specially a share of the profits from specially rolled Naomh Cholm Chille. Dh’fhaodadh gu bheil na h- labhairt bha Maolcholaim Scott bho Iomairt sailing on to Iona. Although there is little arranged ferry crossing. The group are ‘Cathedral’ brand cigarettes! to scrap the old plans entirely, and sensibly, promote were several people, of all ages, also saying a others sailing to the New World. But we did see the ainmean nan comharran gun tàinig e gu tìr an sin. Cholm Chille. Is e buidheann a th’ ann a tha a’ hard evidence, a cluster of place-names promoting the St Columba Trail which is You couldn’t imagine the Church promoting today’s edifice. quick one, and benefitting from the calm of the ‘Arandora Star’ memorial, recalling that the ship Ach mar a mhìnich an Dtr Raonaid Butter bho brosnachadh cheangalan eadar Èirinn agus Alba. associated with him are to be found in the designed to encourage people to visit sites such holy smoke today, and, even with this and Real Presence in the heart of the bustling city. sailed from Liverpool, its sinking also commemorated Oilthigh Ghlaschu chan urrainn dhuinn fiù’s a A-measg na tha iadsan air a bhith a’ dèanamh tha south of the peninsula. The Rev Angus in Scotland and Ireland which are connected professional posters, no building work took place iverpool has plenty of Catholic churches, but We didn’t get time to view Liverpool’s two Irish at StAndrew’sCathedral garden memorial in Glasgow. bhith cinnteach cò na th’ ainmean àiteachan a tha pròiseact air a bheil Slìghe Cholm Chille. Tha iad MacVicar, who wrote the Book of Blaan with the saint. The Islands Book Trust also above the crypt thanks to the 1930s depression. it was still both surprising and gratifying to Great Hunger memorials—one at St Luke’s So, that’s Liverpool, as much a pilgrimage a’ toirt iomradh air. Thathar a’ smaointinn gur iad a’ brosnachadh dhaoine gus tadhail air àiteachan about local history, was also a strong published a book called Colmcille, which Post-war, the estimated cost of the cathedral had find the Blessed Sacrament Shrine, bang in Catholic Church, and the other at the gates of destination as a magical mystery tour, and worth a seo na far ainmean a dh’fhaodadh air a bhith air: air feadh Alba agus Èirinn aig a bheil ceangal ris an advocate of this idea. contains papers in English, Gaelic and Irish soared to £27m, and, despite a false start on a the middle of the city, beside busy Queen Street Clarence Dock. There, a plaque recalls the one visit, even though the Catholic cathedral never did Adamnan’s biography of St Columba from previous conferences on the subject. L Colm, Columb, Mo Cholm, Colman, Càinne, naomh. Mu dheireadh chaidh leabhar scaled-down version in 1953, it took the new bus station. The shrine’s lunchtime Mass is popular, million plus Irish exiles who passed through the manage to top the Anglican version by reaching Cainneóc Cainneach, Mo Cholmoc, Mo Chonna, fhoillseachadh le Urras Leabhraichean nan Eilean Archbishop, John Heenan, later, Cardinal Heenan, and, when we dropped in for a quick prayer, there port post-1848, many settling in Merseyside and even closer to Heaven! WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 10 GÀIDHLIG SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER JULY 17 2015 JULY 17 2015 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER LIVERPOOL 11 A shrine and a tale of two cathedrals HUGH DOUGHERTY takes us on a whistlestop tour of the sights in Liverpool that would be of interest to Catholic tourists

HE middle of April found us on a Liverpool short break, while I did a magazine story on the centenary of the sinking of the Lusitania on May 7, 1915 by a German U-boat off the Old Head of Kinsale, en route from New York to her Merseyside. I was previewing an exhibition in TLiverpool Maritime Museum marking the tragedy. in which 1191 out of 1962 passengers and crew died, many coming from Liverpool itself. We also did the ‘pilgrimages’that people our age do, paying homage at the Beatles shrines and museums, all specially relevant, as at 64, we both remember the Fab Four’s debut clearly. My wife recognised a pair of Beatles nylons on display, and recalled that Sister Aquinas—headteacher at Garnethill Convent School—had lambasted three bold girls, who, wearing such attire, had ‘dogged’ school to see the Beatles when they played in Glasgow. Shocking! But Liverpool also took us on a more spiritual pilgrimage towards its two cathedrals, one Anglican and the other Catholic, standing, appropriately enough, at either end of the city’s Hope Street. For, Liverpool, is very like Glasgow, with a vast influx of Irish exile arriving in the years following the Great Famine, and the town itself grew as a Mersey port and manufacturing centre, just as Glasgow did on the Clyde. Sectarian divisions soon arose, but, with the restoration of the English hierarchy in 1850, it was clear that the Irish were there to stay. Today, Liverpool Archdiocese, which includes the city, large parts of Lancashire, and towns such as Wigan and Southport, estimates its Catholic population at 574,000, but with just 10 per cent, or 54,772 souls attending Mass regularly. There are the same challenges that we face in Glasgow, with ageing church buildings, parishes in the wrong place in a redeveloped city, a shortage of clergy, and dropping income, yet, when we visited the Cathedral Church of Christ the King (above right), it was clear that Catholicism still holds a valued place in Liverpool.

he 1967-built cathedral dominates, and can be seen from viewpoints across the city, Mo Cholm, Mo Chonna neo Mo Cholmoc—Mo Chò? including the Mersey Ferries, made famous Tby Gerry and the Pacemakers. The church’s unique architecture quickly earned it the Scouse moniker of ‘Paddy’s Wigwam’ and the circular cathedral is In his Gaelic column this month, ANDREAS WOLFF reports back GÀIDHLIG regarded with special affection throughout Liverpool. Impressive it is, with the high altar at the heart of from a recent conference held on St Columba in Campbeltown its circular body, its massive organ, and the stained glass at the very top of the ‘wigwam,’scattering the paying attention to the saint’s history and the new heritage trail colours of the spectrum into side altars and chapels. We dropped into lunchtime Mass, celebrated in the crypt, and so opening the door to a longer and HA mi aig co-labhairt ann an Ceann Do Chonna agus Mo Chummaí. Le sin thathar dhen cuideachd mu na co-labhairtean a bh’ aca air a’ Gus an ath-thuras: Beannachd Leibh. complex tale of how the cathedral came to be on Loch Chille Chiarain o chionn ghoirid bheachd gur dòcha gu bheil na h-àiteachan seo chuspair mar-thà. Is e Colmcille an t-ainm a th’ air. what was the city’s workhouse site. For the crypt mun Naomh Cholm Chille. Sa chiad ceangailte ris an naomh: Kilchamaig, Kilchoman, Sin e bhuamsa à Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain. I [email protected] should have supported a vast cathedral (right), àite cha robh e follaiseach dhomh Kilchenzie, Kilmachalmaig, Kilmachonock, designed by the famous architect Edwin Lutyens, carson a chaidh am baile sin a Kilmahumaig agus Cill Choinnich. which would have soared to the heavens, being thaghadh. Mar a bha cuideigin ag ràdhn is e baile even higher than the massive Anglican Cathedral at Gallda air Ghàidhealtachd a th’ ann. Bha daoine an hug Alasdair MacIlleBhàin à Muile, ach a Ann am Beurla (In English) the other end of Hope Street. Bsin an còmhnaidh a’ coimhead gu ‘tìr mòr’ agus gu tha a’ sgrìobhadh PhD ann an Glaschu an- This was a statement about the Catholics having Siorrachd Àir. Ach chan eil Cinn Tìre ach mu dràsta, iomradh air cliù Cholm Chille. B’ e arrived, and, when Archbishop Richard Downey dheich mìle air falbh bho Èirinn a Tuath agus chaidh an leabhar aig Adhamhnan mu bheatha an naoimh WHO was this guy with all those most certainly helped to establish his fame, laid the foundation stone of the new building in T but apparently he was a good ambassador aiseag shònraichte a chur air dòigh do bhuidheann a chuidich gu mòr leis an sin. Ach feumaidh gun nicknames? No other than St Columba. 1933—an event attended by thousands of bheag a thàinig às an sin dhan a’ cho-labhairt. robh Colm Cille cuideachd na dheagh ‘thosgaire.’ A recent conference on the saint by the as well and the Scottish kings raised his Catholics, there were sectarian riots in protest— Mar a dh’innse Catriona NicLeòid a thogadh an Bha rìghrean na h-Alba a’ toirt spèis agus taic dha. Islands Book Trust in Campbeltown heard profile, too. The conference also heard showing that the old forces of division were still Ceann a Deas Chinn Tìre tha beul-aithris làidir san Bha Iain Màrtainn à Eilean Ghiogha a’ that there was uncertainty about some of about a group of people from the area who alive and well. sgìre gun tàinig an naomh gu tìr an sin an toiseach bruidhinn mu thuras ann an currach a rinn e those names and their connection. But why built a curragh and rowed and sailed from The sheer scale of the proposed cathedral can be mus deach e air adhart gu tuath. Bha i eòlach air an còmhla ri deichnear eile eadar Èirinn a Tuath, Cinn the ‘Wee Toon?’As somebody put it: the North of Ireland to Kintyre and on to appreciated today thanks to a giant, architect’s Urr Aonghas Mac a’ Bhiocair à Uibhist, ach a bha Tìre agus Eilean Ì. Thuirt e gur e turas air leth a “Campbeltown is a Lowland town in the Iona. They talked of how this had really model on show in the Museum of Liverpool. na mhinistear an sin agus a sgrìobh leabhar mu bh’ann a thug ùrachadh air a chuid spioradaileachd. Highlands. People there always looked to renewed and strengthened their faith. Round it, are information panels telling its full eachdraidh an àite air a bheil The Book of Blaan. A-measg an fheadhainn a rinn an turas eadar Ayrshire rather than north to Argyll.” A representative of the Colmcille story, including mention of a fundraising drive Tha e iongantach gun teagamh gu bheil mòran Èirinn a Tuath agus Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain According to local folklore, the saint first Partnership was amongst those who came which included the church’s building fund taking àiteachan san sgìre aig a bheil ceangal ris an ann am bàta ùr-nosach gus tighinn dhan a’ cho- set foot on Scottish soil in Kintyre before over from the North of Ireland on a specially a share of the profits from specially rolled Naomh Cholm Chille. Dh’fhaodadh gu bheil na h- labhairt bha Maolcholaim Scott bho Iomairt sailing on to Iona. Although there is little arranged ferry crossing. The group are ‘Cathedral’ brand cigarettes! to scrap the old plans entirely, and sensibly, promote were several people, of all ages, also saying a others sailing to the New World. But we did see the ainmean nan comharran gun tàinig e gu tìr an sin. Cholm Chille. Is e buidheann a th’ ann a tha a’ hard evidence, a cluster of place-names promoting the St Columba Trail which is You couldn’t imagine the Church promoting today’s edifice. quick one, and benefitting from the calm of the ‘Arandora Star’ memorial, recalling that the ship Ach mar a mhìnich an Dtr Raonaid Butter bho brosnachadh cheangalan eadar Èirinn agus Alba. associated with him are to be found in the designed to encourage people to visit sites such holy smoke today, and, even with this and Real Presence in the heart of the bustling city. sailed from Liverpool, its sinking also commemorated Oilthigh Ghlaschu chan urrainn dhuinn fiù’s a A-measg na tha iadsan air a bhith a’ dèanamh tha south of the peninsula. The Rev Angus in Scotland and Ireland which are connected professional posters, no building work took place iverpool has plenty of Catholic churches, but We didn’t get time to view Liverpool’s two Irish at StAndrew’sCathedral garden memorial in Glasgow. bhith cinnteach cò na th’ ainmean àiteachan a tha pròiseact air a bheil Slìghe Cholm Chille. Tha iad MacVicar, who wrote the Book of Blaan with the saint. The Islands Book Trust also above the crypt thanks to the 1930s depression. it was still both surprising and gratifying to Great Hunger memorials—one at St Luke’s So, that’s Liverpool, as much a pilgrimage a’ toirt iomradh air. Thathar a’ smaointinn gur iad a’ brosnachadh dhaoine gus tadhail air àiteachan about local history, was also a strong published a book called Colmcille, which Post-war, the estimated cost of the cathedral had find the Blessed Sacrament Shrine, bang in Catholic Church, and the other at the gates of destination as a magical mystery tour, and worth a seo na far ainmean a dh’fhaodadh air a bhith air: air feadh Alba agus Èirinn aig a bheil ceangal ris an advocate of this idea. contains papers in English, Gaelic and Irish soared to £27m, and, despite a false start on a the middle of the city, beside busy Queen Street Clarence Dock. There, a plaque recalls the one visit, even though the Catholic cathedral never did Adamnan’s biography of St Columba from previous conferences on the subject. L Colm, Columb, Mo Cholm, Colman, Càinne, naomh. Mu dheireadh chaidh leabhar scaled-down version in 1953, it took the new bus station. The shrine’s lunchtime Mass is popular, million plus Irish exiles who passed through the manage to top the Anglican version by reaching Cainneóc Cainneach, Mo Cholmoc, Mo Chonna, fhoillseachadh le Urras Leabhraichean nan Eilean Archbishop, John Heenan, later, Cardinal Heenan, and, when we dropped in for a quick prayer, there port post-1848, many settling in Merseyside and even closer to Heaven! WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 12 FR ROLHEISER/REVIEW SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY JULY 17 2015 Water your virtues on path to healing

understanding and that can help us change our behaviour. But psychology also admits that this has its limitations. Knowing why we do something doesn’t always empower us to change our behaviour. Sociology too has insights to contribute. There is, as Parker Palmer puts it, ‘the therapy of a public life.’ Healthy interaction with family, friends, community, and church can be a wonderfully steadying thing in our lives and help take us beyond our lonely wounds and our congenital missteps. Various recovery programmes also BY FR RONALD contribute something valuable. These programmes are predicated on the ROLHEISER premise that self-understanding and willpower by themselves are often LL of us live with some powerless to actually change our wounds, bad habits, behaviour. A higher power is needed, addictions, and flaws in and that higher power is found in our temprament that are ritual, communal support, radical so deeply engrained and honesty, admittance of our helplessness, long-standing that it seems like they and a turning over of ourselves to a are part of our genetic make-up. And so Someone or Something beyond us that weA tend to give into a certain quiet despair can do for us what we cannot do for in terms of ever being healed of them. ourselves. Recovery programs are Experience teaches us this. There’s invaluable, but they too aren’t the the realisation, at some point in our answer to all of our problems. lives, that the wounds and flaws that Finally, not least, there are various pull us down cannot simply be turned theories and practices of healing that off like a water-tap. Willpower and ground themselves in spirituality. good resolutions alone are not up to These range from emphasising church the task. What good is it to make a -going itself as a healing, to emphasising resolution never to be angry again? the Sacrament of Reconciliation, to Our anger will invariably return. What recommending prayer and meditation, good is it to make a resolution to give to counselling various ascetical practices, up some addictive habit, however small to sending people off to holy sites, to or big? We will soon enough again be letting oneself be prayed-over by some overcome by its lure. And what good group or faith-healer, to undergoing does it do to try to change some long periods of spiritual guidance temperamental flaw we’ve inherited in under a trained director. our genes or inhaled in the air of our and bad habits by growing our virtues longer leave room for them in our healing is to water our virtues so that childhood? All the good resolutions here’s value in all of these and, to the point where we become mature lives. Positive growth of our hearts, these virtues themselves will be the and positive thinking in the world perhaps, the full healing of a enough in our humanity so that there’s like a vigorous plant, eventually chokes fire that burns out the festering normally don’t change our make-up. temperamental flaw, a bad habit, no more room left in our lives for the out the weeds. If you went to John of wounds, addictions, bad habits, and So what do we do? Just live with Tan addiction, or a deep wound depends old behaviours that used to drag us the Cross and asked him to help you temperamental flaws that have, for far our wounds and flaws and the upon drawing water from each of these down. In short, we get rid of the deal with a certain bad habit in your too long, plagued our lives and kept us unhappiness and pettiness that this wells. However, beyond this simple coldness, bitterness, and pettiness in life, his focus wouldn’t be on how to wallowing in weakness and pettiness brings into our lives? Or, can we heal? listing, I would like to offer an insight our hearts by lighting inside our hearts weed-out that habit. Instead the focus rather than walking in maturity, How do we weed-out our weaknesses? from the great mystic, John of the enough warm fires to burn out the would be on growing your virtues: What generosity, and generativity. Cross vis-à-vis coming to psychological, coldness and bitterness. are you doing well? What are your here are many approaches to moral, and spiritual healing. The algebra works this way: The best qualities? What goodness in you I Fr Ronald Rolheiser is a priest and healing: Psychology tells us that In his last book, The Living Flame more we grow in maturity, generativity, needs to be fanned fan into fuller flame? member of the Missionary Oblates of good counselling and therapy of Love, John proposes a theory of, and generosity, the more our old By growing what’s positive in us, Mary Immaculate. He is president of can help cure us of our wounds, flaws, and a process for, healing. In essence, wounds, bad habits, temperamental we eventually become big-hearted the Oblate School of Theology in San T Antonio, Texas. Visit his website at and addictions. Therapy and counselling it runs this way: For John, we heal of flaws, and addictions will disappear enough so that there’s no room left for can bring us to a better self- our wounds, moral flaws, addictions, because our deeper maturity will no our former bad habits. The path to www.ronrolheiser.com

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Film Review—Song of the Sea

SONG OF THE SEA scenes where each one could but when he loses sight of his Writer: Will Collins be a story in its own right. In sister, his encounters on the Director: Tomm Moore the hand-drawn style of way to be reunited with her Running Time: 93 mins animation, the scenes breathe are both mythical and magical. Rated: PG with colour and character. He must use all his courage to Ben (David Rawle) and overcome his fears. TOMM Moore is the much Saoirse live in a remote Song of the Sea boasts a acclaimed director of The lighthouse with their father rich artistic style and the film Secret of Kells and has Conor (Brendan Gleeson). is never rushed. It gently returned with another When their Grandmother invites you in, to experience visually and emotionally forces them to move to the the heritage and generation’s stirring tale. city, away from the dangers of old narrative, where love is Interweaving Celtic and the island, this is where the real one of the most powerful Christian tradition in the Song stories and adventures begin. things anyone of us will of the Sea, selkies, witches and Ben—reluctantly with Saoirse ever possess. fairies are all brought to life in —sets off to escape back home, CHRISTINE GLEN

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SUNDAY JULY 19 9PM 1PM FROM THE VISIBLE TO THE LIVE SUNDAY MASS INVISIBLE: THE EUCHARIST 5PM THURSDAY JULY 23 EWTN BOOKMARK 1PM 6PM DAILY MASS THE WORLD OVER 8PM 8PM EWTN LIVE THE CHURCH UNIVERSAL 9PM 9PM FROM THE VISIBLE TO THE SUNDAY NIGHT PRIME INVISIBLE: THE HOLY MASS 10PM FRIDAY JULY 24 LIVE VATICANO 1PM MONDAY JULY 20 DAILY MASS 1PM 5.30PM LIVE EWTN MASS EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY WITH 9PM COLLEEN CARROLL CAMPBELL Golden days for St Andrews and Edinburgh Diocesan priests FROM THE VISIBLE TO THE 8PM INVISIBLE: THE LITURGY THE WORLD OVER TWO priests from St Andrews and Blairs College and St Sulpice seminary in Provost Doherty and the late Mgr Tony TUESDAY JULY 21 Paris. His first parish was St Cuthbert’s in McNally who died in 2007 at the age of 74. 9PM Edinburgh Archdiocese celebrated their 1PM Golden Jubilees surrounded by friends, Edinburgh where he spent six years. “Thanks be to God,” Canon McAllister EL CAMINO: THE WAY OF family and parishioners. “I actually haven’t given my 60th anniversary said following the Jubilee Mass. “It is only DAILY MASS SAINT JAMES At Our Lady and St Bride’s, Cowdenbeath, a lot of thought,” Provost Doherty said when by His grace, by the Grace of God, that we 5.30PM Provost Philip Doherty marked 60 years in asked for his reflections upon the milestone. have made it this long and he’s helped us all EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY WITH 9.30PM the priesthood (above) while Canon John “Every day is the same to me—the centre of the way through.” COLLEEN CARROLL CAMPBELL LIFE ON THE ROCK McAllister was joined by friends from across which is the Holy Mass, praying the Divine Archbishop Leo Cushley said that Canon SATURDAY JULY 25 the world at his celebration in St Peter in Office, administering the Sacraments and McAllister has a reputation of being one of 9PM Chains, Inverkeithing (below). being with people.” the most active and hardest working priests FROM THE VISIBLE TO THE 1PM Provost Doherty was ordained by Canon McAllister was ordained to the of the diocese, and said Provost Doherty has INVISIBLE: EUCHARISTIC DAILY MASS Archbishop Gordon Gray at St Mary’s priesthood by Archbishop Gray at St Mary’s ‘served as a good and faithful priest and he is ADORATION 5.30PM Metropolitan Cathedral in Edinburgh on July Metropolitan Cathedral on July 2, 1955. someone that his people obviously appreciate EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY WITH 2, 1955, after studying for the priesthood at Alongside him that day were his friends very deeply.’ WEDNESDAY JULY 22 1PM COLLEEN CARROLL CAMPBELL LIVE EWTN MASS 7PM 5.30PM THE TEMPLE OF THE STARS EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY WITH 9PM COLLEEN CARROLL CAMPBELL EWTN THEOLOGY ROUNDTABLE LAY READERS’ GUIDE

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bit thin, but you power on through until the hissy day, willing him to live, but it was not to be. fits and hormonal strops are over. Later when the Elber (left) would be remarkable enough if she golden boy forgets his keys on a regular basis and had managed to rebuild a life for herself after such he has to resort to throwing pebbles at your bedroom immeasurable loss. Yet she has been able to window at two in the morning you can’t help summon the strength to look beyond her own pain By Mary thinking that you have never loved him less. I used and has campaigned for others who might be to moan at him when he brought home a soaking similarly affected. McGinty wet kit, now he brings home the whole team’s. She has successfully lobbied for specialised This time of year holds mixed blessings for training for police dealing with suicidal drivers, HILDREN are a delight—up to a parents. Going off on a family holiday is a step insisting that ‘a suicidal soul is not a criminal.’ point. There’s no better feeling than away from the daily grind but the little dears still weekend we’re going on a wee jolly to Ireland When she read that the driver’s wife blamed herself cradling a sleepy new-born in the perform to type. With Daddy Bear at the wheel that with our youngest daughter. It was only after we for the tragedy after their marriage ended, Elber crook of your arm, although as I recall only leaves one supposedly responsible adult to booked the ferry that I remembered it’s the Glasgow asked to meet to reassure her that it was not her fault. with our lot, sleep came as an optional hold the sick bag. Our eldest daughter couldn’t get Fair weekend so there will be marauding hoards A pivotal moment in her recovery came five extra. Toddlers, with their antics, are hysterical. I to the bottom of our driveway without requesting on board. That seems about right as our guys used months after the crash. It was not lost on Elber that remember convulsing with laughter when, on the use of one. If you saw how short our driveway to be the prime offenders so a bit of payback is it was the month of the Holy Souls. Almost without Chearing me refer to her brow as her forehead, our is you’d get an inkling of the full horror of a car only reasonable. realising it she found herself lighting a candle for middle daughter earnestly asked where were her trip with the Swiss Family McGinty. the soul of the driver while she was praying in the other three heads. Now that the gang mostly do their own thing we can’t make the trip to Ireland without thinking chapel of Cork University Hospital. In the early teenage years, the shine can wear a can beetle off out at a moment’s notice. This of a mother who made a similar journey across Her ability to forgive has been crucial in her the Irish Sea three years ago with her family efforts to find peace. She chooses to spend the Iand whose life was shattered just days later. anniversary of the accident in solitude, in what she In 2012, Elber Twomey—pregnant with her calls her ‘shutdown’ day. Like every other day, she second baby—travelled from her home in County attends Mass before taking time to reflect on all CROSSWORD Gordius No 203 Cork to Devon with her husband, Con, and 16- that she has lost and how she can honour them with month old son, Oisin. She was keen to recreate the a life of purpose and meaning. happy family holidays she had enjoyed in Torquay She says she takes each day as it come but it 123 4 5 6 7 as a child and they chose to take their car as she must require an act of heroism to open her eyes in was anxious about flying while pregnant. the morning, to allow her senses to absorb a life, In an almost unspeakable tragedy their son and which does not contain the cheery chat of her son, 89 unborn daughter died when a suicidal driver in an the companionship of her husband or the feel of on-coming vehicle careered into their car. Elber her baby kicking inside her. suffered life-changing injuries requiring 19 The happiness that was wrapped up in her operations. Her last vestige of hope for the future husband, son and unborn baby has gone forever. 10 11 12 First entry out the hat on FRI lay in her husband, Con, but his injuries were so This is not the life she would have ever chosen yet 13 14 JULY 24 will be the winner catastrophic that despite the best care in Torquay, with infinite humility she has accepted the Will of and later in Cork, he died ten months later. When God and with complete faith she has placed her her own treatment permitted she visited him every trust in Him. 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DEATH MEMORIAM CAREY HAGGARTY 5th Anniversary 33rd Anniversary In loving memory of our In loving memory of my ALLISON dear dad and grandpa, Pat dear husband, and our Peacefully, after a short (Paddy), who sadly died battle with dementia, John dear father, Angus John, peacefully on July 15, 2010. who died July 18, 1982. Allison (81), passed away Also remembering our R.I.P. on July 12, 2015, at mum Annette. Treasured forever are Woodside Care Home. May they both rest in peace. memories of you, Devoted husband, father, Sadly missed. Never Today, tomorrow and all grandfather and forgotten. St Anne and St Patrick, CURZON GALLACHER life through. great-grandfather. In loving memory of 23rd Anniversary pray for them. Our Lady of Lourdes, pray Forever loved and now at Joseph Curzon, beloved In loving memory of my Inserted by your loving for him. peace. BOYD husband of Mary, who died beloved wife, Catherine, family. Inserted by his loving wife 3rd Anniversary July 19, 1990; also loved and our dear mother, who In loving memory of my ones gone before. died on July 23, 1992. and family, Borve, Barra. BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE beloved wife, Catherine, May his soul and the souls Most Sacred Heart of 30th Anniversary of our died July 15, 2012. Much of all the faithful departed Jesus, we place all our dear uncle, Peter, died loved mum, gran and rest in peace. trust in Thee. June 15, 1985. great-gran. St Joseph, pray for him. Eternal rest grant unto her May their souls rest in Death leaves a heartache Those we love remain with O Lord, peace. no one can heal, us for love itself lives on. And let perpetual light Love leaves a memory no Mary, Mary Theresa, Ian shine upon her. KEENEY one can steal. and Anne-Marie. May she rest in peace. 2nd Anniversary Until we meet again. Our Lady of Lourdes, pray In loving memory of my DOHERTY/LAVERY for her. St Joseph, pray for her. husband, James, who died 21st Anniversary, July 22, Inserted by her loving Husband Adam and loving CASEY on July 20, 2013. Also the In loving memory of our 2013, of John Paul, loved husband Tony and children family. 31st Anniversary of McKENNA darling mother, Helen, and loving son and Martin, Elizabeth, Maureen (née McKeown) Remembering today a very whom God called home on nephew of the family. Also Catherine Mary and Anthony. loving, caring husband, BUCHANAN July 18, 1997; also her my sister, Marie, died while who died on January 23, dad and father-in-law, In loving memory of a dear dear husband, and our on holiday in Dublin. GALLAGHER 1984. Peter, who passed away father and grandfather, darling father, Joseph, Sadly missed but never In loving memory of our Our Lady of Lourdes, pray on October 25, 1998, and John, died July 16, 1996 whom God also called forgotten. darling daughter and for them. whose birthday occurs on and also our dear mother home on November 20, Take Lord, receive…give sister, Bernadette, aged Inserted by Anna and their July 22. and grandmother, Sarah, 1970. them only Your love. ten years, who died on daughters Eleanor, Clare Inserted by their family, Our Lady of Lourdes, pray who died May 31, 1998. What an awesome July 21, 1978. R.I.P. and Carole and their Glasserton Road, for him. In our thoughts you are thought, that next time we Our Lady of Lourdes and families. Glasgow. St Bernadette, pray for her. Mary, Geraldine, Stuart; always near, meet it will be for all 17 Aitkenhead Road, grandchildren, Gabriel, Our Lady wished for a Still loved, still missed and eternity. Chapelhall. Ethan, Erin and Kal. DONOHOE pretty flower, very dear. No more parting, tears, 130 Banchory Avenue, pain or sorrow. Of your charity, please To lay at Jesus’ feet, Our Lady of the Isles, pray pray for the repose of the KENNEDY Inchinnan. Thank you, God, our Her choice was of the fairest, for them. soul of Margaret Donohoe, 6th Anniversary Father, for sending Your A lily pure and sweet, who died July 20, 1987. In loving memory of our Allan, Katie and family. Son, Jesus, to redeem us She gazed amid the little RELIGIOUS MEMORIAM Eternal rest grant unto her, and for the precious gift of ones, darling mother, O Lord, BURGESS Your Holy Spirit who unites And stopped to pick the grandmother and DELANY And let perpetual light 13th Anniversary us in love until that best, great-grandmother, Mary, 61st Anniversary shine upon her, In loving memory of a wonderful day when we Dear Bernadette was the died July 16, 2009. In loving memory of Sister May she rest in peace. treasured mother and will all be one in humble chosen one, We did not know that St Francis, St Anthony and Ita of The Holy Name, S.N.D. dearest granny, Morag, adoration before the With Jesus now she rests. morning, St Pio, pray for her. Inserted by Mummy, (Mary Patricia Delany), died July 19, 2002. Throne of God. What pain that day would Inserted by the family. brothers, sisters, sister-in- who died on July 17, 1954, Our Lady of the Isles and Eternal rest grant unto bring, law, brothers-in-law, sister of the late Reverend them O Lord. When a special heart St Catherine of Siena, pray FOY nephews and nieces. J.J. Delany, for her. And let perpetual light 17th Anniversary stopped beating, Sister Kathleen, C.S.A., Inserted by her loving shine upon them. Please pray for the repose And we could not do a May they rest in peace. Margaret and Terence. family, Flora, Duncan, of the soul of Joseph, a thing, Inserted by your loving Calum and Stuart. loving son and brother,who The parting was so daughter Sheila and the KANE died July 16, 1998. sudden, family. St. Anthony, pray for him. 20th Anniversary CAMPBELL We often wonder why, Please remember in your 32nd Anniversary CHAMBERS That the hardest part for all prayers the soul of In loving memory of our Please pray for the repose of us, Reverend Father Duncan dear father and of the souls of our dear We never said goodbye, Kane, Parish Priest of St grandfather, Alasdair, who father, Jim, died July 21, We think about you every John of the Cross, died July 22, 1983; also 1994, and our dear day, Twechar, who died very our mother, Janet MacKin- mother, Cathie Campbell, GALLAGHER The things you did and suddenly on July 21, 1995. non, who died July 18, who died October 6, 1985. 14th Anniversary used to say, We loved him in life, 1967. Inserted by their loving Cherished and happy They bring a smile and Let us not forget him in Our thoughts are always family. memories of our wonderful often a tear, death. with you, dad and proud grampa, And a loving wish you Sacred Heart of Jesus, Your place no one can fill, CONNELL Charlie, who died July 21, were still here. 48th Anniversary 2001. Also remembering Immaculate Heart of Mary In life we loved you dearly, Eternal rest grant unto her, In loving memory of our his son, Brian, who died and St Joseph, Foster O Lord, In death we love you still. dear father, William August 28, 1985 and also Father of Jesus, Keep him Our Lady of the Isles, pray Joseph Connell, who died his wife, Isa, who died on And let perpetual light in Your care. for them. on holiday, July 22, 1967. September 21, 2012. shine upon her, St John of the Cross, pray Inserted by their loving R.I.P. Inserted by his loving family. May she rest in peace. for him. family at home and away, 61 Kelso Drive, Our Lady of Lourdes, pray Inserted by your loving From all his loving family. Kilerivagh, Benbecula. East Kilbride. for them. family. FRIDAY JULY 17 2015 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 17 FAMILYANNOUNCEMENTS

MacPHEE (née Wilson) SMITAS POWERFUL NOVENA 4th Anniversary In loving memory of our Of Childlike Confidence Loving memories of dear parents, George, died (This novena is to be said Morag, who died July 18, July 16, 1967, and Agnes, at the same time, every 2011. Loving mother, died July 25, 1975, and my hour, for nine consecutive mother-in-law, sister, Annie, died Decem- hours – just one day). O grandmother and great- ber 22, 1993. Also Jesus, who hast said, ask grandmother and also remembering my cousin, and you shall receive, remembering our dearly Vincas, died in Germany, seek and you shall find, beloved father, grandfather February 28, 1985, and his knock and it shall be and great-grandfather, parents, Vincas and opened to you, through the LUNDIE MacDONALD McKEON Donald, who died May 6, Petrone, died in Lithuania, intercession of Mary, Thy Remembering this sad 23rd Anniversary 34th Anniversary 2015. and my husband, John, Most Holy Mother, I knock, day, but with treasured Precious memories of my In loving memory of our St Anne, pray for them. who died June 18, 2002, I seek, I ask that my prayer memories of our only dear husband, and our beloved parents, Francis, Inserted by the family, and brother, George, who devoted dad, John (Iain died July 20, 1981, and be granted (make your young handsome son, Jim, home and away. died May 7, 2003, and Ban), who died July 25, Elizabeth, died December request). O Jesus, who who gave us all great cousins, Gracia, Sigitas, 1992. 18, 1979; also our dear hast said, all that you ask happiness and joy in life, MacPHEE Kaze and Romas, died in Nuair thig thu Chriosd brothers, Jim, who died In loving memory of John, Lithuania, 2004 and of the Father in My name, and died tragically on July Aig latha luain gam iar- May 7, 1995, and Pat, who a dearly loved husband, nephew, John, 2010. Also He will grant you through 20, 1984, 16 years old. raidh died September 17, 1995. dad and grandad, who sister-in-law, Mamie, the intercession of Mary, Also his dad, James, who Dom dhachaigh bhuain Much loved and sadly died on July 22, 2003. December 11, 2011. R.I.P. Thy Most Holy Mother, I died February 16, 2012. Nach sòlasach mo chridh. missed. Fois shiorruidh thoir dha a St Casimir, Patron of humbly and urgently ask Thirty one years have Loved and remembered Thighearna, Lithuania, pray for them. Thy Father, in Thy name, passed since that sad day, every day. MacLELLAN Agus solus nach dìbir Inserted by Olga, Konrad that my prayer be granted When the son we loved His loving wife Mary Jane In loving memory of my dearrsadh air. and family. (make your request). O parents, Anne, who died was called away, and family, home and Inserted by Catherine and Jesus, who hast said, July 16, 2001, and Donald, away. family, South Boisdale, STOKES Heaven and Earth shall The blow was hard, the who died January 1, 2013. shock severe, South Uist. In loving memory of our pass away but My word Loved and remembered shall not pass, through the To part with our Jim we dear mother, Elizabeth, every day. who died July 23, 1969. intercession of Mary, Thy loved so dear, May they rest in peace. Our Lady of Lourdes, pray Most Holy Mother, I feel They say in time you soon Mary, Phil, Pippa and for her. confident that my prayer Andrew. forget, Inserted by the family (late shall be granted (make But son, that is not true, of 5 Old Mill View, Croy). your request); publication No morning dawns or night MacLENNAN promised. - P.M. 8th Anniversary returns, TOLAN Remembering with love Without a thought of you, 17th Anniversary of our my dear sister and our NOVENA TO ST CLARE Will those who think of Jim son, Mark, who died July Say nine Hail Mary’s for aunt, Effie, who died July 16, 1998. today, MacDONALD 17, 2007. nine days with a lighted A little prayer to Jesus say. 1st Anniversary God’s gift to us was you. candle; publication prom- Always in our thoughts and REA St Pio, pray for him. St Joseph, pray for him. In loving memory of ised. - T.M. prayers. In loving memory of our Inserted by Mum, Dad and Mother Mary, love my son Calum, loving husband, Eternal rest grant unto her, dear mum, and gran, family. for me. father, grandfather and O Lord, Theresa, who died on July NOVENA to St Therese of Your Mum. great-grandfather, who And let perpetual light 23, 1997. R.I.P. the Little Flower. died so suddenly July 21, It’s hard to put on paper, shine upon her, Fold her O Jesus in Thine THANKSGIVING Saint Therese, the Little 2014. Flower, please pick me a The feelings I have inside, May she rest in peace. arms, Your memory is so precious Sadly missed. rose from the heavenly Of a broken hearted sister, And let her henceforth be, GRATEFUL thanks to St Your presence missed so Katie and family. A messenger of love Joseph for answering our garden and sent it to me Who has missed you since much, between, prayers. – E. with a message of love. you died. Your will always be MacLEOD Our human hearts and Ask God to grant me the Your sister Jane. remembered 17th Anniversary of our Thee. DEAR HEART OF JESUS favour I thee implore and We love you, Uncle Jim. And loved by all of us. dear brother and uncle, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Dear Heart of Jesus in the tell Him I will love Him xxx. From your loving wife Joseph Gerard (Eosa), have mercy on her. past I have asked you for each day more and more. Jane, Kim and Cara. Catriona and families at who died so tragically on Her loving family and many favours, this time I The above prayer plus 5 Watch over me Uncle Jim, home and away. July 17, 1998, aged 19 grandchildren. ask you for this special Our Fathers, 5 Hail Marys Your great-nephew Jayden years. one (mention favour), take and 5 Glory Be’s must be James. MacDONALD In our hearts you will REYNOLDS it Dear Heart of Jesus, and said on 5 successive days In loving memory of our always stay, In loving memory of our place it within Your broken before 11 a.m. On the 5th parents and grandparents, Loved and remembered dear mum and dad, John, heart where your Father day, the 5th set of prayers John MacDonald, who every day. who died on July 18, 2011, sees it, then in his merciful having been completed, died on July 18, 1983, and Martin, Penny, Mary Jo and Grace, who died on eyes it will become Your offer one more set – 5 Our his beloved wife, Mary and Donald Iain. May 24, 1997. favour, not mine. Amen. Fathers, 5 Hail Marys and Theresa, who died June All I ask is that you Say for three days, publi- 5 Glory Be’s. Publication 21, 2009. remember me at the Altar cation promised. - S.C. MacNEIL promised On whose souls sweet 26th Anniversary of God. Jesus have mercy. In loving memory of our St Anthony, pray for them. DEAR HEART OF JESUS Our Lady of the Isles, pray dear parents, John MacNeil, Inserted by their loving O DEAR ST JOSEPH OF Dear Heart of Jesus in the for them. who died on July 18, 1989 family Mary, Bernadette, CUPERTINO, who, by Sadly missed by all the and our dear mother, Mary Henry and Anne-Marie. your prayers, did seek past I have asked you for many favours, this time I McALEER family in South Uist and on M. MacNeil, who died April from God that you should ask you for this special In loving memory of my the mainland. 16, 1984 of ‘Sgor-nan- SINCLAIR be asked at your one (mention favour), take dear brother, Joe, who Druidean,’ Castlebay, Isle In loving memory of our examinations the only it Dear Heart of Jesus, and died July 22, 1993. McKIRDY of Barra. R.I.P. dear mother, and grand- propositions you knew, 10th Anniversary We mention your name, mother, Marion, who died place it within Your broken To live in the hearts we pray that I too, like you, In loving memory of my We think of you often, on July 18, 1992. may succeed in the exami- heart where your Father leave behind is not to die. beloved husband, Gavin, God Bless you, dear parents, Our Lady of the Isles, pray nation for which I am sees it, then in his merciful Our Lady of Lourdes, pray dear father and granpa, You will never be forgotten. for her. preparing. In return I will eyes it will become Your for him. who died July 21, 2005. Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Son Donald, Glasgow; make you known and favour, not mine. Amen. Love always. Missed as much as he was pray for them. Dolina, Roddy and family, cause you to be invoked; Say for three days, publi- Mary. loved. Ronnie, Annag and family. Eriskay. publication promised. cation promised. - S.J. 18 CHILDREN’S PAGE SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY JULY 17 2015

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

the second book of Kings 4:42-44. works by using all of us and He lives in all of us. CHILDREN’S One day a man from the town of Baal Shalishah The Word of the Lord came with some food for Elisha. The man CROSSWORD 90 brought him 20 loaves of barley bread that had Alleluia been made from the first crop of grain. He also Luke 7:16. brought some fresh heads of grain. (R) Alleluia, Alleluia. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Elisha told his servant: “Let the people have A great prophet has appeared among us; God has it to eat.” visited His people. 7 His servant replied, “This isn’t enough to feed (R) Alleluia, Alleluia. a hundred people.” 8 But Elisha told him: “Give the food to the Gospel people! The Lord has said that when they are Jesus gave the people all the food they wanted. A 9 10 through eating, there will be some left over.” reading from the Holy Gospel according to John 6:1-15. The servant gave them the food. And when Jesus crossed Lake Galilee, which was also 11 12 they had finished eating, there was some left known as Lake Tiberias. A large crowd had seen over, just as the Lord had promised. Him work miracles to heal the sick, and those 13 The Word of the Lord people went with Him. 14 It was almost time for the Jewish festival of Responsorial Psalm Passover and Jesus went up on a mountain with 15 16 145:10-11, 15-16. His disciples and sat down. When Jesus saw the (R) You open your hand to feed us, Lord; you large crowd coming toward Him, He asked 17 answer all our needs. Phillip: “Where will we get enough food to feed All creation will thank you and your loyal people all these people?” He said this to test Phillip, 18 will praise you. since He already knew what he was going to do. 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time They will tell about your marvellous kingdom Philip answered: “Don’t you know that it 19 and your power. would take almost a year’s wages just to buy (R) You open your hand to feed us, Lord; you only a little bread for each of these people?” Reflection answer all our needs. Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one ACROSS HOW many times have you been out Everyone depends on you and when the time is of the disciples. He spoke up and said: “There is 1 Make-up you use to make a fun disguise somewhere with your mum and your stomach right, you provide them with food. a boy here who has five small loaves of barley (4,5) 7 How old you are (3) starts to rumble? “Mum, I’m hungry,” you By your own hand you satisfy the desires of all bread and two fish. But what good is that with 8 Animal which lives in and near a river (5) say. Like magic, she reaches into her purse who live. all these people?” 9 Sickness (7) and pulls out some biscuits or fruit. (R) You open your hand to feed us, Lord; you The ground was covered with grass, and 11 Goldilocks met three of them (5) Today’s Gospel story is a lot like that. answer all our needs. Jesus told His disciples to have everyone sit 13 Baby (6) 14 Produced an egg (4) Jesus is preaching until dinner time. The down. About 5000 men were in the crowd. 16 Grassy part of the garden (4) people are away from home and are getting Second Reading Jesus took the bread in His hands and gave 17 Word you use to answer when asked very hungry. The only foods the apostles can There is one body, one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism. thanks to God. Then He passed the bread to the ‘why?’ (7) find are five loaves of bread and two fish. A reading from the letter of Paul to the Ephesians 4:1-6. people and He did the same with the fish, until 18 Curved structure (4) 19 When you stop working and have a They begin to worry because there are more Brothers and sisters, as a prisoner of the Lord, everyone had plenty to eat. cuppa (3-5) than 5000 people. It’s not like they can run I beg you to live in a way that is worthy of the The people ate all they wanted and Jesus told to the shop to buy food and even if they could people God has chosen to be his own. Always His disciples to gather up the leftovers, so that DOWN it would cost way too much. They take the be humble and gentle. Patiently put up with nothing would be wasted. The disciples gathered 1 Game involving kicking (8) 2 Pet which purrs (3) little food they found to Jesus. He blesses it each other and love each other. Try your best to them up and filled 12 large baskets with what 3 The capital city of France (5) and tells them to start passing it out. Not only let God’s Spirit keep your hearts united. Do this was left over from the five barley loaves. 4 The Emerald Isle (7) did everyone get enough to eat there was also by living at peace. After the people had seen Jesus work this 5 Cassette (4) a lot left over. All of you are part of the same body. There is miracle, they began saying: “This must be the 6 You'll find these in a pod (4) 10 To make it, you put filling between two Jesus does that for us too and not just with only one Spirit of God, just as you were given one Prophet who is to come into the world!” Jesus slices of bread (8) food. When we are tired, hungry, sad, or hope when you were chosen to be God’s people. realized that they would try to force him to be 12 There’s a book about her adventures in lonely He takes care of us. This makes us feel We have only one Lord, one Faith, and one their King. So he went up on a mountain, where Wonderland (5) better and also frees us to share all that we Baptism. There is one God who is the Father of all He could be alone. 15 Market (4) 16 “There’s a....., I can see water coming have with others because we know that God people. Not only is God above all others, but He The Gospel of the Lord out!” (4) will always provide what we need. 17 This insect makes honey (3) Activity LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION G Ask the children to write a prayer for all ACROSS people who do not have enough to eat in the 1 Magician 6 Ready 7 Giant 8 Early 11 Run world. 12 Hiss 14 Holidays 16 Rest 17 Roast 18 Baby G Ask the children to go back and tell their 19 Rome family all that they have heard and thought DOWN about today. Ask them to keep count of all the 1 March Hare 2 Grapes 3 Cry 4 Angry 5 Century different foods that they eat during the week 9 Ashtray 10 Lullaby 13 Editor 15 Scare and the countries that they come from, and when they are eating, to remember those around the world that do not have enough to The Children’s Liturgy page is eat. If they have written a prayer ask them to published one week in advance to say it together as a family during the week. allow RE teachers and those taking Prayer the Children’s Liturgy at weekly Dear Jesus, thank you for always taking care of us. Help us always to trust in your love and care. Masses to use, if they wish, this In your name, we pray. Amen page as an accompaniment to their First Reading teaching materials They will eat and have some left over. A reading from

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A golden celebration for Canon Bradburn at St Gilda’s

By Dan McGinty “I really enjoyed the whole celebration from “He gave a succinct summary of the changes in presented me with a Papal Blessing from Pope start to finish,” Canon Bradburn said. “It was the Church that my era of priests has seen and Francis, my first ever,” Canon Bradburn said. “I love it. CANON George Bradburn, parish priest at St wonderful having so many family and friends in complemented my sisters and brothers for the “After Mass all adjourned to Cove Burgh Hall Gildas’ Church in Rosneath, celebrated his the little Church at Rosneath. support and encouragement they have given me where a delightful tapas supper prepared by La Golden Jubilee as a priest surrounded by “Archbishop Emeritus Mario Conti and Bishop over the years.” Barca in Helensburgh was served by happy team wellwishers. Willian Nolan from Galloway graced the occasion In recognition of his years of priestly service, of parishioners. Parishioners joined friends and family, many with their presence and most of our deanery priests members of his various flocks from throughout the “It was a great day and night catching up with parishioners from previous parishes and priest and other priest friends. years gathered around him on the occasion of his lots of friends from parishes I’ve served in over the colleagues to celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving in “My friend Mgr Joseph Chambers came from jubilee, and after Mass they joined him in celebration years and of course the good representation of the St Gildas’Church on the feast of Ss Peter and Paul. his place of retirement in Donegal to preach at the and made a presentation to him. clergy delighted me—truly an occasion to remember.” Areception was held later in Cove Burgh Hall giving Mass. This he did, I may say, with a measure of “A parishioner, Ian Nicolson, gave me a beautiful visitors a complete tour of the Rosneath Peninsula. humour at my expense. tribute on behalf of the parish at the end of Mass and I [email protected]

SPOTLIGHT ON Diocesan honour for St Mary’s parishioner Helen

THE parish community at St Mary’s, Paisley were delighted to join parishioner Helen McAleer Craig, better known as Ella, as she received the Diocesan Medal and Bishop’s Certificate. She was presented with the honour (right) as she retired after 30 years as a Eucharistic Minister, serving patients in the RAH hospital as well as in her own parish of St Mary’s. The medal and certificate were presented by Canon John Paisley, I would like to thank presented with a new Missal McElroy, the resident retired you for your years of devotion and a copy of The Shed that priest in St Mary’s, and Fr Jude and service to our Eucharistic fed a Million Children: The Okorie, a priest from Nigeria Lord,” Bishop Keenan wrote. Extraordinary Story of Mary’s serving the parish for the next In addition to the above Meals by Magnus MacFarlane- few months. service, Ella also arranged the Barrow, in recognition of her The medal was awarded by rota for Eucharistic ministers in efforts in St Mary’s over the years. Bishop John Keenan in the parish typing this on a Following Mass she was The Blessed John Duns Scotus Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order celebrated as it welcomed two new recognition of the dedicated typewriter... no computer for her! honoured by a buffet lunch in professed members to their ranks. Shirley Rose and Jim Prior—after many months of study and reflection, service provided to the parish Unfortunately, Miss McAleer the parish hall, where she was attending the monthly meetings of the Fraternity—made their Gospel Commitment, their Profession to the by Miss McAleer Craig, and Craig fell recently, breaking her joined by her fellow parish- Order. The Secular Franciscan Order—or OFS—was founded by St Francis of Assisi in 1221 in response to lay on the certificate presented arm, and needed the help of her ioners for the celebration. people seeking to follow his way of life, and since the early 13th Century many single and married lay people alongside the medal, he wrote friend Joan Crawford when she Bishop John Keenan was have been inspired to live the Gospel Life, following in his footprints. Mass was celebrated by Fr Patrick in thanks for her work. went forward to receive her unable to make the presentation Lonsdale OFM, a National Chaplain to the Order who came up from London to be the celebrant, while also “On behalf of the parish presentation. himself as he was in Uganda present at the Mass was Helen McGilp, OFS, Scottish Regional Minister of the Secular Franciscan Order community of St Mary’s and In addition to the presentations with the pupils and staff of St indeed the wider community of from the diocese, she was also Andrew’s Academy, Paisley.

GOLDEN JUBILEE ARCHIVE REPORT: JUNE 6, 1986 How can SCIAF help the impoverished Philippines?

DURING 2015—the golden jubilee year of the THE SCO’s then editor, Jim Coffey, travelled still held political and social power over the people, people of Mindanao for centuries.’ Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) to the island of Mindanao in the Philippines and that families were at risk of being evicted from Eventually, Mr Campbell was able to use his —the SCO will bring you highlights of the last to speak to the then SCIAF director Duncan their homes by the military and suffered from faith and Scottishness to gain their trust. five decades of the campaigns and work of the Campbell regarding their work in the country, resulting health problems. “The only foreigners they had ever known had Catholic aid agency—an agency of the Bishops’ still reeling from the corrupt regime of former Mr Campbell lived in the same huts as the people been exploiters and enemies—apart of course from Conference of Scotland—as its reach developed President Ferdinand Marcos who was only of Mindanao, eating and drinking the same food the priests and sisters,” Mr Campbell said. “But and it became a member of the umbrella deposed earlier that year, and water as them saying that it ‘allow(ed) me to when I told them I was a Scot and we, too, were a organisation Caritas Internationalis. This week During this interview, Coffey found out that understand the frustration, resentment and fishing nation, they accepted me and made me saw a special section highlight Ethopia. supporters and henchmen for the Marcos regime suspicion of foreigners who have exploited the most welcome.” E-MAIL CELEBRATING LIFE EVENTS TO DAN McGINTY AT [email protected] 20 CATHOLICISM AND ISLAM SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY JULY 17 2015 Questions remained even after First Crusade victory

DR HARRY SCHNITKER’S series tracing the history of Islam and its relationship THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND ISLAM with Catholicism looks, in greater depth, at the success of the First Crusade

HE Crusades are still one of those topics that many undergraduates studying history will face in their university life. The reasons for this are manifold, but at the core boil down to two elements: the Crusades—as examined last week—are a rare and typical expression of measurable epochal Tchange and, secondly, the study of the Crusades exposes students to almost every aspect of history. Arguably the most important of these is the question: What happened? On the face of it, this seems an obvious question. Pope Urban II, responding to a letter requesting assistance from the Byzantine Emperor, Alexios Komnenos, asks the feudal barons of the Latin world to fight for the Faith. They set off, conquer Jerusalem and another handful of Middle Eastern cities, and set up Latin principalities in the region. However, as we already saw last week when we examined the perceptions of the Crusades, nothing is quite as simple as that. Indeed, even if we reduce the phenomenon to ‘facts’alone, we are faced with many complications. Just about the only uncontentious issue is the fact that the Byzantine Emperor asked for assistance from the Papacy—however, we are not even sure if the appeal was made in 1094 or 1095, although that matters little. This is, in itself, a momentous letter, for it was an acknowledgement by the heir of the Roman Emperors that the Bishop of Rome was now more powerful than they were. When it comes to the Council of Clermont, where Pope Urban II (right) ignited the Crusading spirit, we are already faced with complications. There are six different reports on what happened at the council, and, unsurprisingly, they all differ on what actually took place. Fulcher of Chartres reports that the Pope asked for warriors to fight against the Turks and Arabs who had occupied the Byzantine heartlands in Anatolia—following the Battle of Manzikert—and that this was a Christian duty since Christians were being oppressed. All those answering the call and would die in the process would have all their sins forgiven. There can be no doubt that this was going to be a ‘Holy War,’but Jerusalem does not get a mention. Others report that Pope Urban wished Jerusalem and Constantinople to be the target of the Crusade, but they are somewhat suspect. The Gesta francorum et aliorum Hierosolymytanorum, although roughly contemporary, is adamant that the Pope called for the liberation of Jerusalem, but was written by someone close to one of the leaders of the First Crusade, Bohemund of Antioch. Bohemund had profited hugely from the conquests in the Middle East, and the report must be treated with some caution. It is mirrored by Robert the Monk, but he differed greatly: some sought out military glory, enthusiasts, who marched to Constantinople in he voluminous writings on the First Crusade wrote a quarter of a century after the events, and some wished to conquer land, some wished to March 1096. The horrified Byzantines, hoping for that were spawned in its immediate based himself on the Gesta. settle scores with Europe’s Jews, others still were a Christian army to assist them, shipped them aftermath have sometimes been dismissed Just to confuse matters, Guibert, Abbot of moved to see the Holy Land and some went out of across the Bosphorus and the helpless Latins Tas ‘rather pious.’ However, seen in a different Nogent—who attended the council and should, piety. The motives of the Crusaders were as floundered into Anatolia. There, in October, whilst perspective, it may be argued that it was the result therefore, be treated as an eyewitness—wrote in complex and as intermingled as those who fight Peter was away, they were slaughtered by the of a stunning military victory, that most would not his Historia quae dicitur Gesta Dei per Francos what they believe to be a religious war at any time Muslims, the first battle casualties of the Crusades. have anticipated at all. The adventurous barons, that the Pope most definitely asked for the in history. As with modern Islamic Jihadists, it is As we know, the organised armies of the European some inspired by a warrior code, some by Faith, Crusaders to walk in Christ’s footsteps and liberate impossible to find a monocausal explanation for feudal barons, led by such Frankish luminaries as some by greed, some by all three, had gained an the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The words that their motivations. Godfrey of Bouillon, Bohemund of Antioch, unanticipated result. Guibert places in Pope Urban’s mouth are clear: What followed the Clermont appeal is also less Eustace, Count of Boulogne, Robert, Count of It was, however, not quite the miracle that the “Most beloved brethren, if you reverence the than clear cut. There was an undoubted outburst of Flanders and Raymond, Count of Toulouse, did Christian chroniclers claimed it to be. To begin source of that holiness and you cherish these shrines, popular enthusiasm, although we simply cannot manage to gain a victory. with, they had but scraped the edges of the Islamic which are the marks of His footprints on earth, if quantify how widespread this was; we have to recall There was a noticeable absence of crowned world, albeit an important edge. Secondly, they had you seek (the way), God leading you, God fighting that our sources are anything but biased. Nevertheless, heads during the First Crusade, something that failed entirely in regaining the heart of Anatolia for in your behalf, you should strive with your utmost a popular Crusading movement did spring up. Much would subsequently change. This has given rise to the Byzantine Empire. The gains for Islam efforts to cleanse the Holy City and the glory of of the popular reaction came from the response to a substantial historical debate, but it can safely be following Manzikert were never reversed, and this the Sepulchre, now polluted by the concourse of fiery preachers, such as Peter the Hermit. Although stated that most contemporary monarchies were proved to be a major tactical error: long-term, this the Gentiles, as much as is in their power.” the propaganda of men such as William of Tyre has either too weak to lead a Crusade—let us recall failure sealed the fate of Constantinople and ended greatly enhanced the actual role played by Peter, that the Duke of Normandy had conquered the Christian dominance of Anatolia. It also have lingered on the confusion as to what Pope there is little doubt that he and his fellow preachers England only a few decades earlier—or were opened the doors to the Balkans to Islam. Urban actually initiated on purpose, for it whipped up many enthusiasts for the Crusade. unwilling to risk everything on such an unknown What about the Muslim reaction? How did they illustrates the complexity of the Crusades. Men European grass-roots Christianity—already in gamble. In addition, the leadership of the First perceive what was happening? Was there a Imade from the crisis that evolved in the East in the ferment because of the Gregorian Reform Movement Crusade was also the leadership of the Latin West, weakness in the Islamic world that could account wake of the Byzantine defeat at Manzikert what —had found an outlet for its enthusiasms. the horseback warriors in chainmail who formed for the stunning victory of the First Crusade? they wanted from it. And what individuals wanted He gathered around him a rag-tag army of Christian its economic, social and military elite. These are questions to which we will turn next week. WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK