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Mungo’s Bairns 2016 was a Scottish Sing-a-long Song’s, Performance on Friday January 15 2016, Wellington Church, University Ave, Glasgow as part of this year’s St Mungo festival for Glasgow’s patron saint. Pupils from St Monica’s Pri- mary, Milton (right), performed When Mandela came to Glas- gow. Kevin Baijonauth played Mandela with St Mungo (Szy- mon Matusiak) and St Enoch (Niomi Dysart) on either side. More on St Mungo Festival, pages 2, 9 and 22 PIC: PAUL McSHERRY Pope invited to Scots College’s 400th I Archbishop extends invitation during private audience with the Holy Father By Ian Dunn He also gifted the Pope a copy of his the martyrdom of St John Ogilvie, the 2015 pastoral letter We Have Found the 16 students studying at the college has been officially Messiah in which the archbishop sets vowed to become priests and return to invited to visit the Pontifical Scots out a vision of how St Andrews and Scotland, just one year after the saint’s College in to help mark this Edinburgh Archdiocese can better execution at Glasgow Cross. year’s 400th anniversary of its evangelise the communities within its “It would be a great honour for the foundation as a seminary. bounds. The archdiocese is facing college and for all the young men Archbishop Leo Cushley issued the reorganisation at parish level. studying with us if Pope Francis is able invitation on behalf of the Bishops’ “Pope Francis has such a warm, to join us to mark 400 years of priestly Conference of Scotland and the Pontifical kindly and supportive personality and formation,” Fr Daniel Fitzpatrick, rector Scots College during a private audience he was clearly very informed and of the Pontifical Scots College, said. “I with Pope Francis at the Vatican’s interested in how the am sure the Holy Father’s presence would Apostolic Palace on Monday. in our part of Scotland is faring as we be a great blessing to the College, a “The Pontifical Scots College has a attempt to preach the Gospel to our source of encouragement for our truly remarkable history and, so, it contemporary society,” the archbishop seminarians and an inspiration to other would be wonderful if Pope Francis said. “In short, Pope Francis was Peter— young men to join them here in Rome could join us as we celebrate that past the rock—such that during our discussion to continue the long tradition of the with pride while looking to the future he continually confirmed my Faith by Pontifical Scots College.” with great confidence and trust in the his words and by his example.” Lord,” the Archbishop of St Andrews I [email protected] and Edinburgh, a former Vatican Scots college diplomat, said. If the Pope was to visit the Pontifical Scots College in Rome it would be the Health of Church highpoint in a year of celebrations. During their 40-minute discussion, the The college was officially founded in archbishop discussed a wide range of 1600 by Pope Clement VIII to provide issues with the Holy Father including an education for young Scottish the general health of the Church in Holy Father sent me to Scotland to wanted to brief him on how our Catholic men who—due to the laws Scotland and his predecessor Cardinal bring the joy of Christ’s Gospel to all archdiocese is progressing with that against Catholics—could not receive a Keith O’Brien. those who live within the Archdiocese important mission he has entrusted to Catholic education at home. It was on “It’s now over two years since the of St Andrews and Edinburgh—so I me,” Archbishop Cushley said. March 10, 1616, however, inspired by

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SPOTLIGHT ON What’s On A weekly guide to upcoming Church-related events, more online at www.sconews.co.uk SATURDAY JANUARY 23 I Youth Work Training day at St Mary’s Cathedral, Aberdeen. If you’re interested in Youth Ministry then this workshop, led by the Domini- can Sisters of Saint Cecilia, could be just what you’re looking for. January 23, Cathedral Upper Hall from 10.30am to 3.00pm. SUNDAY JANUARY 24 I PACT Christian Unity Taize Service in Paisley Abbey at 4pm. Please do come along to pray with other Christians. FRIDAY JANUARY 29 I A Burns Supper will take THURSDAY JANUARY 28 place on Friday January 29 in I Newman Association: Fac- St Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, ing the Challenges of Laudato Paisley. Tickets are Si: Energy, environment and £15,includes a meal and the human future. A talk by entertainment. BYOB. Some Professor Colin McInnes, The tickets are still available for Ogilvie Centre, St Aloysius’ this very popular event. Church, Rose Street, Glasgow, G3 6RE at 7.30pm on Thurs- SUNDAY JANUARY 31 day, 28th January. All wel- I This year’s Molendinar Lecture on January 14 was given by The Right Reverend Gregory Cameron, bishop of St Asaph of the Church of Wales.Asaph was Celtic Roots Mass at St appointed by Mungo as Bishop of the Diocese in Llanelwy which he founded during his exile from the Kingdom of Strathclyde. Bishop Cameron is seen come. Non-members: Aloysius, Garnethill, Glasgow. here with members and friends of Glasgow Mediaeval Trust—Saint Mungo Festival. (Left to right) Dr Laurence Whitley, Bishop Gregor Duncan Bishop of admission £3 including Gaelic and ScottishcChoirs Glasgow and Galloway, Bishop Gregory Cameron, Catherine McMaster, organiser, Dr Gordon Wyllie Trustee, Bailie Josephine Docherty representing the refreshments. will sing at this 4pm Mass. Provost, Councillor Gordon Matheson and Archbishop .The lecture was held at Glasgow City Chambers E-mail [email protected] PIC: PAUL McSHERRY

Glasgow University primary school teacher students working on placement with 12 primary schools in Glasgow to prepare for the Mungo’s Bairns 2016, the Scottish sing-a-long song’s, on Friday January 15 at Wellington Church, University Ave, Glasgow that was part of this year’s St Mungo festival. (Left) Pupils from Our Lady of Annunciation perform Nessie, (above) St Brendan’s pupils perform a PICS: PAUL McSHERRY

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WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY JANUARY 22 2016 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER NEWS 3 SCIAF can double 2016 Wee Box total MONEY given to SCIAF’s Wee Box Annual Lent Appeal will once again be doubled thanks to a UK Govern- ment aid match scheme that will give £1 for every £1 donated by sup- porters. Last year’s Wee Box campaign, sup- ported by the SCO and the Department for International Development, raised a record-breaking £3.4 million (right) in the charity’s 50th anniversary year thanks to the generosity of donors and the UK Aid Match scheme. This year the Wee Box appeal tells the story of cattle herders in Ethiopia. “It’s fantastic that we’ve secured UK Government aid match funding again this year,” SCIAF’s Director Alistair Dutton said. “The donations we get will be dou- bled—so every £1 you give to the Wee Box appeal will equal £2. “This will help us to give so many more people the help they need, such as seeds, favourite treat, like coffee or chocolate, for with UK Aid match we can offer a hand farm tools, cattle, training and small loans, the 40 days of Lent and putting the money up to many more people. so they can work their way out of poverty saved in their Wee Box. All donations given to SCIAF between and have a better future. I would urge The 2016 appeal will be launched on February 5 and May 4 will be matched everyone to make the most of this amazing Ash Wednesday, February 10. pound for pound so more people than ever offer and make sure the money you give The very existence and way of life of will be helped. This means SCIAF will be goes twice as far!” cattle herders in Ethiopia is threatened by able to reach more people who need help Storm damage bill reaches The annual appeal raises vital funds for more severe droughts and floods. Carfi the most. SCIAF’s life-changing work in Africa, Sara and his family from Borana in south- quarter of a million pounds Asia and Latin America and helps some of ern Ethiopia are on this year’s Wee Box. I The SCO is backing the SCIAF Wee the poorest people in the world living with They lost all their cattle in a severe Box appeal again this year. Coming soon, hunger, poverty, disease and disasters. drought in 2011 and struggled to survive Ian Dunn’s reports on visiting Ethiopia for East Kilbride parish Thousands of supporters in schools and until they were given eight goats and a with the charity parishes across Scotland raise money for camel which now provide milk for the ST LEONARD’s Church in Leonard’s Primary School, the appeal every year by giving up a family and a source of income. This year I http://www.sciaf.org.uk/ East Kilbride is facing a while weekday Masses will be repair bill of £250,000 after celebrated in the side chapel, damage from Storm Frank. which is unaffected. Heavy winds and rain caused Parish priest Fr Gerard chaos and damage across the Chromy thanked those who Call for support for headteacher, staff at Edinburgh school country in December and into have helped the church over the the New Year. last few weeks. “We have had THE director of the Scottish since the new head teacher difficult time.” speak to staff. St Leonard’s suffered exten- great support from volunteers Catholic Education Service took over. Edinburgh City Council are “In addition an open staff sive flooding after the roof was and I would really like to thank has urged parents to support “I am aware of claims made planning to write to parents forum meeting has been blown off the church in the first South Lanarkshire Council for an Edinburgh high school in an Edinburgh newspaper with children at the school with planned so any issues can be week of the year. quickly moving us into the after a newspaper report of about recent events in St regards to the reports. raised. We also recognise that The church is expected to be school,” he said. complaints from some staff Thomas of Aquin’s RC High “The council is working with parents may have concerns and closed for the next six months A statement on the church members about recent School in Edinburgh,” Michael the head teacher and staff and have written to them to high- and Communions, Confirma- website had previously called changes. McGrath, director of the Scot- has put in place a package of light the action being taken by tions and weddings have been for parishioners to follow in the The Edinburgh Evening tish Catholic Education Service measures to identify and the council and how they can moved to St Vincent’s Church footsteps of those who worked News reported last week that (SCES), said. “I am confident address areas for development share feedback with us directly. and Our Lady of Lourdes, with with Fr Kieran O’Farrell to it had received a list of that this Catholic school com- within the school,” a council “St Thomas’ is one of the others postponed. establish the parish in 1966. complaints compiled by staff at munity, which is one of Edin- statement said. city’s leading schools with Torrential rain flooded the The damage comes at the St Thomas of Aquins High that burgh’s leading schools, will “Senior managers within the strong attainment and everyone ceiling and floors in the church same time as another church in had been presented to the make a robust response to these schools team are working in is keen for the school to move resulting in the need for new the town, St Bride’s, has also school’s headteacher Thomas anonymous allegations. I urge partnership with St Thomas’s to forward so that all pupils can electrics, pews and floors. closed for six months as Hughes. The alleged problems parents to support the school’s tackle emerging concerns, and benefit from a first class learn- Sunday and Saturday Masses it undergoes repairs and are reported to have occurred headteacher and staff at this were at the school last week to ing environment.” are now being celebrated in St renovation.

Milngavie parents submit LEISURE TIME TRAVEL Pilgrimage Specialists final primary school plans Latest offers on facebook “Leisure Time Travel Pilgrimages” SPECIAL DEPARTURES ROME 2016 CAMPAIGNING parents ment and from outside organisa- by Air from Manchester have submitted final plans to tions. the Scottish Government out- St Joseph’s Primary is the lining their proposals to take only Catholic school in the ReturnFights over the running of a town. Coach transfers Airport to Hotel Catholic school which is cur- Currently, Jordanhill College 3 Star Hotel H/B (Buffet style Breakfast & Dinner) rently set to close. in Glasgow and a number of Basilicas coach tour inRome A long-running battle has specialist schools are the only Papal Audience taken place between parents state schools which operate out- from St Joseph’s Primary in side of local authority control 8-11 February: Only £445 Milngavie and East Dunbarton- and funding. Body of St. Padre Pio onview inthe Vaticanat this time shire Council who have decided Plans were floated recently by 14-17 March: Only £479 to close the school and merge it a private Muslim school in Glas- in a new build with St Andrew’s gow to receive state funding, UNBEATABLE VALUE Primary, Bearsden. plans which received cautious Since the council decision support from the Church. was given the go-ahead by the The St Joseph’s parents have ROME, SAN GIOVANNI & ASSISI Scottish Government, parents previously met with First Minis- 13 September - 8 days - £1099 have drawn up alternative plans ter Nicola Sturgeon to discuss By Air from Prestwick outlining a pathway to commu- their plans. Led by Rev. Fr. Peter Dowling nity ownership that would see They claim they can run the the school operate outwith local school at lower costs than cur- LEISURE TIME TRAVEL authority control, with funding rently, while offering a different 0151 287 8000 provided direct from govern- approach to education. www.lourdes-pilgrim.com WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 4 SCHOOLS/LOCAL NEWS SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY JANUARY 22 2016

St Margaret’s Malawi refuge centre project gets cash boost from St Bartholomew’s parishioners

By Daniel Harkins they visit the country in June. mud hut with her grandfather and “I have studied the plans for a goat, is also being sponsored. KIND-hearted parishioners the refuge and seen the profiles Doris has suffered from malaria from St Bartholomew’s Parish of the females who will be the for two years and is now in Coatbridge donated over first residents,” Steven Snee, receiving treatment for this. £700 to an Airdrie high acting headteacher at St The walk to school for Doris school’s project to build a Margaret’s, said. “All are orphans will also be cut from more than female refuge centre in and have endured terrible an hour to five minutes. Mulanje, Malawi. hardships, only surviving their Also staying in the refuge The funds were collected at experiences through their faith will be Martha Mulole, an 18- the funeral of parishioner Mary and the support of the Parish at year-old disabled girl who has Mitchell, whose family sponsored Mendulo, Malawi. I am returned to education after Ruth Samson, one of the delighted with the members of being hidden by her family for Two Catholics nominated females from the Makhosa our community, who have come years, and Tsungi Phiri, a 21- Female Farming Catholic in off the street to put change in year-old who suffers from HIV By Daniel Harkins travelling to the country to lend a hand. Cooperative, an organisation our collection box and to the and diabetes, and is being put The project supports The Buccama Clinic, which set up by St Margaret’s High families of our children who through university by the TWO Catholics who support women with helps women suffering with uterine prolapse School in Airdrie. have sent their coin collections Healthy Lifestyle Project and medical problems in Ethiopia have been after childbirth. While the medical problem can The late 81-year-old (above to the school.” the St Margaret’s community. jointly nominated for Scotswoman of theYear. treated routinely in the west, in parts of Africa, right) was dedicated to her The Million Penny Cam- Tsungi will act as the mother of Joe Middlemiss and Maureen Burnett (above) women can be left ashamed and ostracised with Faith and bought The Scottish paign is running alongside a the house. are among six women who will compete for the little understanding of the problem and unable to Catholic Observer every week, Prayer Book project, where The refuge is known as prize at a glittering awards ceremony in Glasgow even lift up their newly born children as a result despite being blind in her later members of the St Margaret’s Maria Amayi Achifundo— City Chambers next month. They have been of the condition. years. Mary still attended Mass community make a donation to Home of Compassionate nominated alongside champion wheelchair racer Money raised for the project is used to fund to the very end and said her write their name, or the name Mary—and St Margaret’s Samantha Kinghorn, dementia academic Debbie the clinic which has a staff of 15, including Rosary daily. of a loved one, into a book, Female Refuge Centre. It will Tolson, charity worker and quadruple amputee trained nurses, but operates on a shoestring “My mum took great joy which the residents of the provide the women for the first Corinne Hutton, and Glasgow Women’s Library budget. The project also provides for operations, from her faith and loved the refuge will then pray over time with a room, a kitchen, founder Adele Patrick. The awards are sponsored food, transport and recovery for the sick women. fact that we supported Ruth and every night for a year. electricity and running water. by the Evening Times newspaper and the St Ms Burnett and Ms Middlemiss raise money her children Prisca and Mary,” Zione Jianji, who gave birth St Margaret’s Malawi project Enoch’s Centre in Glasgow. for the charity by giving talks across Scotland, Mrs Mitchell’s daughter, also to a disabled child when she is run in cooperation with The Catholic duo’s charity work began after visiting parishes and gathering donations and Mary, said. was 10 years old, is one of the North Lanarkshire Council. Ms Burnett visited Ethiopia and was introduced supplies. Last weekend, an event in Christ the The project was officially women who will be staying in Convener Jim Logue, who has to the work of a clinic run by a Franciscan nun. King parish hall raised £10,000, contributing to launched on December 14 with the refuge. Her son sadly died met the women involved in the She joined forces with her cousin Joe Middlemiss the more than £100,000 raised over the years by the Million Penny Campaign of malnutrition when he was 5. refuge, said he was delighted to and together the two began the Ethiopia Medical the two cousins. (above), which it is hoped will Zione is now sponsored by the support the project. Project, fundraising for the clinic and regularly Ms Middlemiss she was ‘really, really chuffed’ raise £10,000 towards the St Margaret’s community. Anyone wishing to donate to £14,000 total still outstanding. Staying in the refuge will cut the Million Penny Campaign or The St Margaret’s community her journey time to school from the Prayer Book can do so by has already purchased and 90 minutes to just five. contacting the school. prepared the land and hope to Doris Rodrick, a six-year-old have the centre opened before girl who shares a four foot square I [email protected] Pluscarden Abbey offers Easter retreat for youths THE Abbot and monks of PIC: JOHN WRIGHT PluscardenAbbey are inviting young people aged 18-30 to celebrate the Liturgy with them from Wednesday of Holy Week until Easter. The young pilgrims will stay in the abbey guesthouses and those taking part will be able to gain deeper insight into the Christian life, monastic life and the abbey (right). The abbey said that there is no charge for staying, but if anyone wishes to make a donation it will be gratefully received. medieval British monastery still and is nestled in a secluded, restful Pluscarden Abbey is the only being used for its original purpose glen. It can trace its history back to 1230 and numerous repairs, St Andrew’s show devotion to the pro-life cause rebuilding work and re-dedications EWTN - THE CATHOLIC SATELLITE CHANNEL have taken place over the centuries. PRO-LIFE issues became of Unborn Children Scotland, pro-life group from Inverclyde the centre of discussion at St including two university students within Paisley Diocese. The perfect Christian present I If you are interested in joining Andrew’sAcademy in Paisley on the Project Truth Team. The collection was handed the Pluscarden community in recently as they devoted a Pupils responded generously over by the school pro-life group Tel: SAS 0141 774 5000 or 07463 683655 celebrating Easter, contact Fr whole week to the cause. to appeals for baby clothes, to representatives from The Bede Kierney OSB by e-mail at: All RE lessons in the school which will be taken to St Inverclyde Innocents (above) for our Special Offer guestmaster.pluscarden@gmail. had a pro-life theme and the S3- Andrew’s school partners in and Bishop of com S6 year groups had assemblies Uganda in June, and they Paisley in the presence of SAS - SCOTLAND’S CATHOLIC SATELLITE COMPANY addressed by representatives of collected baby toiletries, which school chaplains Fr Stephen I www.pluscardenabbey.org the Society for the Protection were given to The Innocents Baillie and Fr Gerry McNellis. WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY JANUARY 22 2016 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER SCHOOLS/LOCAL NEWS 5 Fundraising campaign for Glasgow memorial to the victims of the Great Hunger launches

A NEW fundraising campaign has been launched to provide Glasgow with its first memorial to the victims Great Hunger. More than a million people died during a period of Mass starvation and disease in 19th century Ireland which saw the country’s population drastically reduced. Forced out by the hunger (right), around 100,000 people came to Scotland from Ireland between 1845 and 1851, with many of them settling in Glasgow and Lanarkshire. Irish immigrants played a large part in the construction of many churches in the area. The new campaign has been launched by Coiste Cuimhneacháin An Gorta Mór—The Great Hunger Memorial Committee—of which Fr Tom White of St Mary’s member of the committee, said. The plans have been drawn in the Calton is a member. “We do not though see it as an up amid frustration at Glasgow A call has been put out for exclusive thing; the majority City Council plans for its own design submissions for the killed and who were affected memorial. The council have memorial, with £5000 on offer were Catholics and their been discussing plans for a to the chosen entry. decedents remain Catholic, but memorial for more than three as Scotswomen of the Year It is hoped by the members a memorial to this cataclysmic years, but to date no concrete of the committee that the event should be welcomed by plans have been drawn up. at the nomination which ‘came out of left field.’ Church in the town, said that ‘practical and prayer’ fundraising efforts will not only people of all creeds and none as Last year, Catholic historian The former schoolteacher and counsellor said is the philosophy she follows in her charitable raise the money needed for the a marker to a dreadful event Sir Tom Devine criticised the her journey over the years had been a massive endeavours. memorial but will bring the from which Ireland has never council and also called for a learning curve. “I totally assume it is all for the greater honour Irish community in the city recovered in terms of population memorial that commemorated “We went from no knowledge to a degree of and glory of God,” she said. “We learn from together educationally, socially and which directly led to many all victims of the disaster. expertise in this small area,” she said. “Really these sisters [who work in the clinic]. They get and culturally. of the community in Glasgow we go out [to Ethiopia] and we do whatever we up in the morning at six o’clock, they say their “Undoubtedly around 90 per being here. It has an impact on I To contribute to the are asked to do because we are an extra pair of prayers, they work all day, they laugh, they smile cent of those people who died us still as a city.” fundraising campaign visit: hands—but the real work is when we come back and they go to bed. The clinic doesn’t have were Catholic and certainly The committee hopes to http://www.fundrazr.com here and raise funds.” electricity, just a generator that they run a few those of us of Irish decent who conclude the design process by and search for‘Help us build Ms Middlemiss said that donations come in all hours a night. And we are there with our iPhones came then and after are largely the summer and then begin work an Irish Famine Memorial in shapes and sizes, with one person signing a and iPads saying, please can you turn on the Catholic,” Janette Findley, a on the final round of fundraising. Glasgow.’ cheque for £1000 immediately after a talk on the generator so we can charge our stuff!” clinic’s costs. The two charity founders plan to head out to “It was a massively enormous amount,” she Ethiopia again in February, and may well be said. “Somebody else just collects their shrapnel taking with them the new title of Scotswomen of and once every three months gives me a big bag the Year. of coins. Then there’s the big fundraisers—a casino night in Glasgow just before Christmas I Visit www.ethiopiamedicalproject.com, to find raised nearly £2000.” out more about the charity or to donate online Ms Middlemiss, a parishioner of St James’ in Kinross who also works with St Paul’s Episcopal I [email protected]

St John’s stained glass tribute to late Charles Kennedy

PLANS are underway to with alcoholism. enhance the beauty of the church.’ install a stained glass widow Artisan Stained Glass of in St John’s Church, Caol, Perth, associate members of the I Donations for the project will Fort William, in memory of British Society of Master Glass be gratefully received and an Charles Kennedy, a son of Painters, will undertake the account has been opened for Lochaber and much loved work to pay tribute to the much people who wish to donate to parishioner of St John’s. respected politician. the project. The Account name Mr Kennedy, a former leader Aspecial window frame is being is: RC Diocese of Argyll and the of the Liberal Democrats and an made by Donald MacDonald, a Isles, charity number MP for 32 years, died last year. carpenter with more than 50 SC002876. Please mention that He lost his seat at the 2015 years experience. your donation is for the ‘St general election and died less than Fr Roddy McAuley, parish John’s Stained Glass window a month later due to conditions priest of St John’s (above), said Fund,’ sort code: 83-91-25, associated with his long battle that the window will ‘greatly account number: 65625051 WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 6 WORLD/NATIONAL NEWS SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY JANUARY 22 2016

Pope urges young not to lose hope

DON’T ever lose hope, was of Jesus, Who is the Prince of of Reconciliation and in the the message Pope Francis Peace. Everything in Him Eucharist which we will celebrate sent to young people living speaks of mercy. Nothing in together,” he added. “As you in war, extreme poverty, Him is devoid of compassion.” walk through the Holy Door, troubles and loneliness. Young people from across the remember you are committing “The Lord has a great dream world will make a pilgrimage yourselves to grow in holiness which, with your help, He wants to Rome in April, a moment of and to draw nourishment from to come true! the Pope said, joy, the Pope (above) said, that the Gospel and the Eucharist, urging young people not to be they are all invited to, and he the Word and the Bread of life, taken in by ‘the messages of asked them to not ‘just prepare in order to help build a more hatred or terror all around us’ in your rucksacks and your banners, just and fraternal world. a message for the Jubilee Year but your hearts and your minds “May the Lord bless your of Mercy released last week. as well.’ journey towards the Holy Door. Addressing young boys and “I realise that not all of you I pray that the Holy Spirit will girls aged 13 to 16, the Pope can come to Rome, but the guide your steps and enlighten said they must instead make jubilee is truly for everyone you. For you and your families, Pope Francis’ surprise visits new friends and ‘give of your and it is also being celebrated and for all who help you to time and always show concern in your local churches,” he grow in goodness and in grace, for those who ask your help.’ said. “Think carefully about the may the Blessed Virgin Mary, By Stephen Reilly Journalists were not invited or informed of the “Be brave and go against the hope and desires you will hand Mother of us all, be true Door Pope’s visit in advance and the trip was kept a tide,” the Pope said. “Be friends over to Jesus in the Sacrament of Mercy.” POPE Francis made a surprise visit to secret even from the homes’residents, a statement homes for the elderly and disabled last issued by the Vatican press office once the Pope Friday as part of a commitment to make a had returned to the Vatican said. Food being used as a weapon in Syrian conflict practical gesture of charity once a week Casa Iride is a group home for people in a during the Year of Mercy. persistent vegetative state which the Vatican FOOD has become ‘the most The visits to the 33 residents of the Bruno described as not a hospital or clinic, but a family- deadly weapon of war’ in Buozzi Retirement Home and the six residents of style structure where residents can be cared for Syria, according to a leading Casa Iride continued with the Pope’s programme by their own family members with the support Catholic charity’s Middle East of putting mercy into practice during the Jubilee of the staff. Bruno Buozzi Retirement Home, projects coordinator, who Year, which will run until the Feast of Christ the which the Pope also visited, caters for the elderly. says both government and King in November. The Vatican described the atmosphere at the rebel forces are blocking He was accompanied on the visit by retirement home as one of ‘great surprise and humanitarian aid to force Archbishop Rino Fisichella, head of the Vatican’s joy’ as the Holy Father greeted each resident and entire communities on the Council for New Evangelisation and one of the stopped to speak to them, one by one. brink of starvation to submit principle organisers of activities during the Both the retirement home and Casa Iride are to their rule. Jubilee Year of Mercy. located in one of the poorer neighbourhoods on Fr Andrzej Halemba, from The visit was announced alongside a new the outskirts of Rome. Aid to the Church in Need, says online hashtag—#MercyFriday—by the Pontifical The Vatican also said that in choosing the two that many groups are preventing commission organising the Year of Mercy. homes ‘Pope Francis wanted to highlight—in food aid from getting through in an are preventing humanitarian aid Fr Halemba said ACN was attempt to weaken the resistance from getting through in an building up emergency aid of opposition groups. attempt to subdue the people,” programmes in centres such as injured every day,” Mr Todt said, Fr Halemba, who is in Fr Halemba said. the capital, Damascus, which is NEWS ROUNDUP adding that he had also discussed constant communication with He added that rebels had taken receiving thousands of people Schumacher’s condition with the Church leaders in Syria and who humanitarian aid and sold it to the fleeing Madaya (above). Pope. “I asked him if he wanted visited the country three times highest bidder to generate funds. Since March 2011 when the to say a prayer and he happily last year, said the crisis was Referring to Madaya, the town conflict began,ACN has provided accepted.” putting extra pressure on ACN north-east of Damascus where £7.9 million in aid for Christians Seven-time champion Michael and other organisations to people have reportedly starved and others in the country. Schumacher (left) suffered a increase emergency help to areas to death, he said: “There are quite serious head injury while skiing VIEW FROM THE VATICAN open to aid. a few places like Madaya where I To donate to Aid to the in 2013. “Forces on both sides— people are in desperate need but Church in Need visit: http:// www.acnuk.org Servite priest chosen government and rebels alike— where help is not getting through. to lead Lenten retreat AN ITALIAN Servite priest has Christian leaders discuss possibility of been chosen to lead this year’s Lenten Retreat for the Roman Pope prays for racing Curia. The Vatican brought thousands establishing a common date for Easter legend Schumacher Fr Ermes Maria Ronchi, a of homeless people, refugees POPE Francis prayed for racing theology professor at the and a group of prisoners on POPE Francis has spoken Tawadros, and the Ecumenical rise from the dead? My Christ legend Michael Schumacher last Marianum theological faculty in parole to a circus in Rome last to the Anglican Archbishop Patriarch of Constantinople. rose today, and yours next week and offered his backing for Rome, reported that he was week as part of a unique charity of Canterbury about the Speaking to a global gathering week,” adding that this disunity a Formula One-led road safety stunned to receive the call from event. The Rony Roller Circus prospect of establishing a of priests in June, Pope Francis is a scandal. campaign aimed at reducing the Pope Francis, who asked him to company had made all of its common date for Easter. said he was open to the idea of Archbishop Welby said he number of children killed by cars. do a ‘favour’ by leading the 2,000 seats available free of Speaking to reporters at the changing the date of Easter in hoped the change would happen The prayer came after the spiritual exercises. charge for the occasion. In one close of a meeting of the world’s the West so that all Christians ‘in between five and 10 years Pope was visited by Jean Todt, This year’s Lenten Retreat will of his general audience addresses last January, Pope Anglican primates, Justin Welby around the world could celebrate time.’ In 1990, the Vatican the president of Formula One’s begin on Sunday, March 6, and Francis said that those who put said that the conversations the feast on the same day. approved a proposal for a fixed governing body FIA. continue through Saturday, March on circus shows ‘are creators about a common date have The Pope had joked that date, which was subject to “We informed him that 500 12. The retreat will be held of beauty’ involved himself, Pope Francis, Christians could say to one agreement with other Christian children die on roads every day outside Rome, in Ariccia, to Coptic Orthodox Pope another: “When did Christ churches and governments. and that another 20,000 are encourage a reflective atmosphere. WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY JANUARY 22 2016 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER WORLD/NATIONAL NEWS 7

Violence: Not in God’s name, Pope says at first visit to Rome synagogue

THE HOLY Father has peace and justice. Neither he made in his 2013 exhortation, condemned violence in the violence nor death will ever have The Joy of the Gospel, that has name of religion in the the last word before God.” been repeated in a recent |Middle East in front of a The Pope called on Catholics document by the Pontifical Jewish audience just weeks and Jews to pray for ‘peace and Commission for Religious after urging areas of conflict reconciliation’ in the Holy Relations with the Jews. to overcome indifference Land and all places in the The synagogue visit comes and win peace. world affected by conflict and after a series of Islamic extremist “The violence of man against terrorism as he visited Rome’s attacks in Europe, Africa and man is in contradiction with Great Synagogue. He laid elsewhere. Human life is a any religion worthy of this wreaths at plaques marking the sacred gift of God, Pope Francis name, in particular the three location where Roman Jews said. “God is the God of life and great monotheistic religions— were rounded up by the Nazis always wants to promote and as part of the Year of Mercy Judaism, Christianity and in 1943 and where a two-year- defend it; and we, created in his Islam,” Pope Francis said on old boy was killed in an attack image and likeness, are obliged Sunday on his first Papal visit on the synagogue in 1982. to do the same,” he added. opposition to the ‘throwaway culture’—the great unacknowledged; intercede for the hopes and to a Rome Synagogue. The Pope said the Church Pope Francis became the importance and preciousness of the elderly and needs of the young; and lift up to God the memory “Conflicts, wars, violence and ‘recognises the irrevocability of third pontiff to visit Rome’s grandparents as well as the value and dignity of and sacrifices of past generations. injustices open deep wounds in the Old Covenant and the main synagogue, after visits by life in every situation.’ “In a society which overlooks and even discards humanity that call on us to constant and faithful love of Pope John Paul in 1986 and The Pope has spoken often about the importance the elderly, may the Church acknowledge their strengthen our commitment to God for Israel,’ a statement that Pope Benedict XVI in 2010. of society treating the elderly, and grandparents, contribution and gifts, and help them to foster a with respect. fruitful dialogue between the generations.” “I still treasure the words my grandmother Each Friday during the Year of Mercy, the wrote to me on the day of my ordination,” the Pope will perform a work of mercy. He began his Holy Father told the pilgrims recently in St series in December, when he opened a Holy Peter’s Square. “I carry them with me to this day Door and celebrated Mass at a Caritas centre for inside my breviary. the homeless at Rome’s Termini Station. “The Gospel offers us the image of Simeon During his homily he spoke off the cuff, stressing and Anna as two older persons who hope in the that Jesus was not born to a princess in a palace, Corresponding to the Jubilee Year of Mercy Lord’s promises and then, when perhaps least but rather he came in humility to a simple young expected, see them at last fulfilled. Simeon and girl, living on the outskirts of the Roman Empire. proclaimed by Pope Francis, the “Magnificat Year of Anna are models of a spirituality for the elderly. In the same way today, the Holy Father “They point to the centrality of prayer; indeed, continued, we won’t find God among the Mercy Companion” will help you accept the merciful the prayer of grandparents is a great grace for wealthy and powerful but rather we find Him embrace of a loving God, and prepare you to extend families and for the Church. In prayer, they thank almost hidden away among the most needy, the the Lord for his blessings, otherwise so often sick, the hungry and those in prison. that mercy to your neighbour. Day by Day readingsby 30 different writers Poetry Medita"ons Profilesof saints Catechesis and witness Scripture Devo"onsand Prayers

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Praying peace will prevail through protest DANIEL HARKINS speaks with SR MEGAN RICE about her lifelong commitment to non-violent protest against nuclear weapons

NE early Saturday morning in July campaigning against nuclear weapons, a life often-controversial, tradition of priests and sisters Megan though sees it as a necessary responsibility. 2012, a guard at one of the world’s shaped by the horrors of the Hiroshima and getting arrested for trespassing on army bases and “It’s not something to be done lightly,” she said. largest nuclear weapons facilities Nagasaki nuclear bombings during the Second nuclear sites. As one activist said at Sr Megan’s “We know the necessity of this—we learned in the pulled up to a group of intruders who World War. One of Sr Megan’s uncles had served talk, it is often those with faith who have the Nuremberg Trials that we, as human beings, are had breached security. Interrupting in Nagasaki shortly after the dropping of the resolve to go to prison for their beliefs. guilty if we do not expose known crimes. We are their hymn singing, the intruders, two elderly men atomic bomb on the city, and had accompanied the Sr Megan began protesting in the 1980s at all so convinced of the criminality of this and we and a religious sister, told the guard that they had city’s archbishop around in the grisly aftermath, Nevada test sites, and was arrested numerous times have an obligation to oppose that, so direct action beenO sent by God. witnessing the bombed out cathedral, destroyed over the following decades for civil disobedience. is necessary; as well as legal action and education Some 42 months later, having finished up a two whilst parishioners were inside celebrating Mass. It was witnessing the trial of some of her fellow action and other ways to oppose. year prison stint for her part in the anti-nuclear “I was a depression baby born in the poverty in activists that put her on the journey to her own “Secrecy and denial has cloaked the majority of weapons protest, 85-year-old Sr Megan Rice came New York so I was consciencetised about social two-year imprisonment. people in the US who are not aware of this history. to a small building just off Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, needs, whether that was racism or the nuclear bomb,” “There is nothing like a course on non-violent War is an unending source of income in a way. in the shadow of St Columba’s Free Church, to tell she said. “It took us a long time for us to realise civil resistance and the necessity for it than attending People are falling into the fallacy that this is her incredible story (above right top) to around 30 the evil [of nuclear weapons] because in 1945 it a trial where you see the blatant denial of truth on needed for security but it is only needed to keep people at the Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre. was like ‘Wow, we don’t have to invade Japan.’” the side of the prosecutors, and the judges who go up the military-industrial complex.” Before her talk, Sr Megan spoke to the SCO The secrecy of the nuclear project, Sr Megan along with the prosecutors,” she said. “And the about a life rooted in the activism of the Catholic said, was an early indicator that something wasn’t jurors—who are from the culture of the place that is Hope for the future? Worker movement, and her non-violent protests quite right. It extended, she said, to a neighbour being enriched by the profit of nuclear production.” Sr Megan looks at the political leaders in the US that have seen her imprisoned throughout the US. during her childhood who worked on the Manhattan In 2012, Sr Megan, with fellow Christian activists with scepticism. Barack Obama is impotent to Born in New York in 1930, she said her Project, the research project that lead to the Michael Walli and Gregory Boertje-Obed, broke change things, while the current presidential can- earliest memory was being visited in her family development of the first A-bombs. through the outer security of the Y-12 National didates, Donald Trump in particular, she fears, are home by Dorothy Day, the American convert who “There was this notion that there must be Security Complex in Tennessee, which fabricates simply front men, though she has some kind words founded the Catholic Worker movement and something wrong going on because it was so and stores weapons-grade uranium. They travelled for Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders and the newspaper. Dorothy Day’s work was singled out secret,” she said. “And we knew of that secrecy in through a wooded hill and cut through fences to Green Party’s Jill Stein. Her hope comes from the for praise by Pope Francis in his speech at the US this family—this husband couldn’t tell his wife reach the white-walled uranium storage facility. younger generation of activists picking up the baton. Congress in September. what he was doing. How could you not tell your There they put up banners, spray-painted slogans on “I’m optimistic,” she said. “That’s our hope. “My father knew her and she came to our house wife what you were doing every day?” the building, and symbolically daubed the walls There is an awakening going on. I have great hope when I was three-years-old,” Sr Megan said. with blood (above left), before singing hymns for for the future.” “There was never a time when the Catholic Worker Activism 30 minutes as they awaited the arrival of security. Before she left Scotland, she accompanied the was not in my house. She used the social Gospel Anti-nuclear weapons activism often has a faith- The break-in raised questions about lax security Glasgow Catholic Worker group to Faslane Naval for what it is meant to be.” based tint to it. The Glasgow Catholic Worker at nuclear facilities, and Sr Megan made headlines Base, on the west coast. There they said a prayer Group, with whom Sr Megan prayed with during around the world. They were charged under the 1918 for peace and nuclear disarmament: “Come let us Mission her visit (above right bottom), regularly hold SabotageAct, with Sr Megan given 35 months in jail go up to the mountain of the Lord, that we may Sr Megan joined the Society of the Holy Child vigils at the Faslane Naval Base, where the UK’s and her two co-defendants 62 months each. She was walk the paths of the Most High. And we shall beat Jesus aged 18 and began her mission inAfrica—fol- Trident nuclear weapons system is housed. last year released from a Brooklyn prison after an our swords into ploughshares and our spears into lowing in the footsteps of her committed Catholic One of the world’s most active anti-nuclear appellate court overturned her conviction and she pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword parents who worked on the continent—teaching in weapons groups, the Ploughshares—and its UK was re-sentenced to time served. against nation—neither shall they learn war any schools in Nigeria and Ghana. version the Trident Ploughshares—takes its name The Church has long-opposed nuclear weapons, more. And none shall be afraid, for the mouth of Most of her life though has been devoted to from the Book of Isaiah. In the US, there is a long, but many view such extreme action with disdain. Sr the Lord of Hosts has spoken.” WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY JANUARY 22 2016 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER LETTERS 9

LETTER OF THE WEEK PICTURES OF THE WEEK Stop ruining social media, and people’s lives on it

RECENT accusations against Catholic teachers and others on social media and in the political arena raise disturbing and pressing questions about the blurred lines between professional and private lives, between public figures and private citizens and between what is in the public interest and what is not. Social media has been with us long enough for it not to be a brave new world, for it to even become a tool for Evangelisation, yet many are failing foul of its reach and impact, and of sketchy regulation of this medium. While teachers may be held to a higher standard than some, they are not public figures in the sense of celebrities and public officials. They lack the media training and a means to defend themselves against accusations on social media, which can flair and fade in an instant but can have a life-long impact on those accused, albeit unjustly. We have slander and liable laws yet how come some in the public eye can vent a tirade of personal abuse on social media and get off scot free when other, private citizens are judged in the court of public opinion and then by law for apparently far lesser offences? Are there rules for some and not for others? How piece meal, how unfair. Clearly we all need to be responsible in Principal Celebrant Archbishop was joined by clergy from St Mungo’s and throughout Glasgow Archdiocese for the St Mungo Feast Day Mass on January 13.The our use of social media, and warn our archdiocese celebrated the feast day Mass at St Mungo’s Church Townhead where the members of the clergy were joined by local parishioners and St Mungo’s Primary School pupils young people likewise, but how sad that PICS: PAUL McSHERRY what started as a way to connect people has fallen foul of the thought police and is now randomly ruining lives. People make mistakes. Lack of forgiveness is not very Thanks you for the pro-life What I am particularly interest in, Christian. Nor is ruining lives If we have coverages however, is the SPUC Scotland creative free speech, we can express opinions, initiative Write to Life, mentioned in last rightly or wrongly, that others can THANK YOU for your recent, and regular, week’s SCO (Jan 15.) As a teacher (retired) ESTABLISHED IN 1885 challenge. Only then can we gather coverage of pro-life news. I think the Don’t I would like to know more about it, who is information and learn. Do we want to live Stop A Beating Heart campaign is a great taking and who can take part and how it in a culture where we are too afraid to idea. I also admire those about to become can be used to Evangelise? speak up? I for one don’t. A does of involved in the 40 Days for Life vigil at the Life is not just a Catholic issues, but it is common sense is long overdue on this, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in a Catholic issue and the protection of life is even if it has to be in some formal Glasgow too. I find this particular form of close many of our hearts. Please keep the regulation over social media that is fairly passive witness challenging, very pro-life cause in your thought and prayers. Life is precious, hope and uniformly enforced. American, not for outspoken Scots like A Ferguson myself but I am glad that someone is Mrs Brown essential and mercy required GLASGOW prepared to do it. EDINBURGH

F NOTHING else remains at the end or changes as a result of Oh to appreciate the sound However there are not enough Mysteries! I Counting on the SCO to set the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy than what was of silence learned to meditate on things like ‘trees in the record straight achieved at the weekend then it is already a success. Do not the Bible,’ ‘the role of the donkey in the dismiss Pope Francis’surprise ‘Mercy Visit’to the sick and eld- I FEEL I must comment on Fr Ronald Bible’ and even ‘women in the Bible'. I I APPRECIATE the SCO as a weekly erly as a mere photo opportunity. He is leading, by example, Rolheiser’s recent article on the subject of came across a couple of Theologians from newspaper with comment on and analysis the way to become closer to Christ. silence. I think everyone in the Western South Korea who helped me a great deal in of the complex issues before the Catholic The Vatican said Pope Francis wanted to highlight—in a global world can relate to his comments my new-found spirituality. Church and people of Faith. I am ever so ‘throwawayI culture’—the great importance and preciousness of the irrespective of religious persuasion. In fact I came across the home of St Ignatious glad though, of the SCO website and elderly and grandparents as well as the value and dignity of life in I am finding difficulty turning the radio off Loyola and the birthplace of St Dominic. Facebook presence flagging burning issues every situation. while I write this email. The largest Benedictine monastery ever as soon as they happen. It is just a shame The second Mercy event that had real resonance is Pope Francis’ For various reasons, noise, pace of life, built. Just a tiny morsel that is the Camino that not every story can make it into print message to young people in which he urges them not to be despon- materialism, secularism and other 'isms' we experience. in a timely fashion or at all. dent, not to lose Faith, hope or their dreams. This theme in the Year are subjected to, I took myself, alone to St I began to get annoyed with certain I understand though that there are some of Mercy will likely be further explored during the youth pilgrimage Jean Pied de Port in the south of France on unnecessary noise! One day a young stories the Catholic Church and it staff just to Rome in April and at World Youth Day in Krakow in July. 3rd September last year. I had a return couple were behind me were singing. I don’t want to comment on. The problem is While the Pope’s first visit to a Rome Synagogue may not have ticket from Santiago on October 7. Could I soon discovered not everyone is there for that leaves the secular version of accounts been strictly a Mercy event it did result in an unequivocal condem- at the age of 73 walk the 820 km of the spiritual reasons. However the singing was unchallenged and, in this day and age, nation of violence in God’s name—a message for today and always, Camino Frances? Yes I could and I did! An familiar. It was the hymn tune that is sung stories live on indefinately. for the Middle East and the rest of the world alike. experience I would recommend to all. for the Divine Mercy! The time was 3pm. “The violence of man against man is in contradiction with any reli- Carrying everything on your back! Not The couple were Polish and unfortunately Name and address gion worthy of this name, in particular the three great monotheistic knowing where you are going to lay your couldn't speak English! supplied religions—Judaism, Christianity and Islam,” he said. “Conflicts, head that night! These in themselves are We are lucky in Europe that we can buy wars, violence and injustices open deep wounds in humanity that call situations very few of us find ourselves in. a cheap airline ticket and physically go to on us to strengthen our commitment to peace and justice. Neither vio- Not to mention my lack of Spanish! 'El Camino'. The challenge is, as Fr Sr Roseann Reddy’s New lence nor death will ever have the last word before God.” However, the enforced silence and Rolheiser, asks can we make an inner Year thoughts welcome occasional isolation were new to me! pilgrimage into the desert of our own he joy of seeing Christian denominations come together for the During these five weeks I learned to hearts in every day life? I WOULD like to thanks Sr Roseann St Mungo Festival in Glasgow, ahead of the week of Christian meditate, my body clock reminded me Reddy for her thoughts for the New Year Unity this week, was something to behold. when it was 12oclock and the Angelus, I Anne MacAulay in the SCO. Glasgow pupils clearly enjoyed taking part in events such as EDINBURGH T recited the Rosary in time with my steps! Take one day at a time with a check list Mungo Bairns and the Feast Day Mass at St Mungo’s, Townhead, on how to come to a closer relationship helped by teachers in training. Seeing members of civic society such with Jesus Christ. I shall bear in mind her as Bailie Josephine Docherty, representing the Provost, and Council- G SCO reserves the right to edit letters to conform with space or style requirements words and pass them on to others. lor Gordon Matheson at the annual Molendinar Lecture was also G This page is used solely for reader opinion and therefore views expressed are not necessarily I take this opportunity to thank you for encouraging. shared by SCO the SCO newspaper and to wish all a In spite of the minority humanist and secular forces in our society G If you would like to share your opinion, send your correspondence to the address below blessed New Year. that would see our Church, and others, run out of the public square, in Glasgow it is clear that faith and public service share cooperation G Whether you use e-mail or post, you must provide your full name, address, and phone number or Nancy Graham your letter will not be used and mutual respect, regardless of denomination or party label. It is ARRESS SUPPLIED that kind of respect that will win hearts and minds at the May Scot- tish Parliamentary Elections. WRITE TO LETTERS, SCO, 19 WATERLOO STREET, GLASGOW G2 6BT [email protected] 10 COMMENT SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY JANUARY 22 2016 US vigil is not our pro-life way forward It is counterproductive to intimidate, wage psychological warfare on women at their most vulnerable

BY KEVIN McKENNA

ET me tell you something of my father, Joe McKenna, who died nine years ago. I would proba- bly have written about him before now were it not for the fact that, well … he was my father and he Lwould have hated me abusing the priv- ilege that this column confers. Some- thing happened last week though, involving an issue that was very close to his heart and on which he cam- paigned for much of his adult life and I feel sure that he would have wanted me to speak out about it on his behalf. Joe’s unwavering Catholicism was, nevertheless, underpinned by a deep commitment to social justice. His Christianity would have meant little to him if it didn’t confer a duty to work to end inequality and to try to help those who possessed none or few of the advantages that he and his family enjoyed. In his Catholic faith this commitment found expression in his work for the Society of St Vincent de Paul and in the secular world he was a committed trade unionist. All those who knew him also knew that he was a man of faith. They knew too though, that everyone received a fair hearing in his presence. He didn’t judge peo- ple and refused to use his faith as a sledgehammer with which to beat other people. “If you can’t stand to be around sinners then the Catholic Church isn’t for you,” he once told me. passion. These were offered whether a thought of my father when it was hope not. Both SPUC and other agen- It doesn’t take a lot for some com- In all of this though, he was no dif- woman opted to have an abortion or announced that a group called 40 cies who share their views (both mentators in our national press and ferent and certainly no more heroic not. Many of these women were Days for Life was to be permitted Christian and non-Christian) ought to among the more hysterical blogging than tens of thousands of other work- deeply vulnerable and emotionally Ito hold a daily 12-hour prayer vigil be focusing all their energies in the websites to turn this into an opportu- ing class Catholic men from the west scarred and came from chaotic back- during Lent (February 10-March 20) political arena. Abortion law has nity to vent a deeply unpleasant anti- of Scotland. Yet like many of them too grounds where normality could only outside our new Queen Elizabeth Uni- recently become devolved to Scotland Christian agenda. Not very long ago it he had some moments that were be found in a few hours’ sleep. versity Hospital. 40 Days or Life is an and there is a slim, but viable, oppor- was possible to hold anti-abortion heroic. One of these was when, along Joe McKenna and George Savage anti-abortion group, founded in a tunity to have a debate about the rights views and be respectfully opposed. with his great friend George Savage, and the other volunteers who helped country where the Ku Klux Klan and of unborn children and how many of Now, to be anti-abortion is to be he helped to found the Society of the them in those early days felt deeply that the National Rifle Association thrive. them we kill under the guise of grant- deemed to be extremist and anti-fem- Innocents in response to the UK Par- the experience of aborting their own My father would have had nothing ing a woman the right to choose. At inist. liament making abortion legal in children would scar these women in whatsoever to do with this outfit and the very least, those of us who are pro- Such views are held by people who 1967. This act didn’t just strike at the ways never foretold by the pro-choice would have been appalled at their tac- life will have the opportunity to want to shut down debate and to heart of his Christian belief that all life propaganda, but they also understood tics. He would have felt, as I do, that oppose the inevitable attempts to ensure that in modern, enlightened is sacred but also at his secular com- why many of them went ahead with the main purpose of this ‘vigil’ is to increase the time limit after which Scotland we are all equal but Chris- mitment to protect the most vulnera- their abortions. There was no point in intimidate and wage psychological abortions cannot take place. tians are less equal than others. ble in our society, for no human judging a woman for having an abortion warfare on women, many of them I fear though that deploying clumsy This ‘sinister’ hospital protest by a beings are more vulnerable than if you didn’t also condemn the wicked poor and alone, at one of the most vul- and, in my opinion, useless guerrilla shadowy, fundamentalist and deeply unborn children. and obscene social and health inequali- nerable points in their lives. tactics such as protesting at emotion- suspect US group merely plays into The Society of the Innocents was ties which, in many cases, led her to The Society for the Protection of ally fragile women coming in and out their hands and makes further loosen- not established to judge or condemn this decision. In time, George and Joe Unborn Children is, its seems at the of their local hospital will be counter- ing of our abortion laws more likely the many poor women who were con- retreated from the Innocents, feeling, forefront of this protest. This, I feel, is productive. As well as being morally rather than less so. sidering having an abortion and who correctly that the sensitive task of offer- a serious misjudgement by this organ- unjustified they will simply drive passed through its doors; rather it was ing advice to a traumatised woman isation. It is less certain if our own some who might otherwise be per- I Kevin McKenna is currently a to offer them material support and, seeking to have an abortion was best Catholic hierarchy endorses this hos- suaded of our arguments into the arms columnist for the London-based perhaps, a measure of love and com- carried out by other women. pital protest but I would sincerely of our opponents on this issue. Sunday Observer

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series The Young Pope, has W vented about the unique IRE discomforts of ‘being Pope’ to Prayerful pro-life vigil coming to D I Vanity Fair magazine. N “At the moment, [the challenge is] that I can only sit on a very uncomfortable sort Scotland is not a demonstration An SCO diary of stool because they don’t want my papal robes to get creased,” Mr Law said. “So I ‘backroom support’ to encour- tion in our country. BY ROSE What we are now concen- IT IS marvellous to see new have to sort of hitch them up age us onwards. This meeting trating on is filing our vigil There is a real buzz of religious orders being and put them over the stool to which you are invited is on excitement about this cam- DOCHERTY schedule. For this we need attracted to set up houses in and perch. So once I put the Thursday evening February 4 good folk to network asking paign, people are enthused Scotland. The Dominican robes on, I usually spend the at 7pm. We are just firming up family/friends/fellow Chris- which is wonderful. Sisters of St Cecilia in day, 14 hours, whatever, ORTY DAYS for location. Hopefully a city cen- tians to agree to step forward So to conclude and sum- Aberdeen Diocese are a unable to sit. So I look great, Life is a pro-life tre hotel. They will drive back and come along and pray marise: We are a prayerful and shining example of an order but I’m very uncomfortable.” campaign to raise down to England the following silently for an end to abortion peaceful Christian vigil prayer from abroad (the US in the Good job the actor has only awareness about the morning to Nottingham which in our country. According to campaign to end abortion in sisters’ case) being invited to to don the weight of the crisis of abortion in is one of three new sites doing ISD Online based on 2014 our country. We are not a Scotland and working Pope’s robes, not his mantle our country. 40 Days for Life for the first official abortion statistics, 30 demonstration. There will be hand-in-hand with the local nor his role. Mr Law’s This Lent is the first time 40 time. Glasgow 2016 is the first plus children are aborted each no noisy shouting, no loud bishop and Church. Last year perspective, however, still Days for Life will come to one in Scotland. hailers, no graphic images out- F day in Scotland. This equates the five new religious Sisters offers unique insight. Scotland. It is a wonderful, Then there will be a kick off to 900 per month, the equiva- side the hospital or at rallies, of the Immaculate Heart of God-given opportunity to help rally (hoping to hold this in lent of a high school of young no rallies at the vigil site. Mary, an order founded in GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG establish a culture of life in George Square at 3pm on Sat- people! Women, men and Everyone taking part is Spain, settled into St Joseph’s Scotland and to raise aware- urday February 6 for an hour.) wider family members are asked to sign a statement of Convent at Lawside. More OVER Christmas there have ness about the crisis of abor- A mid point rally is also being hurt by abortion every peace promising to act at all recently new sisters from been some uplifting—and tion in our small country. planned to day. times in a Christ like manner. abroad have helped Bishop some frightful—releases of Can you undertake to come support the If you can take prt or sup- and Dunkeld religious music (who will ever and pray for an hour each people tak- We are a prayerful a n port in any way contact me at Diocese save Wellburn be able to forget the Pope day—or one day a week—dur- you [email protected] ing part in and peaceful Care Home. Francis rock album Wake Up? ing Lent? the vigil bec STATING: Your Name: In addition, three 11 tracks releasde containing Remember: “All that is nec- ome a day which will Christian vigil prayer C Email address: missionary priests from India antiphons and sacred hymns, essary for the triumph of evil o p e r a t e c a p t a i n , Your mobile number: were sent to Scotland last reimagined by contemporary is that good men/women do from 8am campaign to end w h i c h Your home number: year to evangelise what they composers and musicians nothing.” involves until 8pm abortion in our Your availability: For eample: see as ‘mission territory,’ with Pope Francis' voice.) 40 Days for Life pro-life each day t a k i n g I can do an hour each day from according to Bishop William Closer to home, You campaign comprises of three responsi- of the 40 country. We are not 11am till noon; I can do each Nolan of Galloway. What an Deserve the Highest Praise is component parts: Prayer and days. Peo- bility for Thursday evening from 7pm amazing idea. the latest CD to be produced fasting; peaceful vigil and ple are a demonstration. one of the till 8pm; I can do from 8am till The problem with the new, by the Craig Lodge community outreach. b e i n g 40 Days ( 10am on Mondays. (These are and the news, however is that Community in Argyll's music It is taking place outside of asked to a date will just examples, you know best is becomes all too easy to ministry. The CD was the Queen Elizabeth Univer- sign up for be allo- what you can give) overlook the amazing work recorded live during a praise sity Hospital (formerly the old an hour per week during Lent cated) and be responsible for Do remember to dress done in our dioceses and session leading into the Southern General Hospital) in order to help sustain an recruiting four people per hour appropriately for standing out- country by long established special Mass celebrated by across the road from the unbroken daily 12-hour prayer for each of the 12 hours? We side. God Bless all our endeav- religious orders: The Bishop John Keenan of Hardgate Road entrance over vigil to end abortion in our aim to have an unbroken 12- ours as we ‘put out into the Passionists, the Paisley to mark Craig Lodge the 40 days from Ash Wednes- country. If they cannot do an hour prayer vigil each day deep’ and remember everyone Redemptorists, the Jesuits, Community’s 25th birthday day (Day 1) until the night hour per day or week what from 8am until 8pm praying Our Lord tells us always ‘DO the Dominicans and the last September. It captures before Palm Sunday 20th could they do? for an end to abortion. NOT BE AFRAID’ Benedictine communities to the event for prosperity for March (Day 40). For the closing rally, we are Can you help by spreading I Rose Docherty is the 40 name but a few. Let new those who were there and for There are a number of once again hoping to hold this the word please? religious orders, swelling with those who could not attend. events planned around 40 in George Square at 3pm on We are concentrating on the Days for Life Scotland campaign director new vocations, come, if they "We hope it captures the Days for Life. Two of the main Palm Sunday. I have contacted first days and weeks at this can, but we must continue to real joy of this wonderful day, organisers from 40 Days for the LES DEPT to request per- time. when so many community Peaceful vigil for 40 Days for Life pray for vocations to our Life are flying in from the US mission and will depend upon 40 Days for Life is a part of existing orders and we must members and friends from to London and then flying up that being granted. So a prayer the solution to abortion, the (below) is very different from a confrontational demonstration support them and be more over the years all gathered to Scotland to meet with the request for that everyone. beginning of the end of abor- grateful to them for the work together to thank God for His they have done, and continue goodness to us,” Matthew to do, for our Church. Morgan, leader of the The ideal way forward for community’s music ministry, our broad Church in Scotland said. would be a welcoming mix The CD costs £10 and can between the old and the new. be ordered from Craig Lodge with all proceeds going GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG towards the community’s work with young people, BRITISH actor Jude Law families and running retreats. (below), who plays the For more information tel: fictional US Pope Pius XIII, in 01838 200216 email: Paolo Sorrentino’s upcoming [email protected]

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BY JOE McGRATH

AST year I was looking back to the early Church and how it grew to be universal. The church was founded by God as a vehicle to save his people. Just who are God’s people? Many people would claim to be God’s people but who are really God’s people? God made a covenant with Abram and changed Lhis name to Abraham. He promised to make Abraham’s descendants a great nation. They would be His people and He would be their God. They were to live lives of goodness. This was the foundation of the Jewish people. The Old Testament is the story of their growing relationship with God. Out of the Jewish people came Jesus, the Son of God. Jesus came to complete the Covenant and save mankind. The followers of Jesus became the Christians. The other people who look to Abraham for their origin are the people of Islam. These three religions are followers of the One God. They all have a claim to be the People of God. I’m writing this in early January and the news is full of examples of a troubled world. Wehave suffered one storm after another and great floods have caused havoc in the whole kingdom. Looking back at last year we can trace one disaster after another, wars, earthquakes and refugees moving across the globe Ceiltich na h-Alba gan dìochuimhneachadh an Lunnainn in their thousands. It all sounds rather Biblical. In Old Testament times these happenings would be seen as the hand of God punishing us. These are more enlightened times, but we can still look at In his Gaelic column this month, ANDREAS WOLFF talks about GÀIDHLIG ourselves to see if we are in any way to blame for all this. Have the People of God lived up to the an exhibition currently being held in the British Museum in Covenant? Let’s have a look at these three religious groups and how they are behaving. London, which gives an insight into the lives of the Celts, Islam is split between two groups, Shia and Sunni. The split is so bad that the Middle East is consumed in wars between the rival groups. The faith in Egypt and the Gnostic gospels of Thomas and Mary Christian Church split into numerous groups, each struggling for supremacy. In Israel—the Jewish U 2500 mìle bliadhna air ais chuir Bha na treubhan Ceilteach a’ fuireach ann an homeland—there is constant conflict with the na Greugaich ‘Keltoi’ air an cuid bailtean beaga fhad ’s a bha gu leòr dhe na Palestinians. The different groups—all God’s nàbaidhean sa cheann a tuath. Greugaich a’ fuireach ann am bailtean mòra. B’ ann people—cannot talk to each other. That doesn’t Chan eil fhios againn an robh fèin a-mhàin an 1582 a dh’fhoillsich an eòlaiche Ann am Beurla (In English) sound like living lives of goodness. aithne aig duine aca mar Cheiltich. eachdraidheil Albannach Seòras Bochanan an The flooding can be seen as a result of climate Ach air feadh nan diofar threubhan tha an cuid leabhar Rerum Scoticarum Historia san robhar a’ change. The weather is changing and we don’t chànanan agus an cuid ealain coltach ri chèile. Tha leughadh airson a’ chiad uair gun robh Ceiltich a’ control that. But scientists say that the changes in Mtaisbeanadh ann an Taigh-tasgaidh Bhreatainn mu fuireach an Alba is an Èirinn. Aig deireadh an APPROXIMATELY 2500 years ago the While contemporary Irish and Welsh climate are a result of human activity. We have been Strangely enough he did not destroy them with infinite, is most important. Infinite means, goes on door to inform me about the Watchtower magazine na Ceiltich a’ taisbeanadh cuid dhe na rudan prìseil taisbeanaidh chìthear dealbhan bho Oireachtas na Greeks called their neighbours in the traditions with their Oireachtas na Gaeilge burning up the earth’s resources, destroying forests fire rained down from Heaven as He did with forever, it never runs out. The Jubilee year should are also on that same journey. Jews and Muslims sin. Bha bràistean gu math fasanta mar sheudan air Gaeilge agus an Eisteddfod sa Chuimrigh, ach chan eil North East ‘Keltoi,’ but it isn’t known and Eisteddfod respectively are part of the and polluting the oceans. It would seem that God Sodom. He sent Moses to them with a list of make us focus on the positive aspects of the Christian are, in their own way, worshiping the God who feadh nan dùthchanan far an robhar a’ bruidhinn iomradh air cultar na Gàidhlig anAlba san là a th’ann. how many of them considered exhibition, sadly 21st century Scottish doesn’t need to raise His hand against us—we are commandments. This was a guide to how they message. We have been saved by Jesus despite all called Abram. We are all people of God and none of cànanan Ceilteach le eadar-dhealachaidhean beaga Aig an aon àm tha taisbeanadh inntinneach eile themselves to be Celts. Between the Gaelic culture isn’t. The Royal National doing it all by ourselves. We are increasingly driven should behave. It is still the ‘user’s guide’ for our faults, and I know I have plenty of faults. us are perfect. We may not agree with everything a-rèir an aodaich ionadail. Is coltach gun robh na ri fhaicinn mu chreideamh san Eipheit às dèidh àm Atlantic Ocean and the Black Sea they Mòd, for example, is not given a mention by greed, the desire for wealth and power. believers today. Some people regard this guide as This should be an example to us of how we the others do but we must be prepared to meet them treubhan sin a’ fuireach air feadh na Roinn Eòrpa nam pharaoh. Bha agus tha Crìosdaidhean Coptach, shared similar languages and culture. at all. All-in-all it might seem that God’s people have prescriptive and negative and worthy of rejection. should behave towards other people. If I know that on that road in good faith. eadar An Cuan Siar agus A’Mhuir Dhubh agus gun Muslamaich agus Iùdhaich a’ fuireach san dùthaich Some of their art (above), like ringed Another interesting exhibition entitled lost the place. The question is, how will God react The rules seem to me to be very reasonable. Don’t God is merciful to me, then it stands to reason that What about those people who are not the robh ceangal aca tro mhalairt. Cha tug na Greugaich sin. Ann an ealain tha na diofar chreideamhan tric brooches, can now be seen in an exhibition Egypt: Faith after the pharaohs describes to all this? Is God sending us floods, droughts and tell lies, don’t kill people, don’t be jealous of other I must be merciful to everybody else. That might ‘children of Abraham’? Should we recognise their riamh iomradh air muinntir Bhreatainn mar a’ dol a-measg a chèile. Chan eil sin ri ràdh nach in the British Museum in London. how Coptic Christians, Muslims and Jews earthquakes to punish us and make us think again? people’s belongings. Love the one and only God sound straightforward, but consider what that religious rituals as valid attempts to find God? We Cheiltich, ach bha iadsan mar phàirt dhen chultar robh ionnsaighean a’ tachairt eadarra aig amannan. The Celts lived in smaller settlements, lived together in this country for centuries. I don’t really think God needs to do that. The world and love your neighbour. It is a simple guide and is entails. I am required to be merciful to all the people might find some religious observances a bit odd and sin cuideachd. Ach tha eisimpleirean ann cuideachd de Mhuslamaich while the Greeks preferred cities. They were There were clashes between them, but God created is ruled by natural laws. These laws easily summed up in that last statement. who hurt me or make me angry. This will affect we might have doubts about what others believe but A bharrachd air sin bha cleachdaidhean cumanta a’ dìon Chrìosdaidhean agus an rathad eile. very fond of wine it seems—the consumption examples of Muslims protecting Christians govern how the world and everything in it works. It every aspect of my life. I need to be merciful and I think I need to assume they are well meant unless aca. Thug na Greugaich agus na Ròmanaich iomradh Tha sinn cuideachd a’ faicinn pìosan sgrìobhaidh of which is said to have been important to and the other way around give hope. Street is these laws that scientists study to give us a better od intervened to help the Israelites, not to forgive family members who may not be very I have evidence to the contrary. I remember being air cho mòr is a chòrd fìon ris na Ceiltich. Ach anns a thathar ag ainmeachadh mar Shoisgeul Thòmais reinforce friendships and allegiances. art often combines the different traditions. understanding of our environment. punish them. We can assume that God will considerate. I must not react in anger to people at at a funeral where the priest, speaking of the an taisbeanadh thathar a’ dèanamh na h-argamaid agus Soisgeul Mhoire. Chaidh Soisgeul Thòmais a Women are thought to have provided There are also two interesting exhibits When we abuse our environment the natural laws have the same attitude to his people today. work, driving on the motorway (that’s a difficult deceased said that he always looked for the good nach robh sin a’ tachairt a-mhàin airson a dhol air thoirmisg agus cha deach gabhail ri Soisgeul hospitality as cauldrons are frequently entitled the Gospel of Thomas and the react and the results make us think again. However, So how is God responding to this people who have one) or just people I meet. in everyone. an deoch. Bha e cudromach airson càirdeas agus Mhoire a bharrachd. Thathar a’ smaointinn gun found in tombs of females. Gospel of Mary. Both are thought to have G The Greeks never referred to the inhabitants been written in the second century and we can think of times when God has reacted to his lost the place again? To be more precise, how is How will I help God’s people to avoid going I’m signed up for our parish pilgrimage to Rome dàimh a neartachadh. Gu tric chaidh poit mhòr airson deach an sgrìobhadh san dàrna linn. Tha an tais- people’s bad behaviour and intervened. When God’s Church responding? Has the Pope issued astray? Well think about it. If we are to be merciful this year. I might even get to the Holy door (above). deoch a lorg ann an uaighean bhoireannach agus beanadh mu na Ceiltich a’ dol gu deireadh an of the British Isles as Celts, but they were weren’t included in the Bible. Moses was leading the Israelites out of Egypt, He proclamations condemning sinners to eternal to other Christians or members of other religions Nevertheless, I’m beginning to think that unless tha na h-arceòlaichean a’ creidsinn gu bheil sin a’ Fhaoillich agus am fear mu chreideamh san Èipheit part of the same culture as well. It wasn’t This exhibition runs until February 7, took them on a wandering journey to the Promised damnation? Well, despite what you might read in then we need to be tolerant. I will have to accept I’m willing to change and become more merciful, sealltainn gur iad na boireannaich a bha tric ri gu 7 An Gearran. till 1582, when Scottish Historian George while the exhibition about the Celts is only Land. That journey took 40 years. No wonder the the secular press, it’s quite the opposite. that the woman who annoys me at Mass, talking at like God, then it will all be for nothing. This will fialaidheachd. Ach a-rèir eòlaichean eachdraidheil Sin e bhuamsa à Lunnainn. Gus an ath-mhìos: Buchanan published his book Rerum on till the end of this month. people lost sight of what the journey was about. The Pope has opened the Holy Door on a jubilee the consecration, is on the same journey to find God have to be a prayerful year I think. Greugach leithid Diodorus Siculus a bha a’sgrìobhadh Beannachd Leibh. Scoticarum Historia that Celts were first They began to turn away from God and return to year, the Year of Mercy. The Church is reminding that I’m on. Perhaps I annoy her too. eadar 60 agus 30 RC bha na Ceiltich tric ag òl cus mentioned as living in Scotland and Ireland. I [email protected] their bad old ways. How did God respond? us of God’s infinite mercy towards us. That word, I have to accept that the people who come to the I http://theviewfromjoemcgrath.wordpress.com agus iad a’ dol iad craicte. I [email protected] WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 12 JOE McGRATH SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY JANUARY 22 2016 FRIDAY JANUARY 22 2016 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER GÀIDHLIG 13 Mercy can help us all draw closer to God Inspired by the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, our new monthly series begins in the SCO this week

BY JOE McGRATH

AST year I was looking back to the early Church and how it grew to be universal. The church was founded by God as a vehicle to save his people. Just who are God’s people? Many people would claim to be God’s people but who are really God’s people? God made a covenant with Abram and changed Lhis name to Abraham. He promised to make Abraham’s descendants a great nation. They would be His people and He would be their God. They were to live lives of goodness. This was the foundation of the Jewish people. The Old Testament is the story of their growing relationship with God. Out of the Jewish people came Jesus, the Son of God. Jesus came to complete the Covenant and save mankind. The followers of Jesus became the Christians. The other people who look to Abraham for their origin are the people of Islam. These three religions are followers of the One God. They all have a claim to be the People of God. I’m writing this in early January and the news is full of examples of a troubled world. Wehave suffered one storm after another and great floods have caused havoc in the whole kingdom. Looking back at last year we can trace one disaster after another, wars, earthquakes and refugees moving across the globe Ceiltich na h-Alba gan dìochuimhneachadh an Lunnainn in their thousands. It all sounds rather Biblical. In Old Testament times these happenings would be seen as the hand of God punishing us. These are more enlightened times, but we can still look at In his Gaelic column this month, ANDREAS WOLFF talks about GÀIDHLIG ourselves to see if we are in any way to blame for all this. Have the People of God lived up to the an exhibition currently being held in the British Museum in Covenant? Let’s have a look at these three religious groups and how they are behaving. London, which gives an insight into the lives of the Celts, Islam is split between two groups, Shia and Sunni. The split is so bad that the Middle East is consumed in wars between the rival groups. The faith in Egypt and the Gnostic gospels of Thomas and Mary Christian Church split into numerous groups, each struggling for supremacy. In Israel—the Jewish U 2500 mìle bliadhna air ais chuir Bha na treubhan Ceilteach a’ fuireach ann an homeland—there is constant conflict with the na Greugaich ‘Keltoi’ air an cuid bailtean beaga fhad ’s a bha gu leòr dhe na Palestinians. The different groups—all God’s nàbaidhean sa cheann a tuath. Greugaich a’ fuireach ann am bailtean mòra. B’ ann people—cannot talk to each other. That doesn’t Chan eil fhios againn an robh fèin a-mhàin an 1582 a dh’fhoillsich an eòlaiche Ann am Beurla (In English) sound like living lives of goodness. aithne aig duine aca mar Cheiltich. eachdraidheil Albannach Seòras Bochanan an The flooding can be seen as a result of climate Ach air feadh nan diofar threubhan tha an cuid leabhar Rerum Scoticarum Historia san robhar a’ change. The weather is changing and we don’t chànanan agus an cuid ealain coltach ri chèile. Tha leughadh airson a’ chiad uair gun robh Ceiltich a’ control that. But scientists say that the changes in Mtaisbeanadh ann an Taigh-tasgaidh Bhreatainn mu fuireach an Alba is an Èirinn. Aig deireadh an APPROXIMATELY 2500 years ago the While contemporary Irish and Welsh climate are a result of human activity. We have been Strangely enough he did not destroy them with infinite, is most important. Infinite means, goes on door to inform me about the Watchtower magazine na Ceiltich a’ taisbeanadh cuid dhe na rudan prìseil taisbeanaidh chìthear dealbhan bho Oireachtas na Greeks called their neighbours in the traditions with their Oireachtas na Gaeilge burning up the earth’s resources, destroying forests fire rained down from Heaven as He did with forever, it never runs out. The Jubilee year should are also on that same journey. Jews and Muslims sin. Bha bràistean gu math fasanta mar sheudan air Gaeilge agus an Eisteddfod sa Chuimrigh, ach chan eil North East ‘Keltoi,’ but it isn’t known and Eisteddfod respectively are part of the and polluting the oceans. It would seem that God Sodom. He sent Moses to them with a list of make us focus on the positive aspects of the Christian are, in their own way, worshiping the God who feadh nan dùthchanan far an robhar a’ bruidhinn iomradh air cultar na Gàidhlig anAlba san là a th’ann. how many of them considered exhibition, sadly 21st century Scottish doesn’t need to raise His hand against us—we are commandments. This was a guide to how they message. We have been saved by Jesus despite all called Abram. We are all people of God and none of cànanan Ceilteach le eadar-dhealachaidhean beaga Aig an aon àm tha taisbeanadh inntinneach eile themselves to be Celts. Between the Gaelic culture isn’t. The Royal National doing it all by ourselves. We are increasingly driven should behave. It is still the ‘user’s guide’ for our faults, and I know I have plenty of faults. us are perfect. We may not agree with everything a-rèir an aodaich ionadail. Is coltach gun robh na ri fhaicinn mu chreideamh san Eipheit às dèidh àm Atlantic Ocean and the Black Sea they Mòd, for example, is not given a mention by greed, the desire for wealth and power. believers today. Some people regard this guide as This should be an example to us of how we the others do but we must be prepared to meet them treubhan sin a’ fuireach air feadh na Roinn Eòrpa nam pharaoh. Bha agus tha Crìosdaidhean Coptach, shared similar languages and culture. at all. All-in-all it might seem that God’s people have prescriptive and negative and worthy of rejection. should behave towards other people. If I know that on that road in good faith. eadar An Cuan Siar agus A’Mhuir Dhubh agus gun Muslamaich agus Iùdhaich a’ fuireach san dùthaich Some of their art (above), like ringed Another interesting exhibition entitled lost the place. The question is, how will God react The rules seem to me to be very reasonable. Don’t God is merciful to me, then it stands to reason that What about those people who are not the robh ceangal aca tro mhalairt. Cha tug na Greugaich sin. Ann an ealain tha na diofar chreideamhan tric brooches, can now be seen in an exhibition Egypt: Faith after the pharaohs describes to all this? Is God sending us floods, droughts and tell lies, don’t kill people, don’t be jealous of other I must be merciful to everybody else. That might ‘children of Abraham’? Should we recognise their riamh iomradh air muinntir Bhreatainn mar a’ dol a-measg a chèile. Chan eil sin ri ràdh nach in the British Museum in London. how Coptic Christians, Muslims and Jews earthquakes to punish us and make us think again? people’s belongings. Love the one and only God sound straightforward, but consider what that religious rituals as valid attempts to find God? We Cheiltich, ach bha iadsan mar phàirt dhen chultar robh ionnsaighean a’ tachairt eadarra aig amannan. The Celts lived in smaller settlements, lived together in this country for centuries. I don’t really think God needs to do that. The world and love your neighbour. It is a simple guide and is entails. I am required to be merciful to all the people might find some religious observances a bit odd and sin cuideachd. Ach tha eisimpleirean ann cuideachd de Mhuslamaich while the Greeks preferred cities. They were There were clashes between them, but God created is ruled by natural laws. These laws easily summed up in that last statement. who hurt me or make me angry. This will affect we might have doubts about what others believe but A bharrachd air sin bha cleachdaidhean cumanta a’ dìon Chrìosdaidhean agus an rathad eile. very fond of wine it seems—the consumption examples of Muslims protecting Christians govern how the world and everything in it works. It every aspect of my life. I need to be merciful and I think I need to assume they are well meant unless aca. Thug na Greugaich agus na Ròmanaich iomradh Tha sinn cuideachd a’ faicinn pìosan sgrìobhaidh of which is said to have been important to and the other way around give hope. Street is these laws that scientists study to give us a better od intervened to help the Israelites, not to forgive family members who may not be very I have evidence to the contrary. I remember being air cho mòr is a chòrd fìon ris na Ceiltich. Ach anns a thathar ag ainmeachadh mar Shoisgeul Thòmais reinforce friendships and allegiances. art often combines the different traditions. understanding of our environment. punish them. We can assume that God will considerate. I must not react in anger to people at at a funeral where the priest, speaking of the an taisbeanadh thathar a’ dèanamh na h-argamaid agus Soisgeul Mhoire. Chaidh Soisgeul Thòmais a Women are thought to have provided There are also two interesting exhibits When we abuse our environment the natural laws have the same attitude to his people today. work, driving on the motorway (that’s a difficult deceased said that he always looked for the good nach robh sin a’ tachairt a-mhàin airson a dhol air thoirmisg agus cha deach gabhail ri Soisgeul hospitality as cauldrons are frequently entitled the Gospel of Thomas and the react and the results make us think again. However, So how is God responding to this people who have one) or just people I meet. in everyone. an deoch. Bha e cudromach airson càirdeas agus Mhoire a bharrachd. Thathar a’ smaointinn gun found in tombs of females. Gospel of Mary. Both are thought to have G The Greeks never referred to the inhabitants been written in the second century and we can think of times when God has reacted to his lost the place again? To be more precise, how is How will I help God’s people to avoid going I’m signed up for our parish pilgrimage to Rome dàimh a neartachadh. Gu tric chaidh poit mhòr airson deach an sgrìobhadh san dàrna linn. Tha an tais- people’s bad behaviour and intervened. When God’s Church responding? Has the Pope issued astray? Well think about it. If we are to be merciful this year. I might even get to the Holy door (above). deoch a lorg ann an uaighean bhoireannach agus beanadh mu na Ceiltich a’ dol gu deireadh an of the British Isles as Celts, but they were weren’t included in the Bible. Moses was leading the Israelites out of Egypt, He proclamations condemning sinners to eternal to other Christians or members of other religions Nevertheless, I’m beginning to think that unless tha na h-arceòlaichean a’ creidsinn gu bheil sin a’ Fhaoillich agus am fear mu chreideamh san Èipheit part of the same culture as well. It wasn’t This exhibition runs until February 7, took them on a wandering journey to the Promised damnation? Well, despite what you might read in then we need to be tolerant. I will have to accept I’m willing to change and become more merciful, sealltainn gur iad na boireannaich a bha tric ri gu 7 An Gearran. till 1582, when Scottish Historian George while the exhibition about the Celts is only Land. That journey took 40 years. No wonder the the secular press, it’s quite the opposite. that the woman who annoys me at Mass, talking at like God, then it will all be for nothing. This will fialaidheachd. Ach a-rèir eòlaichean eachdraidheil Sin e bhuamsa à Lunnainn. Gus an ath-mhìos: Buchanan published his book Rerum on till the end of this month. people lost sight of what the journey was about. The Pope has opened the Holy Door on a jubilee the consecration, is on the same journey to find God have to be a prayerful year I think. Greugach leithid Diodorus Siculus a bha a’sgrìobhadh Beannachd Leibh. Scoticarum Historia that Celts were first They began to turn away from God and return to year, the Year of Mercy. The Church is reminding that I’m on. Perhaps I annoy her too. eadar 60 agus 30 RC bha na Ceiltich tric ag òl cus mentioned as living in Scotland and Ireland. I [email protected] their bad old ways. How did God respond? us of God’s infinite mercy towards us. That word, I have to accept that the people who come to the I http://theviewfromjoemcgrath.wordpress.com agus iad a’ dol iad craicte. I [email protected] WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 14 FR ROLHEISER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY JANUARY 22 2016 Blessings, bowing and our brokenness

is higher and superior. We guard our pride fiercely and it is no accident that the archetypal image of resistance to God is expressed in Lucifer’s inflexible, pride-anchored statement: “I will not serve!” Moreover, we do not like to admit weakness, finitude, dependence, and interdependence. Thus all of us have to grow and mature to a place where we are no longer naive and arrogant enough to believe that we do not need God’s blessing.All spirituality is predicated on humility. Maturity, human and spiritual, BY FR RONALD is most evident in someone whom you ROLHEISER see on his or her knees praying. ride can be bad. However T THE end of every sometimes pride and arrogance Catholic Liturgy, there is are not the problem. Rather our an invitation given to the Pstruggle is with a wounded and broken people to receive a spirit that no longer knows how to blessing. That invitation stand upright. It is one thing to be is worded this way: “Bow your heads young, healthy, strong, arrogant, and and pray for God’s blessing.” The idea unaware of how fragile and finite we behindA that, obviously, is that a blessing are—and that illusion can survive and can only truly be received in reverence, stay with us into old age—but it is in humility, with head bowed, with pride quite another thing to have one’s heart and arrogance subjugated and silent. broken, one’s spirit crushed, and one’s A bowed head is a sign of humility pride taken away. When that happens, from gentle, and thus yielded a mixed reticent in sharing the goodness and So, perhaps when the Church and is understood, almost universally, and it happens to all of us if we are result. The horse was now compliant, depth of our own persons. blesses its congregation at the end of a as our proper spiritual posture. Spiritual half-sensitive and live long enough, but part of its spirit was broken. Liturgy (above), it might, instead of writers have rarely questioned or felt wounded pride does some very negative That is an apt image for the journey, pirituality and religion have— saying: “Bow your heads and pray for the need to nuance the notion that things in us, it cripples us so that we both human and spiritual. Life, in ways for the most part—been too one- God’s blessing,” say instead: “Those spiritual health means a head bowed in can no longer truly get off our knees, that are far from gentle, eventually sided on this.They have perennially of you who think you are not in need humility. But is it really that simple? stand upright, raise our heads, and breaks our spirit, for good and for bad, Sbeen vigilant about pride and arrogance of this blessing, please bow your Admittedly there is a lot of wisdom receive love and blessing. and we end up humble, but we also —and, admittedly, these are real and are heads and pray for God’s blessing. in that. A head bowed in reverence is a I remember as a child, growing up end up somewhat wounded and unable forever the deadly sins. But spirituality Meanwhile those of you who feel sign of humility. Moreover, pride heads on a farm, watching something that was to—metaphorically—stand upright. and religion have been too slow to lift beaten, broken, and unworthy of this the list of deadly sins. Human pride is then called ‘breaking a horse.’The men Conscripted humility has a double up the fallen. We all know the dictum blessing, raise your heads to receive a congenital, deep, and impossible to would catch a young colt, which had effect. On the one hand, we find that that the task of spirituality is to afflict love and gift that you have long uproot. It can be redeemed and it can until then run completely free and they we more-naturally genuflect before the comforted and comfort the afflicted. despaired of ever again receiving.” be crushed, but it always remains in would—through a rather brutal process what is higher; but, on the other hand, Historically, religion and spirituality, us, necessarily so. There is no health —force the young colt to submit to because the pain of our brokenness, as while not always being very successful I Fr Ronald Rolheiser is a priest and without pride, but pride can also derail halter, saddle, and human commands. is so often the case with pain, we focus with the former, have been too negligent member of the Missionary Oblates of health. There is something inside of When the process was finished, the more upon ourselves than on others of the latter. Mary Immaculate. He is president of human nature, inherent in our very colt was now compliant to human and we end up handicapped. Bruised Pride and arrogance are the deadliest the Oblate School of Theology in San individuality and freedom, which does commands. But the process of breaking and fragile, we are unable to properly of all vices. However wounded pride Antonio, Texas. Visit his website at not like to bend the knee before what the horse’s freedom and spirit was far give and receive and are stuttering and and a broken spirit can equally derail us. www.ronrolheiser.com

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how a great nation should act destruction of the Christian Saul had set out to imprison in war and in peace: “In war, Church, going from house to Christians, not to become one resolution; in defeat, defiance; house to arrest people and put of them. He wondered if this in victory, magnanimity; in them in prison. This persecu- was a trap, but the Lord told peace, goodwill.” tion was taking place after him: “You must go all the the Resurrection of Jesus, as same, because Saul is the one Lord, whilst I pray for peace more and more people I have chosen to bring the and goodwill in our world, I became Christians. Gospel to many people.” ask you to help me to change On a journey to Damascus, And so Ananias visited Saul my own attitude for the better, though, Saul was struck blind and said to him: “Saul, I have so that peace and goodwill by a bright light suddenly been sent by the Lord Jesus may start with the way I shining around him. He fell to who appeared to you on your OBITUARY behave towards those who the ground and heard a voice: journey here. Be filled with have hurt me. “Saul, Saul, why are you per- the Holy Spirit, and receive CANON EDWARD GLACKIN Inspire me to be as gener- secuting me?” back your sight.” PLEASE remember in your ous to others as I would like Saul asked: “Who are you?” Saul’s sight was restored and prayers Canon Edward Glackin, them to be with me. Amen. The voice replied: “I am he was Baptised a Christian. parish priest of St Columba’s, Jesus of Nazareth, and you are From having persecuted Viewpark, who sadly died on THOSE who have been on persecuting me.” Christians, he himself January 18, after a long illness. holiday to Malta, may know Saul asked: “What am I to followed Christ and helped to Canon Glackin (above) was that one of the bays is called do, Lord?” spread the Gospel throughout ordained in 1958 and has been St Paul’s Bay, in the north of Thevoice replied: “Stand up various parts of the world. parish priest in Viewpark since the island. It bears that name and go into Damascus. There Let us pray, using some 1983. We extend our prayers to his because St Paul was you will be told what to do.” words of blessing that Paul family and the parishioners of St PRAYERS FOR THE WEEK shipwrecked there on his way Blind as he now was, Saul’s wrote to the Christians in Columba’s at this sad time. Rosary to prison in Rome. companions had to lead him Corinth. at St Columba’s Friday January 22 JANUARY 24 marks the Britain and the Free World— January 25 is the Feast of by the hand into Damascus. and Saturday January 23 evening anniversary of the death of Sir opposing Nazi Germany, Italy the Conversion of St Paul. After three days, a man called May the life of the Lord Jesus, 8pm. Sunday 6pm Mass as usual, Winston Churchill in 1965. and Japan—during the Second Originally he was known as Ananias had a vision, telling and the love of God the Father, body will be brought into chapel He had given inspiring and World War. Saul, a Jewish leader who him to visit the blind Saul. At and the companionship of the from chapel house before Mass. courageous leadership to Churchill wrote this about worked hard for the total first he resisted, knowing that Holy Spirit be with us all. Amen. Funeral Mass Monday 11.30am celebrated by Bishop Toal WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY JANUARY 22 2016 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER REFLECTION 15 EWTN PROGRAMMES

SUNDAY JANUARY 24 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 27 11AM 1PM ANGELUS WITH POPE DAILY MASS FRANCIS 5.30PM 1PM EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY LIVE SUNDAY MASS FROM 8PM EWTN EWTN LIVE 6PM 9PM THE WORLD OVER LIVE LET US LOVE 8PM THURSDAY JANUARY 28 THE CHURCH UNIVERSAL 1PM 9PM DAILY MASS SUNDAY NIGHT PRIME 5.30PM 10PM EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY VATICANO 8PM MONDAY JANUARY 25 EWTN LIVE 1PM 9PM LIVE DAILY MASS FROM LET US LOVE EWTN FRIDAY JANUARY 29 9PM 1PM LET US LOVE DAILY MASS TUESDAY JANUARY 26 5.30PM 1PM EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY LIVE DAILY MASS FROM 7PM EWTN THE SIDEWALK CHRONICLES 5.30PM 9PM EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY A MAN FOR OTHERS: THE 9PM LIFE OF FATHER ROBERTO Allow God to love us LET US LOVE BALDUCEL In our spirituality series, SR ANNA CHRISTI SOLIS of the DOMINICAN LAY READERS’ GUIDE SISTERS OF ST CECILIA explains how we are lovable in God’s eyes

NE Valentine’s Day, my father 100 per cent lovable by the Father. Going to SUNDAY JANUARY 24 sent me a Valentine’s Day card, A SPIRITUAL Confession and being freed from our sins is Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10. Response: which bore the printed message not a way to ‘win back’ God’s love, but a Your words are spirit, Lord, and they are ‘100 per cent lovable.’It brought REFLECTION concrete way of experiencing it for ourselves. life. 1 Corinthians 12:12-30. a tear to my eye then and I still Even the 14 works of mercy are not ways to Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21. keep it to look at because the message is so obtain the Father’s love and mercy, but surprising. A few questions come to mind on rather flow from our experience of it. Oreading it: “Is this true?” “How can this be In his Christmas Midnight Mass homily in MONDAY true?” and “What makes a person lovable?” 2014, the Pope (above) challenged us to Acts 22:3-16 or Acts: 9:1-22. Response: Our Father in Heaven has sent proof of the consider this seriously as we look at the Go out to the whole world; proclaim the truth that we are ‘100 per cent lovable.’ Infant Jesus in the manger at Bethlehem. Good News. Mark 16: 15-18. “For God loved the world so much that He “What is most important is not seeking sent His only Son, that all who believe in Him, but rather allowing Him to seek me, to TUESDAY him might not perish but might have eternal find me, and caress me with tenderness,” the Feast of Ss Timothy and Titus. 2 Timothy life.” (John 3:16) Every time we look at a One of the sisters taught a class of secondary Pope said. “The question put to us simply by crucifix and see the extent of God’s love for us, school girls to whom she posed the question: the Infant’s presence is: ‘Do I allow God to 1:1-8 or Titus 1:1-5. Response: Proclaim we need to be convinced of this fact. The Father “What do you want to be loved for?” Their love me?’” the wonders of the Lord among all peoples. sent His Son because He finds us lovable. various honest replies included that they This is the year to establish the practice of Luke 10:1-9. “How can this be true?” we wonder. Perhaps wanted to be loved for their personalities, being in the Lord’s presence and allowing him because of our upbringing or the way our their athletic abilities, their kindness or to love us. This should be done daily, perhaps WEDNESDAY world operates, we have been influenced to thoughtfulness towards others, their good at the end of the day when the hardships of 2 Samuel 7:4-17. Response: I will keep think that our lovableness in God’s eyes looks. One brave girl replied: “For me. I just daily life tend to overwhelm us and we don’t my love for Him always. Mark 4:1-20. depends on our good works and virtues. If want to be loved for me.” This is the truest particularly feel 100 per cent lovable. This we have performed sinful actions or been answer. We all just want to be loved for is the time to be quiet and just let him love caught up in ugly situations, we think that ourselves, without having to prove our us. It doesn’t require a course in prayer or THURSDAY somehow we are not good enough for God to lovableness. The good news is that this is the spirituality to do this. Simply sit quietly and Feast of St Thomas Aquinas. 2 Samuel love us anymore. St Paul assures us, however, answer God the Father would most approve, fix the gaze of your heart on the Merciful 7:18-19, 24-29. Response: Have mercy that ‘God loved us while we were yet for it is how He loves us. “I live by faith in the Father who gazes at you with that infinite on us, Lord, for we have sinned. sinners.’ (Romans 5:8) How? The Father’s Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself tenderness about which Pope Francis spoke. Mark 4:26-34 love is creative, not conditional. It creates for me,” St Paul marvels (Galatians 2:20). An image, such as a Crucifix, or a passage, the lovableness in us. It creates us. It tells us such as Galatians 2:20 quoted above, can help we are 100 per cent loveable. ope Francis has set aside an entire year focus our attention. What we soon discover FRIDAY Still, it seems that the smudges of personal for us to experience that merciful love is that the Father loves us and forgives us 2 Samuel 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17. weakness, sin, difficulties, and the occasional of God the Father. It is the same love even more than we love or forgive ourselves. Response: Have mercy on me, God, have disaster brings that percentage down a bit. Pthat created the world, established covenants In a line of piercing beauty, Pope St John mercy. Mark 3:13-19. The truth is, our likeableness in the eyes of with the Old Testament patriarchs and kings, Paul II reminded us: “We are not the sum of others and in our own estimation of ourselves saved us from eternal separation from God our weaknesses and failures. Weare the sum of SATURDAY may be impacted by these things. But our in the sacrifice of Jesus, and continues to touch the Father’s love for us and our real capacity 2 Samuel 12:1-7a, 10-17. Response: A lovableness is inherent to our being, for we each one of us in the sacraments, especially to become the image of His Son.” Truly, in pure heart create for me, O God. participate by the very fact of our existence of Reconciliation and the Eucharist. We God the Father’s mathematical calculations, Mark 4:35-41 in the being and goodness of God. don’t have to do anything to find ourselves we are all ‘100 per cent lovable.’ WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 16 FAITH IN CULTURE SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY JANUARY 22 2016 Honour the commitment to love and care FAITH IN CULTURE looks at how acts of charity, coupled with support and encouragement, can help us all to flourish

wall decoration. Beyond the joy of seeing a film Through various acts of charity, support and there it’s an nostalgic journey to another era. encouragement we see Eilis gradually flourish. Guests at the cinema over the years have included the likes of Lillian Gish and Orson Welles as well or every one of us there are people at various local hero Sean Connery. stages of our life who have perhaps shown By Richard Unfortunately, the film I had wanted to see was us the way during our more innocent and Purden sold out, so I decided on a coffee in the adjoining Finexperienced days. In dark and inconsolable times bar instead. On leaving, an usher approached me it’s easy to forget that this spirit exists in the world, saying there had been a returned ticket that I could but it does and it helps people take flight. We see For the spirit God gave us does not make us timid, have on the house as it would mess up the system her work in a soup kitchen serving the elderly but gives us power, love and self-discipline. to re-sell it. I’m grateful for these moments of legions of Irishmen from previous generations (2 Timothy 1:7) grace, sometimes it’s the little things that make struggling to survive without a woman to look the everyday, I thought to myself as I took my seat after them, once again that role falls to the Church. HE Cameo in Edinburgh is a place I’ve for Brooklyn. Perhaps one of the most memorable scenes in the often enjoyed visiting over the years The film based on Colm Tóibín’s novel is a film is seeing the character mentor a vulnerable and I have many fond memories of beautifully shot cinematic journey that says much young girl who is now in the position she was once working at the capital’s annual film about the Irish immigrant experience. I recently Saoirse Ronan is a fantastic young actress in herself. festival. The cinema, which celebrates discovered that my own great-grandfather is buried whose on screen presence defies her 21 years. Her In the world today, we hear of and read of stories its 102nd birthday this month, displays a distinctive in Brooklyn, so there was a deeper resonance in character Eilis Lacey is from a small town in everyday of young or vulnerable people being Victorian charm with its evocative columns and light of this newly found information. Ireland, she struggles with the petty minded manipulated by those who wish to use or control T mentality of one mean-spirited local woman in them for their own wicked ends. In the Bible we particular. In many ways, it is the story of two read about the inspirational friendship between St siblings, the making of Eilis is down to her sister Paul and St Timothy. Timothy travelled alongside Rose who plans for her to go to the US. Paul and was a kind of son in the Faith. In Paul’s CROSSWORD Gordius No 230 It’s the many small acts of kindness that gradually second letter to Timothy he talks about a spirit transform this young Irishwoman’s life. While being passed on to enhance the Christian message, sailing on the boat she is fretful and seasick, but is it’s a letter of power and strength. 1 2345 678 comforted when a more experienced female Brooklyn in a very Irish way displays the tenants traveller gives her sisterly advice and help. Eilis’s and values of that relationship. January can be a 9 life in Brooklyn is also stabilised by a satellite miserable time of year for many, we each have an 10 11 community of Irish people. It was gladdening to opportunity to show care to others and be the family see the priest Fr Flood, played by Jim Broadbent, they might need. arrange bookkeeping classes while supporting Eilis during a period of depression and chronic I Richard Purden is a freelance journalist, author 12 131415 homesickness. Julie Walters is both familiar and of We are Celtic Supporters, an SCO feature writer First entry out the hat on FRI and a married father of two. Another of his books, 16 17 JANUARY 29 will be the winner humorous as a faithful Irish landlady who provides digs for young unmarried woman in the parish. 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DEATH MULDOON CRILLEY GALBRAITH Remembering with In loving memory of In loving memory of my SMITH affection Fr Leo Muldoon, Mary, who died January beloved wife, and dearly Peacefully at Nazareth whose second 23, 2007, beloved wife of loved mother, Ann Maria House, on January 9, anniversary is January 27. the late Jimmy, and dear Galbraith, who died 2016, Eileen, beloved His kindness, humour mother and grandmother January 22, 1993, aged wife of the late Dick, and and deep spiritual life of the family. Rest in 47 years. much loved sister and influenced all who knew Peace. Our hearts are full of aunt of the family. Will those of you who him. memories, Our Lady of Lourdes, think of her today, Our Lady Queen of pray for her. A little prayer to Jesus And we treasure them Geraldine The family would like to QUINN, Peace, pray for him. say. with care, MacDONALD Remembering Geraldine, The way you had to In loving memory of my thank most sincerely Fr MEMORIAM Sacred Heart of Jesus, Bede Kearney, OSB, a much loved wife, mum, pray for her. leave us, wife, Seonag, who died granny and mother-in-law, Monsignor Jack Sheridan, BEGEN Inserted by the family. Will always seem unfair. January 26, 2015. Fr Desmond Broderick who died June 10, 2006, 16th Anniversary The special years will not I often sit and think of and all who cared for and whose 70th birthday Treasured memories of a DALY return, you Eileen particularly in occurs on January 26. much loved husband, 26th Anniversary When we were all together, And think of how you Nazareth House. Thanks In loving memory of our Always in our thoughts dad and grandfather, But with the love that’s in died, also to the parishioners and prayers. dear father, Di, and our hearts, of Holy Cross for Jimmy, who died January brother, Dan, who died To think you could not From your loving husband 21, 2000. You’ll walk with us forever. say goodbye preparing the church and Peter, sons, Peter Joseph, on January 27, 1990. Our Lady of Lourdes, Gone from our home but St Bernadette, pray for Before you closed your to Desmond Maguire Ltd James and Gerard, for funeral arrangements. pray for him. forever in our hearts. her. eyes. daughters, Anne and St Benedict Joseph Inserted by his loving Donald James and family, Always remembered. Geraldine, daughters-in-law 149 Brevig, Barra. 100TH BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE Labré, pray for him. family. Ernie. Angie and Charon, the late Jonathan and DALY HUGHES POLLOCK MacDONALD Born 24/01/16 grandchildren, Lauren, 34th Anniversary Of your charity, please With love we remember Remembering today and Jack and Peter Robert. In loving memory of our pray for the repose of the my mum and our nan, every day, James Christie, dear mother, Susan, who soul of Thomas Hughes, devoted uncle and RELIGIOUS MEMORIAM died January 26, 1982. Seonag, who died on May her soul and the died January 22, 1977. great-uncle. Our Blessed Lord, grant January 26, 2015. Sacred Heart of Jesus, souls of the faithful She was taken without departed, rest in peace. him eternal rest. pray for him. warning St Martin, pray for her. Inserted by his loving From Magdalene, Drew Inserted by her loving wife and family. Her going left hearts filled and family. family. with pain, But though she is gone BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE BRADLEY KILCOYNE Please remember in your 30th Anniversary from us MacISAAC prayers, Charles Bradley, In loving memory of our In our hearts she will Please remember in your who died January 24, 1981. dear mother, Hannah, always remain. prayers, Donald Archie, a who died January 15, Mairi, Darren and Kerri. dear husband, father and Rest in peace. 1986, our dear father, grandad, who died August VERY REV. CANON Most Sacred Heart of 24, 2009, and whose GEORGE BOYD Jesus, have mercy on him. John, died July 7, 1964, McENERNY birthday occurs on January 3rd Anniversary our dear brothers, John In loving memory of our 26. Also granny, who died In loving memory of CHISHOLM Patrick, who died May 30, dear mother, Mary on January 26, 2009. Canon George Boyd, In loving memory of 1997, Michael Josephine (née Bradley), Mary Immaculate Queen who died on January 22, Cathie, who died on Christopher, who died who died January 24, of the Universe, pray for 2013. January 18, 2002, and her DOWNEY December 5, 2006 and 1996. them. (Retired Parish Priest of husband, Pat, who died 33rd Anniversary James Francis, who died May she rest in peace. Ma and family, Eriskay. St Brendan’s, Motherwell). on December 14, 2003. Of your charity, please February 19, 2013. Inserted by her loving Also his brother, Fr Eternal rest grant unto pray for the repose of the Eternal rest grant unto children. Patrick Boyd, White them, O Lord. soul of our dear father, them, O Lord. Fathers, died September Inserted by their loving John, who died January Those who die in grace MacINNES 27, 2005. families. 21, 1983. R.I.P. go no further from us 35th Anniversary May they rest in peace. Inserted by his sons than God, and God is In loving memory of my Our Lady of Knock and CHISHOLM Michael and Martin, very near. dear wife, Mary, who died St Pio, pray for them. In loving memory of our daughter Mary and Inserted by their loving January 24, 1981. R.I.P. brother and uncle, Jack, families, Edinburgh, family. In the shelter of Thy who died January 4, 2001. Glasgow and Sacred Heart, May he rest in peace. Lennoxtown. KIRK Dear Jesus, may she Sacred Heart of Jesus, In loving memory of our MORROW rest, have mercy on him. GALBRAITH dear parents, Mary, died Precious memories of Anne I miss her much, but still I Inserted by the family. 1st Anniversary of our January 22, 2006, Morrow (née Forrest), know, a beloved wife and much dear father, father-in-law Charles, died January Thy Holy will is best. loved mum, who died on COONEY and gen, Donald John 28, 1993. July 13, 2002, and whose Please pray for the soul (Neil Sheumais) who We keep you close within Inserted by her loving birthday occurs on of May Clark Cooney, died on January 23, our hearts, husband Donald, 221 2015. January 22. who died January 22, And there you will Finnart St. Greenock. Kind was your nature, We lost a mum with a 1982, beloved wife of the remain, McCOLGAN true were your ways, heart of gold, To walk with us throughout MacINTYRE 29th Anniversary late Francis Cooney, and We will treasure the How much we miss her Please remember in your dear mother, grand- our lives, In loving memory of my can never be told, memories for the rest of prayers, Father Gerald B. mother and great-grand- Until we meet again. dear brother, Peter, She shared in our troubles our days. In the shelter of Thy brother-in-law and uncle, and helped us along, McColgan, who died mother of the family. Our Lady, Star of the If we follow in her footsteps January 25, 1987. Our Lady of Lourdes, Sea, pray for him. Sacred Heart, may they died January 28, 2007. we’ll never go wrong. Loved and remembered pray for her. Inserted by Penny, find eternal rest. So sadly missed. Inserted by Tracey-Anne, always. Inserted by her loving Martin, Mary Jo, Neil and Inserted by their loving Anne, Robin, nieces and Garry, Kevin and family. Inserted by his family. children. Donald Iain. family. nephews. FRIDAY JANUARY 22 2016 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 19 FAMILYANNOUNCEMENTS

MacINTYRE MacMILLAN SINCLAIR WILDER, Sue, THANKSGIVING In loving memory of Angus 17th Anniversary 9th Anniversary who died January 23, John, died January 24, Precious memories of In loving memory of our 2000. The kindest and most caring aunt. May GRATEFUL thanks to St 2009, beloved husband, John, who died January dear father, father-in-law dad, grandad, brother, 21, 1999, loving husband, she rest in peace. Blaise for prayers and gen, Donald Patrick, brother-in-law, uncle and dearest dad, father-in-law Inserted by her neice. answered. – H.C. friend. and grandad. who died on January 26, Sorely missed by all. Each of us in our own 2007. R.I.P. GRATEFUL thanks to St Our Lady, Star of the way, Fois shiorruidh thoir dha Clare, Sacred Heart, Our Sea, pray for him. Have special thoughts of a thighearna Lady, St Joseph and St you today. O’DONNELL Agus solus nach dibir Anthony for prayers answered. – L.C. MacKINNON Fois gu robh aig anam. 4th Anniversary dearsadh air, Treasured memories of Ishabel and family. In loving memory of Gun robh fhois ann a GRATEFUL thanks to St dear mum, Margaret, Patrick (Packie), who died sith. died January 20, 2006, MacMILLAN January 25, 2012. R.I.P. Anthony, St Clare, St Inserted by his loving dad, Donald, died March Happy and precious Dearly loved husband of Jude, St Joseph and St 25, 1984. Also please memories of a very Kathleen, much loved family, home and away. Teresa. – A.W. pray for dear Donald John, special person, John dad, papa and brother. WILSON, Betty George and beloved (Jackan) MacMillan, who Softly in the morning, you SMILLIE Died January 25, 2011. GRATEFUL thanks to St sisters-in-law Jean, died January 21, 1999. heard a gentle call, 19th Anniversary They say it’s a beautiful Joseph for answering our Catherine and Mary. Always in our thoughts. You took the hand God In loving memory of our journey prayers. – E. Loved and remembered Kirsty, Donald and family. offered you, dear mother and From the old world to the new, every day. And quietly left us all. grandmother, Mary, who THANKS to Blessed Someday I’ll take that Virgin Mary for prayers Inserted by Penny, McSORLEY So rest in peace dear died January 25, 1997. James and family. In loving memory of John journey answered. – T.H. loved one, R.I.P. (Jack), who died January And thanks for all you’ve Which will lead us Those who die in grace MacLELLAN 21, 2002. Also his done, straight to you, HOLY ST JUDE, 19th Anniversary brother, George, who We pray that God has go no further from us And when we reach that apostle and martyr, In loving memory of our died October 11, 2013. given you, than God, and God is garden great in virtue and rich in dear brother, uncle and We have loved them in The crown you’ve truly won. very near. In which there is no pain, miracles, near kinsman brother-in-law, Donald life, Our Lady of Lourdes, Our Lady of Lourdes, We will put our arms to Jesus Christ, faithful Archie, who died January Let us not forget them in pray for him. pray for her. around you both intercessor for all who death. – St Ambrose. 25, 1997. R.I.P. Inserted by Kathleen and Inserted by her loving And never part again. invoke and honour your St Francis, Our Lady of Sadly missed. family, Kirkintilloch, family. Love and miss you. aid, special patron in Our Lady of Lourdes, Perpetual Succour, pray Dunbar and Dungloe, Robert, Frances, time of need. for them. pray for him. Donegal. grandchildren and To you I have recourse Inserted by their sister, THOMPSON Eriskay and away. great-grandchildren and from the depths of my brother and families. 45th Anniversary REID family. heart and humbly beg Of your charity, please Loving memories of our you, to whom God has pray for the repose of the brother, Kevin James WRIGHT, Helen given such great power, Reid, fatally injured soul of our dear mother, In loving memory of to come to my aid and January 23, 1970. Joined Elizabeth MacMillan, who Helen, who died on help me now in my time by our Dad, Ronald, died on January 26, January 23, 2012. Loving of need. In return I wife, mother and August 22, 1996, and our 1971, also our dear promise to make your grandmother. Mum, Pat, June 8, 2013. father, Thomas, who died name known and loved Always in our thoughts Together again with the September 30, 1976, our and cause you to be Lord. and prayers. beloved sister, Julia, who invoked. Susan and family,Caithness. Our Lady of Lourdes, died January 1, 2004, Three Our Fathers, Hail McLERNON Stewart, Australia. pray for her. Mary’s and Glorias. 2nd Anniversary MONTAGUE our dear brother, Tommy, Inserted by Donald John, In loving memory of our 22nd Anniversary Publication promised. - REID who died November 16, Christopher, Roddy, mother, Julia, who died In loving memory of J.M. In loving memory of my 2013 and their dear Donald and Andrew. January 25, 2014. Charlie, my dear husband, darling nephew, Kevin. granddaughter, Always in our hearts and loving father of Pauline, Forty six years today we prayers. John and Kevin, Elizabeth, who died April New baby, a special birthday had to part, Inserted by her loving father-in-law of Rory, 3, 2014. or wedding anniversary: You left behind a broken family. Celestine and Andrea On whose souls, sweet whatʼs important to your and a loving grandfather, heart, Jesus, have mercy. MacMILLAN It was God’s will you had family this month? 5th Anniversary who died January 25, Inserted by their loving 1994. to go, In loving memories of How much I miss you, no family, Castlemilk. Effie, who died on O you whom I have loved so much on earth, pray one will ever know. January 19, 2011. WALKER for me and live in such a Auntie Kate. Loving wife of the late Treasured memories of Alasdair, loving mother, manner that we may be grandmother and sister. reunited forever in a REYNOLDS my dear husband and Celebrate the Family Our Lady of Lourdes, Blessed Eternity. 4th Anniversary much loved dad and by having your In loving memory of pray for her. Inserted by Anne and grandad, Donald, died congratulations published in the SCO From all the family. family. Rosemary, who died on January 21, 2014. January 20, 2012. 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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 a prophet to the nations. When we were children, we thought and “Jeremiah, get ready! Go and tell those reasoned as children do. But when we grew up, CHILDREN’S people everything I command you. Don’t be we quit our childish ways. Now all we can see afraid of them. of God is like a cloudy picture in a mirror. Later “Today my power will make you as strong as we will see Him face to face. We don’t know CROSSWORD 115 a fortress or a tall column of iron or a wall of everything, but then we will, just as God com- bronze. You will be against everyone in Judah, pletely understands us. For now there are faith, its kings, leaders, priests, and all the common hope, and love. But of these three, the greatest 1 2 3 4 5 people. They will fight against you, but they is love. won’t win, because I will be with you to protect The Word of the Lord 6 you. I, the Lord, have spoken.” The Word of the Lord Alleluia 7 Luke 4:18. Responsorial Psalm 8 9 10 Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time (R) Alleluia, alleluia. 71:1-2, 3abcd, 3ef and 5a. The Lord sent me to bring good news to the (R) I will sing of your salvation. poor and freedom to prisoners. 11 12 Reflection I run to you, Lord, for protection. (R) Alleluia, alleluia. JESUS always spoke the truth even if it didn’t Don’t disappoint me. You do what is right, 13 14 make others like Him. The Gospel begins with so come to my rescue. Gospel the line that ended last Sunday’s Gospel: Listen to my prayer and keep me safe. No prophets are liked by the people of their own town. 15 16 “Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in (R) I will sing of your salvation. A reading from the holy gospel according to Luke your hearing.” The stories Jesus retells show The Lord’s instruction is right; it makes our 4:20b-24, 28-30. us that many times in history people believe hearts glad. Everyone in the Jewish meeting place looked 17 18 they know what is best, right and true and no His commands shine brightly, and they give straight at Jesus. Then Jesus said to them: one is going to convince them otherwise. Jesus us light. “What you have just heard me read has come clearly says to the religious people listening to (R) I will sing of your salvation. true today.” him: You have it all wrong. You have to think Be my mighty rock, the place where I can All the people started talking about Jesus and 19 differently. You don’t have it all figured out. always run for protection. were amazed at the wonderful things He said. They just couldn’t take it. In fact, the story Save me by your command! They kept on asking, “Isn’t he Joseph’s son?” says clearly they were so upset they couldn’t (R) I will sing of your salvation. Jesus answered: “You will certainly want to ACROSS even stay focused enough to move Jesus to the You are my might rock and my fortress. tell me this saying: ‘Doctor, first make yourself 1 Controlled a car (5) edge of the hill to hurl him down. Doesn’t that I depend on you. well.’ You will tell me to do the same things 6 Say ‘Yes’ to (5) sound like the raucous after a losing football (R) I will sing of your salvation. here in my own hometown that you heard I did 7 This person needs a sword for their match and everyone goes so crazy they don’t in Capernaum. But you can be sure that no sport (6) even know what they are doing? Well, that’s Second Reading prophets are liked by the people of their own 9 How fast you’re going (5) what happens here. Jesus reminds us again There are three things that last; faith, hope, and love; hometown.” 11 Bucket (4) 13 Some monks live in these places (6) and the greatest of these is love. A reading from the first that he came to bring the Gift of Love not just When the people in the meeting place heard 15 Baby (6) to live into our expectations. letter of Paul to the Corinthians 13:4-8a, 11-13. Jesus say this, they became so angry that they 17 Use it to ring someone up (9) Activities Brothers and sisters, love is kind and patient, never got up and threw him out of town. They dragged 19 This machine will clean your delf and jealous, boastful, proud, or rude. Love isn’t selfish him to the edge of the cliff on which the town cutlery for you (10) G As we read the list of love’s characteristics, or quick tempered. It doesn’t keep a record of was built, because they wanted to throw him we realise just how simple and yet challenging wrongs that others do. Love rejoices in the truth, down from there. But Jesus slipped through the DOWN love is. Our society does not always reward us but not in evil. Love is always supportive, loyal, crowd and got away. 2 One in charge of a game of football, for when we are patient, or even kind. In fact, it hopeful, and trusting. Love never fails! The Gospel of the Lord example (shortened) (3) regularly says: Look out for number one; don’t 3 Popular flavour of ice-cream (7) be taken advantage of and so on. By making 4 This planet is nicknamed the Red Planet (4) icons of movie stars, sports heroes and musical 5 A very gentle wind (6) artists, we see their power and fame as more 8 Ran at top speed (8) often praised and sought after than love, care 10 Sickness (7) and truth. 12 Strike it to start a fire (5) G 14 Part of a tree (6) If we stop for a moment and reflect, we might 16 Tumbles (5) discover that the people we really admire the 18 An animal’s foot (3) most are those who are indeed patient and kind. The ones who make our days and nights more LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION safe and enjoyable not by doing big things but by doing simple things in a big way. They are ACROSS people who genuinely love, people after whom 1 Pyjamas 7 Handy 8 Chemist 9 Scum 12 Safe 14 we might want to model ourselves, people who Remind 15 Beginner 18 Screen 19 Warm have discovered the ‘more excellent way.’ Use a newspaper, bulletin, diocesan newsletter or DOWN magazine to find stories that show ordinary 1 Punches 2 Joker 3 Magic 4 Shut 5 Injection people doing loving deeds. 6 Pyramid 10 Pebble 11 Dragon 13 Attic 16 Now Prayer 17 Ram Dear God, we know you help us to do good things. Help us to see and understand your love The Children’s Liturgy page is in new and better ways every day. Thank you for published one week in advance to your love and forgiveness. We love you. Amen. allow RE teachers and those taking First Reading the Children’s Liturgy at weekly I have appointed you as prophet to the nations. A reading from the book of the prophet Jeremiah Masses to use, if they wish, this 1:4-5, 17ab, 18-19. page as an accompaniment to their The Lord said to Jeremiah: “Before I gave you life and before you were born, I chose you to be teaching materials

WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 22 CELEBRATING LIFE SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY JANUARY 22 2016

Glasgow comes together to celebrate patron saint

By Dan McGinty In Glasgow Cathedral, meanwhile, groups of pupils from the city’s Catholic and non-denominational THE celebrations by Glaswegians on the school gathered at the tomb and chapel of St feast day of their city’s patron saint and Mungo, where they followed in the footsteps of founder saw a series of events take place pilgrims and learned about the life of St Mungo. across the parish and school communities of Among the young people of Glasgow were senior the city. pupils from St Mungo’s Academy and Whitehill Two lectures in the St Mungo Museum of Secondary School, and they were welcomed to the Religious Life and Art, focussed on the life and Cathedral by Dr Laurence Whitley and festival times of the saint and the legacy he leaves today. organiser Catherine McMaster. They were delivered by Dr Anthony Lewis, Walking to the tomb and the mediaeval crypt— Scottish History Curator for Glasgow Life, Catherine where pilgrims have been visiting since 1175—the McMaster, Mediaeval Glasgow Trust festival young people explored the history of Christianity organiser, Torsten Haak, Director of Glasgow City in Glasgow and examined how the shared cele- Heritage Trust and Professor Thomas Owen bration of St Mungo can bring people of different Clancy of Glasgow University (right). faiths together. In addition to lectures, a special feast day Mass There were also celebrations in Falkirk, focussed was celebrated in St Mungo’s, Townhead, while in around St Mungo’s High School in the town. the city’s St Mungo’s Academy events were held throughout the week, culminating in the celebration I [email protected] of Mass in the school. PICS: PAUL McSHERRY

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Lochyside’s festive fundraising cheque

PRIMARY 7 pupils presented that they had a substantial donation Booker thanked the children for SCIAF with a cheque for to make. their efforts and praised them on nearly £1400 pounds as their Through a series of events, raising the highest amount of fundraising efforts over such as the Christmas Fayre and money as a school in Scotland, Christmas finally concluded. the talented fundraiser challenge, before going on to outline how Returning to school after the a grand total of £1350 was their money will be used to The Society of St Vincent de Paul group in Trinity High School in Rutherglen encouraged the whole community Christmas break, the enterprising raised, and Mark Booker, Schools help improve the lives of those to think about those who are struggling financially this Christmas. Using the themes of Advent Hope, Peace, Joy and Love the group spoke to class groups and year group assemblies about the plight faced by many in young fundraisers began collecting Officer for SCIAF, travelled less fortunate. the Cambuslang and Rutherglen area. Through their hardwork, supported by teachers and the S6 Caritas and counting the money which north all the way from Glasgow Inspired by his words the students, 1339 items were collected during Advent has been raised in the run-up to to receive the cheque from the pupils have already committed Christmas, and were delighted to Highland pupils. to continuing their support for contact SCIAF with the news Addressing the school, Mr SCIAF in the coming years. E-MAIL CELEBRATING LIFE EVENTS TO DAN McGINTY AT [email protected] FRIDAY JANUARY 22 2016 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER CELEBRATING LIFE 23 Friends of Divine Mercy Scotland will visit Paisley parishes to celebrate Year of Mercy

By Dan McGinty ‘Let souls who are striving for perfection particularly adore My Mercy, because the TO CELEBRATE the Year of Mercy the abundance of graces, which I grant particularly Friends of Divine Mercy Scotland have adore My Mercy, because the abundance of graces launched an ambitious programme of parish which I grant them flows from My Mercy. I desire visits across Paisley Diocese. that these souls distinguish themselves by Speaking of the upcoming parish visits, the boundless trust in My Mercy. I myself will attend group (right) said: “The Friends of Divine Mercy to the sanctification of such souls. I will provide them Scotland are visiting different parishes within the with everything they will need to attain sanctity,’” Diocese of Paisley each month of the Jubilee Year the group said. of Mercy accompanied by a visiting priest. “Our prayer response should be; ‘Lord Jesus, I “The music ministry will be provided by the am striving for perfection, but I really need more University of Glasgow Catholic Chaplaincy of your mercy. I am nothing without you. Teach community to celebrate this wonderful Jubilee me and all souls striving for sanctity how to adore Year of Mercy that our Pope Francis has given us. your Mercy and to trust in you still more!’” We are hoping that this will encourage devotion to “The way we can achieve this is by adoring the the Divine Mercy of Jesus.” Lord in our churches which Pope Francis has said The first Holy Hour took place at the Little Sisters we should look upon as Houses of Mercy and of the Poor in Greenock, and the dates and times of encourage people to come in and enjoy the oasis of the subsequent Holy Hours will be published on peace and joy that lies within our Houses of Mercy. the diocesan website and parish bulletins. “When we read St Faustina’s Diary it tells us: I [email protected] SPOTLIGHT ON

Parishioners at St Gregory’s in Wyndford gathered together to welcome Bishop John Keenan of Paisley to their church. Bishop Keenan was there to help the parish in its 50th Jubilee Year, by celebrating a Mass of Thanksgiving for Vocations in St Gregory’s. Looking back on the Mass the parishioners spoke of the ‘many fond memories’ the ‘beautiful Mass’ will leave, and spoke of the ‘excellent homily’ delivered by the bishop

Easels for Year SPOTLIGHT ON of Mercy are dedicated and blessed

NEW easels for use in displays during the Year of Mercy were unveiled across the Irish Sea on New Year’s morning. The new items were dedicated and blessed by Fr Roland Colhoun at his parish in Newtonstewart, County Tyrone, and will be used in the parishes of Newtonstewart and Plumbridge. They were designed and produced by Eunan Colhoun, Christy O’Hagan and Gerry McKeever, and for the unveiling Children from St Clement’s Church in Dundee started the year as they mean to go on, taking part in the Children’s Liturgy during Mass. The children gathered together and learned about the message of the Gospel, while having parish priest Fr Colhoun was fun and sharing their Faith with one another.They are pictured with their teachers, who give up their time to joined by young parishioners Oisín share the Gospel with them PIC: EDDIE MAHONEY and Caoimhe McMenamin. PIC: GERRY CONNOLLY E-MAIL CELEBRATING LIFE EVENTS TO DAN McGINTY AT [email protected] 24 CATHOLICISM AND ISLAM SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY JANUARY 22 2016 Muslims experience the marginalisation of faith DR HARRY SCHNITKER’S series tracing the history of Islam and its relationship THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND ISLAM with Catholicism, looks at the challenge that both faced from modernism

ECULARIST modernism—it is not a Ottoman Empire. The godfathers of modernism in phrase one sees conjoined with the word the Ottoman Empire were Abdullah Cevdet and Islam that often. Yet it should be, for if Kılıçzâde İsmail Hakkı, who argued that what any cultural entity felt the impact of had made Europe modern, was secularism. This modernism it was Islam. This, in the reductionist view of religion was what had partially current climate, is counter-intuitive: the bearded caused St Pius X to write Pascendi. They Mujahidin, Taliban, Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram or IS dismissed Islamic reformers, who, inspired by men,S and their burka-clad women evoke many Europe’s reformation, had bought into the argument things, but not secularist modernism. Their ideology that it was Protestantism that made Europe modern. is hardly Modernistic, either. Their denial of Mr Cevdet was particularly influential. He stood education, their wishful harking back to a golden at the cradle of the Young Turk movement and was age in the past and their insistence on the submission one of the co-founders of the Committee of Union of the human person to God—thus denying the and Progress, two movements that wished to modernist notion that ‘man’ is the measure of all overthrow traditional Ottoman Turkey. When the things and the creator of his own world—all run CUP took power in 1908, He broke off relations counter to modernist ideology. as it retained the Sultan and the elevated position Even the Jihadis are not as free from modernist of Islam in the Empire. Religion, he claimed, thinking as they would like to believe. Their full should be relegated to the private sphere, and none embrace of technological innovation, for example, should be privileged. As late as 1922, just before or their insistence on the destruction of what exists the demise of the Caliphate, He was involved in a to replace it with something better, are both potent trial to defend a minority faith. When he died in hallmarks of modernism. Yet, on the whole, 1932, he was initially denied an Islamic funeral, modernism is not what impels them. Indeed, it having been convicted several times before the may be said that theirs is an anti-modernist revolution of blasphemy and condemned as an reaction. Why? Because their first target, in stark enemy of Islam. The main reason for these court contrast to what many in the West believe, is not the cases had always been the same: Mr Cevdet (right) non-Muslim world, but the House of Islam itself. denied revealed religion, insisted on an agnostic The reason for this focus is two-fold. One is the view of history and announced the superiority of renewed conflict, or rather the flaring up of the the state. conflict, between Sunni and Shi’a. This is gaining Men like Mr Cevdet deeply influenced the founder in prominence at the time of writing. The other is of the post-Ottoman Turkish state, Mustafa Kemal a reaction against the embrace of modernism in the Ataturk. To Ataturk, the post-Ottoman state would Islamic world. have to be Turkish, republican and modernist. His view of Islam was essentially simple: If it served efore we move to examine what that the state, did not get in the way of his modernist embrace consisted of and why it occurred, reform and remained subservient, he would tolerate let us remind ourselves of the Catholic it. Yet so many expressions of Islam vanished— BChurch’s own rather fraught relationship with the veil, the Islamic calendar and privilege based modernism. Famously, Pope St Pius X had on one’s Islamic learning all went. There was a condemned modernism in his Bull, Pascendi particularly strong repression of the Sufi orders; Dominici Gregis. Bektashi and Mevlivi (Whirling Dervishes) Orders The Bull was primarily concerned with the in particular were severely persecuted. infiltration of the Church and its teachings by There are some serious caveats around the modernism. However, as St Pius X made very creation of the secular Turkish Republic by Ataturk, clear, amongst others in the passages on modernist however.Firstly, there was the equation of philosophy and its interpretation of history, Turkishness with Islam. Those living on Turkish modernism as a whole was damaging. Just how territory who were Muslim were Turkish, those was shown with the outbreak of the First World who were not, were not. Thus, Kurds became Turks War, that first total expression of the modernist because they were Muslims, as did Greek-speaking mind. Modernism had turned lethal when Muslims. Yet Turkish-speaking Christians were combined with nationalism. The notion that the classified in accordance with the Church to which state was paramount, that it should lead the way in they belonged, and many were deported. The vast dramatic and destructive renewal, that it should expulsion of those considered non-Turks, beginning promote the liberty of the individual even at the with the horrendous Armenian genocide and expense of the well-being of the community, and concluding with the huge population swap with that it should radically intervene in its social Greece and Bulgaria, was the primary expression structures was married with the idea of the survival of this rather convoluted sense of Turkisness. of the fittest, but in a Neo-Darwinistic sense. However, there could be no mistake: Islam St Pius X did not survive the outbreak of the served as a rather secondary indicator of Turkish war, which was the fulfilment of the horrors he identity. All through Anatolia, the new republic saw contained within modernism. The Catholic swept away vestiges of Islam—the whole social Church was to stand against the tide of modernism, organisation of the population was totally occasionally finding itself in sync with the popular transformed. Above all there was a noticeable mode, but more often struggling against it. This intensification of urban building projects, the was particularly true when the modernists adoption of a new capital city in Ankara and the managed to equate their ideological view of the rejection of traditional dress, including the Fez. world with progress, something which time and The past was being rejected, wholesale, if not again Church leaders tried to counter. For political destroyed, in what was a thoroughly modernist leaders, the argument that modernism equalled exercise. The result was that Islam—which had progress and that they, through adopting the been so totally intertwined with the Ottoman modernist agenda, could turn their countries into Empire through the Caliphate—became part of what leading nations, was extremely attractive. In the had to disappear, or at the very least, be contained. Islamic world, this linkage proved equally seductive. In post-War Turkey, the Muslim world for the first time experienced what the Catholic Church n the Islamic world, the original modernist had experienced in Europe for many decades. movement was found in the Caliphate of the There was a marginalisation of faith, a serious Ottoman Empire. By the late 19th century, reduction in the presence of organised religion in Ithose in favour of revolutionary modernisation the political and social life of the country, and shared the same target—the multi-national empires many state-sponsored or initiated changes that that had survived for centuries. This could be the took no account of their impact on religious life. Habsburg double monarchy, Russia, China, but in What began in Turkey would extend to most areas the Islamic world it was first and foremost the of the Muslim world. WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK