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MEPs, bishops reject abortion as human right

By Martin Dunlop

MEMBERS of the European Par- liament have rejected a vote to declare abortion a human right after European bishops condemned the motion. On Tuesday, parliament members chose not to vote on a resolution calling for ‘legal, safe and accessible’ abortions to be recognised as a ‘fundamental right’ and that would have demanded all member states legalise abortion practices. A total of 351 MEPs voted instead in favour of referring the non-bind- ing resolution back to the committee stage for further work, while 319 members voted against. The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Com- munity (Comece) condemned the resolution earlier this week, saying that the EU had no competence in the matter. “In many EU member states abor- Patriarch will give his life for peace tion is illegal,” the bishops’ statement said. “Out of consideration for human dignity and the conviction that right to life is absolute, abortion I Most senior Catholic priest in Syria speaks at Aid to the Church in Need event in Glasgow is banned by law. The EU should respect and not interfere with deci- By Ian Dunn has become, and that more than 450,000 Christians Syrian Patriarch Gregorios III, head of the country’s sions that do not fall within its sphere have been made homeless by the fighting. Melkite Church, addresses Catholics at Aid to the Church of competence.” “This is a war without a face,” he said. “No one in Need’s Persecuted and Forgotten? event in Christ the THE most senior Catholic priest in Syria told King Church, King’s Park, Glasgow Anthony Ozimic, communications the SCO this week that he is ready to ‘give my knows against whom they are fighting. There are PIC: PAUL McSHERRY manager for the Society of the Protec- life for peace’ when he returns to his homeland. more than 2000 separate groups involved, extremists, tion of Unborn Children (SPUC), said The Damascus-based Patriarch Gregorios III of terrorists, bandits… In some parts of the country, the MEPs’ decision was a victory for Antioch, of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, was Christians can feel quite safe and then, suddenly in a the pro-life movement and demon- in Glasgow on Monday to address a special event moment you are in deadly danger, the shelling will strates ‘that the pro-abortion lobby organised by the charity Aid to the Church in Need start or there is a knock on the door.” arch and Sr Hanaan Youssef of the Good Shepherd does not have it all its own way, even (ACN) at Christ the King Church, King’s Park. Though attempts to negotiate a ceasefire in Syria Sisters in Beirut. in the culture of death, which is so During an emotional Mass, the Patriarch told a full have made little progress in recent weeks, the patri- Sr Hanaan said the medical facility she worked at prevalent in Europe.’ “Although the church that the situation in his homeland was truly arch said Pope Francis had shown the world the ‘path and the whole country of Lebanon had struggled to pro-abortion lobby has many times desperate but that he still loved his country and felt to peace.’ cope with the flood of refugees in recent years, first the funding of the pro-life movement, no fear going back to a warzone as God was calling “The light of hope comes from the Holy Father,” from Iraq and now Syria. pro-lifers can punch above our weight him to work for ‘peace and reconciliation.’ he said. “After he appealed to the world to pray and “I have experienced war all my life,” she said. “I because we have the truth with us,” fast for peace, the US and Russia which seemed cer- was 9 when war came to Lebanon but things are now Mr Ozimic said. Peace not persecution tain to become more involved in the conflict, stepped very serious, Lebanon is a small country but there are The report on Sexual and Repro- Archbishop Emeritus Mario Conti of Glasgow, who back and helped arrange a deal to stop the use of one million refugees here, our clinic alone sees 100 ductive Health and Rights—co-writ- celebrated the Mass on Monday, said it was a ‘great chemical weapons. That was the work of the Holy people a day. We thank you for your help and ask that ten by Vicky Claeys, regional privilege’ to be present to hear the Patriarch’s ‘hugely Father, he has shown us the way.” you pray for us and keep the Faith.” director of the International Planned important’ message of peace, which was underlined Patriarch Gregorios said the world must follow the All of those who attended the event were given a Parenthood Federation European at the start of Mass when local school children laid Pope and pray that next month’s second Geneva con- copy of the new ACN Persecuted and Forgotten? Network, and presented by Portugese pictures of kidnapped and murdered Syrian priests ference allows all sides to agree a ceasefire. report. It suggests that, over the past two years, the MEP Edite Estrela—recommended the before the altar. “It offers a chance for peace, everyone should pray persecution of Christians has worsened in 20 nations. universal legalisation of unrestricted The event was arranged by ACN to mark the pub- it succeeds,” he said. “As the Patriarch of Damascus “In the period under review, 2011–2013, violence abortion, calling it a ‘human right.’ lication of its new report Persecuted and forgotten? I say every group should attend, I command it, I and intimidation became more serious for Christians; Pro-life supporters had warned which highlights the growing oppression of Chris- demand it! No one can win this war, there has been in 20 of the 30 countries assessed, the situation wors- that, if the resolution had passed, it tians all over the world, but especially in Syria, where enough violence, enough! Only peace and reconcili- ened,” the report reveals. “In others, where the prob- would have effectively suppressed the Christian minority has been savagely affected by ation can help us now.” lems were already extreme, there has been little or the rights of doctors and nurses to the nearly three-year civil war. He also said he believed that peace in his home- no change. Christianity, the world’s most persecuted refuse to participate in abortion. One attendee, John Mason, MSP for Ballieston land could bring harmony across the Middle East. religion, now risks being wiped out in countries was so struck by the report’s content and the Patri- “If we can have peace in Syria that can lead on to where until recently it has been well established. I [email protected] arch’s message that he told the SCO he intended to peace in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, even Israel and Pales- Oppression and exodus now threaten Christianity’s put a motion before the Scottish Parliament this week tine,” he said. “These problems are all knitted together, status as a worldwide religion.” to encourage a fresh debate on the subject. there is a great opportunity if we can seize it.” I To read the report in full, or donate to ACN, visit Message Worsening situation the charity’s website at www.acnuk.org The Patriarch said everyone had to do all they could After the Mass, the congregation heard from a num- to raise awareness of how dire the situation in Syria ber of speakers in the church hall, including the Patri- I [email protected]

SCO, 19 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 6BT I tel 0141 221 4956 I fax 0141 221 4546 I e-mail [email protected] 2 WHAT’S ON SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY OCTOBER 25 2013 Catholics in Paisley celebrate Divine Mercy Conference THE national Divine What’s On Mercy conference took place at Paisley’s St Mirin’s Cathedral on A weekly guide to upcoming Church events Sunday. Groups from across the SUNDAY OCTOBER 27 by a party until 9.30pm, with country gathered to listen to I St Anthony of Padua music and dancing, face guest speakers ahead of the relics visit Aberdeen. St painting, quiz, games, food... conference’s celebration of Mary’s Cathedral. Mass at Come as your favourite Mass in the cathedral. 11.15am, 3pm (Polish) and saint-£25 1st prize for the In addition to the Mass 6pm/Veneration from best costume. and meeting, members par- 12.30pm-2.45pm, 4pm- ticipated in Exposition of 5.45pm and 7pm-10pm. I Fr Robert Barron’s the Blessed Sacrament, the Catholicism DVD series. 3 o’clock prayer and Chap- I The fourth in the Autumn What do Catholics let of Divine Mercy. series of talks at Lauriston believe…? The Fire of His Conference participants Jesuit Centre, Edinburgh. Sr Love: Prayer and the Life of are pictured at the front of Helen Prejean CSJ. Dead the Spirit. 7pm, St Gregory’s St Mirin’s Cathedral altar Man Walking: The Journey parish hall, Glasgow. (right). Continues, Sr Helen talks PIC: PAUL McSHERRY about her involvement with FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1 the Ministry Against the I Annual Romero Lecture Death Penalty, 5pm. 2013 in conjunction with the Romero Trust. A Disturbing MONDAY OCTOBER 28 Truth: the Church, the Poor, I Talk: The Lord’s Prayer, and Oscar Romero by Workshop 9: The Year of Timothy Radcliffe OP. 7pm, Faith (Rediscovering the Lauriston Jesuit Centre, Catholic Catechism), St Edinburgh. Cadoc’s Church, Newton Mearns, 7.30pm. I An evening of fundraising for the Little Sisters of the I Mass for Vocations, Little Poor, Glasgow. Music and Sisters of the Poor, St Laughter with Carissa Joseph’s, Robroyston, Glas- Bovill, Eulalia Stewart gow, 7.45pm. School of Dancing, St Joseph’s Drama Group and TUESDAY OCTOBER 29 Christine Bovill, 7.15pm at I Aberdeen prayer vigil St Joseph’s Home, Robroys- against abortion, Aberdeen ton. Tickets: £5 including Maternity Hospital, 3pm tea/coffee/refreshments. To October 29, 2013 to mark reserve, call: 0141 558 5114. the 20th anniversary of a prayer vigil against abortion. I Glasgow CND social We stand between the bus event, 7.30pm, folk music stop and the Maternity Hos- and readings, St Peter’s pital gate on Cornhill Road Church hall, Chancellor and anyone wishing to par- Street, Glasgow, Readings: ticipate is welcome to attend David Hayman, Liz any Friday at 3pm. No ban- Lochhead and writer and ners, placards or shouting, broadcaster Chris Dolan. just a peaceful presence of prayer. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1- SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3 I 40th anniversary Mass I Catholic Youth Service for opening of St Fillan’s Scotland National Youth Primary School, Glasgow, Event, Gartmore House. 2pm with Archbishop Philip Tartaglia. SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2 I St Ninian Institute, Year I A series of reflections to of Faith Lecture Series 2013. end the Year of Faith, 7.30pm, Dr Harry Schnitker, Scotland The Immaculate Conception and Sanctity—Scottish Last weekend’s World Mission Hall, Glasgow. Faith as Catholic Saints, 10am, Sunday Mass at Glasgow’s St Discipleship in the Gospels, Dunkeld Diocesan Centre, Alphonsus’ Church provided led by Canon Robert Hill, 24-28 Lawside Road, the ideal opportunity for the parish priest of St Matthew’s Dundee. city’s Knights of St Columba Church, Bishopbriggs, and councils to pass on a statue of who recently completed a I NightFever (Glasgow City their patron saint. Glasgow’s doctorate on the Gospel of Centre), St Aloysius’ Church, St Columba statue, which St Mark. Garnethill, an uplifting journeys through the city’s evening of music and prayer seven knights’ councils THURSDAY OCTOBER 31 during which people are throughout the calendar year, I All Hallows Eve Party for invited in from the streets to was passed from the care of young people (12-17), St spend time with Jesus. Mass, Council 396 to Council 4 at St Mary’s Cathedral, Aberdeen, 5.45pm. 7pm till late— Alphonsus’ on Sunday (above). (the eve of All Saints Day), Eucharistic Adoration, Bryan Henry of 396 is pictured Youth Mass at 7pm followed prayer, music, Confessions. handing the statue on to Frank Curran of Council 4 (right) E-mail [email protected] PICS: PAUL McSHERRY

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By Ian Dunn SCIAF has pledged another needed by the growing number £250,000 to help victims of of refugees, and the huge impact ST BRIDE’S Church in East Kilbride the Syrian civil war, and this is having on neighbouring has been named as one of most striking said the generosity of Scot- countries and their own commu- churches in the UK, an accolade the tish Catholics was helping nities,” he said. “An estimated parish priest hopes will help it get the people in desperate need. 25 per cent of the Lebanese funding it needs to carry out millions The new funding will help population is now Syrian. of pounds of repairs. support Caritas Lebanon, and SCIAF is working with our Along with St Francis Xavier’s Church provide hygiene kits, blankets, partners to provide basic sup- in Falkirk, St Bride’s has been shortlisted stoves, shelter, healthcare and port including food, blankets, for the Best Modern Churches Award, housing for thousands of hygiene kits, accommodation which is looking for the most striking refugees (above right) who and medical care to as many church built in the UK since 1953. have fled to Lebanon to escape vulnerable people as possible— St Bride’s Church (right) was designed the devastating war in Syria. both refugees and vulnerable by the innovative Scottish practice Gille- Val Morgan, SCIAF’s com- Lebanese and Jordanians.” spie, Kidd and Coia in the late 1950s and munication officer—currently Mr Angove also said the gen- Fr Owen Ness, the current parish priest, in Beruit—said that ‘the plight erosity of SCIAF’s supporters said ‘celebrating Mass here is a great expe- of Syrian refugees continued to continued to amaze, and their rience.’ worsen.’ contributions were going to “Architects come from all over Europe “Three to four thousand peo- incredibly worthwhile causes. to study it,” he said. “Recently Radio Four ple coming over the border to “We are extremely grateful brought one of the original architects here Lebanon each day, and many of to everyone who has donated to for a special programme about it.” them have seen terrible things in our Syrian Refugee Emergency Despite its architectural value, St Lebanon, there are many chil- Appeal and will ensure every Bride’s is in desperate need of repair. dren who have lost their par- penny is spent helping people “I’ve been here three years, and when I “We [recently] heard about the Modern January 1 1953. The shortlist has been ents,” he said. “With our sister whose lives have been devas- first entered the church there was water Churches Award and it could be just the compiled from more than 200 churches agency Caritas Lebanon we are tated by this conflict,” he said. pouring in through the roof,” Fr Ness said. thing to help us get funding, especially if nominated by members of the public, trying to get them psychological The ongoing civil war in Syria “We need to fix the roof and the heating sys- we get to final three churches.” church and heritage organisations. From help and as it turns into Winter has left an estimated 100,000 tem and the cost will be in the millions. The The Best Modern Churches competition the shortlist of 24, judges will announce a here, we are trying to provide people dead and two million diocese can’t [pay for everything] and His- is being held to mark the 60th anniversary of Top 10 Best Modern Churches and award blankets and stoves to help peo- refugees in Lebanon, Jordan and toric Scotland don’t have the money either.” the National Churches Trust. Since 1953, the a National Churches Trust Diamond ple survive as it gets colder.” Turkey. A recent survey under- However there is hope, as a local land- trust has provided more than 12,000 grants Jubilee Architecture prize to three places Robert Angove, SCIAF’s taken by Caritas Jordan of 950 fill company have been in touch to say and loans worth £85 million, in today’s of worship judged to be the best sacred international programme man- Syrian men and women refugees they may be able to contribute. prices, to help fund the repair and moderni- spaces built in the last 60 years at a cere- ager, who is leading the char- aged between 18 and 60 in “Virador is the company, and they pay sation of Christian places of worship. mony to be held at Lambeth Palace on ity’s Syrian refugee emergency Jordan, showed that one in five a local community tax that has to go back Judges have selected an initial shortlist November 7. The awards will be pre- response, said the work they people were in need of some into the local community,” Fr Ness of 24 church buildings or significant sented by the Archbishop of Canterbury, were doing was absolutely vital. form of psychological therapy. explained. “They got in touch to say they extensions to an existing building from Justin Welby. “The longer this horrific war may be able to help and we’ve just fin- any Christian denomination in the United goes on, the worse the situation I If you wish to support SCIAF’s ished the text application. Kingdom which opened for worship after I [email protected] gets, both in terms of being able work in Syria visit www.sciaf.org.uk to keep up with the level of aid or call 0141 354 5555

BISHOPBishop Joseph Toal Joseph of renewal Toal of the Church’s ʻspiritually mis- lish speaking upliftedʼ bishops from said. by “Spending special days reading Liturgicalitself a fruit of the collegial meetinglanguages in in to Rome the Roman Argyll and the Isles last sionary outreach.’ across the world during the over and reflecting on how best ministry of Bishops working Rite—one of the major changes week represented Scotland The Holy Father told the Second Vatican Council. to express the holy mysteries of together in ICEL.” introduced by Sacrosanctum at a ‘spiritually uplifting’ ICEL members that their work Bishop Toal commented that our faith in our language is a Bishop Toal also said that the Concilium, the Second Vatican special meeting of the Inter- had ‘helped to foster the it had been a ‘great experience great responsibility and at the Scottish Church has made an Council’s great document on the national Commission for Church’s unity in faith and to meet and become friends same time spiritually uplifting important contribution to ICEL Liturgy,” he said. “In more English (ICEL) in the sacramental communions, ‘by with bishops from many other as you realise more fully the through these 50 years with recent times new translations of Liturgy in Rome. ‘enabling the vast numbers countries.’ “[The] sense that depths of meaning in the two Scottish bishops—Cardinal the texts of the Roman Rite into At the meeting, Pope Francis of the Catholic Faithful the work that we do together in Church’s prayer, and in particu- Gordon Gray and Bishop Mau- English are in preparation told Bishop Toal and the other throughout the world to pray in translating the Latin texts into lar their biblical foundations. I rice Taylor, who had served beginning with the translation of participants that they had ‘con- a common language.’ English is a holy task for the think this honouring of the bib- terms as presidents. the Third Edition of the Roman tributed to the understanding of The meeting was being held benefit of our local churches in lical roots of our liturgical texts “A massive amount of work Missal, completed in recent the Faith, the exercise of the in Rome to mark the founding our worship of God according is a strength and gain offered was done in the early years after years and in use across the Eng- common priesthood and the of ICEL 50 years ago by Eng- to the ancient Roman Rite,” he by the New Missal, which is the introduction of vernacular lish-speaking Church.”

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By Anne Timmons

NICHOLAS McDonald, a 16-year- old pupil at St Aidan’s High School in Wishaw and a finalist in The X Fac- tor, has remained very active in school events while taking part in the televised singing contest. Nicholas is in his last year at St Aidan’s and his head teacher Anthony Rooney told the SCO that all staff and pupils are ‘immensely proud’ of him. “We are all behind him and wish him the best of luck with the rest of the show,” Mr Rooney said. “He is a bright boy and we know he will go far in whatever he does.” Earlier this year Nicholas and six other classmates came together to form band the Easy Company, which went on to win Bat- tle of the Bands in Motherwell Theatre. This came as no surprise to Mr Rooney who said: “We always knew they were in with a shout. We were delighted they won it as there are 24 schools in North Lanarkshire but the boys knocked it out of the park. Patron’s Day Mass at the end of August Nicholas McDonald is an X Factor 2013 finalist. “We’re thrilled for Nicholas as we’ve and again in the choir when the school (Inset) The young TV talent show singer in his St Aidan’s High School uniform known how talented he is for a number of provided the musical Liturgy for the Mass years,” he added. at Carfin Grotto in September, attended by ior students. They devised and are taking Those who attended the Mass at Moth- 4000 students and teachers from across the part in a fund-raising activity to support erwell Cathedral to celebrate the launch of diocese. His visit to the X Factor Judge’s Nicholas and his favourite charity along Parishes live the the Year of Faith may remember Nicholas Houses for the TV competition took place with trying to keep life as normal as possi- singing lead vocals during the Mass for between both these events. ble for him. which the school helped with the musical “To be in the live shows is amazing and Nicholas and his parents pop into the By Martin Dunlop and a proclamation that the Liturgy. overwhelming as I never thought I’d be here school whenever possible, Mr Rooney power of God’s love is able to It may come as a surprise to some, how- and I am so thankful to be in this position, I added, and all students and staff are very CATHOLICS from across overcome the darkness of evil ever, now that Nicholas has reached X hope I do Louis [Walsh] and everyone proud of him and his achievements to date. Scotland joined Faithful and guide us on the path of Factor live shows, to discover that he has proud,” Nicholas said. “I just hope make it around the world in recom- goodness.’ stayed very active in school activities. Mr to the final and do my best.” I Cardinal Newman High School student mitting themselves to the At Masses across the country Rooney told the SCO that Nicholas par- St Aidan’s High School community is Anne Timmons has just completed a missionary activities of the on Sunday, Church parish- ticipated with the school choir at the right behind Nicholas, particularly the sen- week’s work experience with the SCO Church during World Mis- ioners heard a message from Fr sion Sunday at the weekend. 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THOSE with a close affinity to “My mother and father had eling by coach was no longer an the Marian Shrine of Lourdes been to Lourdes many times, and, option for them, so, thankfully, we now have even more opportu- when my mother was ill, she can offer the direct flight. nities to visit the French town, asked me to go,” Mr Sillars told “This has also given me an thanks to staff at Barrhead the SCO. “Initially, I had no inten- opportunity to continue the work Travel. tion to go but after my mum died of my father.” Next May, for the second year I decided to go with my dad, who Mark Ferrier, a colleague of Mr in succession, Barrhead Travel is had organised a pilgrimage by Sillars—who also has experience running a seven-night pilgrimage coach for people from Clydebank of working in Lourdes as a to Lourdes, flying directly from and the local area.” courier—is hoping to build on the Glasgow to Lourdes Airport. The prayerful atmosphere of success of Barrhead Travel’s inau- The travel company ran its first- the French town—where Our gural Lourdes pilgrimage. ever Lourdes pilgrimage earlier Lady appeared to Bernadette— “This year’s pilgrimage really this year, for which pilgrims were had such a profound impact on Mr was hugely successful,” Mr Fer- delighted to be joined by Catholic Sillars that he went on to work as rier said. singing sensation Susan Boyle. a tour guide in Lourdes for a num- “We have had some amazing The Barrhead Travel Lourdes ber of years. These experiences feedback and we are hoping for (Left) Fr Bathgate with parishioners after last week- pilgrimage, which offers visitors a were the reason behind Mr Sillars another great experience next end’s World Mission Sunday Mass at Glasgow’s St flexible itinerary, is the brainchild approaching Barrhead Travel year.” Alphonsus’ Church. (Right) Gavin Pritchard, Emma of Anthony Sillars and his col- about running a regular Lourdes Due to high demand, an extra McGeorge and Siyuan Guo, Caritas Award students from leagues at the Clydebank branch pilgrimage, which, thankfully for flight has already been added to St Mungo’s Academy, after the World Mission Sunday of the travel agency. many pilgrims, proved to be a next year’s Barrhead Travel Lour- Mass in Glasgow. Lourdes has had a special place welcome suggestion to his des pilgrimage, which will take PICS: PAUL McSHERRY in the heart of Mr Sillars and his employers. place from May 10-17. family for a number of years, and “We contacted many people the peacefulness and prayer of the who had been to Lourdes before I For further details, speak to Lourdes Grotto was an experience and the response we received was Anthony, Mark or Margaretanne Mission Sunday message he wanted to share with as many very encouraging,” Mr Sillars at the Clydebank office of Bar- people as possible. said. “Many people said that trav- rhead Travel on: 0141 435 7750.

He also develops on the 12 million children. Every day Jesus by helping Sr Clara and so theme of the Holy Father’s 2013 countless young children are many other missionaries around Mission Sunday Appeal, which stolen from, or sold by, their the world share the love of God is inspired by the book of Jere- families into domestic work and through their work,” he says. miah, in which the Lord prostitution against their will. In the Vatican, Archbishop declares: ‘Do not be afraid… I Many are also forced to become Savio Tai Fai Hon, secretary of will rescue you.’ street beggars.” the Congregation for the Evan- In this appeal, Fr Welsh Fr Welsh highlights the role gelisation of Peoples, backed writes, parishioners are invited of Salesian Sr Clara, who, with the Holy Father’s message for to support the work of dedicated the support of the Pontifical World Mission Sunday, saying missionaries in India and Mission Societies, ‘works tire- its focus was that ‘faith is some- throughout the world. lessly throughout Chennai, thing very precious to us.’ “Every day they live out these India, to rescue young girls “The gift of faith consists in words [of the Lord] as they from this tragic reality and to the truth that God really loves reach out to those most vulnera- provide them with a safe haven’ us,” the archbishop said. “This ble in our society, sharing His at a children’s home. love of God pushes us to give love by offering practical, emo- “Today, I invite you to con- our adequate response, and also tional and spiritual care,” he sider how this year’s Mission asks us to share our faith with says. Appeal is a concrete way for our brothers and sisters. “In India, child trafficking you and your parishioners to and child labour is the reality for deepen your relationship with I [email protected]

Many Faithful gathered for a public praying of the Rosary at Glasgow’s George Square at noon on Saturday October 12.The Rosary coincided with the arrival of the statue of Our Lady of Fatima in Rome, as Pope Francis prepared to conse- Dunoon parishioner launches appeal crate the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary the following day for Fr Norbert Kinolo from Tanzania PIC: PAUL McSHERRY

THE Argyll town of Dunoon does not often spring to mind when thinking of rural Tanza- nia, but there is a strong link between the Cowal peninsula and the East African country—a link that began with a letter to the SCO many years ago and has resulted in a Dunoon parishioner appealing to Catholic Faithful for emer- FLY DIRECT FROM GLASGOW gency aid. 2000, and supported him when he ple can create for those less fortu- TO LOURDES AIRPORT Mary Murtin, a parishioner of was appointed to his first parish. nate than them through their help.” St Mun’s Church, Dunoon, (right) Having returned from further Thanks to the generosity of Ms WITH BRITISH AIRWAYS first spoke to Tanzanian priest Fr studies in Rome, Fr Kinolo has Murtin’s cousin, Fr Kinolo visited 10 & 17 May 2014 • 7 Nights • Full Board Norbert Kinolo around 15 years since been appointed to a rural Scotland a few years ago and ago, when the young man was parish in Mhenge, where he has no spent time with those in Dunoon • Escorted Tour with Lourdes Guide attending seminary in Dar es running water for his parish house who have helped him in his of their friend Sean Rooney, who Salaam. and church clinic. priestly ministry. “Despite never • Free Excursion passed away last year after losing his “Fr Kinolo had written a letter to Ms Murtin is hoping that having spoken face-to-face with • 3* Hotel close to the Domain £699per person battle with cancer.They decided to the SCO from Tanzania, which I Catholic Faithful can help her raise an English speaking person donate their total of £3390.73 to Clic responded to,” she recalled. “We £350 for an electric pump at Fr before, his English was word per- 'Extra flight added due to demand' Sargent.Anne Hughes, area fundrais- began a correspondence, mainly Kinolo’s parish, which forms part fect,” Ms Murtin said of the visit. ing manager for Clic Sargent, visited about Medjugorje and the Chris- of a wider fundraising appeal for Group rates available by Coach or Air Trinity to collect the cheque. tian faith.” I Anyone wishing to know the priest’s work in rural Tanzania. Contact Anthony, Mark or Margaretanne on “The money will be used to support Ms Murtin and some of her “He is right in the middle of the more about Ms Murtin’s families here in Scotland who are fundraising for Fr Kinolo, can friends from Dunoon went on to country and has worked so hard ABTA No.13759 facing the diagnosis of cancer,” contact her by telephone on: she said provide financial assistance to Fr since his arrival at this parish,” she Kinolo, when he was ordained in said. “It is amazing how much peo- 01369 840284. 0141 435 7750 WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 6 WORLD/VATICAN NEWS SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY OCTOBER 25 2013 Prayers as wildfires Palestinian president and rage in OZ By Stephen Reilly PALESTINIAN President Mahmoud Abbas said that he hoped ‘to sign the peace agree- POPE Francis has said he is ment with Israel with’ the the pen Pope deeply concerned for the Francis gave him when they met last week. victims of wildfires that are Pope Francis responded with his hope that raging throughout the Aus- agreement would be reached ‘soon, soon.’ tralian state of New South President Abbas (right) gave the Pope a Bible Wales. After the hottest Sep- and a framed scene of Bethlehem in the West tember on record, firemen in Bank last week. The Pope gave the president a the are battling to contain framed scene of the Vatican along with the pen, several huge conflagrations. ‘because you obviously have many things In a message addressed to the to sign.’ Bishops’ Conference of Aus- The exchange took place last Thursday in the tralia, the Vatican’s new Secre- Papal library after the Pope and the Palestinian tary of State, Archbishop Pietro president spent almost half an hour meeting pri- Parolin, said the Holy Father was vately. Their meeting has given credence to the praying ‘especially for those who suggestion the Holy Father may visit the Holy have died and for those who Land next year. The Pope has received official have lost their homes and work- invitations from Israel and Palestine, and Vatican places, as well as for the numer- spokesman Fr Federico Lombardi previously said ous personnel working to combat the trip may take place in 2014. the fires and provide comfort and A Papal trip to Israel and the Palestinian terri- care for those who are suffering.’ tories would follow in the footsteps of Pope Fran- Firefighters in Australia are cis’s predecessors, Benedict XVI and John Paul focusing on a major blaze near emergency services to order started the State Mine bushfire. II. Both sought to promote Christian reconcilia- the town of Lithgow that mandatory evacuations, and cut On Monday, an 11-year-old tion with Judaism as emphasised in the key 1962- stretches along a 300-kilometre gas and power supplies if boy in the Port Stephens area 65 Second Vatican Council. front with fear growing that it needed. was charged with deliberately A Vatican statement about President Abbas’ could merge with two other Caroline Russell, a local resi- lighting two fires on October meeting with the Pope, and a later meeting with major blazes. Authorities warned dent from Winmalee, in the 13. Another boy, 15, has also the Vatican foreign minister Archbishop on Monday that high tempera- Blue Mountains area, said that been arrested over the fires, Dominique Mamberti, stated: ‘the reinstatement tures and winds were likely to people were scared and getting local media say, citing police. of negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians’ maintain heightened fire danger ready to leave. One of the fires, at Heatherbrae, was a topic in both conversations. for days. The fires have killed “We’re about one or two led to Newcastle Airport being “The parties expressed their hope that this one man, destroyed a total of 208 streets away from the fire,” she shut and forced hundreds of process may bear fruit and enable a just and last- homes in New South Wales state said. “So, it’s extremely hot; it’s people to evacuate, local ing solution to be found to the conflict,” it said. and damaged another 122 since very scary and it’s a little bit pan- reports said. “Hope was expressed that the parties to the con- last Thursday. icked around here at the moment. Australia is often hit by bush- flict will make courageous and determined deci- itinerary of a Papal trip. Around 800 personnel from We’re packed and ready to go. fires during summer months sions in order to promote peace.” In April, Israeli President Shimon Peres invited fire departments across Australia Everything is ready in the car. from December to February. It also stated that the international community the Pope to the Holy Land, and Israeli media have are arrived on Tuesday to assist We’re just waiting on the... Causes can be lightning, arson, would support their efforts. The US mediated been reporting that a Papal visit is expected in the in fire-fighting efforts. NSW response now as to whether we power-line arcing, dropped ciga- talks began in July. spring. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Rural Fire Services Commis- need to evacuate or not.” rettes or controlled burns that go The Vatican statement did not mention Pope Netanyahu’s office announced that the prime min- sioner Shane Fitzsimmons said One man has died—possibly wrong. Francis’ possible trip to the Holy Land, although ister would meet US Secretary of State John Kerry dry weather conditions had made of a heart attack—while trying On February 7 2009 a pro- when President Abbas greeted Archbishop Mam- in Rome this week and meet the Pope during the firefighting efforts difficult. to protect his home. Hundreds longed heat-wave and dry spell berti he told him that he had invited the Pope to same trip, but this meeting was later cancelled. “The challenge is... the thun- of people have been left home- led to the Black Saturday bush- visit. On Sunday, it emerged no such meeting with derstorm activity and lightning” less by the bushfires. fires in Victoria. The fires His delegation also included the mayor of the Pope will be taking place and a spokesman he said. Australia’s military is investi- became Australia’s worst natural Bethlehem, whom Scottish pilgrims met earlier for the Israeli president declined to comment on NSW declared a state of emer- gating whether a training exer- disaster, killing 173 people and this month, a town which would likely be on the the matter. gency on Sunday, allowing cise using explosives may have burning thousands of houses.

NEWS ROUNDUP Holy Father makes first address in English POPE Francis spoke in English in public last Friday for the first time in his pontificate, when he sent a video message to a conference on evangelisation in the Philippines. The Pope, whose knowledge of English is limited, read from a prepared text as he delivered the video message. His speech was heavily accented but generally understandable. The Carthusian Charterhouse Sistine Chapel set to allowed to visit the Sistine Chapel monastery in Pleterje, eastern in order to preserve the artwork. Slovenia, is about to start get climate control Mr Paolucci admitted that curbing exporting its natural pear POLLUTION is threatening the visits would be ‘a painful solu- brandy, which comes with a priceless frescoes by Michelan- tion’ to the problem. During peak pear inside the bottle, to the UK gelo on the ceiling of the Sistine tourist weeks in the summer, for the first time. Chapel (above), the director of the about 20,000 people visit the Sis- The monastery is releasing this Vatican Museums has reported. tine Chapel every day. Between Williams pear brandy to coincide Antonio Paolucci told a news 1980 and 1994 the Michelangelo with the 200 year anniversary of conference in Rome that a new frescoes were painstakingly the naming of the Williams pear, air-circulation system will be fully restored, in a delicate and labour- which was first grown in installed in the Sistine Chapel intensive project to remove grime Chiswick more than 200 years within a year. The new system, and repair plaster. Mr Paolucci ago by Mr Richard Williams, an English gardener and teacher. donated by Carrier, is designed to said that it would be ‘traumatic’to The monks grow the pear inside cut down on dust, humidity, and do the same sort of project again. each bottle by affixing it to a other pollutants that threaten to Hungarian religious tree, before filling each one with dull the colors of the frescoes. If brother is Beatified its natural pear brandy, made the level of pollution is not cur- from Williams pears tailed, the Vatican will be forced STEPHEN Sándor (1914-53), a to limit the number of people Hungarian Salesian brother mur-

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The end of a two-week shut- authorisation bills for the new fis- freedom protections against the down of the US federal gov- cal year. This stalemate prompted Health and Human Services man- ernment was welcomed by the a shutdown of government serv- date forcing employers to provide US Bishops’ Conference ices deemed ‘non-essential,’send- and pay for abortion-causing which said it had caused great ing federal workers supporting drugs, contraceptives, and sterili- harm to the American people. these services home on unpaid sations, even if providing these “The shutdown has had a wide- leave. products violates the employers’ spread impact on many people, President Obama affirmed that deeply-held religious or moral especially the poor, who suffered the shutdown—which affected a beliefs. for lack of basic services during range of programmes, including One of the items that sparked the period,” Bishop Stephen Blaire education for at-risk preschoolers, the shutdown was a stalemate of Stockton said in a statement scientific research, and grants to over conscience-protection meas- released by the US last Friday. charitable organisations—left ‘no ures against the mandate that “With the government now winners here.’ were added to the spending bills. open, beneficiaries of government “These last few weeks have The bishops warned that continu- services, particularly the elderly inflicted completely unnecessary ing to enforce this mandate would and children, can hope to resume damage on our economy,” the harm many Catholic ministries a normal life with a safety net president stated, saying it left fam- that provide for the ‘poor and vul- securely in place.” ilies ‘without paychecks or serv- nerable.’ President Barack Obama ices they depend on,’and impacted “The bishops have pressed for emphasised that although the price international credit ratings. legislative relief from the HHS of the shutdown was great in both The bishops affirmed that in the mandate since its inception more financial and social capital, he was wake of the loss of services that than two years ago,” Archbishop confident that ‘we’ll bounce back many depend upon, they will ‘con- William Lori of Baltimore from this.’ tinue to advocate for a “circle of explained in a statement. The government shutdown, protection” around programmes “Church efforts to protect which lasted 16 days, began on that serve the poor and vulnerable.’ rights of conscience will October 1, when federal lawmak- The bishops also affirmed their continue despite this temporary ers failed to agree on spending continued support for religious setback.” No change on the Sacraments for divorcees THE Vatican this week paper L’Osservatore Romano, bishop Müller said. reconfirmed that there is ‘no the archbishop restated the cen- “It involves a much more possibility of admitting turies-long ban as simply fol- wide-ranging pastoral approach. remarried divorcees to the lowing the command of Christ. There are other ways, apart Sacraments.’ He also found fault with the from sacramental communion, The Vatican statement on Palestinian President Archbishop Gerhard Müller, Orthodox Church for allowing of being in fellowship with Pope Francis gave Abbas’ meetings said the Pope and Palestinian head of the Congregation for divorce and remarriage, saying God.” leader also discussed the ongoing war in Syria the Doctrine of the Faith, said it was an ‘ecumenical problem.’ He also warned that because President Abbas the and expressed their hopes that ‘dialogue and rec- this week that only a Church tri- The ‘liberal praxis’ and ‘pas- many Christians are influenced pen ‘because you onciliation may supplant the logic of violence as bunal, and not simply one’s toral leniency’ adopted by the by today’s ‘secularised environ- obviously have many soon as possible.’ conscience, could decide if a Orthodox, he said, ‘cannot be ment,’ marriages nowadays ‘are things to sign’ The two also discussed the work underway on marriage was truly invalid. This reconciled with God’s Will, as probably invalid more often a Vatican-Palestinian agreement regulating ‘sev- reconfirms longstanding Vati- expressed unambiguously in than they were previously, eral essential aspects of the life and activity of the can teaching after speculation Jesus’ sayings about the indis- because there is a lack of desire Catholic Church in Palestine,’ as well as the sit- the Church’s position could solubility of marriage.’ for marriage in accordance with “Had the meeting gone ahead, it would have uation of Christian communities in the Palestin- shift after next year’s Synod on “Clearly, the care of remar- Catholic teaching.’ been Prime Minister Netanyahu’s first meeting ian territories and the contributions Christians the Family. ried divorcees must not be He went on to say that there with Pope Francis. make to society throughout the Middle East. In a lengthy article published reduced to the question of is ‘too little socialisation within ” on Tuesday in the Vatican news- receiving the Eucharist,” Arch- an environment of Faith.’ pean Citizens’Prize, an award begun by the European Parlia- Prayer is a ‘weapon’ against ment in 2008. “The Citizen's Prize is exceptionally important for the European Parliament and EU citi- evil in our world, says Pope zens,” European Parliament Presi- dent Martin Schulz said. “You PRAYER is a ‘weapon’ in the The Pope acknowledged the men and women represent the struggle against evil, Pope ‘struggle to carry on every day,’ best, which is what we need in the Francis said in his Angelus on adding ‘God is our ally, faith in European Union more than any- Sunday. him is our strength, and prayer is thing else.” “Above all, persevering prayer the expression of this faith.’ is an expression of faith in a God “If the faith goes out, if prayer Hungarian religious who calls us to fight with Him, goes out, and we walk in the dark- brother Beatified every day, every moment, to over- ness, we will be lost on the jour- THE NEXT Lenten retreat for the come evil with good,” the Holy ney of life,” he added. Pope and the Roman Curia will Father told an enthusiastic crowd The Pope reflected on Sunday’s dered by the postwar Communist take place outside the Vatican for in St Peter’s Square. Gospel story of the ‘persistent regime, was Beatified as a martyr the first time. We do not pray to convince widow’ who refused to give up, in Budapest last Saturday. “We The 2014 retreat will be the God ‘by the force of our words,’ asking a judge to render a just ver- respect in him the exceptional first time the annual retreat has he said. dict. At the end, she convinces labourer who taught youth the not taken place at the Vatican “He knows what we need bet- him to grant her justice. love of work,” Cardinal Péter since Pope Paul VI established the ter than we do!” the Holy Father “We can therefore learn from Erdo said in the homily. “We retreats in 1964. The Holy See’s added. this widow in the Gospel,” Pope stand deeply moved before the press office confirmed that on The Pope explained that Chris- Francis said. victim of a show trial who was March 9-14 curial officials will tians’ strength in prayer comes “She was good, this widow. tortured, sentenced to death, and join the Pope at the Casa Divin from God alone. She knew to fight for her chil- executed based on false testi- Maestro, a retreat centre run by “In our daily journey, especially dren. mony.” the Pauline congregation near in difficulties, in the struggle “I think of the many women Ariccia, just 10 minutes from the against evil outside of ourselves who struggle for their families, Religious sister wins papal summer residence in Castel and within us, the Lord is not far who pray, who never grow tired. European award Gandolfo. The retreat will be led away, He is at our side; we fight Let us remember today, all of us, SR EUGENIA Bonetti, an Italian by Mgr Angelo De Donatis, priest with him beside us, and our these women, who, with their nun who has devoted the past two of the Basilica Parish of St Mark weapon is prayer, which makes us approach give us a true witness of decades of her life to assisting vic- the Evangelist in Piazza Venezia, feel His presence alongside of us, faith, of courage, of a model of tims of human trafficking, is one Rome. He is an expert in the spiri- His mercy, even His help,” Pope prayer. of 43 winners of the 2013 Euro- tual formation of priests. Francis said. “Let us remember them!”

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O FAR in this series I have looked at Faith in various ways—how I learned my Faith, how I grew in Faith and how my Faith might put me at odds with the world. I have looked at life as a journey of Faith, taking me from childhoodS into a more mature understanding of my relationship with God. In this month’s article I want to take a look at Faith from a slightly different perspective. I have looked at the strength of Faith and strengthening my Faith. The other day I found that Jesus used a different idea. He spoke of the size of our Faith. In the parable of the mustard seed He says that if your Faith was the size of a mustard seed you could command a tree to uproot itself and walk. Now we can take that statement on many levels. Obviously I am not able to command a tree to do that so my Faith must be really small. It can be taken as a simple com- parison. On the other hand it is saying something about Faith. Jesus is saying that Faith gives us power. In another place He tells us that Faith can move mountains. He is telling us that we have the power to do things that we think are beyond our capabilities. Now I'm getting ahead of myself. Let’s go back to the Gospel, just to check. In Luke 8; 43-48 we hear of a woman who is Faith is strengthened through unity suffering from a condition that has been dragging her down for 12 years. She believes that Jesus has the power to heal JOE McGRATH speaks about the power of Faith, the community of prayer bringing her. One day she pushes through the crowd and touches the hem of His gar- Christians together, and how important sharing is to reinforcing our conviction ment. She feels the power that cures her that instant. Jesus feels it too. “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. Everyone is magnified and we can feel it. I belong A crowd comes together to welcome Pope There is a temptation for us to be smug denied it. “Somebody touched me,” Jesus to a small choir and we work hard at our Francis, capturing and sharing the moment in our religion. We could easily feel that on their mobile phones. added. “I felt that power had gone out hymns. Recently we attended a couple we are chosen by God and that other from me.” The woman came forward and of workshops in Motherwell Diocese. people may not get to Heaven but we confessed to touching Him and said she There were participants from across the will be ok. I don’t think it really works had been cured. “My daughter, your Faith area. When we all sang together we like that. Jesus calls all men (and has restored you to health,” Jesus said. were lifted by the other voices. The we are united in the Eucharist then our women—I’m not looking to start a “Go in peace.” sound was wonderful and it was not just prayers are truly powerful. fight). As Christians we are called to He didn’t say that He had cured her more noise; we all felt inspired and sang I recall being at a meeting of priests help others to come to Christ. If we sit because of her Faith. In fact the woman felt better than our usual attempts. on a mission in Liberia. This was after back thinking ‘I’m all right Jack,’ then the miracle happen before Jesus was aware As a community of Faith we are a the troubles there. Someone asked the we might be in for a rude awakening of her. Jesus frequently refers to the power power for good. There are, however, priest who had run the Catholic radio when the time comes. of Faith. On visiting Nazareth, his Home JOE McGRATH’S things we can’t do. In Mark’s Gospel station, Radio Veritas, to explain his I believe that it is vital that all Chris- town, the people would not accept Him. we hear of Jesus casting out a demon escape from a fire there. tians come together and show, by exam- He was still the carpenter’sson.The is spo- JOURNEY OF FAITH from a boy. The boy’s father asks Jesus The station had been broadcasting ple, how Christ’s message of love can ken of in Mark 6; 4-6. “And Jesus said to to help him. Jesus casts out the spirit news of the atrocities Charles Taylor’s transform us. Only by being united in them, ‘A prophet is only despised in his and the boy is cured. His disciples army had been carrying out. One night Christ can we persuade non-Christians own country, among his own relations and asked why they had been unable to cure he was seized and locked in the inner to turn to the Gospel. In sharing our in his own house,’ and He could work no feel we have the power to do marvellous the boy. Jesus answered that ‘This is the studio of the station and the building set Faith we will make it bigger and more miracles there, though He cured a few sick things. However if we all have a small kind that can only be driven out by on fire. He was soon overcome by effective in dealing with the problems people by laying hands on them. He was amount of Faith we can join together, prayer’ (Mark 9; 29). fumes, with flames surrounding his stu- of our world. amazed at their lack of Faith.” and in coming together our Faith can There we have our answer. It is dio. This Year of Faith has given me a The gospels make it clear that when we become much bigger. It is as though all through prayer that great things are He woke up on someone’s kitchen timely reminder that the Faith I have have Faith we have power to do good. We our little mustard seeds come together to done. When we are united in prayer we floor. Nobody knew how he had arrived taken for granted is not something to have power beyond our imagining. We make something much bigger. I believe are most effective. Sometimes people there. His explanation was simple—he leave in the drawer and bring out on a have power to carry out the work that that is why it is important that we come tell us that they don’t need to go to didn’t know how he got out, only that Sunday. It has to be the guiding force in Jesus has set us to do. We know that, but together in prayer. We worship together Mass because they can pray at home or he had been saved by people’s prayers. my life. I wonder where it will lead me? do we really believe it? because the Faith is stronger then. on the bus. Who has been to a procession in While it is certainly true that we can t is evident that Faith is not an indi- I www.theviewfromjoemcgrath.word- y Faith is certainly much Lourdes, with thousands of believers pray anywhere and at any time, it is vidual thing. It works best in com- press.com smaller than that mustard seed singing and praying together, and not when we come together as a community munity; the bigger the community Mand I’m sure many of us don’t felt the effects? For that time our Faith of prayer that we are truly united. When Ithe better. Faith demands to be shared. I www.themcgraths.me.uk REVIEW Difficult to spot a flaw in this Scottish production

MACBETH actors, however this allowed to perform on stage. ran in from all four corners of the play is just how many Horsecross Arts + Tron Theatre production moved at fast This gave the witches even the stage conveying with well-known everyday phrases Company pace without distorting the more of a stage presence, the strength the chaos of battles and are derived from Shakespeare: Director Rachel O'Riordan poetic words of Shakespeare. contortion of faces and arms by the confusion of messages. If ‘vaulting ambition’ and the ‘milk Tuesday October 8 to Saturday The plays tells the narrative three male actors in deep unfamiliar with playhowever, of human kindness’ being two October 19 of Macbeth consumed by fear booming voices announced an the characters could become such examples. and greed, of a self-fulfilling ominous vision of things confusing to the audience as Overall, Macbeth was vividly THE curse of the Scottish prophecy that leads to his to pass. several actors played dual roles brought to life by a small, yet play is that it isn’t performed downfall, on his quest for Although the staging was cut within the play. This would dedicated cast that bring the fear often enough by a native cast power. back to the basics, they have made the action difficult to and superstition along with greed of Scots and or actors who In this production, the whole performed against a striking set follow for anyone lacking a firm and power to life in a brutal have mastered the twang cast was male apart from the with a solid castle back wall lit grasp of Macbeth’s plotline, melee of words and fists that needed for the dialogue. This part of Lady Macbeth—a tribute by candles and a darkened taking a while to figure out transcend beyond the stage. is normally most notable in to the roots of Shakespeare’s portal to the interior of the who’s who in any given scene. the annunciation by the time, when women were not castle. This meant that actors What is most noticeable about CHRISTINE GLEN WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY OCTOBER 25 2013 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER LETTERS 9

LETTERS OF THE WEEK The ‘reform of the reform’ is not over

LITURGICAL matters are obviously not a priority for Pope Francis, as Ronnie Convery says (SCO Oct 11). However, to suggest that the ‘reform of the reform’ is therefore over is to adopt the bizarre position that we are to forget what one Pope has taught us as soon as his successor is in office! Pope Benedict XVI clearly showed the Liturgical approach that we must take if the New Evangelisation is to be effective and implementation of his example at a local level is long overdue. Every Pope has different priorities—these are complementary not contradictory and we must learn from all of them. Meanwhile, Mr Convery’s statement that the ‘culture wars’ are over is completely at odds with the signs of the times, and with Pope Francis’ own statements on many life and social justice issues. Today’s young Catholics face the task of building a future and a family amidst an economic crisis, an ageing population, amidst a culture that separates sex from procreation, that dehumanises the unborn, the elderly and the ‘inconvenient,’ and that castigates those who oppose such evils. For young Catholics, the sobering reality is that the ‘culture wars’are in full flow. That is why the Church must present the way of life that leads to true happiness, and the good news that through Christ we are given the grace to live that life. Pope Francis is stressing that we must present the whole Christian message, so that people may see the beauty of the Catholic vision of human life united with God. In Schools and parishes come who that pupil is can lead to resentment, this way the Church can show that however together for Caritas Award especially if there is a young person at broken we are, God’s love can heal us. Mass every Sunday who may have been Gerald M Bonner AS A high school chaplain who spends overlooked. ESTABLISHED IN 1885 GLASGOW quite a bit of time working with the Caritas It is important to remember that for pupils in our school I feel compelled to Catholics Sunday Mass is not optional, RONNIE Convery identifies in his SCO respond to the recent debate in your letters rather it is the starting point of our Faith. It article (October 11) only two groups within page. I have to say that on the whole I have is from the sacraments that we receive the Catholic Church who will be found the Caritas Award to have been a grace, which will enable us to bear fruit in challenged by Pope Francis. They are: positive thing in our school. As a priest it is our life of faith! I have found that when ‘those of a Liturgically traditional bent’ (an truly life giving to see sixth year pupils this is explained to pupils they generally The only way forward: being insignificant number at most) and the much taking their faith seriously and engaging in respond positively and are quite happy to more numerous, ‘campaigning Catholics,’ the life of the Church. attend Sunday Mass and then become true channels of peace specifically identified by Pope Francis as We have to recognise that the award is involved in the life of the parish. those committed to (or is it obsessed with?) still very much in its infancy, and like all On a final note, all of us need to promoting pro-life Gospel values. things, it will evolve and take time to remember that this is an award with the HAT a damaged and distressing world we live in What is noticeable is that Mr Convery develop into what the Church needs it to Pope’s name on it, sponsored by the when a senior Catholic patriarch’s willingness to omits to mention those others who until six be. I would like to commend the Caritas Bishops’ Conference. In this sense it is not give up his life for peace is not only understood but months ago were rocking the Church to its coordinators in my own school who have some sort of Catholic equivalent to the commended. In the literal sense, Syrian Patriarch very foundations... in sum a torrent that done exactly this. In its first year we only Duke of Edinburgh award. Gregorius III was this week expressing to Scottish was [even] much for poor Pope Benedict had 7 pupils receive the award but each The Caritas Award is not just about doing Catholics his willingness to go back to Syria and work at reconcilia- XVI. Why a tiny minority of traditionalists year since then we have had more and but also about being, being in the presence tion in spite of the violence and religious persecution there. On and those, ‘in the business of promoting more pupils keen to take the award, of God. Again, this is something the pupils anotherW level, he was dedicating his life to the peace process in his moral crusades,’ as Mr Convery prefers to evidence that it has something to offer! I quite quickly grasp as we work through the own country and in the wider Middle Eastern region during Aid to describe pro-lifers, should be singled out is feel this is a far better approach, than say, various gathering points. the Church in Need’s launch of its latest Persecuted and Forgotten? quite baffling. Most Catholics were enrolling half of the 6th year in the award. I believe that if schools and parishes report. This report reveals that over the past two years, the persecu- expecting the new Pope to address I also appreciate the difficulties that work together to help deliver the Caritas tion of Christians has worsened in 20 nations. demoralising revelations as a matter of some schools may have in liaising with Award it will bear much fruit for the SCO editor Liz Leydon, who has just returned from pilgrimage to urgency. The fact that Mr Convery fails to parishes. However, it is important to realise Church here in Scotland. the Holy Land, reports this week on being deeply moved by the expe- mention them is a glaring omission and that a school sending a pupil to work in a Fr Ross Campbell rience—on both religious and humanitarians levels. To see people of very telling. He heralds great change but parish when the priest has never met the ST NINIAN’S HIGH SCHOOL, KIRKINTILLOCH different faiths and ethnicities divided in what should be a truly spir- his great omerta looks more like: Plus ça pupil before puts the priest in a difficult itually unifying part of the world is heart-breaking if not soul-destroy- change, plus c’est la même chose. pastoral situation. Allowing the pupil to get I EDITOR’S NOTE: an extract from this full letter ing. Politics aside, to see Christians and Muslims on the other side of A concerned Catholic involved while no one in the parish knows was printed in last week’s SCO walls from their Jewish ‘older brothers,’ as Archbishop Philip Tartaglia put it, is tragic. Jesus brought Christians ‘a new passover’ in the Eucharist but we Catholic education does not Joseph’s parents as ‘they are not in the More to the Holy Land than share a common heritage with the Jewish community, and Marian stop at primary school community,’ as one of the parents told me. walls and struggles and other ties with the Islamic community. Indeed, one of the leading lights in the Last week, Pope Francis greeted Palestinian President Mahmoud AS A CATHOLIC resident of Milngavie, Save the St Joseph’s campaign sends his I WAS intrigued by SCO editor Liz Abbas in Rome with Bethlehem’s first female mayor Vera Baboun, can I ask the parents of St Joseph’s Primary older children to the local non- Leydon’s report from the Holy Land (SCO who Scottish pilgrims met this month, in the Holy Land, and pre- School this question: If Catholic education denominational secondary school. Oct 18) but felt disappointed that there was sented gifts including a pen that the president said he hoped ‘to sign is so important to you all, why do you send I am becoming increasingly embarrassed not more on the pilgrimage itself in the the peace agreement with Israel with.’ your children on to the local non by the behaviour of these parents. If their newspaper. I would like to read more of the Confusion over a possible meeting in Rome on Wednesday denominational secondary school? own forefathers had shown the same good news of the pilgrimage in the between the Holy Father and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin There are two Catholic secondary commitment to Catholic education, then I spiritual and historic sense rather than hear Netanyahu must not be allowed to cloud or delay in anyway the rein- schools for St Joseph’s children, one in suggest there would be no catholic schools of the political trials only. I may never statement of negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. Bishopbriggs and one in Kirkintilloch (not in Scotland today. make it to the Holy Land myself but I While the Middle East may seem far away from our own daily lives a million miles away from Milngavie) but applaud this national effort in the Year of and problems, we must pray for our persecuted and troubled brothers these schools are rejected by the St NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED Faith by the Faithful in Scotland. and sisters, support them in any way we can through aid and raising M MacIntyre awareness, and let them know we stand with them for peace. G SCO reserves the right to edit letters to conform with space or style requirements G This page BLANTYRE We have just marked Mission Sunday in many Scottish parishes to is used solely for reader opinion and therefore views expressed are not necessarily shared by SCO support the work of the Church in the developing world. If only we G If you would like to share your opinion, send your correspondence to the above address G I EDITOR’S NOTE: We hope this week’s centre could let peace be part of our mission from now on as a community, Whether you use e-mail or post, you must provide your full name, address, and phone number or your spread feature and extra two pages of pilgrim- letter will not be used supporting peace efforts by our Universal Church and making peace age photographs (pages 22-23) are of interest. the building blocks of our own family and professional lives. WRITE TO LETTERS, SCO, 19 WATERLOO STREET, GLASGOW G2 6BT [email protected] 10 COMMENT SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY OCTOBER 25 2013 No Spanish apology to new saints The Spanish Crusade of Liberation 1936-39 saw the worst persecution of the Church to date

media for inexcusable butchery, in an attempt to deter the Pope from pro- ceeding with the Beatifications, are untrue and pathetic. Leftists and secularists have not scrupled to try to blacken the characters of those ascending the altars; they are still lying, as they did in the 1930s. Of all the canards advanced to excuse anti-Catholic violence, the alleged wealth of the Spanish Church is the most ludicrous. The Church had been systematically plundered, starting with King Charles III in the 18th BY GERALD WARNER century, through a sequence of so- called ‘disentailments’ by liberal and Masonic governments in the 19th cen- OPE Francis’s Beatification tury, and by the Republic in the 20th, of 522 martyrs of the Span- to the point of grave impoverishment ish Crusade of Liberation of by the 1930s. As the Spanish Bishops 1936-39 this month brings stated in their letter to the bishops of the total Beatified, in 15 the world: “All that the Church pos- ceremonies since 1987, to more than sesses in Spain would not cover a 1500. If that seems a large number, it quarter of Her needs and answer to the reflectsP the enormous scale of the most sacred obligations.” As for being attack on the Church launched by the a Church ‘of the rich,’ in 1935, of largely anti-clerical Second Republic 7401 seminarians, 7280 came from in Spain. Although the majority of vic- poor families. Of the 60 Spanish Bish- tims were lay people, the figures for ops, only four owned a car. murdered clergy are sufficiently hor- The Spanish Left has never rific: 13 bishops, 4172 secular priests strain the imagination of civilised abjure it. Victims were frequently Some Daughters of Charity and Vincentian expressed remorse; the PSOE social- and seminarians, 2364 monks and fri- humanity. offered their liberty in return for blas- priests martyred during the Spanish ist party that governed Spain until Civil War ars, and 283 nuns, making a total of A key condition of martyrdom, for- pheming against God or Our Lady; recently passed a Law of Historical 6832 martyred religious. giveness of one’s persecutors, was they uniformly refused and paid with Memory, designed to obscure the This was the worst persecution of dramatically attested in some their lives. 42,000 in Spain were destroyed. In memory of its own crimes when it was the Church to date, larger in scale than instances when the exhumed bodies of The causes of some 2000 further spiritual terms, however, it was enor- a subsidiary of the Communist Party not only the French and Russian Rev- priests revealed bullet holes in the candidates for Beatification are being mously enriched by the grace of so during the civil war. It is outrageous olutions, but even the killings by Nero right hand—raised at the last moment prepared. Such numbers do not reflect many martyrs. that the very factions that perpetrated and Diocletian. The future may hold to bless their murderers. Although the an extravagant or ‘industrial’ scale of They came from a huge variety of these appalling murders should worse, but for the moment Spain Church has rightly prioritised the wit- Beatification, but the duty of the backgrounds. The Beatification of shamelessly attempt to bully the between 1936 and 1939 represents an ness to the Faith so courageously Church to recognise those who made Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla in Church out of acknowledging the sac- historic record. A few of the Beatifi- borne by clergy and nuns, many lay the supreme sacrifice for God, as an 1997 gave the Church its first gypsy rifices of its Faithful. cations, including nine Canonised people also died in the cause of example and encouragement to others. candidate for sainthood. He was shot As the Spanish Bishops said in their saints, relate to the abortive Red rebel- Catholicism, rather than for any polit- The war in Spain in the 1930s was for refusing to give up saying the famous letter of 1 July 1937: “Of none lion in Asturias in 1934 when the anti- ical motive. It is believed there is a extremely savage and, in human Rosary. Such killings testify to the of them is it known that he failed in Catholic frenzy of the Spanish Left central core of at least 3000 such terms, the Church came out of it very motives behind the massacre: not any the hour of martyrdom; by thousands was first given free rein. The savagery cases, though many thousands more badly. A total of 12 per cent of its political purpose, but a satanic hatred they gave the highest examples of of the martyrdoms of priests, which were butchered primarily for profess- clergy and religious were killed and of God. The excuses that have been heroism. This is the unwithering glory included atrocities such as castration, ing the Catholic Faith and refusing to 20,000 churches and chapels out of the advanced by the Left in the Spanish of our Spain.”

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AS LOATHSOME creatures go, something of a cipher for loath- he stands before God, the tax col- that we would like to show the It is easy to portray the tax col- there are few more loathsome someness, the word ‘Pharisee’ lector recognises that there is no world. This picture is not neces- lector as ‘a good guy!’This is not than Uriah Heep. As with many comes to us, in our own era, with hiding place. God knows him as sarily how we, in fact, are. It has really the case. He recognises the of the characters in the novels of Fr Eddie similar baggage. Pharisees then he is. There is, unlike the Phar- been said that the camera never need for significant change in his Charles Dickens, Uriah Heep is so and now are noted for patent isee, no pretence. Confronted by lies. It is seldom said that we are own life. This need to change can finely drawn in words, that an McGhee insincerity. This insincerity is the goodness of God, the tax col- perfectly capable of lying to our- only be discovered when he is actual depiction of him is almost highlighted in the story that we lector recognises his own sinful- selves. This is the whole point of confronted with his own inade- superfluous. His loathsomeness Facebook and Twitter. The world read in the Gospel this weekend. ness and asks for forgiveness. the Gospel story this weekend. quacy in the face of God’s good- pervades the novel David Copper- of Charles Dickens was so radi- The Pharisee in the Gospel story Everyone who reads this story The temptation is always to ness. He needs to stand before field like an unpleasant aroma. cally different to ours. He suc- approaches God with a degree of would probably choose to identify focus on the Pharisee. We know God as he is, not as he thinks he is. From the very outset, Dickens ceeds in capturing his world for us self confidence that is almost themselves with the tax collector. that he is lying to himself. We So what about me and you? does not want us to like Uriah by his ability to use his imagina- breathtaking. His attitude is sim- None of us wants to be considered know that he is trying to lie to Pharisee or tax collector? I sus- Heep. In this he succeeds quite tion and to entice his readers into ple, ‘Look at me God, I’m won- as a Pharisee. Similarly, none of us God. This does not make him a pect that there are elements of spectacularly. Since the advent of the story. I am sure each new derful. You are so fortunate to wants to be identified with Uriah role model for any of us. I am not both in all of us. We are chal- cinema and of television, there chapter of his latest novel was have someone like me serving Heep. We all have a carefully so sure that there are not parts of lenged to confront our own real- have been many depictions of the awaited with the same eagerness you!’ The Gospel storyteller, like worked out picture of ourselves in all of us in there. What about the ity. The novels of Dickens red haired, skeletal Uriah in all of as the next instalment of our Dickens 1800 years later, carica- our own minds. The caricature is tax collector. He has to be equally succeed so well because, in his his loathsomeness. Few, if any, favourite television programmes. tures that Pharisee. He is confi- that it allows us to see ourselves capable of lying to himself. He characters, we can identify ele- have captured the intensity of dis- In reality, even in the 21st century dent that his readers will from a different perspective. In the has had to convince himself that ments of ourselves, even elements like, conveyed in the actual words we are familiar with characters such understand the insincerity and the digital age, it has never been easier the exploitation of his fellow citi- we would rather not acknowledge of Dickens. as Uriah Heep. In some senses, all deluded sense of righteousness to see a picture of ourselves. zens if alright. He has had to con- publicly. The same strength In our age, the age of instant of the significant characters in the that he is portraying, in stark con- How often do we hear someone vince himself that working for the existed in the stories that Jesus communication, it is difficult to novels of Dickens are caricatures, trast to the portrayal of the tax remark that the picture of them- Roman to the detriment of his told. They challenged His listen- imagine a world without televi- but Dickens imbues them with a collector. Tax collectors in the selves that they have just been own people is fine. He has had to ers to go away and think some sion and radio, a world without reality that makes them familiar to time of Jesus were loathed. They shown is not a very good likeness. convince himself that his own per- more. They still do. the mobile phone and satellite us, two centuries later. had thrown their lot in with the Why? Because in our heads we sonal needs for wealth are more communications, a world without If Uriah Heep has become Roman occupiers. In the story, as have a picture of ourselves, a face important than the greater good. I [email protected] WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY OCTOBER 25 2013 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER COMMENT 11

households tuning in to Pope W Francis to watch him IRE celebrate Mass. Despite such Growth in technological expertise D I interest we still fear it will be a N cold day in Hell before the BBC follows suit!

affects more than just our lives An SCO diary GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG THE AL Smith memorial AN INDIAN archbishop is on a charity dinner is the highlight mission to reduce the amount of the year for many of New of anger in the world. York’s Catholic elite and a Archbishop Thomas more than $1000 a plate they Menamparampil says it can afford the best laughter should be a key mission of money can buy. Catholics to reduce anger This year, comedian and among people. chat show host Stephen Archbishop Colbert gave the keynote Menamparampil was address and did not nominated for the Nobel disappoint. Even Cardinal Peace Prize a year before Timothy Dolan of New York, retiring from northeast India's sitting a few seats away, was Guwahati Archdiocese in BYJOHN not spared. 2012. He has also served as “I have great respect for an official of the Federation of DEIGHAN Cardinal Dolan, though I do Asian Bishops’ Conferences have to say, sir, it is not easy and helped organise last when you are wearing that year’s Synod of Bishops on S THERE any limit to outfit,” Mr Colbert said, as the the topic of the New what we can achieve sci- portly cardinal, in his Evangelisation. Speaking in entifically? The power traditional vestments, gave a the US last week the retired of the human mind broad grin. “In that cape and prelate had must wisdom to seems to be unlimited in red sash, you look like a share. the advances we have made at matador who’s really let “Looking at the pain of the a seemingly increasing rate. himself go. other, that’s our main strategy Recently, Peter Higgs, a physi- I “Did you not see the or main method of approach,” cist living in Scotland won the invite?” Mr Colbert added, as he said. “Can we bring down Nobel Prize for his theory that laughter echoed around the the anger in a human way? proposes an understanding of Art Deco ballroom of the Can we all, together, continue how the universe is con- Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. “It said toward solutions to big structed. It took the creation of white-tie, not Flamboyant problems? People in authority the largest piece of scientific Zorro.” will listen. They cannot ignore equipment ever envisaged to Fortunately the cardinal, us all together.” provide evidence supporting who has suggested Mr Something to ponder, the his theory. The costs are in the Colbert, a Sunday school next time your neighbour’s order of billions of dollars. teacher at his local parish, is eaten your homework or the We hear too of the potential one of the best advocates for dog’s stolen the lawnmower of growing human organs in Catholicism in the US today, and the urge to fly off the laboratories or even in other seemed in on the joke. handle is irresistible. host animals so that they can be harvested for transplanta- GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG tion. We have long become Human advancement comes Stem cell research has been The Church and an ever-increasing number of life campaigners accustomed to the creation of in a variety of strands. In war- a particular focus for such ITALIAN television has seen its WBC middleweight champion human life in the laboratory torn countries we can see com- believe the human embryo (as work. It is a way of getting the seen in this 3D scan) is, in the viewership ratings of Papal Sergio Martinez (below) had and almost numb to the loss of peting militias use the basic cells of human life such words of the campaign, one events skyrocket since Pope an historic meeting with millions of tiny human lives in advances of communication that they can be used to heal of us Francis’ election. The number countryman Pope Francis at the now common practise of through websites and mobile damaged or degenerating cells of people tuning in to watch the Vatican. Mr Martinez, 38, IVF for those who are desper- phones to make more effective in a person. Stem cells how- tion to a particular way in the Pope celebrate major who defended his title in April ate for help in conceiving chil- plans for devastating attacks ever can come from different which we can give support to liturgical events and his against Martin Murray in dren. The treatments and cures on opposing forces, or even on sources. They can be found in establishing a proper relation- Sunday Angelus has ‘soared,’ Buenos Aires, is a devout of diseases which would have civilian targets. German soci- the blood of a human person ship with technology in the according to a major Italian Catholic and he was in the once meant inevitable death ologist Theodor Adorno once but they can also be obtained area of bio-science. The initia- paper. The Italian state Vatican last Thursday with his have given hope and joy to commented that human by destroying human embryos tive is called One of Us and it television channel, RAI 1, also belt to show it off. The fighter, many thousands of families progress can be described as and taking the stem cells that aims to have the European reported a jump of almost pictured in conversation with [but there is a cost]. the development from the sling they contain. It so happens that Union halt its funding of three-quarters of a million the Pope, said last week: “In to the Atomic bomb. Thus he the first approach is perfectly research which destroys people watching its coverage the past couple of months, I e can count our bluntly captures the point that ethical and has led to great human embryos. The name of the noon Angelus. will have had two of my blessings for living for full human development results: successful therapies reminds us that every human Viewership of the weekly dreams as a Catholic come at a time when these we need more than just a now number around 70. The being shares the same dignity. prayer went from 1.56 million true, to visit the Basilica of advances have allowed us not W growth in technological use of human embryos how- If adequate support is given to people in 2012 to 2.27 million Our Lady of Guadalupe in only to avoid the many mis- expertise. Who could have ever is quite different, it the initiative then the Commis- people this year, not bad for a Mexico and to be received by eries of other generations and thought for example that the requires the destruction of a sion of the European Union country of 60.9 million people the Pope. I will be asking the places, but also to benefit from early scientific work of under- human life at its earliest stages may introduce legislation to and only 30.3 million Pope for blessings and the explosion of technologies standing human life could but this has not resulted in the withdraw support for embryo television sets. Audience spiritual protection to all of making life, and especially have led to the situation where cures that have been promised. destruction. share of RAI 1′s Papal Mass those who enter the ring.” communication, so much eas- laboratories can now mix It seems the cells are more The campaign has received broadcasts saw an even Though if the Pope is ier. Relatives who ventured human and animal embryos to likely to go wrong as they considerable support across bigger boost going from 15.82 handing out blessings to beyond the oceans only a few create what are known as develop and create cancers in Europe but sadly in the UK the per cent during Benedict XVI’s boxers the campaign to get generations ago would never chimeras? The fables of civili- the person to whom they are support has been poor. It is pontificate to 22.35 per cent one for Coatbridge’s own have been seen by their fami- sations long gone told stories given. very easy to lend your weight today. That translates into Ricky Burns, starts here. lies and friends again. Now of mythological creatures to the campaign. A website, nearly one in three they can still be seen daily which were part human and he criteria to be applied www.oneofus.eu allows you to through Skype and Facetime part animal. Yet today that is to assessing the right- add your name to the support- on our computer screens and exactly what a chimera is. It ness of particular tech- ers. There are many challenges even our phones. I recently creates potential for example nologicalT advances need to be in our world about how we attended a get together hosted of a living being developing based on more than the inge- make sure the wellbeing of the by a friend and was able to with human limbs and an ani- nuity of the technology or the human person is the most watch her children take their mal torso. promised benefits. It must also important factor. Each of the iPad around the room intro- The joy and wonder of hear- take in to consideration challenges, of course, needs ducing an aunt in Australia ing of new therapies for illness whether it is a development support and just now it could- who spoke from the screen to has been a strong motivation which is at the service of the n’t be easier for One of Us to each of the guests in turn. Chil- for allowing such technologies human person or whether the receive the help of all of us. dren seem to take these things and experimentation on human human person is made an for granted whilst it makes me embryos. The promise for instrument or victim of the I John Deighan is the feel like I am in a time envis- more cures, more miracles, technology. A group of people parliamentary office for the aged in an episode of Star seems to eclipse ethical reser- in Europe have taken consider- Bishops’ Conference of Trek. vations. able efforts to draw our atten- Scotland

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SCO editor LIZ LEYDON, who visited the Holy Land for the first DAY 4: CHURCH OF HOLY SEPULCHRE DAY 6: WAY OF THE CROSS time on the National Year of Faith pilgrimage this month, reports on the trip, which was led by Archbishop Philip Tartaglia of Glasgow, who was also making his first trip to the region

HERE are experiences in life that change a person forever. Pilgrims of having arrived just two hours prior. Today was always going to be a more have many spiritual opportunities to renews their faith. Pilgrims who solemn day. We had visits planned to: Mount Sion (to see the Upper Room of visit the Holy Land experience the Liturgy and the Eucharist in the the Last Supper); to the Church of St Peter in Gallicantu (built over the dungeon part of the world where the Gospels took place. Holy Land pilgrims where Jesus was imprisoned); a meeting with the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem who made the trip on this Year of Faith national visit report being and the honour of Solemn entry into the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, the honoured and humbled in equal measure. For many, it was also a tremendous Franciscan site over the tomb of Jesus. That morning we assume the switch learning curve. from rousing Scottish songs on the coaches to hymns was due to this, not His TThe Holy Land: Could you find it on a map and, if so, how do you envision Grace’s presence, but who knows. it? An undeveloped desert? Flat, barren terrain? Those not fortunate enough to Each pilgrim spoke of having moments, or a moment, on our pilgrimage. have visited as yet would be forgiven for thinking so. This land, however, the For many in the blue group the visible flow of emotion began today, gathered size of the US State of New Jersey, has beautiful terrain as diverse as its unfor- together in the dark dungeon as Deacon Hernaghan read of Our Lord’s experi- tunately religiously and ethnically divided population. From the hubbub of mod- ence here. ern Tel Aviv at the Mediterranean Sea, to the peaceful valley containing Jericho For some it was praying at the Dormition Abbey built over the site where Praying for peace in a en route to the Dead Sea; from the hills of Jerusalem to the fertile Sea of Galilee, Our Lady was said to have fallen asleep, others were most moved when visit- from the Church of the Nativity to the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, this is a ing the site where St Peter denied Christ three times. scarred, partitioned land land of wonders too bountiful to be fully absorbed and processed on one trip. For Archbishop Tartaglia, the privilege of his private entrance to the tomb of As our pilgrimage leader Archbishop Philip Tartaglia of Glasgow said, we David while at the Cenacle was ‘very special.’ THE 109 pilgrims on the encing complicated labours. Beth- ‘hope to have a greater sense in the Lord in who [we] believe’ at the end of the Later, our Solemn entry into the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre—as the Fran- lehem, like Jericho, cannot export October 7-14 pilgrimage. siscan Fiars sang— to visit, three at a time, the Tomb of Our Lord cannot be put National Year of Faith pilgrimage to the Holy Land that its goods and deliveries of food First timers be warned, however, you won’t visit Holy sites in the chrono- into words, you simply had to be there. The friar who addressed us in front of coming in can be denied entry logical order of the New Testament; the heat and travel does take its toll; the the tomb urged everyone present to make our pilgrimage more than just a ‘cul- left Scotland from St and left to rot at the checkpoints. Holy Land is shared sometimes less than generously between many religions tural visit. Andrew’s Cathedral in by Pilgrims cannot not help but and denominations; there is a time for piety, politics and plain fun on this kind The words of Archbishop Faoud Twal, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, who coach to Manchester Airport notice the dwindling number of of trip, but the time for reflection comes only once you are home; you cannot received us today, are still ringing in our ears. in the early hours of the Christians in this land. Like Mus- help but be changed by your experience and you will want to return, in spite of “The number of Christians is reducing more and more: Jerusalem has 10,000 morning of Monday October lims, they live at the whim of the airport security and the dividing walls. only, while there are more than 250,000 Muslims and 450,000 Jews [here],” he 7 were not all friends, nor all Israeli authorities who turn a Our 109 pilgrims were not all Scottish, nor all Catholic. Most were retired but said. “This is our Cross... We need visas to cross from Bethlehem to Jerusalem. blind eye to illegal settlements, all helped one another to figuratively, and literally, walk in the footsteps of Jesus You can come from China, from the UK to visit the Holy places but we cannot strangers. We were not all Scottish, in fact the English where Jewish communities build as we experienced a pilgrimage in the from Jerusalem. Why this quality of on Palestinian land, and Israeli traditional sense—complete with trials life? Because Jesus said ‘don't be and Irish pilgrims added to roads through Palestinian land, and tribulations—and emerged differ- afraid, I will give you my peace.’ [This the diversity. We were not all such as the one past Jericho to the ent people inspired to continued the is a peace] that the wars, the walls the Catholic. Dead Sea that is policed by the New Evangelisation well after the Year borders, will never give us. Faith, While many of us, including Israeli Defence Force. of Faith ends. serenity, peace. ‘I will never leave you DAY 6: JERUSALEM FROM MOUNT OF OLIVES Archbishop Philip Tartaglia of Leaving Israel and entering a DAY 1 AND 2 alone I will give you my peace.’” Glasgow, were making our first Palestinian town is indeed like The Latin patriarch added that his pilgrimage to the Holy sites, oth- leaving the developed world for a Separated on to two different flights to diocese encompasses many states and ers were returning for the fourth, third world country. Yet the Israel, and on to two buses for the pur- borders and that ‘all of the middle east fifth and six time. On each visit, ‘oppressed’ people, Christian and poses of travelling through the Holy is a suffering Church’ and ‘we need to however, pilgrims have a differ- Muslim, go about their lives with Land, our yellow and blue bus groups pray for peace.’ ent experience based on the itiner- great dignity and courage, still would come together for meals, “Still its is better to live with others ary, the people they meet and speaking of peaceful solution. Masses, meetings and Liturgy readings as good friends than bitter enemies,” he travel with and the tensions, or Our pilgrims experienced hum- throughout the pilgrimage. However, said. “We are against the war, we are lack thereof, in the region when bling cultural and religious ‘soli- on the first day we arrived the trials of for peace. Jerusalem gathers all believ- they arrive. darity,’ with the people of pilgrims and the Holy Land became ers and divides them. But it is a city of One sad constant of late has Bethlehem, as one Arabic news- evident when the yellow bus group was surprises. Pray, one day, we can have been the need for bus loads of pil- paper reported, at a civic recep- delayed for several hours at Ben another surprise, pray for peace.” grims to pass checkpoints tion on Friday October 11 hosted Gurion Airport because of the ethnic Next November, around 23 patri- between the Israeli and Palestin- by Vera Baboun, the mayor of origins of some members of their archs are schedule to meet with Pope You simply ian controlled areas of the Holy Bethlehem. We were entertained group. They arrived at our first hotel in Francis to pray with him about the Land (above). The now infamous by Diyar Dance Theatre and the Haifa in the early hours of Tuesday region’s problems. wall—tastelessly decorated in Syrian Orthodox Scout drums and morning but still rose for our first Mass Thankfully, the day ended with our parts by grass verges and flowers pipes (below). in the Holy Land, at the Cave of Elijah arrival in Bethlehem—where ‘every and powerfully in others by polit- The great sadness is that many at Mount Carmel, in Haifa. The Mass day is Christmas Day.’ Many in our ical graffitti, including works by Christians have a great deal of was celebrated by newly ordained group see Bethlehem as a spiritual Banksy—scars the partitioned sympathy for what has happened to Glasgow priest Fr Stuart Reynolds and home, tonight for all of us it is our first landscape. Even when afforded Jewish people throughout history. Deacons James Kernaghan and Charles time sleeping in the West Bank behind the courtesy shown to foreign vis- Some pilgrims from our group vis- Hendry as Archbishop Philip Tartaglia’s the Wall on this pilgrimage. (See side itors to sail pass checkpoints in ited the Holocaust museum in busy schedule prevented him from bar right). We would sleep here for the and out of the West Bank, pil- Jerusalem, the biggest such memo- joining the pilgrimage until the follow- next four nights. had to be in grims are all too aware that their rial in the world. But prior to such ing day. DAY 5 experience differs greatly from atrocities against the Jewish com- In his homily, Fr Reynolds said: that of local people, such as resi- munity, people of the different reli- “We live very much in a world of idol Our Friday in the Holy Land dawned dents of Bethlehem not granted gions lived relatively peacefully worship, particularly in the western bright and early and we went to work permits for Jerusalem, and sharing the Holy Land without world back home.” Manger Square to visit the Grotto of those who are but who spend a walls for thousands of years. We He went on to pray that our young the Nativity. For some pilgrims this site great part of their day clearing pray that the future holds a similar people find ‘good role models’ and struck them as more of a tourist attrac- checkpoints. And then there are peaceful solution in this cradle of spoke of the importance of the first tion than a spiritual site, paling perhaps THE HOLY LAND those who die waiting to clear Christianity, a land where many commandment, to love and worship DAY 5: ILLEGAL SETTLEMENTS because of the powerful religious expe- check points for medical care make huge sacrifices to stand up God. rience and honour of visiting the Basil- they has given up right to have for what they believe in. Later in the day, married couples ica of the Holy Sepulchre yesterday. cool early morning gave me my ‘moment’ of the pilgrimage. Overlooking the bishop urged us to continue to reflect on this message, and on the pilgrimage, rity was undermined by people being waved through carrying water bottles. for free by their choice of resi- LIZ LEYDON from both of our groups had the oppor- My first ‘moment’ today came not Old City of Jerusalem, where we would soon follow the Stations of the Cross, upon our return home the next day and well after the Year of Faith ended. Here, many who made promises to return felt their vows weaken by the sheer dency, including mothers experi- tunity to renew their marriage vows in a moving service at Cana of the Galilee, during Mass at St Catherine’s but during a brief prayer at the Grotto of the Holy I was suddenly transported back thousands of years and the Liturgy became all Those who journey afterwards to Jericho, a Palestinian town, saw that it is effort they realised it would involve. and to visit the Basilica of the Annunciation, the Chapel of St Joseph, the Old Innocents where my gaze fell on a simple cross fashioned from two nappy pins too real. I knew the Via Dolorosa was still to come, as Jesus too must have not allowed to export its bountiful produce—including tiny sweet bananas, Synagogue in Nazareth where the boy Jesus preached and Mary’s Well. The left in the days, months or years gone by another pilgrim. known when here. amazing dates and oranges. CONCLUSION mosaics and frescos of Our Lady outside the Basilica of the Annunciation are During our visit to the Caritas Baby Hospital in Bethlehem the ‘block- At the Church of Pater Noster on the Mount of Olives, Christians recall In contrast, Masada by the Dead Sea is home to the last Jewish fortress to fall to When visiting the Holy Land, be prepared for an emotional, spiritual and phys- something to behold, as is the Scottish mural inside the upper Church. ade’under which the residents of Bethlehem live became all too clear, as did the Christ’s teaching of the Lord’s Prayer to His disciples. On walls around the the Romans in 70AD, and is the site of a mass suicide. Visitors marvel at the won- ical roller coaster (I am glad to see the back of the pilgrimage bus, that is for cer- DAY 3 increasing illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine (above) as seen behind the church and its vaulted cloister, we saw translations of the Lord’s Prayer in 140 ders of ancient construction and engineering when they are taken by cable car to the tain) but know that, regardless of your age or minor mobility problems, you cross at the hospital chapel. languages on colourful ceramic plaques, including Gaelic and Doric. fort ruins above sea level while mourning the lost Jewish lives. Enroute by coach can make this journey. Rough calculation put our oldest pilgrim at 85, our A booking problem in London meant that Archbishop Tartaglia was not able to Our visit that afternoon to Ein Karem, the home of St Elizabeth, mother of In the afternoon we carried a symbolic Cross with us on the Via Dolorosa, from Jericho to Masada, we passed the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were youngest were youths and our average age was somewhere in the early 60s. join the pilgrimage on Day 3 as planned and therefore missed pilgrims renew- John the Baptist, and the Church of the Visitation holds special memories for four pilgrims at a time, struggling to stay together and navigate our way. Unfor- found. Floating in the Dead Sea itself is an entirely different kind of ‘spiritual’expe- We covered great distances, cramming each day full to the brim and over- ing their Baptismal vows on the banks of the Rover Jordan, and perhaps more pilgrims who made the climb to the latter with Archbishop Tartaglia. In the tunately our group was derided by youths and store owners alike, but a few rience as was our farewell party back at our hotel in Bethlehem. flowing, but our walking pace was relaxed and no one was forced on a path sorely he missed celebrating Mass at the Church of St Peter in Capharnaum. In lower chapel he encouraged pilgrims to join him in scripture reading and Mar- Christian passers-by joined in our prayers. By the time we re-entered the Basil- they could not complete. Our accommodation was far better than that of many his stead, Fr Reynolds said, in the homily, that like St Peter: “We at times fall ian hymns while in the upper chapel he led a Decade of the Rosary. ica of the Holy Sepulchre, enshrining the tomb and Calvary, for the final stations DAY 8 who reside in the region, as was our food. In truth, you had to be there with the and continue to fall from God's grace.” That night we were guests of Bethlehem Municipality at a civic reception, as we were a far more sombre group. We had passed through stations in the dig- Leaving Bethlehem was heart-breaking for many in our pilgrimage group, soft- National Year of Faith pilgrims in the Holy Land. Book early for next year. We then visited the Church of the Multiplication at Tabgha and the Mt Beat- reported in last week’s SCO. Glasgow is twinned with Bethlehem, thanks to nified custody of some of the poorest Christian orders in the world and we’d ened slightly by our last Mass, a Mass of Thanksgiving, celebrated by Fr itudes. Fr Reynolds really hit his stride in the footsteps of Jesus when he spoke Alex Mosson, the Glasgow annual Holy Land pilgrimage organiser who is the experienced the gauntlet of emotions. Reynolds at the 12th-century Crusader Church of the Resurrection in Abu Gosh. outside the altar here. former Lord Provost of Glasgow. Mr Mosson and his wife, Maureen, have vis- I Special occasions photographs from the National Year of Faith Pilgrimage to The rest of our tour of Jerusalem and Jaffa before returning to Tel Aviv for the Holy Land, pages 22-23. Scripture came alive again for pilgrims when one of our number read scrip- ited the Holy Land countless times over the years. DAY 7 our flights home passed in a sleepy-eyed blur on a coach for many. The spirit I To offer financial support to help subsidise next year's pilgrimage, or book ture on our cruise on the Sea of Galilee on a replica fishing boat. Thankfully the After a moving Sunday Mass at Shepherds’ field—during which pilgrims sang remained willing but, after one too many late nights and early rises, the flesh waters where calm, but it probably did not help the fisherman who unsuccess- DAY 6 your place, contact Alex Mosson on 0141 954 3360. in Gaelic and Latin—the day of rest saw some pilgrims travel to Jericho, was very, very weak. We had by no means reached saturation point, nor had we I The National Year of Faith Pilgrimage is organised by Special Pilgrimages. fully cast his nets for us. All of today was a ‘you had to be there moment,’ overwhelming spiritually and Masada and the Dead Sea (the lowest water in the world), others return to visited one too many chapels. We just needed to sleep and reflect. Telephone 0800 371972. all too real. Visiting the Mount of Olives/Garden of Gethsemane brought all DAY 4 Jerusalem, and others still stay in Bethlehem for their last full day on the pil- Our experience of the strict security leaving Tel Aviv airport was not pleas- I SCO editor Liz Leydon kept a daily blog while on pilgrimage, it can be found present closer to Our Lord and His sacrifice for humanity. grimage before Archbishop Tartaglia departed in the morning. ant in spite of the fact one of the kind staff members at our baggage drop wore in the opinion section of the SCO website at www.sconews.co.uk Archbishop Tartaglia joined pilgrims for 6.30am breakfast in Nazareth in spite Open air-Mass at the Basilica of the Agony with Archbishop Tartaglia in the Our Liturgy today was based on the first Mass of Christmas and the arch- a cross and chain. 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HERE are experiences in life that change a person forever. Pilgrims of having arrived just two hours prior. Today was always going to be a more have many spiritual opportunities to renews their faith. Pilgrims who solemn day. We had visits planned to: Mount Sion (to see the Upper Room of visit the Holy Land experience the Liturgy and the Eucharist in the the Last Supper); to the Church of St Peter in Gallicantu (built over the dungeon part of the world where the Gospels took place. Holy Land pilgrims where Jesus was imprisoned); a meeting with the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem who made the trip on this Year of Faith national visit report being and the honour of Solemn entry into the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, the honoured and humbled in equal measure. For many, it was also a tremendous Franciscan site over the tomb of Jesus. That morning we assume the switch learning curve. from rousing Scottish songs on the coaches to hymns was due to this, not His TThe Holy Land: Could you find it on a map and, if so, how do you envision Grace’s presence, but who knows. it? An undeveloped desert? Flat, barren terrain? Those not fortunate enough to Each pilgrim spoke of having moments, or a moment, on our pilgrimage. have visited as yet would be forgiven for thinking so. This land, however, the For many in the blue group the visible flow of emotion began today, gathered size of the US State of New Jersey, has beautiful terrain as diverse as its unfor- together in the dark dungeon as Deacon Hernaghan read of Our Lord’s experi- tunately religiously and ethnically divided population. From the hubbub of mod- ence here. ern Tel Aviv at the Mediterranean Sea, to the peaceful valley containing Jericho For some it was praying at the Dormition Abbey built over the site where Praying for peace in a en route to the Dead Sea; from the hills of Jerusalem to the fertile Sea of Galilee, Our Lady was said to have fallen asleep, others were most moved when visit- from the Church of the Nativity to the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, this is a ing the site where St Peter denied Christ three times. scarred, partitioned land land of wonders too bountiful to be fully absorbed and processed on one trip. For Archbishop Tartaglia, the privilege of his private entrance to the tomb of As our pilgrimage leader Archbishop Philip Tartaglia of Glasgow said, we David while at the Cenacle was ‘very special.’ THE 109 pilgrims on the encing complicated labours. Beth- ‘hope to have a greater sense in the Lord in who [we] believe’ at the end of the Later, our Solemn entry into the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre—as the Fran- lehem, like Jericho, cannot export October 7-14 pilgrimage. siscan Fiars sang— to visit, three at a time, the Tomb of Our Lord cannot be put National Year of Faith pilgrimage to the Holy Land that its goods and deliveries of food First timers be warned, however, you won’t visit Holy sites in the chrono- into words, you simply had to be there. The friar who addressed us in front of coming in can be denied entry logical order of the New Testament; the heat and travel does take its toll; the the tomb urged everyone present to make our pilgrimage more than just a ‘cul- left Scotland from St and left to rot at the checkpoints. Holy Land is shared sometimes less than generously between many religions tural visit. Andrew’s Cathedral in by Pilgrims cannot not help but and denominations; there is a time for piety, politics and plain fun on this kind The words of Archbishop Faoud Twal, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, who coach to Manchester Airport notice the dwindling number of of trip, but the time for reflection comes only once you are home; you cannot received us today, are still ringing in our ears. in the early hours of the Christians in this land. Like Mus- help but be changed by your experience and you will want to return, in spite of “The number of Christians is reducing more and more: Jerusalem has 10,000 morning of Monday October lims, they live at the whim of the airport security and the dividing walls. only, while there are more than 250,000 Muslims and 450,000 Jews [here],” he 7 were not all friends, nor all Israeli authorities who turn a Our 109 pilgrims were not all Scottish, nor all Catholic. Most were retired but said. “This is our Cross... We need visas to cross from Bethlehem to Jerusalem. blind eye to illegal settlements, all helped one another to figuratively, and literally, walk in the footsteps of Jesus You can come from China, from the UK to visit the Holy places but we cannot strangers. We were not all Scottish, in fact the English where Jewish communities build as we experienced a pilgrimage in the from Jerusalem. Why this quality of on Palestinian land, and Israeli traditional sense—complete with trials life? Because Jesus said ‘don't be and Irish pilgrims added to roads through Palestinian land, and tribulations—and emerged differ- afraid, I will give you my peace.’ [This the diversity. We were not all such as the one past Jericho to the ent people inspired to continued the is a peace] that the wars, the walls the Catholic. Dead Sea that is policed by the New Evangelisation well after the Year borders, will never give us. Faith, While many of us, including Israeli Defence Force. of Faith ends. serenity, peace. ‘I will never leave you DAY 6: JERUSALEM FROM MOUNT OF OLIVES Archbishop Philip Tartaglia of Leaving Israel and entering a DAY 1 AND 2 alone I will give you my peace.’” Glasgow, were making our first Palestinian town is indeed like The Latin patriarch added that his pilgrimage to the Holy sites, oth- leaving the developed world for a Separated on to two different flights to diocese encompasses many states and ers were returning for the fourth, third world country. Yet the Israel, and on to two buses for the pur- borders and that ‘all of the middle east fifth and six time. On each visit, ‘oppressed’ people, Christian and poses of travelling through the Holy is a suffering Church’ and ‘we need to however, pilgrims have a differ- Muslim, go about their lives with Land, our yellow and blue bus groups pray for peace.’ ent experience based on the itiner- great dignity and courage, still would come together for meals, “Still its is better to live with others ary, the people they meet and speaking of peaceful solution. Masses, meetings and Liturgy readings as good friends than bitter enemies,” he travel with and the tensions, or Our pilgrims experienced hum- throughout the pilgrimage. However, said. “We are against the war, we are lack thereof, in the region when bling cultural and religious ‘soli- on the first day we arrived the trials of for peace. Jerusalem gathers all believ- they arrive. darity,’ with the people of pilgrims and the Holy Land became ers and divides them. But it is a city of One sad constant of late has Bethlehem, as one Arabic news- evident when the yellow bus group was surprises. Pray, one day, we can have been the need for bus loads of pil- paper reported, at a civic recep- delayed for several hours at Ben another surprise, pray for peace.” grims to pass checkpoints tion on Friday October 11 hosted Gurion Airport because of the ethnic Next November, around 23 patri- between the Israeli and Palestin- by Vera Baboun, the mayor of origins of some members of their archs are schedule to meet with Pope You simply ian controlled areas of the Holy Bethlehem. We were entertained group. They arrived at our first hotel in Francis to pray with him about the Land (above). The now infamous by Diyar Dance Theatre and the Haifa in the early hours of Tuesday region’s problems. wall—tastelessly decorated in Syrian Orthodox Scout drums and morning but still rose for our first Mass Thankfully, the day ended with our parts by grass verges and flowers pipes (below). in the Holy Land, at the Cave of Elijah arrival in Bethlehem—where ‘every and powerfully in others by polit- The great sadness is that many at Mount Carmel, in Haifa. The Mass day is Christmas Day.’ Many in our ical graffitti, including works by Christians have a great deal of was celebrated by newly ordained group see Bethlehem as a spiritual Banksy—scars the partitioned sympathy for what has happened to Glasgow priest Fr Stuart Reynolds and home, tonight for all of us it is our first landscape. Even when afforded Jewish people throughout history. Deacons James Kernaghan and Charles time sleeping in the West Bank behind the courtesy shown to foreign vis- Some pilgrims from our group vis- Hendry as Archbishop Philip Tartaglia’s the Wall on this pilgrimage. (See side itors to sail pass checkpoints in ited the Holocaust museum in busy schedule prevented him from bar right). We would sleep here for the and out of the West Bank, pil- Jerusalem, the biggest such memo- joining the pilgrimage until the follow- next four nights. had to be in grims are all too aware that their rial in the world. But prior to such ing day. DAY 5 experience differs greatly from atrocities against the Jewish com- In his homily, Fr Reynolds said: that of local people, such as resi- munity, people of the different reli- “We live very much in a world of idol Our Friday in the Holy Land dawned dents of Bethlehem not granted gions lived relatively peacefully worship, particularly in the western bright and early and we went to work permits for Jerusalem, and sharing the Holy Land without world back home.” Manger Square to visit the Grotto of those who are but who spend a walls for thousands of years. We He went on to pray that our young the Nativity. For some pilgrims this site great part of their day clearing pray that the future holds a similar people find ‘good role models’ and struck them as more of a tourist attrac- checkpoints. And then there are peaceful solution in this cradle of spoke of the importance of the first tion than a spiritual site, paling perhaps THE HOLY LAND those who die waiting to clear Christianity, a land where many commandment, to love and worship DAY 5: ILLEGAL SETTLEMENTS because of the powerful religious expe- check points for medical care make huge sacrifices to stand up God. rience and honour of visiting the Basil- they has given up right to have for what they believe in. Later in the day, married couples ica of the Holy Sepulchre yesterday. cool early morning gave me my ‘moment’ of the pilgrimage. Overlooking the bishop urged us to continue to reflect on this message, and on the pilgrimage, rity was undermined by people being waved through carrying water bottles. for free by their choice of resi- LIZ LEYDON from both of our groups had the oppor- My first ‘moment’ today came not Old City of Jerusalem, where we would soon follow the Stations of the Cross, upon our return home the next day and well after the Year of Faith ended. Here, many who made promises to return felt their vows weaken by the sheer dency, including mothers experi- tunity to renew their marriage vows in a moving service at Cana of the Galilee, during Mass at St Catherine’s but during a brief prayer at the Grotto of the Holy I was suddenly transported back thousands of years and the Liturgy became all Those who journey afterwards to Jericho, a Palestinian town, saw that it is effort they realised it would involve. and to visit the Basilica of the Annunciation, the Chapel of St Joseph, the Old Innocents where my gaze fell on a simple cross fashioned from two nappy pins too real. I knew the Via Dolorosa was still to come, as Jesus too must have not allowed to export its bountiful produce—including tiny sweet bananas, Synagogue in Nazareth where the boy Jesus preached and Mary’s Well. The left in the days, months or years gone by another pilgrim. known when here. amazing dates and oranges. CONCLUSION mosaics and frescos of Our Lady outside the Basilica of the Annunciation are During our visit to the Caritas Baby Hospital in Bethlehem the ‘block- At the Church of Pater Noster on the Mount of Olives, Christians recall In contrast, Masada by the Dead Sea is home to the last Jewish fortress to fall to When visiting the Holy Land, be prepared for an emotional, spiritual and phys- something to behold, as is the Scottish mural inside the upper Church. ade’under which the residents of Bethlehem live became all too clear, as did the Christ’s teaching of the Lord’s Prayer to His disciples. On walls around the the Romans in 70AD, and is the site of a mass suicide. Visitors marvel at the won- ical roller coaster (I am glad to see the back of the pilgrimage bus, that is for cer- DAY 3 increasing illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine (above) as seen behind the church and its vaulted cloister, we saw translations of the Lord’s Prayer in 140 ders of ancient construction and engineering when they are taken by cable car to the tain) but know that, regardless of your age or minor mobility problems, you cross at the hospital chapel. languages on colourful ceramic plaques, including Gaelic and Doric. fort ruins above sea level while mourning the lost Jewish lives. Enroute by coach can make this journey. Rough calculation put our oldest pilgrim at 85, our A booking problem in London meant that Archbishop Tartaglia was not able to Our visit that afternoon to Ein Karem, the home of St Elizabeth, mother of In the afternoon we carried a symbolic Cross with us on the Via Dolorosa, from Jericho to Masada, we passed the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were youngest were youths and our average age was somewhere in the early 60s. join the pilgrimage on Day 3 as planned and therefore missed pilgrims renew- John the Baptist, and the Church of the Visitation holds special memories for four pilgrims at a time, struggling to stay together and navigate our way. Unfor- found. Floating in the Dead Sea itself is an entirely different kind of ‘spiritual’expe- We covered great distances, cramming each day full to the brim and over- ing their Baptismal vows on the banks of the Rover Jordan, and perhaps more pilgrims who made the climb to the latter with Archbishop Tartaglia. In the tunately our group was derided by youths and store owners alike, but a few rience as was our farewell party back at our hotel in Bethlehem. flowing, but our walking pace was relaxed and no one was forced on a path sorely he missed celebrating Mass at the Church of St Peter in Capharnaum. In lower chapel he encouraged pilgrims to join him in scripture reading and Mar- Christian passers-by joined in our prayers. By the time we re-entered the Basil- they could not complete. Our accommodation was far better than that of many his stead, Fr Reynolds said, in the homily, that like St Peter: “We at times fall ian hymns while in the upper chapel he led a Decade of the Rosary. ica of the Holy Sepulchre, enshrining the tomb and Calvary, for the final stations DAY 8 who reside in the region, as was our food. In truth, you had to be there with the and continue to fall from God's grace.” That night we were guests of Bethlehem Municipality at a civic reception, as we were a far more sombre group. We had passed through stations in the dig- Leaving Bethlehem was heart-breaking for many in our pilgrimage group, soft- National Year of Faith pilgrims in the Holy Land. Book early for next year. We then visited the Church of the Multiplication at Tabgha and the Mt Beat- reported in last week’s SCO. Glasgow is twinned with Bethlehem, thanks to nified custody of some of the poorest Christian orders in the world and we’d ened slightly by our last Mass, a Mass of Thanksgiving, celebrated by Fr itudes. Fr Reynolds really hit his stride in the footsteps of Jesus when he spoke Alex Mosson, the Glasgow annual Holy Land pilgrimage organiser who is the experienced the gauntlet of emotions. Reynolds at the 12th-century Crusader Church of the Resurrection in Abu Gosh. outside the altar here. former Lord Provost of Glasgow. Mr Mosson and his wife, Maureen, have vis- I Special occasions photographs from the National Year of Faith Pilgrimage to The rest of our tour of Jerusalem and Jaffa before returning to Tel Aviv for the Holy Land, pages 22-23. Scripture came alive again for pilgrims when one of our number read scrip- ited the Holy Land countless times over the years. DAY 7 our flights home passed in a sleepy-eyed blur on a coach for many. The spirit I To offer financial support to help subsidise next year's pilgrimage, or book ture on our cruise on the Sea of Galilee on a replica fishing boat. Thankfully the After a moving Sunday Mass at Shepherds’ field—during which pilgrims sang remained willing but, after one too many late nights and early rises, the flesh waters where calm, but it probably did not help the fisherman who unsuccess- DAY 6 your place, contact Alex Mosson on 0141 954 3360. in Gaelic and Latin—the day of rest saw some pilgrims travel to Jericho, was very, very weak. We had by no means reached saturation point, nor had we I The National Year of Faith Pilgrimage is organised by Special Pilgrimages. fully cast his nets for us. All of today was a ‘you had to be there moment,’ overwhelming spiritually and Masada and the Dead Sea (the lowest water in the world), others return to visited one too many chapels. We just needed to sleep and reflect. Telephone 0800 371972. all too real. Visiting the Mount of Olives/Garden of Gethsemane brought all DAY 4 Jerusalem, and others still stay in Bethlehem for their last full day on the pil- Our experience of the strict security leaving Tel Aviv airport was not pleas- I SCO editor Liz Leydon kept a daily blog while on pilgrimage, it can be found present closer to Our Lord and His sacrifice for humanity. grimage before Archbishop Tartaglia departed in the morning. ant in spite of the fact one of the kind staff members at our baggage drop wore in the opinion section of the SCO website at www.sconews.co.uk Archbishop Tartaglia joined pilgrims for 6.30am breakfast in Nazareth in spite Open air-Mass at the Basilica of the Agony with Archbishop Tartaglia in the Our Liturgy today was based on the first Mass of Christmas and the arch- a cross and chain. The drawn out, time consuming check-in process and secu- WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 14 STRONG IN FAITH SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY OCTOBER 25 2013

A weekly discussion chaired by young strong in faith Catholic students DISCUSSION: It is October, the month of the Holy Rosary. Do you pray the Rosary, and why?

Before Mass. It’s a great way of focussing the mind. Fraser MacDonald

Yes we pray the Rosary. Why? Because the PRAYERS FOR THE WEEK Rosary is one of the most beautiful gifts we have been given. As well as being a simple IN OCTOBER 1997, some spacecraft from Mars.” prayer to say, it has enormous power and in newspapers reported that an All of this was, in fact, a its entirety is a walk through our Saviour’s investment bank had given superb radio drama of a sci- life whilst holding the hand of Our Blessed all its employees a day off to ence-fiction book called The Mother. do charity work. From the War of the Worlds by HG No matter our age or our intelligence it is secretaries to the chairman Wells. The brilliant 23-year- a prayer that does not fail to deepen our faith there were more than 1250 old director of the play was and our understanding of how to live and be me and to many young people now but, more each Mystery and there are great wee volunteers from the London Orson Welles. like Christ. It is a meditation on the gospels given others’ experiences, I am sure there books or apps that I’ve found helpful. office of Goldman Sachs. The broadcasting of the from start to finish. There is not a saint or must be meditative/prayer value in them. Sometimes just a decade, sometimes used The scheme was also offered drama had to be genuinely Pope I can name that did not have devotion to I don’t feel not praying the Rosary has properly; it has helped through life’s ups and to the 10,000 staff worldwide. interrupted because police this beautiful prayer and Our Blessed mother stopped me developing a deep and contem- downs and I think helped to deepen my The company did not seek switchboards were jammed herself promotes it as being an essential pro- plative relationship with God or negatively Faith. A special and practical gift from Our publicity, and they acknowl- by people phoning in, think- tection and weapon against the devil as well impacted my faith. Mother. edged that some other firms ing that the very real-like as being an essential tool for peace in our Sharon McNamara Clare Palmer-Fairbairn also set aside a day for char- drama was, in fact, real! homes, families parishes and in the world. ity work. They said that they Thousands of people in New If everyone knew the simplicity yet depth I pray the Rosary every day. Yes. Fundamentally for two reasons. Firstly, were determined to give York and nearby towns pan- if this prayer and just how powerful it really Debbie Gillon Our Blessed Lady told us at Fatima to pray something to local communi- icked, jamming the roads, is they would never put it down. the Rosary. Secondly, it is a beautiful prayer ties and, at the same time, desperate to escape the Mo Frances Yes. Not as often and as well as I’d like, but where we sit at our mother’s knee and learn help to build up the com- destruction brought about by as others have already said I feel this is a the life, suffering, and victory of Our Blessed pany’s strong team spirit. the Martians who were fast No. I was given Rosary beads when I made gift. As a child, praying the Rosary each Lord. Some charity work approaching them, according my Communion some years ago and I treas- night in a big family has special—and com- Adam Coates involved being with young to the radio report! ured them, but was never taught properly ical—memories. Then, it helped to teach me people. One group worked in Orson Welles went on to about them and I have never used them my prayers and get to know Jesus and His I Have your say at http://www.facebook. an adventure playground, become a world-famous film really. I suppose they seem old fashioned to Mother. Now, I try to think and understand com/scostronginfaith making as much noise as the director. children themselves. It was a new experience for some of Lord God, when difficulties the children, finding adults surround us, help us to keep who were willing to spend a sense of balance and stay Rosary is an immersion in the life of Christ quality time with them and peaceful within. Amen. play games with them. One By Aidan Michael Cook bank employee later said that THE feast day of All Saints he was glad of the opportu- isn’t about those who are THERE are many different nity: “My work is quite publicly named as saints— sorts of prayer. The only one intense, with long hours and each of those has their own that is essential is Liturgical lots of travelling. You lose feast day. Instead, on the prayer, in particular Holy focus on things like this. It’s feast of All Saints we think Mass. Beyond this, all that good to get a proper balance of many ordinary good peo- is necessary is that we pray. on the real world.” ple who walked with God in The most profitable way for their daily lives, and who are us to do so will depend on Lord, let us never be so tied now dead. Today is their our capabilities, our state of up or occupied only with our feast day—the unmentioned life and our character. own concerns that we lose saints—who now live in That being said, one particu- focus on the real world. God’s presence. lar type of prayer that has been Inspire us to live in such a In the early Church, ‘saint’ constantly praised and recom- way that we live balanced was a name for a person mended by the Church and by and unselfish lives, having whom today we would call a many saints is the Rosary. quality time for others in ‘committed Christian.’ In the Perhaps it is best to start off which we are genuine in our Bible—after the four Gospels by making clear what the attention and compassion —we find the word ‘saint’ Rosary is not. It is not simply and care, knowing that we more than 60 times. Each ref- the recitation of a series of Our are all brothers and sisters. erence concerns living people Fathers, Hail Marys, and Glory Amen. who seek to follow Jesus. Bes—although that in itself would not be a bad thing. Nor is IN 1938 it was clear to many When I think of the greatness it simply the counting off of people that war with Germany of God’s plan, I fall on my prayers on a string of beads. and with Japan was fast knees before God the Father. Rather, at the heart of the approaching. Even in the From His great wealth may Rosary is meditation on the distant United States, many He give us power through His mysteries of Our Lord’s life, were fearful that their country Spirit that we may grow death, resurrection and glory. It would be drawn into war. strong within. is in essence a meditation on As many people shared Through faith, may we the fundamental mysteries of that sense of anxiety, it was discover that Christ has made our Faith. The repetition of the on October 30, 1938—before His home within each of us. Our Father and Hail Mary the advent of TV—that a Then, with our roots and serves as the accompaniment to doubt, this is one of the most tred on Christ, with the help of The Rosary has a proven ‘track broadcast went out on the foundations firmly built on this meditation, providing a eloquent signs of love that the His Mother Mary, whose own record’ that should be enough radio in the US. The broad- God’s love, may we, with all of rhythm and flow through which young generation nourish for life was devoted to His. Medi- to dissuade us from dismissing cast included the sounds of His saints, grasp just how Mary leads us to Her Son. Jesus and His Mother, Mary.’ tating upon the mysteries of the devotion too lightly. When panicking and attack, with wide and long and high and Although the Rosary became He went on to say that, ‘this His life, we see what great prayed with its true depth, police sirens and explosions deep is Christ’s love. somewhat unfashionable in the prayer helps to put Christ at the things God has done for us, we it contains a life-changing and army gunfire. Yes, may we come to past 50 years, Pope Emeritus centre, as the Virgin did, who look forward to the inestimable potential. On the radio, people heard experience for ourselves the Benedict XVI (above right) was meditated within all that was treasures they point towards, In the words of the final the start of this broadcast as a love of Christ so that we may confident enough to affirm ‘that said about Her Son, and also and we learn to conform our prayer of the Rosary, may God newscaster suddenly stopped be filled completely with God the Holy Rosary is not a pious what He did and said. When own lives to His. grant ‘that meditating upon some music that was playing, Himself. practice banished to the past, reciting the Rosary, the impor- As one US bishop put it, ‘no these mysteries of the Most and said: “We interrupt this This prayer we ask of God like prayers of other times tant and meaningful moments one can live continually in sin Holy Rosary of the Blessed programme as we go over who can accomplish far more thought of with nostalgia. of salvation history are relived.’ and continue to say the Rosary: Virgin Mary, we may imitate live to our reporter at the than we could ever ask for or Instead, the Rosary is experienc- The Rosary is an immersion either they will give up sin or what they contain and obtain scene of the landing of the imagine. Amen. ing a new Springtime. Without a into the life of Christ. It is cen- they will give up the Rosary.’ what they promise.’Amen! WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY OCTOBER 25 2013 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER REFLECTION 15 EWTN PROGRAMMES

SUN 27 OCTOBER SEEK THE EXPERIENCE 9.30AM THURSDAY 31 OCTOBER HOLY MASS ON THE OCCASION 7.30AM OF THE DAY FOR FAMILY EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY WITH 12NOON COLLEEN CARROLL CAMPBELL LIVE SUNDAY MASS 12NOON 2.30PM LIVE ALL SAINTS MASS FROM CATHOLICISM EWTN 5PM 4PM EWTN SEASON PREVIEW LIVE SOLEMN MASS OF ALL 6PM SAINTS—BNSIC THE WORLD OVER LIVE 8PM 8PM EWTN LIVE BLESSED ALEXANDRINA MARIA 9PM DA COSTA LIFE AND SPIRIT OF THE 10PM PASSIONIST NUNS LIVE BENEDICTION FRIDAY 1 NOVEMBER 10.30PM 7.30AM VATICANO EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY WITH MONDAY 28 OCTOBER COLLEEN CARROLL CAMPBELL 12NOON 1PM LIVE DAILY MASS LIVE DAILY MASS 8.30PM 8PM NEW SERIES: DOOR OF FAITH LIVE THE WORLD OVER 9PM SEEK THE EXPERIENCE 9PM TUESDAY 29 OCTOBER SAINT LEONARD MURIALDO, 7.30AM MY STORY EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY WITH SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER COLLEEN CARROLL CAMPBELL 7.30AM 12NOON EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY WITH LIVE DAILY MASS COLLEEN CARROLL CAMPBELL 9PM 12NOON Power of inspiration and SEEK THE EXPERIENCE LIVE ALL SOULS MASS FROM WEDNESDAY 30 OCTOBER EWTN 7.30AM 7PM EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY WITH THE ETERNAL CITY COLLEEN CARROLL CAMPBELL 8PM intercession from saints 12NOON SAINT HENRY DE OSSO LIVE DAILY MASS 9PM In this week’s spirituality article, SRANNACHRISTISOLIS of the 9PM DOGMATICTHEOLOGY Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia looks at Renewing the Family LAY READERS’ GUIDE by Fr John Breslin ESUS is no stranger to the ordinary to pray for us, we can and should ask our events of daily life. For 30 years He heavenly friends to do so as well. Patron dwelt in a small town, working as a A SPIRITUAL saints are those who can be called upon joiner and living among everyday REFLECTION when a family member is experiencing a people. For just this reason, He particular difficulty. For example, if a parent SUNDAY OCTOBER 27 knows the extraordinary power that grace, is out of work, the family may pray to St Ecclesiasticus 35:12-14. 16-19. Response: His own divine life, can have on each of us. Joseph, patron saint of workers, to help This poor man called, The Lord heard him. JThis is the message of the parable about a secure employment. If a child is experienc- woman who took a bit of yeast and mixed it ing struggles in school, St Thomas Aquinas, Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18. Luke 18:9-14. with three measures of flour until the whole patron saint of students, may be implored to batch was leavened (Matthew 13:33). The help open the child’s mind to the truths he or divine life of God, received in Baptism and she needs to learn. Filled with the inexpress- MONDAY the other Sacraments and increased through ible charity of God, saints are eager to inter- Ephesians 2:19-22. Response: Their word sacramentals, prayer, charitable works and cede for us and draw us closer to the One goes forth through all the earth. Luke 6:12-19. virtuous acts, raises our ordinary lives to a be told to our children to give them hope that they behold face to face. new level, the level of the Kingdom of God. one day, they too can be saints. I was once The month of November begins with the surprised to hear a non-Catholic youth say: here are other ways to deepen our TUESDAY Solemnity of All Saints. Saints are those “You know what I like about your church? devotion to the saints. Many people Romans 8:18-25. Response: What marvels people who have allowed grace to permeate You’ve taken down the statues of your saints bear saint names and can celebrate the Lord works for us. Luke 13:18-21. every aspect of their lives. They were not in your churches and stopped making such a Ttheir saints’feast days by attending Mass and ones to compartmentalise their lives into big deal about them.” His perspective was celebrating in the home as for a birthday cel- days when God mattered and days when He doubtless that by paying less attention to ebration. We can also learn about saints from WEDNESDAY did not. They understood that nothing is saints, we were paying more attention to the appealing selection of biographies and Romans 8:26-30. Response: Lord, I trust in small or insignificant in the plan of God and Jesus. However, can you imagine telling a movies available through Catholic publish- they worked with Him to build His King- group of aspiring young football players: ers. Making pilgrimages to places connected your mercy. Luke 13:22-30. dom. “You know what I like about your team? to them helps us develop strong bonds to our One example of this is St Gianna Molla, a You’ve taken down the posters and inspira- friends in Heaven as well. Catholics also THURSDAY 20th century wife, mother, and doctor who tional quotes of the great athletes and have a long-standing custom of praying with Romans 8:31-39. Response: Save me, O wrote to her fiancé: “I love you so much, stopped making such a big deal about them.” and venerating relics connected with partic- Pietro, and you are always present to me No one would consider that this is a good ular saints, which brings us very near to the Lord, because of your love. Luke 13:31-35. beginning in the morning when during Holy way to form another generation of great ath- reality of their existence and have been Mass, at the moment of the offertory, I offer letes. Just so, saints do not draw our atten- known to convey God’s grace and healing. up my and your work, your joys, your suf- tion away from Christ. Having struggled Today, our world, our countries, our fami- FRIDAY ferings continuing then throughout the entire with the same challenges we face, saints lies need the leaven of God’s grace to renew Feast of All Saints. Apocalypse 7:2-4, 9-14. day until evening.” St Gianna’s words reveal show us the heights to which we can never- them. The saints, our older brothers and sisters Response: Such are the men who seek your a woman who took the leaven of grace avail- theless attain with the grace of God. There is in the Faith, inspire and intercede for us in this face, O Lord. John 3:1-3. Matthew 5:1-12. able in the Holy Mass and mixed it with the a saint to inspire people in every life cir- important task of the New Evangelisation. Let flour of everyday existence until the whole cumstance. Their sheer variety shows us that us take advantage of their assistance. day was leavened with holiness. there is no one way to be a saint; the only The four Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia SATURDAY common ingredient is the leaven of the I Feast of All Souls. Wisdom 4:7-15. Response: s we consider ways to renew our Gospel lived whole-heartedly. from Nashville in the US, popularly known family lives in Christ, the saints play Yet saints are not simply dead heroes. We as ‘Nashville Dominicans,’ reside at the If I should walk in the valley of darkness no an invaluable role. Because their know by faith that their souls live with Christ convent in Elgin, formerly home to the evil would I fear, for you are there with me. Sisters of Mercy earthlyA lives are inspiring, their stories must in heaven. Just as we ask our earthly friends Romans 5:5-11. Luke 7:11-17. WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 16 FAITH IN CULTURE SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY OCTOBER 25 2013 A man you don’t meet every day FAITH IN CULTURE pays tribute to the legacy of the late Pogues songwriter Philip Chevron

From Grace With God. It was with great sadness course the culture. So we have an enormous stake “I was uniquely deaf and blind at first to the cul- last week that I received a text that told me the in it which, I think, we jealously guard even if we tural significance the Pogues brought to the table, news that the song’s writer Philip Chevron had are now powerless to greatly influence its direc- but I very quickly caught on and fell in love with passed away. I was fortunate enough to interview tion. The ‘Yank’in Irish culture is an acutely com- that connection.” Mr Chevron last year for my second book Faithful plex figure, as we see from John B Keane to John By Richard Through and Through. During numerous Pogues Ford, and the Returned Yank, as in ‘Don’t come hilip Chevron was a much loved and gigs I have often noticed how much his song Thou- the Returned Yank with me, boyo,’ was a figure of respected figure around the world, he Purden sands Are Sailing effected the audience, particu- deep suspicion for many years. So any ‘genetic became the Pogues spokesmen when they larly in Scotland. The song is narrated by the ghost memory’ expressed in Thousands Are Sailing— Preformed in 2001 after an initial split in the early The Island it is silent now but the ghost still haunts of a man who has left Ireland on a ‘coffin ship’ in and yes, I believe it to be there—is one of great 1994 (Shane MacGowan had initially departed the waves order to escape the great hunger, he never made it melancholy. And what I’ve never quite been able from the band in 1991.) Aside from the Pogues his to the other side. to decide is whether the melancholy reaches out to other band The Radiators From Space was another And a torch lights up a famished man who fortune Thousands Are Sailing also deals with Irish those who made it to America or to those who outlet for a fine body of work, a song he wrote for could not save immigration in the 1980s and tightened laws shap- made it only as far as Glasgow! A little of both, I them Faithful Departed is another staple favourite ing relatively modern experiences. I asked Mr suspect, and that’s almost certainly the source of in Ireland and was covered by Christy Moore. It’s F YOU grew up with an awareness of being Chevronabout the song’s relationship with those the ambivalence.” well worth a listen and among his best. Coatbridge part of an Irish diaspora culture in the 1980s, left behind, do they feel that they somehow have a playwright Des Dillon once described a song the chances are you recognise the first two connection to Irish America: “It’s a country we he Pogues were a voice for the diaspora and Philip Chevron wrote for the Pogue’s Peace and lines of the Pogues’ Thousands Are Sailing helped build, not just physically, but in terms of nowhere did that seem more apparent than Love album Lorelie as one of his favourite tracks from their seminal album If I Should Fall political systems and the black economy and of in the west of Scotland. The band found of all time, Mr Chevron reflected: Lorelei defi- Tinternational acclaim in the 1980s, a decade in nitely has a more Scottish rather Irish brand of which to self-identify as Irish was met with con- melancholy.” I tempt during ‘The Troubles.’ It was a time when As my book came to completion I had an email Irish expression was associated with those atroci- from Philip wishing me well, beyond his obvious CROSSWORD Gordius No 114 ties and racism was widespread across British soci- talent the Pogues’ guitarist and songwriter was a ety. As a result the Pogues and their music kick man of generous nature who wanted to do what he started a shift and a more positive affirmation of could to help others. Since the news of his death 1 2 3 4 5 6 being Irish in a variety of contexts, perhaps I’ve received many texts from fellow fans express-

7 8 because of Celtic FC that identity had an immedi- ing their sadness. Someone who knew him well ate effect in Glasgow and nowhere was that more was my friend Raymond Meade. Mr Chevron once 9 10 apparent than at the famous Barrowlands gigs. The arrived in Glasgow to record a guitar part on Ray- Pogues where once described by a journalist as a mond’s last album Fables and Follies, when I 11 ‘Glasgow band,’ Mr Chevron reflected on that asked him how it went, Raymond said simply ‘he’s 12 13 14 idea: ‘It wasn’t actually Eamonn McCann who a heart merchant.’ I’d like to second that notion. First entry out the hat next first said: ‘The Pogues are not an Irish band, 15 16 17 they’re a Glasgow band,’ it was me. I hoped it was I Richard Purden is a freelance journalist, the TUESDAY will be the winner author of We are Celtic Supporters, an SCO 18 19 20 both self-evident and pregnant with meaning when I said it. feature writer and a married father of two 21 22 Send your completed crossword entries—along with 23 your full name address and daytime phone number—to 24 25 SUDOKU CROSSWORD CONTEST SCO 19 26 27 28 WATERLOO ST GLASGOW G2 29 30 31 32 6BT SIMPLE 33 34 35 The winner’s name will be 4 9

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WEDDING ANNIVERSARY GILLIES McCARRON MacINTYRE In loving memory of our dear In loving memory of our dear In loving memory of our dear mother and grandmother, aunt and uncle, Ann, who dad, granda and great- Martha Gillies, Garryna- died October 29, 2008, and granda, Donald MacIntyre, monie, South Uist, who died Tommy, who died July 17, who died October 27, 1992; on October 30, 2012. 2001. also remembering our dear In our thoughts every day Our Lady of Lourdes, pray mum, granny and great- and missed so much. for them and St Anthony, granny, Mary MacIntyre, Fois shiorraidh thoir dhaibh pray for them. died November 5, 1994. a Thighearna agus solas Inserted by their loving fam- R.I.P. nach diobair a dearsadh ily. Always in our thoughts. Our Lady of the Isles, pray CALLAGHAN orra. MacNEIL 4th Anniversary of Vincent From your daughters Fiona, MacDONALD for them. 1st Anniversary and Birthday who died October 30, 2009. Sarah, Seonag and Josie. 35th Anniversary Inserted by their loving fam- Remembering today and WEBB In our hearts you will always Thank you Granny for the In loving memory of our dear ily at home and away. always, our loving son, Steve, on this our 12th Wed- stay, gift of love, father, Donald John, who Michael J. MacNeil, who lost ding Anniversary. Loved and remembered Now you’re sharing it up died October 31, 1978; also his life in France, on All our love, every day. above, our dear mother, Marion, November 1, 2012, and Today and always, hugs, Our Lady of Knock, pray for You had many things to say, (MacAuley), who died May whose 25th birthday occurs Oliver and Dolores. xxx him. All in a caring way. 30, 1978. on October 27, 2013. Holy Family, pray for us. St Joseph, pray for him. Miss you so much. Our Lady of the Isles, pray Broken hearts, St Theresa, pray for him. Your loving grandchildren for them. Silent tears, Matt, Danny, Lucy, Kirsty Inserted by their loving son MEMORIAM All I ask is a prayer for me Cherished memories, each day say. and Rachel. John, daughter-in-law Mar- Precious years. garet and family, 20 West Inserted by wife May and St Michael, pray for him. Gerinish, South Uist. family. GILLIES Mum, Dad, Clare-Anne, ARMSTRONG 1st Anniversary Please pray for the soul of Gentle Jesus in Heaven Mairead, Sarah Ann and son In loving memory of our sis- our dear mother, Jennie above, MacDONALD McKENNA Domhnall. ter and aunty, Martha Gillies, In loving memory of a dear Armstrong, who died on Give our Granda all our love. Sacred Heart of Jesus, have who died on October 30, father, John MacDonald, October 19, 1956; also our From grandchildren and mercy on the soul of Peter, MacNEIL 2012. died October 29, 1974; also dear father, Thomas great-granddaughter Maia who passed away October 8th Anniversary Fois shiorruidh thoir dhith a remembering my dear Armstrong, who died March Rose. 25, 1998, aged 66 years, a Remembering with love Thighearna. mother, Grace, died April 17, 12, 1973, and our brother loving, caring husband, dad, Donald Joseph, my dear Inserted by Kenny, Flora and 1999. and uncle, Joseph Arm- CLEGG father-in-law and grandpa. husband, our devoted dad family. Loved and remembered strong, who died December 7th Anniversary Our Lady of Lourdes, pray and grandad, who died every day. 16, 1984. Of your charity, please pray for him. October 27, 2005. HANLON St Joseph, pray for them. Our Lady of the Assumption, for the repose of the soul of Mary, Geraldine, Stuart, Fois shiorruidh thoir dha a 19th Anniversary Inserted by daughter Marion, pray for them. William, a devoted husband, Grandchildren, Gabriel, Thighearna, In loving memory of Myles, son-in-law Brian and grand- Inserted by their loving loving brother and uncle, Ethan,Erin and Kal, 130 Agus solus nach dibir dear husband of the late daughter Gillian. family. October 27, 2006. Banchory Avenue, Inchin- dearrsadh air. Rose, a much loved father Remembering my dear hus- nan. and papa, who died October Our Lady, Star of the Sea, band and our dad, Guido, MacEACHEN BARKEY 25, 1994. In loving memory of Alastair, and St Joseph, pray for him. 5th Anniversary March 10, 2010, my devoted McKENZIE Treasured memories. who died on October 31, Sadly missed by Flora and Remembering Jock Barkey, mum and our grandma, Treasured memories of a Sadly missed. 2012. Also his wife, all the family. who died on October 23, Frances, March 11, 2003, darling son, brother and St Joseph, pray for him. Annabell, who died on Feb- 2008. my loving dad and our grandson, Brian, died Octo- Inserted by his loving family. ruary 20, 2010. McNULTY Dad you are up there with grandpops, Bill, January 17, ber 27, 1986, aged 7 years. 6 Howbeg, South Uist. 10th Anniversary the best. 1999 and all our much loved Today is the day of a mem- Please pray for the soul of KENNEDY Our Lady of the Isles, pray There will be a lot of football relatives and friends. ory so sad, Please pray for the eternal for them. Molly, a much loved mother- being played, St Teresa, pray for them. Of a son we loved and wish repose of the soul of our From the family at home and in-law, gran and great-gran, But mum will be refereeing we still had. dear friend, Sheila, who died aw who died October 23, 2003. you. Love daddy, Rosemary, October 24, 1989. ay. Our Lady of Lourdes, pray Also remembering my mum, Kieran, Michael. St Francis of Assisi, pray for for her. May Barkey, who died Good Night Brian, God her. Inserted by Monica and August 2, 2000. McINALLY Bless. In loving memory of our Monica and family. St Anthony and St Pio, pray Love sister Amanda. McCANN mother and grandmother, It was a sudden parting, for them. MUIR 11th Anniversary Williamina (Ina) Preston, Too bitter to forget, Inserted by your youngest In loving memory of Kath- Precious memories of my who died on October 25, But those that loved you and most loving daughter leen (née Slavin), my dearest beloved husband, 1990. Brian, Jacqueline and Gordon. beloved wife and much much loved father, and All I ask is that you will Are the ones that won’t for- loved mum and granny, who devoted grandfather, remember me at the Altar of get. CARRACHER Charles, who died on the Lord. died October 27, 1999. 8th Anniversary Love gran and grandad. October 24, 2002. Our Lady of Lourdes, pray In our hearts you are always In loving memory of our dear I remember the day I met for her. there, loved and remem- sister, Margaret, who died on MacLEOD COYNE you, Inserted by the family. bered in every prayer. October 31, 2005, and our 10th Anniversary Please pray for the repose of The day God made you Eternal rest grant unto her, brother, Peter, who died on In loving memory of my the soul of John Coyne, mine, O Lord, November 26, 2005. MacINNES much loved husband, Ray- who died on October 26, I remember the day God 2nd Anniversary And let perpetual light shine Our Lady of Lourdes, pray mund, who died on October 2008, aged 40 years. took you, Treasured memories of Effie, upon her. for them. 30, 2003. Beloved son of John and And will to the end of time. who was taken from us on May she rest in peace. Inserted by Margaret and May he rest in peace, dear Helen and dear brother of Although I cannot see you, October 29, 2011. Amen. Peter’s sisters, Grace, Anna, Jesus, Gerard, Martin and the late You are with me night and Always in our thoughts. Our Lady of Lourdes, pray Helen, Moira and Rose. In Thy heavenly home Francis. day, Our Lady of Lourdes, pray above. for her. Our Lady of Lourdes, pray The love we had between for her. St Joseph, pray for him. Inserted by her loving hus- To place an for him. us, Inserted by all the family, Always in my thoughts and band Joe and all the family. Even death can’t take away. Eriskay and Oban. prayers. EWEN We cannot bring the old Mary-Anne. MURPHY intimation Of your charity, please pray days back, MacLELLAN In loving memory of Isa, who for the repose of the soul of When we were all together, 10th Anniversary Place Your Intimation died October 27, 2005. 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Our weekly series on Children’s Liturgy has lesson plans and activity suggestions for use with young people who are on the path to Christ Each week, Catechists will find readings and Psalm responses, complemented by prayer, reflection, FAITH discussion questions, and activities. Please feel free to use them as you wish The lessons are created by Adorer-theologians using the lens of the spirituality of St Maria de Mattias, which also embraces precious blood spirituality FIRST While this is the starting point for the lessons, readers are invited to approach them however the spirit moves you The Church is concerned with the availability and understanding of scripture for children who have their rightful place in the Church. In light of this SCO aims to provide a useful tool in drawing children closer to KIDS the Catholic Faith

befriend someone like that? (Make sure patient and always loving. you know right from wrong, be able to make You are good to everyone, and you take care of CHILDREN’S good choices based on that knowledge, all your creation. and be able to stand up to others when they (R) I will praise your name forever, my king and are making bad choices.) my God. CROSSWORD 4 Our Lord, you keep your Word and do everything Activities you say. G Mat erials needed: A large piece of paper or When someone stumbles or falls, you give a 1 2 3 4 5 cardboard, tape, paper leaves, a cut-out of helping hand. Zacchaeus on cardstock, a blindfold, (R) I will praise your name forever, my king and 6 crayons/markers, pencils/pens. my God. 7 G Cr eate a tree trunk and branches on a large Second Reading piece of paper or cardboard. Do not draw 8 Reflection leaves on it. Hang it on the wall at the height May the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ be glorified in THIS morning, I told my daughter to be of your children. you and you in Him. A reading from the second letter 9 10 careful who she is friends with at school G Cr eate or find on the internet an outline of a of Paul to the Thessalonians 1:11-12. since we are often taught that we are leaf. Copy enough of these on green paper so Brothers and sisters: God chose you, and we 11 defined by the company we keep. So if she is everyone in the class can have one. Cut them keep praying that God will make you worthy of friends with girls who have bad reputations, out. being His people. 12 13 14 she may end-up with that same bad G Cr eate or find a fun, informal picture of We pray for God’s power to help you do all reputation even though she does nothing to Zacchaeus. Glue it or print it onto cardstock the good things that you hope to do and that 15

earn it. Also, knowing how easily children and cut it out. your faith makes you want to do. 16 can be influenced, it is concerning for a G Give each student a leaf. Then, because God and Our Lord Jesus Christ G parent when our children spend time with Inst ruct the class to write or draw something are so kind, you will bring honour to the name of 17 other children that we think don’t behave on the leaf indicating what special gift they our Lord Jesus and He will bring honour to you. the way we think they should. have that contributes to the good of the school, The Word of the Lord 18 Tonight I will be apologising to her and the parish, their family or the world. thanking her for following Jesus’ lead and G As each student completes their leaf they Alleluia reminding me that everyone deserves our can tape it to the tree. John 3:16. ACROSS time, attention and respect. We don’t have G After all of the leaves are taped to the tree, (R) Alleluia, alleluia. 1 PC (8) to agree or participate when someone is play a version of pin the tail on the donkey God loved the world so much, He gave us His 7 You may use these when colouring (7) doing things that are wrong but we do have called tape Zacchaeus to the tree to remind only Son, that all who believe in Him might have 8 This metal may be described as to respect them as children of God and them to treat everyone with kindness and eternal life. stainless (5) recognise that everyone deserves friends. respect the way that Jesus treated Zacchaeus, (R) Alleluia, alleluia. 9 The number of players on a soccer Perhaps we may end up being a good and to learn from Zacchaeus how important it team (6) influence on them and help them to behave is to want to spend time with Jesus and to 11 Use a spade (3) better. listen to Him. 14 Type of fruit (4) Today’s Gospel teaches us the very same 15 You rest your head on this at night (6) lesson. When Jesus asks to go to Zacchaeus’ Prayer 16 Correct (5) house, many people thought He was wrong Dear God, please help us to treat everyone with 17 Seats (6) to spend time with a man who cheated and kindness and respect. In Jesus’ name we pray. 18 ‘Have a go’ (3) stole from others. Jesus ignored them and Amen. went to Zacchaeus’ house anyway. First Reading DOWN Because Jesus respected him enough to 1 A group of schoolchildren (5) You have mercy on all things because you love spend time with him and teach him about 2 Cotton or linen, for example (8) everything that exists. A reading from the book of loving others and being fair, Zacchaeus 3 The brother of your mother or father (5) Wisdom 11:22-12:1. became a better person who returned Gospel 4 You use it to rub things out (6) money he had stolen and gave extra to Our Lord, compared with you, the world is a 5 Quick or speedy (4) people he had hurt. speck of dust too light for the scales. And it The Son of Man came to seek out and save what was 6 You get a whipped ice-cream in one (4) I hope that those people who were upset quickly disappears like drops of morning dew. lost. A reading from the Holy Gospel according to 10 Bold (7) with Jesus because He went to Zacchaeus’ You show mercy to everyone and your Luke 19:1-10. house learned to respect everyone the way power is absolute. You overlook our sins, so Jesus was going through Jericho, where a man 12 Rockets are launched into Outer_____ (5) Jesus does because we all have something to that we will turn to you. named Zacchaeus lived. He was in charge of 13 Truck (5) contribute to making the world a better You created everything, and you love it all. collecting taxes and was very rich. Jesus was 14 Publish (5) place. If we ignore certain people because You would never make anything that you did heading his way, and Zacchaeus wanted to see we don’t like how they look, how they not like. Nothing would have lasted, unless what He was like. But Zacchaeus was a short LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION act, or what they believe, we lose the you had wanted it to. Only what you man and could not see over the crowd. So he opportunity to learn what it is that God commanded to last could have endured. ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree. ACROSS gave them to make them special. Master, you love all who live and you have When Jesus got there, he looked up and said: 1 Agree 7 Branch 8 True 9 Spell 10 Leap 11 Angels pity on all of us, because everything is yours. “Zacchaeus, hurry down! I want to stay with 13 Gather 15 Karate 17 Allow 19 Supermarket Discussion Your eternal Spirit is in everything. you today.” I How do you think Zacchaeus felt knowing The Word of the Lord Zacchaeus hurried down and gladly welcomed DOWN that most people didn’t like him? Jesus. Everyone who saw this started grumbling: 2 Gorilla 3 Eyelash 4 Prison 5 Sneeze 6 Shells I How do you think Zacchaeus felt when Responsorial Psalm “This man Zacchaeus is a sinner! And Jesus is 11 Ark 12 Little 13 Grass 14 Tulip 16 Asia 18 War Jesus wanted to go to his house? 18:1-2ab, 46. going home to eat with him.” I Don’t name names but think about someone (R) I will praise your name forever, my king and Later that day Zacchaeus stood up and said you know who might be like Zacchaeus, my God. to the Lord: “I will give half of my property to The Children’s Liturgy page is published someone who is thought of as ‘a bad child I will praise you, my God and King and always the poor. And I will now pay back four times as one week in advance to allow RE teachers who tends to misbehave. Do you think that honour your name. much to everyone I have ever cheated.” person knows how people think of him/her? I will praise you each day and always honour Jesus said to Zacchaeus: “Today you and and those taking the Children’s Liturgy at How do you think they feel about that? your name. your family have been saved, because you are a weekly Masses to use, if they wish, this I How do you think that person would feel if (R) I will praise your name forever, my king and true son of Abraham. The Son of Man came to page as an accompaniment to their you spent some time with them? my God. look for and to save people who are lost.” I What would you need to do, to be able to You are merciful, Lord! You are kind and The Gospel of the Lord teaching materials

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Faithful pilgrims journey to the Holy Land

Pic 1: Both the yellow bus and the Sepulchre making his first other pilgrim groups (7) went for blue bus pilgrim groups on the Year pilgrimage to the Holy Land as full submersion. of Faith National Pilgrimage to the such. Following this address, Pic 8: A pilgrim rests, dipping his 2 Holy Land are seen here with Archbishop Tartaglia (4) feet in the Sea of Galilee for the first Archbishop Philip Tartaglia, former celebrated his first Mass on the time on Wednesday October 9. Glasgow Lord Provost Alex Mosson pilgrimage in the Latin Patriarchate Pic 9: Married couples on the and Special Pilgrimage guides cathedral. pilgrimage renewed their wedding outside of the Church of the Nativity Pic 5: Fr Stuart Reynolds, a newly vows at Cana on Tuesday October 8, in Bethlehem, Friday October 11, ordained priest for Glasgow including Alex and Maureen after visiting the grotto venerated Archdiocese serving St Peter’s and Mosson. as the birthplace of Jesus. St Simon’s, celebrated the first Pic 10: Blue bus pilgrims watch a Pics 2, 3 and 4: Archbishop Fouad Mass of the pilgrimage on Tuesday fisherman cast his nets while on a Twal, the Latin Patriarch of October 8 at the Chapel at the Stella boat on the Sea of Galilee on Jerusalem, welcomes the Year of Maris convent built over Elijah’s Wednesday October 9. Faith National Pilgrimage groups to Cave in Mount Carmel in Haifa, Pic 11: Representing a spectrum of the Latin Patriarchate on Thursday assisted by Deacons James age groups, pilgrims take a well October 10. Archbishop Twal spoke Kernaghan and Charles Hendry. earned rest after climbing up to the of the dwindling number of Pics 6 and 7: Fr Reynolds leads Church of the Visitation before Christians in the Holy Land and pilgrims in renewing their Archbishop Tartaglia led pilgrims in made a special presentation to Baptismal promises on Wednesday Marian hymns and a decade of the Lenny Murray, a Knight of the Holy October 9 at the River Jordan as Rosary

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7 AN ARTICLE FROM THE SCO ARCHIVES .....1910s.....1920s.....1930s.....1940s.....1950s.....1960s..... A noble but doomed effort for global peace

THIS week as we look back and political independence of of the covenant and the subse- through the archives of the all other members against quent ‘sanctions’ of the League. Scottish Catholic Observer, external aggression.” If any state goes to war despite we go back to the year 1923. Here we can see that the its undertaking not to do so, it Europe was still recovering League of Nations main objec- is regarded as having commit- from the turmoil caused by the tive was to stop any form of ted an act of war against all First World War that had fin- aggression from one nation to other members of the League ished almost five years earlier. evolve into a form of conflict. and the members of the League The League of Nations had The people of the United King- are bound to break off all finan- been set up to try and stop dom during the period between cial and commercial relations another war on that scale from the World Wars were petrified with the offending state. If this 8 9 occurring again. We now know at any real sign of aggression economic pressure fails, the that they were unsuccessful in from other nations. This is why council of the League must doing so. The article in The the policy of appeasement was then recommend to the govern- Scottish Catholic Observer in adopted; they wanted Britain to ments concerned what effective 1923 was looking at the sanc- re-build and become strong once military, naval or air force the tions that the League of more. Another war would totally members of the League should Nations had been dealing out, de-rail this recovery movement. use to protect the covenants of while also analysing the how “Article 11 provides (in case the League.” effective the League of Nations of war or danger of war) for We can see that at the time would be. action by the League to safe- war was seen as a last resort. If “Lord Action’s unfortunate guard the peace of the nations. the economic pressure failed to letter on the League of Nations Articles 12, 13, 14 and 15 pro- resolve any disputes then war in last week’s press has aroused vide for the settlement of dis- would be the very last option. special interest in the Article of putes among members of The article ended with the the Covenant defining the sanc- diplomacy, arbitration or judi- guarantee from the league that tions of the League of cial settlement.” ‘war will become less and less Nations,” the SCO story reads. The League was seen to be probable, and in time will “Articles 10 to 15 deal with used as a way of ending dis- become, for practical purposes, aggression, wars and disputes putes fairly and without any an utter impossibility.’A state- and with their settlement. By aggression. However, Article ment that, in hindsight, is Article 10 each member guar- 16 changed this viewpoint. absolutely ridiculous. antees the territorial integrity “Article 16 deals with breach STEPHEN EDWARDSON E-MAIL CELEBRATING LIFE EVENTS TO DAN MCGINTY AT [email protected] 24 SCOTTISH CHURCH/FR ROLHEISER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY OCTOBER 25 2013 Scottish identity was shaped by the Church As Scotland prepares for a referendum on its future, DR HARRY SCHNITKER SCOTLAND AND THE CHURCH begins a new series looking at the Church’s historic place in Scottish life

E ARE less than a year away in 1560. Let us begin at the end. Where do Church, e need to begin at the beginning, which the centre of the new kingdom. The old patron of from the referendum on Scot- and by this I mean Catholic Church, and state stand brings its own problems. When the first the Gaels was elevated as the new patron of the land’s national future, from the today? Devolution has ensured that the legal status Christians came to what is now Scotland, united Gaels and Picts. As the kingdom expanded moment when as a nation we get of Scotland and of the Catholic Church in Scotland thereW was no such thing as Scotland. The Romans southwards, so did the cult of St Columba. the chance to direct what status are on the same level. Scotland is part of the were ruling south of Hadrian’s Wall, their power Church chroniclers wrote the very first stories we wish our country to have: part of the United United Kingdom, but with far-reaching powers of occasionally stretching northwards to the Forth- in which the idea of Alba was given shape. The Kingdom or independent. As Catholics we will self-rule. The Scottish Catholic Church is part of Clyde isthmus. The early Christian writer and tenth-century Chronicle of the Kings of Alba playW a major role in this process. the wider Catholic Church, again with extensive apologist, Tertullian (160-220AD), makes the first almost literally imagined the country into being. Unlike other Christian faith groups, the Catholic local powers. written mention of Christians in the British Isles, The role of the Church in this process cannot be community in Scotland has increased its presence There are some vital differences: the Church is and states, in 208AS, that they were in ‘places underestimated. In a period when the people of in the country, as the 2011 census clearly shows. part of a global organisation, which has existed for among the Britons unapproached by Rome but Alba spoke a variety of languages, and came from Self-identifying Catholics now make up 841,000 two millennia. Its links with the other Catholic subdued by Christ.’ Could this be a reference to different cultural backgrounds, Christianity pro- people or 15.9 per cent of the population. That is Churches in the British Isles are cordial, but tech- what is now Scotland? vided a unifying culture. St Columba may have enough, if we vote as a block—which we will not nically of no greater importance than with any It is perfectly possible. What we do know for a found it difficult to get himself understood outside —to tip the balance either way. other Catholic Church in any other country. Nei- fact is that by the fifth century Christians were liv- the Gaelic region of the west, but by the tenth cen- We have heard much already about the Catholic ther the Church in England and Wales, nor that in ing in the south-west, in what was a Welsh-speak- tury Latin was the language of the learned and of aspects of the vote. The SNP Government tried to Ireland can claim any jurisdiction in Scotland. ing, post-Roman kingdom. Just how Christianity the Church. This unity is all the more striking assure the Catholic community of its intentions by Scotland is part of a very localised and recent came to the rest of the region is unclear. In what is when we consider how it did not include—at least praising and promising to protect our schools, and by political entity: the United Kingdom. In a recent past, now Scotland, politically, there were Pictish, for several centuries after 900AD—the Hebrides legislating to protect our adoption agency.It has, at the that entity was also truly global, with an empire Gaelic, Welsh and Anglo-Saxon Churches, and they and Northern Isles, which were firmly under same time, joined the bandwagon and begun to legis- spanning the world. These days, it is a medium-sized were frequently at odds with one another. St Bede, Viking rule and which only gradually became late to alter the definition of marriage. On the pro-union economic, military and political power with regional presenting the Anglo-Saxon view, disparaged the Christian. Even then, they were centred on Nor- side we have had equally solid praise and promises importance. Increasingly, Westminster politicians are Gaelic and Welsh episcopate. St Adomnán, repre- way and not Dunkeld or any other Scottish eccle- on our schools from both Labour and Conserva- accepting this fact, as was witnessed recently by the senting the Gaelic view, claimed that only the Gaels siastical centre. tives, whilst at the same time we have witnessed those vote on Syria. The Westminster Parliament fulfils the in Ireland and Scotland were truly holy. Perhaps as important as the shaping of a sense of parties also involved in deeply secular legislation; same role in Scotland as the Vatican does in the Scot- What is beyond doubt is that all were, in words Scottish-ness in Alba was the creation of a Scot- again, the redefinition of marriage springs to mind. tish Church, with the Queen being the secular coun- of the historian, James Fraser, fully orthodox and tish identity abroad. The two most important It is a fact of life in modern Western democra- terpart to the Pope. in communion with Rome. Indeed, the Church was neighbours, Ireland and the Anglo-Saxon world of cies that no single party represents all Christian There is, then, an anomaly. The Scottish pivotal in shaping a sense of identity that united England, both soon began to refer to the new king- values. Some are socially conservative, but fail on Catholic Church is not a British Church in any the peoples of what is now Scotland. That may dom of the united Picts and Gaels as Scotland. The the justice and peace agenda of the Church. Others meaningful sense, other than the fact that Scotland seem odd in light of what was just stated. How- last mention of a King of the Picts in Ireland comes are socially radical, but score well on justice and is at this moment part of Britain. For Catholics ever, the Gaelic take-over of the Picts, and their from 878AD in the Annals of Ulster, whilst the last peace. Almost all are to, some extent, affected by there is always an international aspect to life. Our subsequent usurpation of the Welsh in the south- such mention in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles the agendas of radical secularists. One could con- Church has recently received large numbers of west, and conquest of the Anglo-Saxons in the comes from 875AD. By 900AD, Scots and Irish clude that for Catholics this makes the referendum Poles, and is currently receiving large numbers of south-east, created the political control within are unanimously calling the country Alba. Of of 2014 a choice between two very similar options Indians and Africans. We look to a European city, which a Scottish identity could grow. course, the chroniclers across the British Isles, and when it comes to the implementation of Gospel to Rome, for guidance, in an age when Europe is The birth of the Kingdom of Alba is as obscure across Europe, were clergy. values in politics. Perhaps—and it is a very big seen by many in Britain as the ‘other.’ as that of Christianity in Scotland. What is certain Now ordinary people across the new kingdom perhaps—we may be able to exert a little more All this has informed our outlook. It is also his- is that from around 900AD the title Rí Alban (King did not read these chronicles, nor were they deeply influence in an independent Holyrood Parliament torically shaped. The creation of contemporary of Alba) replaced that of Rex Pictorum (King of aware of the monarchy. They did, however, attend than in Westminster. Perhaps Holyrood will secu- Scotland and the modern Scottish Church was a the Picts). The very name ‘Picts’ vanishes from the Mass, where the writers of the chronicles gave the larise more rapidly than Westminster. long process, and one would argue that to under- records after a final appearance at the Battle of sermons. At the final count, the Church was at the stand the choices ahead of us, we as Catholics Dollar in 875AD, where they were defeated by the heart of shaping an identity that we today call n this series, we shall examine the relationship ought to know something of what has shaped our Vikings. At the same time, the relics of St Scotland, and that the Gaels still call Alba. The between Church and state in Scotland, both Church and our national identity. It is this that this Columba—a major focus for devotion for the next step was the shaping of the monarchy in a Ibefore and after the criminalisation of the Mass series aims to examine. Gaels of the west—came to rest in Dunkeld, near Christian mould, which we shall turn to next week. Catechesis protects the plants, theology grows the tree

THERE has always been an tioning and critical mind. For Theology therefore is an on those who need to learn the For example, the word ‘semi- innate and healthy tension more than 900 years, for the most essentially liberal endeavour. essentials of their faith and on nary’ comes from the Latin, between theology and Catech- Fr Ronald part, Christianity has accepted St Why? We say theology is liberal those who are trying to make seminarium, meaning a ‘green- esis, between what is happen- Anselm’s definition of theology for the same reason that we never intellectual sense of their Faith. house.’ A greenhouse is not a place ing in theology departments in Rolheiser as ‘faith seeking understanding.’ speak of a ‘Conservative Arts There is, admittedly, an innate to grow an oak tree. It is a place to universities and the church If Anselm is right, then the task College.’ That would be an tension between the two. The pew put young, tender, seedling plants pews. Theologians and bish- contradictions in the doctrines it of theology is to critically examine oxymoron. Institutions of higher invariably feels that theologians that need protection from the ops are often not each other’s teaches, its intent is rather to teach the Christian faith, both in terms learning, universities, schools of are too liberal; while theologians harsher outdoor climate. It is a favorite people. And that is those truths and dogmas to those of what faith itself is and in terms art, and the like are, as Cardinal tend to look wearily at the pew, place to protect a young plant or to understandable. Why? for whom they are still relatively of what is contained in our Newman classically articulated concerned that the hard questions grow a very tender plant, but it is Theology and Catechesis have new. And its audience is precisely Christian dogmas, so as to in his book on education, The are not being addressed. However not a place to grow huge trees. different purposes, even as both those for whom its truths are still produce a vision of both faith and idea of a university, by definition, it should never be a question of The relationship between are valid and both are needed. relatively new, namely, the dogma that can handle all the liberal, namely, they are intended either/or; but always both/and. Catechesis and theology might be Catechesis, in essence, is an neophyte, the religious novice. questions that can be thrown at to stretch people, to make them The Church needs people who are characterised in the same way. effort to teach the fundamentals of Catechesis is therefore, by defi- them both from inside the Church deal with difficult and critical solidly Catechised, who know Catechesis is the seminary, a the faith. Indeed, in its original nition, an essentially conservative and from outside sceptics. questions, to bring them to a clearly the essentials of their necessary place to start and Greek, catechesis means ‘echo- endeavour. Its aim is not so much Hence, the audience for theol- level of maturity within their faith, even as it needs people who protect young and overly-tender ing.’ Thus Catechesis is not so to stretch minds to new places as ogy differs from the audience for discipline (faith and dogma, in have tried to articulate that faith plants, whereas theology is a much an effort to understand the it is to teach the basics, to impart Catechesis. Theology has three, this case) so as to leave them at a more critical level and have less-protected place where you Faith as it is to simply ‘echo’ it, principles that help hold minds ideal, audiences: church-goers who unafraid to face whatever issues stared without fear or denial into ultimately grow the oak tree. namely, to transmit it as clearly as together. Catechesis tries to build are already Catechised and are arise, and to help them to be the fierce storm of intellectual possible. A Catechist then is not a foundation inside of person, not seeking a deeper intellectual grasp leaders in their field. Catechesis objections to, ecclesial angers at, I Fr Ronald Rolheiser is a Catholic trying to prove the foundations of stretch that foundation. of their faith, the academy of learn- seeks to produce an orthodox and every kind of protest against priest and member of the Mission- the Faith, although he or she may Theology, on the other hand, ing, where faith and dogma are disciple; theology seeks to pro- the Faith. ary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. be trying to give a certain does not simply try to echo the often questioned, and the culture duce an informed leader. Orthodoxy is important, but it is He is president of the Oblate apologetics or rationale for it. Faith, it seeks to understand it and the world as a whole where The Church needs both. It meant to be as much a trampoline School of Theology in San Antonio, Catechesis does not search for and articulate it in a language Christianity has to justify itself needs to emphasise both Catech- from which to spring as it is meant Texas. 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