Hats off to EMERITUS DEVINE for FRANCIS says he wants to special gifts given to staff and pupils be true pastors of the people and outlines of St Leonard’s Primary School in the qualities that mark out the best East Kilbride. Pag e 5 candidates for the episcopacy. Page 9

No 5524 YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLICwww.sconews.co.uk NEWSPAPER SUPPORTS THE YEAR OF FAITH Friday June 28 2013 | £1 Archbishop Tartaglia’s vocation hope after ordination By Martin Dunlop

GLASGOW Archdiocese welcomed its newest priest at St Andrew’s Cathedral on Monday evening, and Arch- bishop Philip Tartaglia said he hoped young men will be ‘inspired’ by the ordination of Fr Stuart Reynolds. Monday evening’s ordination —Archbishop Tartaglia’s first as Archbishop of Glasgow— brought family and friends of Fr Reynolds as well as clergy from across Glasgow and beyond, including Archbishop Emeritus Mario Conti, to the cathedral in celebration. Speaking to those gathered, Archbishop Tartaglia said that the ordination of Fr Reynolds was ‘a reason for joy and thanksgiving throughout the archdiocese.’ “I hope that your ordination will inspire our seminarians to continue their progress towards the priesthood,” Archbishop Tartaglia said. “I also hope that other young men will ask them- selves if God is calling them to the priesthood.” Lourdes pilgrimages to go ahead As Fr Reynolds prepared to be ordained at the foot of St Andrew’s Cathedral altar, Archbishop I Tartaglia expressed his hope that Scottish pilgrims will visit the shrine despite the damage caused to it by flash floods he will be ‘a good and holy priest, a true shepherd of your people.’ By Ian Dunn “You have to think of them,” he said. “It must be under five feet of water and the vast subterranean On becoming a priest, Fr incredibly hard but to be honest that’s part of why we church was inundated. Reynolds wished to ‘sincerely SCOTTISH pilgrimages to Lourdes are going need to go, to show our support for them.” Even though lower sections of the pilgrimage site thank God with all my heart for ahead despite the flash floods that closed the were closed, Masses continued to be celebrated in the my mum, Isabel, and my dad, shrine and took the lives of three people last week. Flood damage Basilica of the above the grotto. Brian, and for their unconditional The first Scottish pilgrimage of the year, from Paisley Fr Brian da Bruca, the English speaking co-ordinator of Three people were killed when they were swept away love, support and guidance that Diocese, will leave on Monday, despite the fact that Lourdes, said that the flooding had been caused by a by the rushing waters caused by a day of heavy rain and has enabled me to answer the large parts of the shrine may be closed for months. combination of heavy storms and the melting of the rapid melting of snow from the nearby Pyrenees. Thou- divine call to priesthood.’ Mgr Charles Cavanagh, who is organising the Paisley winter’s heavy snowfall. sands of people were evacuated from their homes, “Furthermore, I sincerely pilgrimage, said they would be travelling as planned, as “Many mountain passes were still blocked with snow camping grounds and hotels. At the peak of the flooding express my deepest gratitude for their hotel was one of the few unaffected by the floods. until last weekend,” he said. “We had had sudden hot last week, rescuers were concerned with bringing weak my sisters, Jacqueline and Caro- Much of the pilgrimage site was under water for two weather and then lots of rain and storms.” and sick pilgrims to safety. line, and my brother, Brian, who days as floods swamped much of southwestern France. Fr da Bruca said that the floods had come with ‘unbe- have always been there for me The St Andrews and Edinburgh Archdiocesan pil- lievable suddenness’ and affected much of the grotto. Prayers and support throughout my life,” Fr Reynolds grimage leaves a week today, and its organiser, Mgr “This time, water entered St Bernadette’s up to where the Cardinal , Vatican Secretary of State, said, adding that he is grateful for Tony Duffy said it was going ahead as planned. choir and concelebrants are,” he said. “There was water on sent a message to Bishop Nicolas Brouwet of Tarbes the ‘outstanding love and support’ “We may have to relocate some of the pilgrims as so Rosary Square and of course mud everywhere; three metres and Lourdes saying that was praying for of his extended family, including many of the hotels have been badly damaged,” Mgr of water in Pius X Basilica where water was below the pic- the three people who died because of the flooding and those deceased, over the years of Duffy said. “We are still just taking each day as it comes, tures of saints displayed all around—up to the main sacristy for all those who have been displaced. The Pope, he his ongoing Faith development. waiting for information. Even in Lourdes they are only door and there were benches floating around the Church.” said, also hoped Catholics would be generous in helping beginning to discover the extent of the damage.” A huge clean up effort is now underway in Lourdes fund the clean-up and restoration of the Marian shrine. I Continued on page 2 Mgr Duffy went on to say that although many of the with crews working around the clock to clear debris and An appeal has been launched for donations to help facilities in Lourdes were in a state of disrepair some mud away from crucial areas. repair damage caused to the shrine. Insurance is expected seemed to be reopening. Mathias Terrier, who is in charge of communications to cover much of the damage, but it is not expected to “Obviously, many of the paths will be difficult to at the shrine, said it had sustained millions of pounds cover the entire cost of repairs and the clean-up operation. move along, especially for people in wheelchairs,” he worth of damage. It was the second time in eight months The French government declared Lourdes and the said. “But the grotto has now reopened and they cele- that the normally placid Gave de Pau River broke its surrounding area a disaster zone. French President Fran- brated Mass there last Sunday. The baths are still closed banks, forcing officials to close the shrine. Flash floods cois Hollande, Interior Minister Manuel Valls and but there is hope they will reopen.” in October caused an estimated £2 million of damage. Bishop Brouwet joined Lourdes Mayor Jean-Pierre Mgr Duffy said his ‘heart went out’ to the hoteliers and “The damage is much more significant than in 2012,” Artiganave on a tour of the damage. other workers in Lourdes who had only just recovered the shrine reported on its website. from the last serious floods in the town eight months ago. Mr Terrier told the press that the grotto had been I [email protected] visit www.sconews.co.uk

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Ordination joy for Glasgow Archdiocese’s newest priest

I Continued from page 1 as ‘truly enlightening and memorable.’ to offer myself for priesthood.” (Above left) Archbishop Philip Tartaglia lays his hands on Fr Reynolds highlighted that St Brigid’s SVDP Fr Reynolds’ ordination Mass was celebrated on Fr Stuart Reynolds during his ordination Mass at St “Moreover, I am truly indebted to my local conference, of which he was a member between June 24, the feast of the birthday of St John the Andrew’s Cathedral in Glasgow. (Above) The newly- ordained priest blesses his family members parish of St Brigid’s in Toryglen, and particularly the years 1997-2007, was fundamental in forming Baptist. PICS: PAUL McSHERRY to everyone who has continued to support and pray his vocation to the priesthood. During his homily at Monday evening’s Mass, for me over my last six years of seminary forma- “I would like to particularly express a sincere Archbishop Tartaglia described St John the Bap- tion,” Fr Reynolds said. thanks to the late David Cranston, who originally tist as ‘a uniquely great saint.’ Following his ordination, Fr Reynolds prepared Glasgow’s newest priest began his training at the encouraged and invited me to join the SVDP,” he “I think his spirituality fits with the priesthood for a Mass of Thanksgiving, which was celebrated city’s Scotus College in 2007, before continuing said. “Thus, I can honestly say that the genuine and I hope he will influence you, and you will not at his home parish of St Brigid’s, on Tuesday. his studies at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, Ire- faith in action I experienced during my ten years in forget that you were ordained on his feast day,” the land from 2009-2013. He described these six years the SVDP society was instrumental in my decision archbishop said to Fr Reynolds. I [email protected] PTIH ON... SPOTLIGHT

Family and friends of Canon James Simcox joined clergy from across Glasgow Archdiocese to pay tribute to the popular priest on the occasion of the diamond jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood. Archbishop Philip Tartaglia of Glasgow was the main concelebrant at the Mass, which was celebrated on June 21, at St Joseph’s House, Robroyston. More than 20 priests from the archdiocese, including Fr Frank Courtney, who is also celebrating his diamond jubilee as a priest this year, concelebrated the Mass, Medjugorje 2013 which was attended by carers, June 19th & September 11th residents, volunteers and £544 excluding insurance friends of St Joseph’s as well as friends and family of Fr Departing from Edinburgh Simcox, including his sister, contact Anne, his brother-in-law, Jim and his nephew, Dermott Roger Foster PICS: PAUL McSHERRY 01475 793 987

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NEWS pages 1-9 INTERNATIONAL NEWS page 8 CHILDREN’S LITURGY page 16 NEWS FEATURE page 4 VATICAN NEWS page 9 INTIMATIONS pages 17-20 LOCAL NEWS pages 2,3,5,7 COMMENT pages 10, 11 BISHOPS’ ENGAGEMENTS page 20 SCHOOL NEWS page 6 CENTRE SPREAD pages 12-13 CELEBRATING LIFE pages 22-23 NATIONAL NEWS page 7 LETTERS page 14 GAELIC COLUMN page 24 Friday June 28 2013 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER THE SCO SUPPORTS THE YEAR OF FAITH NEWS 3 Papal meeting for Mary’s Meals founder Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow speaks of the ‘huge privilege’ of meeting Pope Francis By Martin Dunlop

THE founder of Scottish charity Mary’s Meals has said it was a ‘huge privilege’ to meet Pope Francis at Wednesday’s general audience. Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow was per- sonally invited to meet the Pope by the Holy See and spoke to the Holy Father about Mary’s Meals work to combat hunger and poverty in the world’s poorest areas by providing children with a daily meal at their local school. Privilege Landmark decision sees headteacher “It was a huge privilege and blessing to take charge of four Catholic primaries meet the Holy Father and represent every- one involved in the mission of Mary’s A LANDMARK decision ously been headteacher at two Meals,” Mr MacFarlane-Barrow said fol- has brought the appointment of the four schools concerned, lowing Wednesday morning’s general of the first headteacher to will bring much-needed stabil- audience. “I presented Pope Francis with cover Scottish Borders’ four ity to all four primaries. the blue Mary’s Meals mug and let him Catholic primary schools. “Karen Gray has vast experi- know we are now reaching over three Karen Gray, who is currently ence in driving up quality at quarters of a million children every school a senior education officer at schools,” Ms Bhatia said. “There day—many of them having escaped the Scottish Borders Council, will has been improvement at all four rubbish dumps where they used to scav- take over her new duties after schools over the past two years enge for their next meal or the fields where there are so many hungry children, that Mary’s Meals founder Magnus MacFarlane- the summer holidays. and long may it continue. they worked—and he gave us a blessing, there are so many children without an edu- Barrow (pictured above with Haitian children) The appointment comes after “Karen’s appointment pro- which we were very grateful for.” cation, so many poor persons. spoke of the ‘huge privilege’ of meeting Pope it was decided in January, fol- vides the stability to go forward.” Francis PIC: CHRIS LESLIE Pope Francis heard about the work and “We all have to think if we can become a lowing a review of education Consultation meetings into the vision of Mary’s Meals, which recently little poorer, all of us have to do this. How provision, that a single head- way forward for Catholic educa- celebrated its tenth anniversary as a char- can I become a little poorer in order to be gry children each school day across teacher would be appointed to tion in the Borders attracted ity, through supporters within the Catholic more like Jesus, who was the poor teacher?” Africa, , Eastern Europe, oversee all four Catholic around 80 parents to meetings in community. Asia, and the Caribbean, reaching out to schools: St Margaret’s, the four towns. But of the 62 Mary’s Meals people of all faiths and none. Galashiels, St Margaret’s, Haw- responses sent to Scottish Bor- Poverty Mr MacFarlane-Barrow visited Malawi One of Mary’s Meals iconic images is ick, St Joseph’s, Selkirk and ders Council only seven were in Since his election in March, the Pope has during the 2002 famine and was moved by the blue mug used by children in Malawi Halyrude, Peebles. favour of one headteacher cover- been very vocal about the injustice of the aspirations of a 14 year old boy, to collect their daily meal of vitamin- Mrs Gray (above) told the ing the four schools. poverty and hunger and has pledged to Edward, who told him: “I want to have enriched porridge (called likuni phala). SCO that she is ‘absolutely Robert Fairburn, chairman of dedicate his Pontificate to being close to enough food to eat and to go to school one During his visit, Mr MacFarlane-Bar- delighted to have been St Margaret’s Parent Council in the poor. day.” He was inspired to act by his faith and row presented Pope Francis with his very appointed as headteacher across Galashiels, is amongst those “Poverty in the world is a scandal,” the his desire to help the poorest of the poor. In own Mary’s Meals mug as a memento of the four Roman Catholic who believe the right decision Holy Father said recently. “In a world where 2002, Mary’s Meals began by feeding just the charity and its mission. schools in the Scottish Borders.’ has been made, however. there is so much wealth, so many resources 200 children in a school in Malawi. “We now have a very strong “Getting a structure in place to feed everyone, it is unfathomable that Today, the charity feeds 755,777 hun- I [email protected] management team in place to to attract quality candidates for take the schools forward,” Mrs the position of permanent head- Gray said. “With the support of teacher at all the Catholic staff, parents and parishes we schools in the Borders has been Concerns continue to grow over same-sex ‘marriage’ bill are all very excited about the a very complex and time-con- future. I consider it an honour suming exercise over the past THERE are growing fears the legislation working in the that people could be persecuted well-grounded. and privilege to be able to take two years,” Mr Fairburn said. that the SNP’s same-sex public sector could be vulnera- for giving their views.” “When the Scottish Govern- the schools forward and very “But we have finally reached ‘marriage’ legislation could ble to disciplinary action. The SNP leadership is allow- ment was legislating for gay much look forward to taking up the end of that journey and I result in teachers who pro- “I want to know if there will ing its MSPs a free vote on the adoption they said it wouldn’t my new post.” am delighted with the appoint- mote traditional marriage be protection for employees, bill, although First Minister Alex affect Catholic adoption agen- Councillor Catriona Bhatia ment of Mrs Gray which will at facing disciplinary action. such as where a teacher says Salmond and his deputy Nicola cies, but of course it did,” he believes that the appointment last provide the stability the The Scottish Government this they disagree with same-sex Sturgeon have strongly backed said. “It would be foolish to think of Mrs Gray, who has previ- parents have been calling for.” week formally introduced its ‘marriage,’” he said. “I’d Iike a the redefinition of marriage. the same won’t happen again. 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IN AN address on May 16, Pope Francis spoke of the ‘savage capitalism’ in the world and the gross inequality in our soci- ety. “This imbalance, results from ideolo- gies which uphold the absolute autonomy of markets and financial speculation, and thus deny the right of control to states,” the Pope said. “A new, invisible and at times virtual tyranny is established.” Less than a month later, on June 6, CEOs, businessmen and global financers sat down at an expensive Watford hotel for a secretive, off-the- record, four-day meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron and both the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Shadow Chancellor. This was the meeting of the Bilderberg Group, a gathering of the world’s most powerful and richest indi- viduals. This was the tyranny Pope Francis spoke out against. Secret meeting If you wandered into the leafy, western edges of Watford that first week of June, a friendly faced police officer would explain that the area had been ‘Section 14’d.’All access was prohibited. A quiet Pope Francis (inset) recently spoke out against the gross ford, has protested the Bilderberg meetings ing together in a situation of complete blackout residential neighbourhood had been taken over by inequality in our society, but are secret groups such across the world for more than a decade. He and utter secrecy is an outrage to democracy.’ as the Bilderberg Group who met at London’s Grove hundreds of police officers and by security guards Hotel (main) dedicated to mainting the status quo? backed the view that the meeting’s participants Speaking to the SCO, Mr Meacher, a practis- from G4S, the world’s largest security organisa- are not wholly at fault. “A lot of the people driv- ing Christian, rejected views that the Bilderberg tion. They were defending the rich and interna- ing up here today will actually be doing some- Group is some ‘conspiracy to control the world’ tional inhabitants of the nearby Grove Hotel and denies the right of control to states. thing with a really good heart; ‘we’re going to but strongly criticised its character. its sprawling acres of surrounding private land, Thousands of protesters converged on the meet with the big boys and sort it all out.’ But “The idea that it is just a private gathering is where the Bilderberg Group had its conference. hotel throughout the Bilderberg Group’s meet- loads of people in the Kremlin used to drive up naïve, complacent and silly,” he said. “They Gerry O’Neil travelled down from the north of ing, from June 6-9. One, Adam Campbell, a thinking ‘let’s help the Russian people.’ don’t come thousands of miles just to have a pri- Scotland to pay witness to the shadowy meeting, Christian but a follower of no church, came from “My day job is a system designer and from a vate chat; they come to concert their plans. They and faced the intimidating sight of the massed Glasgow to preach the . “That’s just a big basic systems view you would not invent this ought to be held to account and we are entitled to security. “I’ve never seen so many police,” he hoose filled with wee puppets,” he said, pointing system to run anything. Everybody is fallible. know about it. It is the entrenchment of the finan- said. Equipped with a Citizen Journalist badge to the Grove Hotel. “There’s more power in one We’ve grown a system in parliament based on cial market and it is deeply destructive of com- his wife made for him, he worked his way Christian brain than in everyone in that hotel put the fact that we are going to get lots of fallible munal and spiritual values.” through the police ranks to a small, fenced-off together. It’s spiritual warfare. We can’t fight this people. There are lots of checks and balances. On June 8, as the Bilderberg Group disbanded field that had been arranged for those wishing to with physical weapons. We need to get on the And when we don’t put those in place we end up and its participants sped past protesters in their protest the meeting. true side; Jesus Christ’s side.” with disaster. chauffeur driven cars, the country was left none the Here, Mr O’Neil and his fellow protesters “There are families in Greece putting their kids wiser to what occurred, past the police officers and watched as the world’s most powerful sped Protests in orphanages because they can’t afford to eat–in security guards and over the fields to the Grove through the gates of the Grove Hotel. The head Religious activists such as Adam made up a large Western Europe–and it is not even because of these Hotel. Perhaps Google’s Eric Schmidt and the for- of Google, David Cameron, Henry Kissinger, the percentage of the protesters. Christians, Sikhs and people but because of the system they’ve got.” mer director of the CIA discussed the NSA Prism former director of the CIA David Petraeus, big Muslims came out in force against the meeting. spying scandal, or maybe Jeff Bezos, founder and oil executives, and scores of other financers, Christian Carl Hambling from Uxbridge spoke MP’s reaction CEO of Amazon, discussed his company’s tax politicians and monarchy, all gathered to discuss, against the secretive nature of the meeting but The UK political class—those who weren’t taking avoidance with Chancellor George Osborne. as they do once every year, global policy. urged caution against aiming hatred at the partici- part in the Bilderberg meeting anyway—largely “While the income of a minority is increasing Organisers claim the yearly event is nothing pants. “We don’t come here to fight these people ignored the event despite its undemocratic nature. exponentially, that of the majority is crumbling,” but an informal chat, but critics maintain that because I know that there but for the grace of God Labour MPMichael Meacher though appeared at the Pope Francis said in his May 16 address. “There such a concentration of power affects govern- go I. I could be in that hotel doing criminal things.” protests and spoke against the conference, saying that is a need for financial reform along ethical lines. ment policy. In the words of Pope Francis, it Damien Mearns, a systems designer from Wat- ‘130 of the world’s finance capitalist leaders meet- Money has to serve, not to rule.”

REVIEW Springsteen shows Hampden crowd who’s boss

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN more like a 1960s tenement struggle and a reason to believe. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) Springsteen theme, a man’s Hampden Park party which saw the New Looking around in the led fans to find an open space need for work, giving him June 18, 2013 Jersey rocker inviting fans on audience there are many who behind the stage and dance the purpose and a place in the stage to play, sing along or could be characters in any night away. Badlands was world: “The shovel in the dirt STADIUM rock is often dance with the man widely given song, perhaps that is why loaded with conviction moving keeps the devil gone,” he sings, criticised for being known as The Boss. Out the Springsteen is so revered here. the final segment of the show perhaps explaining the 63 year overblown but Bruce traps and straight into We Take His anthems about post- up another level. Tenth Avenue old’s relentless work ethic. Springsteen is an exception Care of Our Own, it was industrial life and the economic Freeze Out was accompanied Towards the end he doesn’t to the well-worn point, in something of a call to arms for and social impact of decline in by an emotional tribute to seem to want to leave the stage fact he can make vast struggling communities to stick New Jersey could feasibly be fallen comrades Clarence racing through a Mexican stadiums packed with together and stick it out. The any working area in Scotland; auto-tune pop music. With a Clemons who passed away flavoured Twist and Shout thousands of people as Ties That Bind written also Death To My Hometown had a short, sharp shock of spiky 2011 and organ/accordion followed by another Glasgow transcendent as a tiny club. during recession in the early particular resonance. guitars reminiscent of The player Danny Federici who twist he performs Shout, At points the three-hour plus 1980s once again has the singer City of Ruins became Clash, the E Street Band turns also died in 2008. forever associated in these concert at Hampden Park felt summoning a joy in the associated with the aftermath Hampden into a clammy bar. Keeping it in the family the parts with Lulu. His final of the 9/11 attacks, tonight Keeping with the tenement late Clemons nephew has now encore was an acoustic Springsteen asks members of theme, Springsteen gathered taken over saxophone duties, as rendition of Thunder Road, EWTN CATHOLIC TV IS ON SKY EPG 589 the audience to think about requests from fans throughout a he boy idolised his uncle on Springsteen offered the crowd: Sky Freesat £175 total cost , no monthly charges. someone they are missing who the night, colourful letters on stage and followed in his “One last chance to make it is no longer here, offering the cardboard spelled out songs footsteps taking up the real”, drawing us into his story 200 Free channels including EWTN TV & Radio. song as a prayer for lost loved such as Tougher Than the Rest instrument. After watching this as if we’re hearing it for the Call Sky on 08442411602 for installation. ones. On Radio Nowhere he and I’m On Fire both evoking performance, you can only first time. To use an Call EWTN on 020 83502542 or e-mail [email protected] reaches out desperately to find his Americana commercial imagine the range of emotions Americanism, he knocked it for free monthly posted programme guide and a connection in a world of peak. Weekend anthems such he must feel. Shackled And right out the park. visit www.ewtn.co.uk for more info. soul-less, pitch perfect, as Darlington County and Drawn hits on another classic RICHARD PURDEN Friday June 28 2013 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER THE SCO SUPPORTS THE YEAR OF FAITH LOCAL NEWS 5

Pilgrims flock to Blessed John Support for closure threatened school for annual Novena THE annual Novena in honour making us truly brothers and Parents at St Andrew’s PS, Bearsden join the campaign to save St Joseph’s PS, Milngavie of St Anthony proved, once sisters of all people,” Fr High- again, to be a very successful ton said. By Martin Dunlop Parents of pupils from St Andrew’s Primary support we got from parents at St School in Bearsden have joined the ongoing event at Blessed John Duns The priest added that the Andrew's Primary School.’ campaign (above) to save St Joseph’s Primary Scotus parish in Glasgow. crowds of people visiting CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save “East Dunbartonshire Council has cre- School in Milngavie from closure Continuing a tradition of Blessed John Duns Scotus dur- Milngavie’s only from ated a climate of uncertainty around many years, pilgrims flocked ing the nine days shows that closure have welcomed support from Catholic education and it is important that and the effect a much larger school roll from far and wide to join ‘devotion is far from lost parents at St Andrew’s Primary School we stand together,” Ms McIntyre said. would have on teachers and pupils alike. parishioners of Blessed John among the people of Scotland.’ in the neighbouring town of Bearsden. “We are proud of both schools and it is “It also worries me that East Dunbarton- Duns Scotus and their parish “This was shown in the Friends and supporters of the campaign becoming clear that as people learn more shire Council is trying to undermine Catholic priest, Fr Edmund Highton tremendous outpouring of faith to ‘Keep St Joseph’s in Milngavie’ nobody wants this merger. education. St Andrew’s and St Joseph’s are OFM, to make their petitions to and community witnessed dur- decided to leaflet parents at St Andrew’s “St Joseph’s is the fastest growing both highly successful primary schools that the ‘Wonder Worker.’ ing these days,” he said. “Fr regarding East Dunbartonshire Council’s school in East Dunbartonshire with a roll serve different communities in Bearsden Fr Highton invited fellow Andrew mentioned a number of proposal to merge the two schools. that has increased by 40 per cent in the and Milngavie and both deserve support.” Franciscan priest Fr Andrew times the example of people past five years. Councillors need to start McMahon to the Glasgow parish smiling, talking and sharing Proposals and protest listening and come back with new pro- Consultation to lead the Novena, which took their grief and joy with others Earlier this year, it was announced that East posals that retain our children's right to be The St Joseph’s closure consultation will be place from June 9-14. during the Novena. This was a Dunbartonshire Council would launch a educated in their own community.” launched in August and is part of East Dun- “Fr Andrew brought a down- truly remarkable witness to the formal consultation in August outlining its bartonshire Council’s wider review of edu- to-earth practicality and realism fact that we belong to a living proposals to close St Joseph’s and merge its Concern cation provision to ‘address under-occupancy to the fact that we are children and vibrant Faith that is far pupils with those at St Andrew’s, on the site Laura McCabe, who has three children at and future sustainability’issues. of our one Father in Heaven, from dead here in Scotland.” of the Bearsden school. St Andrew’s and helped to give out leaflets Earlier this year, Glasgow Archdiocese The council’s plan has been met with at the Bearsden school, voiced her concern expressed concern over proposals to shut St strong opposition from parents and members over the proposal to close St Joseph’s. Joseph’s Primary School. Responding to the of the community in Milngavie, who have “Both St Andrew’s and St Joseph’s are council’s initial consultation, the archdio- now called on their friends from Bearsden excellent schools in different ways and we cese expressed its ‘preference for the reten- to help them fight the council’s proposal. want both of them to flourish,” Ms McCabe tion of St Joseph’s Primary in Milngavie Laureen McIntyre, chairwoman of St said. “As a parent of three children at St and St Andrew’s Primary in Bearsden.’ Joseph’s parent council, said she is Andrew’s I have concerns about the ‘delighted by the positive reaction and upheaval that would be caused by a merger I [email protected] Hats off to Bishop Devine for special gift to pupil and school

WHAT does a bishop do with his mitre when he retires? This was the ques- tion asked by a young pupil from St Leonard’s Primary School in East Kilbride when he discovered that Bishop Joseph Devine was Parishioners from St Laurence’s in stepping down as Bishop of Motherwell. Greenock dig deep for Sea Sunday On Wednesday May 29, Cia- ran O’Meara was watching the Michael O’Connor MBE, Fr Gerard PARISHIONERS of St Lau- McNellis and Euan McArthur the news on television as he rence’s Church in Greenock Apostleship of the Sea’s national learned that Bishop Devine was were quick off the mark as development officer for Scotland, leaving his post as leader of they wasted no time in hold- pictured after Mass at St Laurence’s, Motherwell Diocese. Earlier ing their successful Sea Sun- Greenock the same day, Ciaran had been day collection recently. PIC: PATRICK McARTHUR an altar server at the funeral A big turnout of parishioners Mass for St Leonard’s school heard an inspiring talk from remembers the invaluable work chaplain Canon Michael Mac- Michael O’Connor MBE who is done by those at sea and takes up Namee and had been given the a ship visitor in Greenock. the second collection to allow task of holding the bishop’s Mr O’Connor thanked parish AoS to continue its mission for mitre during the Mass. priest Fr Gerard McNellis for the church. On hearing of his impending allowing him to share some Following the recent Mass at retirement, Ciaran decided to Ciaran’s question. to the faces of staff and pupils surprise visit. examples of the sterling work St Laurence’s, Fr McNellis com- write to Bishop Devine and ask Bishop Devine presented the at the end of a very sad school “Our whole school community seafarers charity Apostleship of mented that it was ‘great to hear him what he would be doing school with his mitre as a keep- term when we lost our beloved wishes Bishop Devine a long, the Sea (AoS) does in the Inver- Michael speak about the day-to- with his mitre. sake on the occasion of his chaplain and parish priest, healthy and happy retirement.” clyde area as well as providing day work of the Apostleship of It was to the great shock of retirement and rewarded Ciaran Canon MacNamee,” Mr Tim- Mr Timmons denied that he spiritual and welfare support for the Sea.’ Des Timmons, St Leonard’s with the gift of one of his mons said. “I knew Ciaran had had since written to Pope seafarers worldwide. “We keep those at sea and headteacher, that Bishop Emer- bishop’s skull caps (above). written to Bishop Devine and Emeritus Benedict XVI inquir- Sea Sunday falls on July 14 their families very much in our itus Devine turned up at the “This very kind gesture by thought he might receive a let- ing as to the whereabouts of his this year, when it is hoped every prayers at this time of the year school, unexpectedly, to answer Bishop Devine brought a smile ter back but never expected his Papal mitre. parish throughout Scotland and always,” Fr McNellis said. 6 SCHOOLS NEWS THE SCO SUPPORTS THE YEAR OF FAITH SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday June 28 2013 An emotional farewell for graduates Senior pupils and headteacher given a fitting send off at St Matthew’s graduation Mass By Martin Dunlop

THE first group of pupils to have spent a full six years at St Matthew’s Acad- emy in Saltcoats bade an emotional farewell at the school’s recent S6 grad- uation Mass and awards ceremony. This year’s S6 pupils started S1 during the school year 2007/08, when St Matthew’s Academy was formed, follow- ing the amalgamation of the former St Andrew’s and St Michael’s academies. Tributes During the graduation Mass, Fr Mark Faith finds a new home on Kelly, St Matthew’s chaplain, not only thanked S6 pupils for their ‘long-standing contribution and commitment to the re-designed school website Christian ethos in the school and the gen- eral wider community’ but exhorted them TO MARK the Year of Graeme Young, St ‘to continue to uphold such values when Faith, St Bartholomew’s Pri- Bartholomew’s headteacher, they leave school.’ (Above, left to right) Chris Flood, St Matthew’s described the school’s website This year’s senior pupils are not the depute headteacher, Alison Hughes S6 year mary School in Coatbridge head, school captain Claire Rimmicans, award recently launched a dedi- as ‘very popular’ and noted that only people, however, to have recently winner Amy Hopkins, school captain Michael cated Faith section on its the blog section, which is bade farewell to St Matthew’s. Kearns and Eric Allan, the school’s head- newly re-designed website. updated every day, has proved Eric Allan, the school’s headteacher, teacher. (Right) Saltcoats-based opera singer The site includes details on to be a big hit with visitors. retired at the end of this academic year and Marie Claire Breen provided the entertainment prayer and liturgy, the sacra- “Faith is central to day-to- was also given a fitting send off at the at the graduation Mass and awards ceremony ments, the Catholic Schools’ day life in St Bartholomew’s graduation Mass. as well as presenting the awards Charter and the role of Catholic and we felt it was very impor- Mr Allan paid tribute to his pupils and education. tant for our Catholic Faith to be called on them to ‘continue in their adult A selection of prayers are recognised, celebrated and rein- lives the valuable lessons, both academic its own, Saltcoats-based opera singer included for pupils to use and forced through our school web- and social, they have received in St Marie Claire Breen, to the school to per- the Mass readings for the day site, especially during this Year Matthew’s.’ form and present the evening’s awards. can also be accessed via the of Faith,” Mr Young said. “This year’s S6 represent the first gen- Ms Breen, a former pupil at St Andrew’s website. Parishioners can find eration of pupils who began their school Academy, has celebrated many notable were presented with the Saltire Award for details on the Pray for our I To take a look at St careers as St Matthew’s pupils and they achievements and made distinguished per- volunteering, Young Enterprise Awards School group and the entire text Bartholmew’s newly re- have played a significant role in establish- formances in the world of classical music and the Pope Benedict XVI Caritas Award of the Catholic Edition of the designed website, visit: ing the ethos and community spirit of the since her days at the Saltcoats school. winners were presented with their certifi- Good News Bible is only a click http://www.st-bartholomews. new St Matthew’s Academy,” Mr Allan She has had the honour of performing cates. Pupil Michael Kearns was presented away for adults and pupils alike. n-lanark.sch.uk said. “As they, and I, leave the school this for the Prince of Wales at St James’ Palace with the chaplaincy award, Amy Hopkins summer, I would like to thank them for all as well as Scotland’s First Minister, Alex received the Mitie PFI Leadership Shield they have done for the school over the past Salmond. In an inspirational address to the and the Kilmarnock College Cup for her six years and wish them every success in departing S6 pupils, Ms Breen outlined contribution to the St Matthew’s commu- the future.” her own rise in the world of classical nity over the last six years, and Claire music and spoke tellingly of how ‘per- Rimmicans was presented with the Craig Entertainment sonal belief, hard work and determination Monaghan Award for her work in sup- Fitting entertainment was also provided at to succeed in one’s chosen career’ are porting other pupils. the school leavers’ ceremony with the St essential qualities for success. Matthew’s community welcoming one of During the awards ceremony, pupils I [email protected] A touch of Holywood glamour at Holyrood Secondary

GUESTS packed into a Glasgow school earlier this month as pupils brought a touch of Hollywood glam- our to Holyrood Secondary. The school’s production of popular film and musical Hair- spray proved to be a great suc- cess, with performances taking place on the evenings of Tues- Pupils from Trinity High School in day June 4-Friday 7. Pupils began preparing for Rutherglen get their just rewards the show in February and were involved in all levels of its pro- (From left to right) SCO editor Liz duction. In addition to dedicat- SCO editor Liz Leydon was Leydon, Alexandra Stark Award the principal guest at a recent winner Maria Lalley, Sports ing hours to honing their acting awards ceremony for pupils Personality of the Year, U13s talents, Holyrood pupils at Trinity High School in football captain John Kelly, Junior designed the props and made Rutherglen. Dux Divyangana Domun and Trinity their own costumes. The lower school awards cer- High School’s headteacher Peter Various departments across emony for session 2012/13 was Bollen pictured after the awards the school put a lot of effort held on Tuesday June 11, with ceremony into making sure the show was Ms Leydon, a former pupil a resounding success. Art and at Trinity High School, being technical pupils ensured that joined by a number of invited handed out on the evening, their acting friends had a fitting guests, including James Kelly which was organised by senior backdrop for the performance, MSP and representatives from pupils at Trinity High School, while Holyrood’s computing South Lanarkshire Council’s many of whom have been par- department created a Hairspray- The themes of discrimination relevant now as they were in the Holyrood production aimed inspired cartoon to promote the and prejudice, prominent 1962—when Hairspray was to ‘educate as well as entertain.’ education committee. ticipating in the Caritas and PIC: PAUL McSHERRY A number of awards were Saltire Awards. show. throughout Hairspray, are as originally released on film—and SUPPORTING OUR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS Friday June 28 2013 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER THE SCO SUPPORTS THE YEAR OF FAITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL NEWS 7

Archbishop Nichols praises fathers as the ‘unsung heroes of society’

THE leader of the in England and Wales has paid tribute to fathers, describing them as the ‘unsung heroes of society.’ Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster has said that fathers should be given more recognition for their important role in holding society together. The archbishop (right) praised them for the role they play in reducing crime and improving their children’s school grades and social behaviour. In a speech at a summit in London to discuss ‘family friendly’ policies, Archbishop Nichols urged politicians to bringing up children on their take every opportunity to sup- own.’ Parishioners put their best foot forward port fathers and celebrate “Yet this should not stop us fatherhood. celebrating fatherhood and “Committed, faithful fathers highlighting the positive contri- Charity walkers from St Ninian’s Church in Hamilton fundraise for Mary’s Meals in Malawi are good for their children—for bution fathers make to families their educational achievement, and to society,” he said. By Martin Dunlop ridge—called likuni phala—every day Parishioners, young and old, from St Ninian’s psychological well-being and Labour MP David Lammy before lessons begin at 8am. Church in Hamilton took part in a charity walk their social behaviour,” he said. shared Archbishop Nichols’ to raise funds for the feeding centre in Yorodano DOZENS of walkers from a Hamilton Sarah Leikertas, Sponsor a School Co- Primary School, Malawi, run by Mary’s Meals “The powerful and positive views and called for more church have kicked off another year of ordinator at Mary’s Meals, highlighted influence fathers can have on ‘father-friendly’ policies in fundraising to help feed hungry pri- that ‘even a basic education can have a the formation of tomorrow’s government, declaring that ‘all mary school children in Malawi. life-changing effect on a child and its com- good citizens is a precious gift evidence shows that active dads Parishioners of St Ninian’s Church munity.’ “Feeding children at school not of parishioners in Scotland playing their which we must take every are good for children.’ recently staged a five-mile charity walk to only gives the pupils hope of a brighter part in helping those less fortunate than opportunity to support.” “Children, particularly boys, keep the Mary’s Meals feeding centre it future but brings people in their commu- themselves. The archbishop added that who grow up without fathers sponsors open for another year in the nity together to work on the programme, “In these times of financial difficulty it one of the best examples a are more likely than their peers country’s southern Blantyre district. too,” Ms Leikertas said. “In each school is good that our church manages to think father could give to his sons to be involved in crime, heavy Since raising an initial £6000 in 2007 to where we start feeding, the school roll of others,” Ms Murray said. “Our parish is and daughters was to love their drinking and drug use; have build a kitchen for the government-run grows and attendance rates and attainment walking together to show what can be mother. low educational attainment; Yorodano Primary School, the Hamilton both dramatically increase. done for Mary’s Meals and we hope other “To a significant degree, a suffer low self-esteem and congregation has sent thousands of pounds “We are incredibly grateful to St Nin- people will see what they can do too.” father influences his children anger issues; and, ultimately, each year as a lifeline to enable Malawian ian’s parish in Hamilton for their contin- Parishioners from St Ninian’s have also through the quality of his rela- become poor parents them- volunteers to feed the 338 boys and 300 ued support, which is absolutely vital to us published a recipe book to raise funds for tionship with the mother of his selves,” Mr Lammy said. girls on the school roll. and to all those at Yorodano Primary the global charity. The porridge-based children,” he said. “When he “Active dads make a positive School.” recipes, which included scones and ban- enjoys a healthy relationship contribution: they are good for Fundraising Volunteers—many of whom are moth- nocks, sold out and helped finance the with her, he’s probably going to children and they are good for Earlier this month, a group of St Ninian’s ers with children at the school—arrive at kitchen in conjunction with World Por- spend greater time with his mothers.” parishioners walked around the loch at Yorodano Primary as early as 5am to start ridge day. children.” Archbishop Nichols was Hamilton’s Strathclyde Park to help raise fetching water to prepare the likuni phala Mary’s Meals currently feeds more than “A mother who is genuinely speaking at the Citizens UK more than £1000 of the £3500 needed to porridge, which takes three hours to cook three-quarters of a million children every loved and valued by her chil- Summit for Civil Society Lead- keep the Mary’s Meals kitchen running this on a rocket stove. They then put the por- school day in 16 different countries. The dren’s father shares this affir- ers at Queen Mary, London year. Most of the children at Yorodano Pri- ridge in buckets before serving to stop the average cost to feed a child for a whole mation with her children.” University. The Archbishop Of mary School will walk around three kilo- children crowding around the hot stove. school year is £10.70 and Mary’s Meals is Archbishop Nichols admitted Canterbury Justin Welby, Jew- metres each day so they can attend school. committed to spending at least 93 pence of that, like priests, not all fathers ish, Muslim and trade union St Ninian’s year-long fundraising cam- Support every £1 donated on charitable activities. were ‘brilliant,’ and said he had leaders joined the Archbishop paign will allow each child at Yorodano Sandra Murray, a parishioner of St Nin- no desire to ‘belittle mothers of Westminster at the event. Primary School to receive a mug of por- ian’s Church, spoke about the importance I [email protected]

solve this,” Mark Lyall Grant, NEWS IN BRIEF the British ambassador to the UN, said. SPOTLIGHT ON... UK GOVERNMENT COOL ON PAPAL INTERVENTION OVER FALKLANDS ARCHBISHOP NICHOLS MEETS UK GOVERNMENT officials WITH CHIEF RABBI DESIGNATE have dismissed a suggestion by ARCHBISHOP Vincent Nichols ’s President Cristina of Westminster recently visited Kirchner that Pope Francis Gibraltar with the Chief Rabbi could act as mediator in the two Designate Ephraim Mirvis, their countries’ dispute over posses- first official joint engagement. sion of the Falkland Islands. The visit, which took place on Argentina continues to chal- Tuesday June 18, was part of a lenge the UK’s claim of sover- multi-faith delegation organised by eignty over the Falklands— the Council of Christians and Jews. known in Argentina as the Malv- The council organised the visit inas—despite a British victory in to give delegates an opportunity the 1982 war over the remote ‘to observe Gibraltar’s excep- Atlantic islands. Last year, during tional and successful model of a visit to the Vatican, Ms Kirchner inter-faith community relations.’ asked her compatriot, the Holy During the day-long trip, the Father, to address the dispute. group met with the President of Officials in London have been the Gibraltar Jewish Community markedly cool towards the James Levy QC CBE, Chief prospect of a Papal intervention. Minister Fabian Picardo and the “I certainly share the view Governor of Gibraltar Sir Adrian that religion is unlikely to help Johns.

FIND AND LIKE THE SCOTTISH Pilgrims and clergy from across Scotland recently marked the 1450th anniversary of St Columba’s arrival on our shores by making a journey to the Isle of Canna. Fr Joseph Calleja, parish priest in Morar, led the day of prayer and retreat on Wednesday June 12 to encourage Faithful to ‘open your CATHOLIC OBSERVER eyes and heart to the Word of God’ during the Year of Faith. The praying of the Angelus and Rosary were followed by the celebration of Mass on the Isle of Canna before pilgrims prayed the Stations of the Cross. Following his arrival on Iona from Ireland, it is believed that St Columba later traveled PAGE ON FACEBOOK to Canna, where he is said to have founded a monastery and received visitations of the Holy Spirit PICS: ANTHONY MacMILLAN 8 INTERNATIONAL NEWS THE SCO SUPPORTS THE YEAR OF FAITH SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday June 28 2013

Irish bishops believe country’s people have become pagan

THE Irish people ‘have, to Despite the strong Faith of Irish Catholics some of the country’s Bishops back Brazilian protesters all intents and purposes, bishops believe that many of the become pagan’ in the opin- Irish people have become pagan ion of ‘a substantial num- The country’s Bishops’ Conference has issued its support ahead of 2013 ber’ of Ireland’s Catholic bishops, a new report from and Ossory and Raphoe. By Ian Dunn ment that the protests would not affect Brazilians have taken to the streets in protest The meetings followed the World Youth Day, nor the planned visit of at poor governance. The South American the Association of Catholic country’s bishops have given their backing to Priests (ACP) has said. refusal of the Irish Episcopal THE bishops of have Pope Francis. The demonstrations are, he the demonstrators It said ‘there seems to be a Conference to meet the associa- announced their support for the mas- said, ‘in some ways similar to the spirit of substantial number of bishops, tion. Instead, the bishops sug- sive protests sweeping across South WYD—the desire to work together for a and some priests, who believe gested the association meet America’s largest nation, but have new world, for a new life, a new society.’ protests across the country on June 20. that the problems we are facing priests’ councils in each diocese. declined to say how they might affect The archbishop said the local commit- The mayors of Brazilian cities such as Sao are not due to any difficulties In a report on its meetings to World Youth Day activities and the tee planning World Youth Day events con- Paulo and , announced on in the Church or with the date, the association said that visit of Pope Francis in July. tinues ‘to focus on the safety of pilgrims June 19 that they were revoking trans- priesthood, but are caused by a in all cases, except one, the The support was expressed in a docu- as well as the general population during portation tariff increases. lack of faith in the people.’ bishop of each diocese ment distributed to journalists in Brasilia the event.’ He added that the military “These demonstrations show us that it “The people, they told us, attended the meetings and in by Archbishop Raymundo Damasceno police and municipal guard will closely is not possible to live in a country with have bought into the evils of that one case, timing meant the Assis of Aparecida, the Brazilian Bishops’ monitor the situation. such inequalities,” the bishops’ document materialism and consumerism, bishop could not attend. Conference president. “I think that there will not be any safety said. and don’t have time or interest As regards the economic sit- The document said the conference issues, whether for the Pope or for those The document also emphasised that the in Faith any more,” the report uation, ‘priests told us that they ‘declares its solidarity and support to these in attendance as we are studying every- Church strongly opposes the violence that said. “They have, to all intents are slow to preach about it demonstrations, as long as they are peace- thing down to the smallest details, to all of has erupted and the destruction of private and purposes, become pagan. because it is hard to say any- ful, and which have taken to the streets the minutiae,” he said. property as the protests have grown. And they believe that ‘evange- thing without straying into the persons of all ages, especially the youth.’ Brazil is currently hosting the football lisation’ is the answer.” political realm, and most Missing from the document was any Growing anger Confederations Cup, seen as a prelude to The association’s leadership priests try to stay away from mention of World Youth Day, set for Rio The protests have expanded since the first the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and protestors team has so far met priests’ that,’ the report said. de Janeiro from July 23-28, but Arch- were organised primarily by student have clashed with police, before, during councils in the Catholic dioce- At the meetings, the associa- bishop Assis said it was the government’s groups in mid-June to protest a 10-cent and after several games. ses of Dublin, Waterford, tion also ‘highlighted the fact responsibility to guarantee the safety of increase in public transportation fares. Brazilian President Kerry, Killaloe, Clonfert, that there are now sufficient those attending. He conceded that the Protesters have since expanded the list of went on national TV last Friday con- Tuam, Elphin, Achonry, Kil- numbers of false allegations events of the recent few days may dis- grievances with the government to include demning the violence but also attempting lala, Clogher, Kilmore, Armagh against priests to cause concern.’ courage foreign pilgrims from attending high taxation rates, decreased government to respond to protesters’ demands. World Youth Day. services and attention to massive public She is set to meet state governors and projects such as stadium construction mayors to consider solutions for some of Solidarity of spirit while vital social needs go unmet. the issues raised by protesters. NEWS IN BRIEF NIGERIAN CARDINAL SPEAKS OUT Earlier, Archbishop Orani Joao Tempesta Government officials estimated that AGAINST VIOLENCE’S PORTRAYAL of Rio de Janeiro said in a separate state- nearly 1.2 million people participated in I [email protected] SPEAKING in Milan, Nigeria’s CHURCH HEAD CONDEMNS MOVE leading prelate said that ‘reli- TO CLOSE HISTORIC CITY’S GATE gious violence in Nigeria is very THE patriarchs and heads of often with mixed motives.’ American film aims to show the light and love of spiritual life churches in Jerusalem have “What appears as religious strongly condemned a closure violence may actually be due to A NEW film hopes to por- prayer life and service and it’s process that has been enacted by ethnic, political or socioeco- tray the beauty and joy of such an interesting life, but peo- the Israeli police force at Jaffa nomic reasons,” Cardinal John religious life and inspire ple have never really seen that.” Gate, in the Old City of Onaiyekan of Abuja said. “For young women to consider The film will include inter- Jerusalem. example, where two neighbour- religious vocations. views and glimpses into the “We, the patriarchs and heads ing or even overlapping ethnic Light of Love, which will be lives of five sisters from five of churches in Jerusalem, raise groups are fighting over scarce released in September free of different orders: the Carmelite our voices in protest against the resources, if one is largely Chris- charge, aims to further spread Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart closure measures being taken by tian and the other is largely Mus- the message that one sister can in Los Angeles; the Franciscan the Israeli Police at Jaffa Gate in lim, their struggles and their change the world, according to Sisters of Penance of the Sor- the Old City of Jerusalem,” they battles become battles between the film’s director. rowful Mother in Steubenville, said. Christians and Muslims, even Dan Rogers, who is also a sem- Ohio; the Franciscan Sisters of “Every year, we write to the though religion may have little inarian with the San Bernardino the Martyr St George in Alton, authorities to express our frus- or no part to play in the origin Diocese in southern California, III; the Servants of the Lord and tration with the frequent closure and course of the conflict. said the movie will offer voca- the Virgin of Matara in Wash- of Jaffa Gate, which is the only “The age-old antagonism tional information and support. ington, D.C; and the Salesian access to our patriarchates, between farmers and pastors, the Mr Rogers also said that he Sisters of St John Bosco in New churches and convents. Instead story of Cain and Abel, is con- wanted to show the kinds of Jersey. of finding solutions to these tinuing even today,” he contin- lives sisters lead, since they are The film will be available for interruptions that cause great ued. “Because one side is seen somewhat of a mystery to the viewing and downloading inconvenience and disruption, as Christian and the other group general population. completely free of charge from the situation has gone from bad is perceived as Muslim, the con- “Most people have no idea September at the website: to worse. flict is seen as a religious war. that sisters will play frisbee, or www.lightoflovefilm.com “This is most unacceptable for Cases where we have violence that they are really exciting and us, for the pilgrims and all resi- for purely religious reasons are fun,” Mr Rogers said. “And they A nun takes part in filming Light of dents of our neighbourhood.” indeed very rare.” are so holy because of their Love, to be released in September Friday June 28 2013 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER THE SCO SUPPORTS THE YEAR OF FAITH VATICAN NEWS 9 Holy Father calls on Faithful Strive to be true pastors of the people to follow martyrs’ example THE Faithful are called to Pope Francis outlines the qualities that mark out the best candidates for the episcopacy follow the example of the martyrs in losing their lives By Stephen Reilly that he wrote his speech himself after for Christ, even if they do much thought and prayer, Pope Francis not suffer violence for their POPE Francis has said he wants new said he knows their ministries mean they Faith, Pope Francis has said. bishops who are ‘pastors who are close are often nomads. “Both in the past and today, to their people, fathers and brothers, “I’ve often thought, these poor men, they in many parts of the world who are meek, patient and merciful.’ not only leave their homelands, but serve there are martyrs, both men and A good prospective bishop will ‘love for a few years in one country, then are women, who are imprisoned or interior poverty as freedom for the moved to another,” the Holy Father said. killed for the sole reason of Lord,’live a simple lifestyle, and won't The one thing they must never leave being Christian,” the Pope said have the ‘mindset of a prince,’ the Pope behind, he said, is their faith in Jesus and during his Angelus last Sunday, said last Friday during a meeting with their love for the Church. noting that there are more mar- nuncios and apostolic delegates. “There is always the danger, including for tyrs dying violent deaths in Scotland is expecting a Vatican Episco- “Beware of those who are ambitious, who churchmen, to give into what—borrowing modern times than in the early pal appointment for St Andrews and Edin- seek the episcopacy.” an expression from (the late Jesuit Cardinal centuries of the Church. burgh Archdiocese this month—according Henri) De Lubac—I call ‘spiritual worldli- “But there is also the daily monks, nuns who give gener- to Archbishop Antonio Mennini, the Holy Best candidates ness’: giving into the spirit of the world martyrdom, which does not ously with their service to the See’s Nuncio to the UK—and further Pope Francis said the best priest to choose as which leads to acting for one’s self-realisa- result in death but is also a loss Kingdom of God and the young appointments to Paisley and Dunkeld Dio- bishop or the best bishop to choose to head a tion and not for the glory of God,” he said. of life for Christ,” he added. people who give up their inter- ceses after the summer. The Vatican also larger diocese or archdiocese is one who is If a nuncio is not always drawing on the This ‘daily martyrdom’ con- ests to devote their time to chil- recently accepted Bishop Joseph Devine wed to his diocese, ‘the spouse of one church, strength of the Lord and not always focused sists of people ‘doing their duty dren, the disabled and the of Motherwell’s resignation shortly after who is not constantly seeking another.’ on Christ and His Gospel, ‘he risks turning with love, according to the elderly,” he stated. “Those who his 75th birthday, leaving an empty “I will comment (more) about this when a holy mission into something ridiculous,’ logic of Jesus,’ the Holy Father serve the truth serve Christ.” bishop’s chair in that diocese also. it is not being recorded,” the Pope told the Pope Francis said. said from the window of the The Pope also spoke of St The 108 Papal representatives to nuncios, who laughed. “I know ‘ridiculous’is a strong word, but Apostolic Palace to those gath- , whose feast nations and international organisations, Candidates must be real pastors and it's true,” the Pope said. “Giving into the ered in St Peter’s Square. day is June 24, and pointed to along with 40 retired nuncios, were mak- shepherds, he said, able to watch over their spirit of the world makes pastors, especially, He delivered his Angelus him as an example of a man ing a two-day Year of Faith pilgrimage to flock, keep them united, protect them from ridiculous. Wemight gain some applause, but comments reflecting on the who gave his life for the truth. the Vatican and that evening dined under danger and, especially, nourish their hope, those same people who appear to approve day’s Gospel reading, in which “John was chosen by God to the stars that evening with Pope Francis in ‘sustaining with love and patience the plans of us will criticise us behind our backs.” Jesus tells His disciples ‘who- prepare the way before Jesus,” the Vatican gardens. that God is working within His people.’ Even though they don’t have a parish or ever wishes to save his life will he said, explaining that the The majority of the Vatican diplomats “Shepherds need to be in front of their a diocese, nuncios and other Vatican lose it, but whoever loses his saint ‘devoted Himself entirely are nuncios or apostolic delegates to one flocks to indicate the path, in the midst of diplomats are called to be pastors, the life for my sake will save it.’ to God and His messenger’ and or more country; Pope Francis said one of the flock to keep them united, behind the Pope said. “Always seek the good, the Pope Francis stressed that ultimately died for the truth. the most important tasks they have is flock to make sure none is left behind,” good of all, the good of the Church and there are fathers and mothers Pope Francis entreated studying the needs of vacant dioceses and the Pope said. each person,” he added. who put their Faith into prac- everyone, particularly young helping him find appropriate candidates As a gift, Pope Francis gave each of the tice concretely by devoting people, to ‘have the courage to for the ministry. Ministries nuncios a commemorative silver pectoral their lives to the good of their go against the tide of current “It is a delicate task,” the Pope said. Telling the nuncios and representatives cross made for the occasion. families each day. values that do not conform to “There are many priests, the path of Jesus.’

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Train journey ends with a special stop at the Vatican 6 ISSUES FOR ONLY £4.50 Return with cheque to: Scosh Catholic Observer, By Bridget Orr received a personal welcome ‘Courtyard of Children’ from the new Pope. initiative, supported by the 19 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 6BT or telephone POPE Francis surprised 250 The Holy Father then asked Pontifical Council of Culture, children from around the them about their trip so far, promoting visual communica- 0141 241 6112 to order and pay by card world who made a special before wishing them a good tion and artistic creation to train journey to the Vatican day in Rome. young children. Name: City last Sunday. The children had embarked The children invited onto the The children were originally on a train journey from Milan train trip to the Vatican were Address: told that they would reach the to the , a culmina- selected over two to three years Vatican in time for the Sunday tion of previous visits to cathe- during events held at schools, Angelus, but were surprised to drals across Italy including the hospitals and care homes across stop at the train station in St duomo in Florence. Italy held before the journey Peter’s Square, where they The trip was part of the itself. Email Address: FOR THE LATEST VATICAN NEWS VISIT:WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK Telephone Number: 10 COMMENT THE SCO SUPPORTS THE YEAR OF FAITH SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday June 28 2013 Pastoral council is not ‘superdogma’ Fifty years after the , is Catholicism about to undergo genuine Renewal?

ican Council is above criticism. The most prominent recent critic of the council is Mgr Brunero Gherardini (left), professor emeritus at the Pontif- ical Lateran University, a secretary for the Pontifical Academy of Theology, Canon of St Peter’s Basilica and editor of the leading theological journal Divinitas. After a career trying to rec- oncile the council documents with Church teaching, he has finally given up. In two recent books he has urged the necessity for a debate on the coun- cil. He insists such a debate is legiti- BY GERALD WARNER mate because the council documents are neither dogmatic nor binding. Pointing out that not a single dog- 50TH anniversary of any matic definition was included in the institution is invariably a the Second Vatican Council docu- time of reappraisal. So it ments, Mgr Gherardini writes: “The has proved with the half- council—we do well not to forget centenary of the Second this—could not have even proposed Vatican Council (right Pope Paul VI one since it had refused to follow during Second Vatican Council.) It along the lines traced out by other Awas inevitable that an event that had councils… This means that none of its so signally failed to realise the claims doctrines, unless ascribable to previ- originally made for it would, consid- ous conciliar definitions, are infallible ering the current state of the Church, or unchangeable, nor are they even provoke re-examination and criticism binding; he who denies them cannot, after 50 years. The contradiction council; and yet many treat it as mindless innovation. It was this per- led from the Chair of Peter. for this reason, be called a formal involved in calling the anniversary though it had made itself into a sort of version of the Council, it was alleged, Now, however, the critique of the heretic.” celebrations of the Second Vatican ‘superdogma’ which takes away the that had led the Church astray. Second Vatican Council has entered a Taken in conjunction with other Council a Year of Faith, after half a importance of all the rest.” Then came a more radical reap- third phase. Distinguished and ortho- straws in the wind, such as Cardinal century of widespread apostasy, has Those are the words of Cardinal praisal, from the Pope himself. Bene- dox theologians who have tried con- Brandmüller’s statement that the highlighted this anomaly. Ratzinger, later Pope Benedict XVI, dict XVI introduced the notion of the scientiously to reconcile the council council documents Nostra aetate and For decades, ‘progressives who addressing the bishops of Chile in ‘hermeneutic of continuity,’ as documents with 19 centuries of previ- Dignitatis humanae are non-binding, invoked the Second Vatican Council 1988. Yet, despite such timely warn- opposed to the ‘hermeneutic of rup- ous Church teaching have been forced it is clear we are entering a new era of as justification for every innovation, ings, many continued to pretend Vati- ture.’ The council documents, said the to admit they are incompatible. debate and that the Second Vatican however freakish, sought to convey can II was ‘the end of history’ in the Pope, must be interpreted in the light For the first time, the council itself Council is no longer set in concrete. the impression that the council was the Catholic Church and that it was hereti- of all previous teaching; if they is being questioned. Among such crit- Both John XXIII and Paul VI definitive moment in Church history, cal to query it. Inevitably, as seemed to contain ideas incompatible ics, again, is Benedict XVI, who strongly stressed the purely pastoral that its tenets were unquestionable and ‘Renewal’ proved to be an illusion, as with tradition, they must be inter- claimed that Gaudium et Spes, the nature of the council; yet, as Benedict that it had infallibly mandated what half a million priests, nuns and reli- preted as a continuation of that tradi- council document on the Church in the XVI complained, it has been treated as amounted to revolution in the Church. gious abandoned their vocations, as tional doctrine, not as a rupture from modern world, is in parts tainted with a ‘superdogma.’ In the words of an early critic of this seminaries closed and the pews emp- continuity. That was a wise and the Pelagian heresy by accepting Perhaps, by reappraising the Second imposture: “The truth is that this par- tied, people began to ask what had momentous decision. It meant that the works without grace. Once a Pope has Vatican Council, we are about to expe- ticular Council defined no dogma at gone wrong. First to come under movement to reappraise the council condemned part of a council docu- rience a genuine Renewal. After 50 all, and deliberately chose to remain attack was the ‘spirit of Vatican II— itself— as distinct from aberrant inno- ment, however informally, it can no years of decline, that is a genuinely on a modest level, as a merely pastoral the catch-all phrase used to justify vations committed in its name—was longer be argued that the Second Vat- exciting prospect.

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SECTARIANISM was under say, is not universally loved by the at the River Boyne in Ireland in are there today are substantially with each other. Sectarianism is discussion in Kilmarnock last Catholic community in Ireland. 1690. The comprehensive defeat those that saw the college through not a new problem. Jesus was week. St Matthew’s parish His leadership was overtly of James did not mean the end of until the last days of the 18th cen- asking His disciples to rise above community hosted the event Fr Eddie oppressive of the Catholic major- the Jacobite cause. This and sub- tury. For the better part of 90 this pettiness and to embark on a for the parishes in the town. ity there. This still echoes today. sequent defeat in Ireland meant years, Scalan played and impor- course of action that would bring Members of the Conforti Insti- McGhee When parliament invited that generations would long for tant role in the preparation of about a new kingdom, a new tute facilitated the evening. Charles II to become king in 1660 the ‘king in exile’ to be restored. young men who would choose the world. He was challenging his By opening up the topic of ism and of how far we still have it marked an important moment The rest, as they say, is history. very difficult and often dangerous followers to think very differ- Sectarianism in Scotland for dis- to go. When Scalan was founded in the history of the nation. The Post- Scotland was task of ministry in Scotland. ently about their reality. cussion in our parish communi- in 1717 Scotland was feeling the king was king by invitation of not welcoming of Catholics. Any- The Gospel this week speaks Do we need to revisit our own ties, it is hoped that we will come backlash of the first of the Jaco- parliament. It seemed that the thing that resembled the Church of eloquently of the difficulties of attitude to discipleship? Jesus to a better understanding of our- bite Rebellions. The Jacobite political relationship between Rome was viewed with the deep- discipleship. Single mindedness came to reveal the Father as a lov- selves and of our relationships cause is often portrayed as a king and parliament was more est suspicion. It was in this context is required. Those who choose ing God rather than as a God to be with people of other faiths and of Catholic/Protestant conflict, but it clearly defined. Religion was still that Scalan was founded to pre- the path of discipleship need to feared. Are we motivated by love none. The Conforti Institute has was more of a conflict between a thorny issue and religious intol- pare young men for the priesthood be sharply focused. Jesus invites or fear? Are our minds closed or been tasked with facilitating such absolute monarchy and parlia- erance, alive and well. With the and for ministry in their native His followers to recognise the open? Sectarianism is built on events country wide, collating the mentary democracy. When sudden death of Charles II in country. Since being a Catholic level of commitment needed. If it fear and ignorance. The kingdom information and reporting back to Charles I was beheaded in 1649, 1685, James II came to the throne was proscribed, it was necessary was true then, it is equally true is built on love. Are we building participants and ultimately to the his execution was a much more of and once again the perceived for the seminary to be remotely now. The society in which Jesus God’s Kingdom according to government. The evening was a political act, than a religious act. threat from Catholicism raised its located. From its early beginnings ministered was far from perfect. God’s plan or have we settled for lively, challenging and informa- The period that followed as Oliver head. When James II had to flee as a ‘turf hut’ the fledgling college Judaism in the time of Jesus was the old familiar way of the world? tive. Sectarianism has almost cer- Cromwell led the nation, sought the country in what is referred to had a chequered history. Its divided by factions. Pharisees History tells us that we need to tainly blighted our lives at one to cement parliamentary rule and as ‘The Glorious Revolution’ the remoteness was both its strength and Sadducees did not share the learn the lessons of history, not level or another, reaching back Protestantism as the religious ori- seeds of the subsequent ‘Jacobite’ and weakness. It was safe enough same theological perspective. repeat them. The Gospel tells us into the mists of history. entation of the nation. In the 17th rebellions were sown. In 1688 but almost inaccessible. The col- The Jewish people were not just that we need to learn the lesson of The short piece in last week’s century Ireland was still part of parliament invited William to be lege was destroyed in the wake of at odds with the Romans but with Jesus not so that we can repeat the SCO about Scalan gave me a Britain politically, but religiously king in an attempt to secure the the 1745 Jacobite rebellion. their near neighbours the Samari- story but so that we can live it. moment to think of how far we it was still for the greater part, protestant succession. The forces Rebuilt on the other side of the tans. Religious and political con- have come in terms of sectarian- Catholic. Cromwell, it is fair to of William met the army of James Crombie Burn, the buildings that flict seems to work hand in glove I [email protected] Friday June 28 2013 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER THE SCO SUPPORTS THE YEAR OF FAITH COMMENT 11 The Real Presence of Jesus is often ignored We face challenges and questions during our journeys of Faith, but we are united in our beliefs and by the Eucharist

N THIS Year of Faith, I am parked on the pavement while pho- examining my Faith and I am tographers, journalists and TV cam- finding lots of gaps and patchy eras would jostle for position outside bits. We had a really noisy Mass the church. The police would be over- one Sunday recently. There were whelmed and reinforcements would visitors at a Baptism who were unfa- be requested. miliar with the normal protocols of The strange thing is that Jesus will Ibeing in a church. The talking and appear in the Church as He does at moving around was very distracting. every Mass in the Eucharist. His pres- Of course, I am easily distracted. I ence is every bit as real as He was on can easily miss an important point in a the roads of Galilee. There will be no sermon when a kneeler is knocked cameras, no jostling crowds and no over or someone’s phone goes off fuss. The presence of Jesus among us (hopefully not mine). A crying child, JOE McGRATH’S is no one off event and we have someone with a bad cough; it really become blasé about it. does not take much to distract me. Have we become so shallow that we I can be distracted by my own JOURNEY OF FAITH have to see something on television thoughts. When I get to praying about before we can believe it is real? something or someone my mind drifts look for evidence before they accept Strangely most of what we see on tel- on to that problem. I have to snap back things. I believe this is a good thing. evision is not real, it is made up. Still to concentrating on the Mass. I sup- Too many problems are caused by there are people who believe that pose that is natural but it is disturbing people just accepting what they are Coronation Street is real and are will- when it happens at the consecration. told unquestioningly. When politicians ing to protest at the imprisonment of The consecration is the most important make sweeping statements people fictional characters. The real presence and also the most puzzling part of the look for the evidence and when the of Jesus on the altar is often ignored. Mass. It is the thing that makes the evidence is found wanting then our As human beings we can’t really Mass different from other Christian leaders are questioned. Searching for fully understand God. We see Him services. the truth is a good thing and can lead ‘through a glass darkly.’The time will I believe that the bread and wine are us to a better society. come for all of us when we will see transformed into Jesus at the Conse- and understand Him clearly. I was cration. They still look the same as vidence comes in different recently at the funeral of a friend who they did when the Mass started but forms. In physics the evidence died suddenly, apparently in the peak now Jesus is really present on the altar. comes in measurements we of health. During the Mass I realised Not only that but we receive Jesus in Emake. In history the evidence would that he would be in the presence of communion. By sharing in Jesus’ life be found in old documents and records God, face to face. we come into Communion with each or physical remains. In religion the We need faith to enable us to find other. How are we to understand this? evidence is found in sacred scriptures fusion seems to arise from the idea but could not understand. Jesus in the Eucharist and it is the I can think of no other encounter we and in the experience of people. It is that the bread and wine become a man. I remember the day Princess Diana Eucharist that enables us to grow that experience which is anything like this. no easy task to understand the reli- I see it as the bread and wine becom- came to Coatbridge to open something faith. The Church has progressively We can explain it. We can say this gious evidence as we can see in the ing Jesus, the second person of the or other. I was teaching in our annexe made the Eucharist more and more is Transubstantiation. We can talk competing interpretations of Christi- Trinity who also took on the form of a and going home for lunch before accessible by lowering the age at about Jesus taking the form of bread anity. If it was easy to understand then man. In communion we are not eating going to the main building. I found it which we can make our first com- and wine but it is something outside there would be only one Christian a man we are allowing Jesus to join almost impossible to get through the munion and easing the requirements our normal experience and my brain church. Unfortunately there are many with our being. Main Street for the crowds who had of fasting before Communion; all this has difficulty in really understanding versions of Christianity because peo- gathered to catch a glimpse of a lovely to help us grow in Faith. it. As a trained physicist this should be ple interpret the evidence differently. n my recent sojourn to the lady. Worse still, there was no lunch as In this Year of Faith I am reassess- no big problem. In physics I am asked The basic principles of Christian Camino I attended the Pilgrim the family had gone to join the crowd. ing my attitude towards the Eucharist. to believe that objects can be in two teaching are broadly agreed by most Mass at Roncesvalles at the top Now I can imagine what it would be Am I giving it the status it deserves in places at once and that I can change Christians. Belief in the real presence ofO the climb up the Pyrenees from St like if it was announced that Jesus had my daily life? Am I receiving Com- something just by observing it. of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in John. One of my walking companions, returned and was coming to visit Coat- munion with the right attitude and Physics has its own catechism of not shared by all. It is a difficult thing not a Catholic, attended the Mass and bridge. The crowds would gather from due reverence? Am I growing my things we are asked to believe without to really understand if it is not prop- remarked that he was overcome by it, near and far. The roads would be Faith with the help of the gifts God has really being able to understand. erly explained and can be a real stum- though he could not explain why. I jammed with vehicles and the town provided? Today we educate children to ques- bling block for many. My own know why. It was the presence of would grind to a halt. The CNN truck tion things. We encourage them to thoughts on this are simple. The con- Christ in the Eucharist that he sensed with its big satellite dish would be I www.themcgraths.me.uk From father to son: ‘You are a gift from God I have not yet seen’ AT THE time of writing A young father, who wrote movingly in the SCO after the death of his unborn I do not mean this with a there is one question: can a sense of morbidity but a sense father really write about his child, now shares the good news following his second son’s birth last week of appropriateness. His older child who just been born but brother or sister who did not whom he has not yet seen? make it beyond 10 weeks is For at the time of writing I Like any parent with a new- in the face of all my gender be— to put money on it—either right in the face with such love. remembered—for were that not am sitting in a conference room born child I am determined to theory study, training and gurgling, suckling, crying or Becoming a parent really is to have happened he, the new just outside Bucharest, Roma- be the perfect parent. I am conditioning. Underneath is sleeping. There is not much else nature and God’s motorway to wee one born at the time of nia. But with that phone call determined to be patient with someone not long out of the to do as a newborn baby. Well martyrdom. writing, could not physically, from my mother-in-law only 45 him. Never to lose my temper cave—and with the birth of a there is but I don’t need to go And still, at the time of writ- due to other complications, minutes ago I can see the child. with him. I am determined to child that cave shadow looms into that. ing he still does not have a have been conceived and born. It may sound mad but I can see always be there to listen to him. large. And I cannot help feeling name. And if he is anything like Two years ago I wrote of a the wee boy in my mind. And of course—as any parent But I do not mean this in the that new parenthood is a real his older brother, now 5 years February 2012 birthday never Or big boy—weighing at will recognise—I am deter- negative sense. There is nothing reminder that sometimes we old, then he will have his own to be celebrated. Today, after 8lbs 11 oz—and two weeks mined that when I fail from this wrong with the caveman. In may get our metaphoricals in a name. this birth on June 14, 2013, premature! perch of perfection, I will pick many ways it is the caveman twist over issues that the nature Originally my first son—and there is a new destiny and And how different from this myself up and say I am sorry who is closer to her or his of time will resolve. friends and family will recog- course of history, for my family time two years ago. In two for failing to be patient, calm nature. For how often in our I, like the rest of us, am as nise this—was to be called a at least. weeks, the anniversary of our and attentive. present glitzy-desire culture, much a sinful man as the next. different name. However, we And how significant it was unborn child—who died in her How appropriate that it was one of consuming goodies and My areas of weakness have not looked at him at birth and it was that, only a number of weeks or his mother’s womb—will be my wife’s mother—not me— pleasures and all things nice, do gone away because a new child almost as if he was looking ago, as we were going through here. A death which was partly with her at the birth. I will we forget our real nature? The has been born. I have not just back saying: “Hey you two, my the photos on our shelf in the grieved with by writing from never be able to empathise with laughter. The tears. The joy. suddenly become Superman. name’s not Ruraigh!” living room, making space for the heart about the loss of a her, guide her and be an The sorrow. The simplicity of Here is the beauty of love, Who is this new wee guy the new born to be added, that child before the gain of a child. embodiement of solidarity and being human. though: It is far easier—or at lying in the cot? I have no idea. we looked at the framed photo That emptiness is long gone, support in the labour ward. But having a child demand least a wee bit easier for me to But I will get to know him. I do of the child we lost from when normality had resumed, and After all, what would I know? I that nature takes primacy. Oth- reframe from doing that which presume God already knows he was in his mother’s womb. now the roller coaster of life have never been through it and erwise why would I be in love is harmful to myself, my broth- him, and it will be my pleas- But today, little else matters, begins all over again with a never could go through it. This with a little chap who I have ers and sisters, and my relation- ure—most of the time—getting for today, at the time of writing, new fresh faced wailing wean! self-evident truth hits me, even never seen but I am aware will ship with God when smacked to know him. I am a new father again. 12 THE ARTS THE SCO SUPPORTS THE YEAR OF FAITH SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday June 28 2013 Friday June 28 2013 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER THE SCO SUPPORTS THE YEAR OF FAITH THE ARTS 13 Christian unity through art, an ‘ecumenical matter’ of sharing Faith with others In our monthly feature on THE ARTS, we hear from STEPHEN CALLAGHAN, creative director of the Archdiocese of Glasgow Arts Project, on how the arts can reduce barriers between religions, promote unity of Faith, and lead to the sharing of belief between fellow Christians, while CHRISTINE GLEN reviews the recent Madrigirls West End Festival performance of traditional music at the Kibble Palace, and their colourful extracts from the Robin Hood opera

Glasgow goes medieval

BY STEPHEN CALLAGHAN and the audience is both seated and standing in Creative Director expectation of the night’s performance. Archdiocese of Glasgow Arts Project The evening is spilt between short renditions of singing and performances of the Robin Hood opera and is both enjoyable and at times HAT would be an ecumenical mat- humorous. The songs speak of everyday hard- ter” is a much-quoted line from an ships, relationships and the folklore of the episode of sitcom Father Ted in countryside. This makes up the singing part of which three bishops visit Craggy the unfolding narrative of Robin Hood’s adven- Island. Love it or hate it, it’s hard tures in the green wood. Despite acting not to deny that there are grains of truth in the series being the main attraction of the night, the per- (although mostly exaggerated for comic effect!) and formances are taken lightly and the various this‘T line is perhaps one of the more obvious ones. It changing of roles and outfits meant it added to is spoken by the character of Fr Jack Hackett in THE CHURCH AND THE ARTS the general relaxed atmosphere. response to any awkward questions from the bishops Overall, the performance was simply con- that he doesn’t quite understand. In other words, the THE Kibble Palace’s warmth and bright structed in an effective way and even longer definition of an ‘ecumenical matter’ can apply to green foliage along with the placing of two songs or ballads didn’t seem that long when many situations, understood in different ways. In plush toy birds atop an ornate marble they were interspersed with performances or this dialogue, the arts can and do play a key role. statue are a perfect setting for the descriptions about what the songs were based The word ‘ecumenism’ derives from the Greek evening’s entertainment. on. One of the interesting things about the word ‘oikoumene’ (meaning ‘the entire inhabited The Madrigirls are no strangers to Glasgow’s venue that was not noticed by the audience world’) and refers to work undertaken to achieve full West End Festival. They are a group of women until the performers had sang a few songs, was visible Christian unity. The understanding of what and some men who sing traditional ballads and that the sound envelopes you and makes you constitutes ‘unity’ may vary across denominations songs, ranging from Scottish to the Medieval and feel as though the sound is all around, creating and individuals but, in essence, it is the striving for in this instance performing as well extracts from a warm and enjoyable evening for all. that unity of Christians for which Jesus prayed dur- the opera Robin Hood. The palace is packed CHRISTINE GLEN ing His Passion. Interestingly, pastoral recommendations for the Year of Faith, issued by the CDF, link the arts with ecumenism: “The contemporary world is sensitive Projects such as Wellington Church’s performance of The brated artist and Reader in the Church of Scotland, influence common prayer, it also gave powerful wit- his brings me to my second point: art is capa- participation and involvement of church communi- Rime of the Ancient Mariner (cast pictured above) can unite to the relationship between Faith and art. It is, there- Christians. Media attention was brought to such efforts by a Jolomo (John Lowrie Morrison). However, we have ness to the Christian Faith in the public eye. Media ble of facilitating an encounter which is ecu- ties in the Edinburgh International Festival or the fore, recommended that Episcopal Conferences Stations of the Cross exhibition attended by Archbishop also encouraged artists to consider ideas to do with coverage took note of the impressive line-up of menical at the level of common interaction. local initiatives of church drama groups that welcome maximise the catechetical potential—possibly with Emeritus Mario Conti, Rev Stuart Macquarrie, artist Kate Christian living: Called to Serve (2010) allowed artists who took part, which included Peter Howson, TWhilst events like the Lentfest Art Exhibitions and people of different denominations. Regardless of the ecumenical cooperation—of the artistic patrimony Robinson and Fr John Keenan (above right) artists to explore ideas of vocation during the Year Jolomo, Sandy Moffat, Kate Robinson, Richard plays like AGAP theatre’s The Martyrdom of Saint scale of the endeavour, Christians committed to ecu- of the region entrusted to their pastoral care.” As for Priests, and One Family (2011) was a direct Demarco, David T Collins and Terry Ann Newman. John Ogilvie (2012) facilitate ecumenical dialogue menism cannot fail to recognise the value of such such, the Church recognises that the arts are a par- response to the words of unity spoken by Pope Bene- It also noted with great interest the launch of Lent- through artistic content, there are other occasions work in the search for full visible Christian unity. ticularly fruitful avenue for ecumenical interaction. had very little to do with it. The content of the exhi- dict XVI during his UK Papal Visit, when he said fest which took place against this impressive visual where Christians act in unity to create art. It would not be possible for me to end this article I believe that there are two ways in particular that bition exposed the ugliness of bigotry but did not edu- that ‘religion is in fact a guarantee of authentic liberty backdrop, attended by Faith leaders including the A few weeks ago, I was invited by parishioners of without mentioning the work of bodies committed the arts can aid ecumenism. The first is through art cate, inform or explore with its audience anything that and respect, leading us to look upon every person as Episcopal Bishop Gregor Duncan and civic repre- Wellington Church in Glasgow’s West End to direct to ecumenism. Action of Churches Together in Scot- which takes a catechetical role in unravelling Faith was essentially about Faith matters. On the other a brother or sister.’ However, more popular than any sentatives of local and national government. a dramatised reading of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s, land (ACTS), the Iona Community, and regional issues within a public forum that engages a broad audi- hand, in doing so, the exhibition highlighted that sec- of these previous themes was the exhibition topic for The exhibition remained in the chapel during The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, as part of a col- bodies such as Glasgow Churches Together, make ence. The second is through art which draws together tarianism is perhaps less to do with religion that we Lentfest 2012: Stations of the Cross and Resurrec- talks, concerts, workshops, and theatre, which were laboration for the West End Festival. Parishioners great use of the arts in worship and events that Christians to meet on common ground through collab- might think and is, in fact, more of a secular issue to tion, which took place in the University of Glasgow part of the festival, and during other liturgical events from Wellington and Catholics from parishes in the encourage Christians to work and pray together. As oration and has a unifying effect in its execution and do with personality, cult and tribalism. Memorial Chapel. taking place there, including worship by the Roman- Archdiocese took part in the event, which involved Catholics and artists, we need to be committed to delivery. Let us begin with the first of these. The exhibition was, in itself, a great example of ian Orthodox community at the university. four intensive rehearsals and a performance. In the unity for which Christ Himself so ardently In Scotland especially, all too often public con- f we recognise that sectarianism is less to do with ecumenism. The number of artists who wanted to “One of the outcomes of Lentfest, is that, in cele- working together, we were thrown into a situation prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane. sciousness equates art that explores religious themes religious beliefs and traditions, we must also take part persuaded us to expand the topic to include brating the arts together as Christians and with mem- that involved dialogue, sharing and social contact— Perhaps before this Year of Faith comes to an end, with overtly anti-sectarian initiatives. In Glasgow, recognise that art with an anti-sectarian agenda, the seldom-practiced but authentic Catholic tradi- bers of other Faiths and those of none, we come out as well as the obligatory cups of tea and good we can make a special effort to rededicate ourselves this is sometimes simplified further to a basic Mex- Ihowever laudable, is less likely to address questions tion of the Stations of the Resurrection. This meant from behind our religious boundaries as we appreciate humour that go with community events. to use our gifts and talents in the service of Christian ican Standoff between supporters of either side of that facilitate ecumenical dialogue. In this sense, art that the topic offered something new and exciting to or even criticise a piece of art or a performance,” uni- I believe that it was important for AGAP to be part unity by being more aware of what our Catholic the Old Firm. The green and blue rivalry has given must also substantially deal with Faith issues to edu- Christians of different denominations—Catholic versity chaplain Reverend Stuart MacQuarrie said. “We of this event because it was an opportunity to Faith means to us and rekindling the desire to share rise to great works of comic satire and to poignant cate and dispel some of the myths that ignorance artists were less familiar with the Stations of the are stimulated, perhaps even provoked, into reflection develop our relationship with the community at that Faith confidently and courteously with our fel- drama and literature. In some cases, the appetite for perpetuates. Resurrection and non-Catholic artists discovered the on our lives and our values; our identity is challenged.” Wellington Church. However, I was also impressed low Christians out of genuine love. That would peaceful unity gives rise to works of art that point One way in which AGAP has tried to do this is by tradition of the Stations of the Cross during Lent. Reverend MacQuarrie remarked also on the by the fact that the launch of this year’s West End indeed be ‘an ecumenical matter!’ the finger at religion itself. holding visual art exhibitions that have invited artists As a result, ecumenical Lenten Stations of the effects which this kind of work can have. Festival took place in a church building—St Silas’ I felt that this was the case with the Blind Faith from various denominations to interpret a particular Cross and Eastertide Stations of the Resurrection “The act of undergoing this experience draws us Episcopal Church—and that the festival director, I In November, AGAP is staging a special exhibition exhibition which took place at Glasgow’s Gallery of religious theme. Past subjects have included directly were held at the University Memorial Chapel led by together with others on their life journey,” he said. Michael Dale, should highlight the important cul- in Glasgow to mark the close of the Year of Faith— Modern Art (GoMA) in 2009. My feeling was that, Biblical topics like The Beatitudes (2008) and Saint university chaplains Reverend Stuart MacQuarrie “Thus we build community, often with people tural role of the churches in the life of the West End CREDO: Reflections on the Nicene Creed will fea- whilst the exhibition helped to raise awareness of the Paul in Pictures (2009), an exhibition which marked and Fr John Keenan, and attended by Archbishop whose experience is different from ours, and go during his opening address. ture at this year’s Arts in Autumn festival problem of sectarianism, it would have perhaps been the bimillennium of the Birth of St Paul of Tarsus Emeritus Mario Conti. beyond toleration; respect towards an appreciation It is possible to cite numerous examples of similar more apt to call it ‘Blind Ignorance’ since Faith itself and featured, for the first time, religious art by cele- Not only did the exhibition effect Catechesis and of what others bring to our life together.” involvement of church arts activity, whether it is the I http://www.agap.org.uk 12 THE ARTS THE SCO SUPPORTS THE YEAR OF FAITH SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday June 28 2013 Friday June 28 2013 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER THE SCO SUPPORTS THE YEAR OF FAITH THE ARTS 13 Christian unity through art, an ‘ecumenical matter’ of sharing Faith with others In our monthly feature on THE ARTS, we hear from STEPHEN CALLAGHAN, creative director of the Archdiocese of Glasgow Arts Project, on how the arts can reduce barriers between religions, promote unity of Faith, and lead to the sharing of belief between fellow Christians, while CHRISTINE GLEN reviews the recent Madrigirls West End Festival performance of traditional music at the Kibble Palace, and their colourful extracts from the Robin Hood opera

Glasgow goes medieval

BY STEPHEN CALLAGHAN and the audience is both seated and standing in Creative Director expectation of the night’s performance. Archdiocese of Glasgow Arts Project The evening is spilt between short renditions of singing and performances of the Robin Hood opera and is both enjoyable and at times HAT would be an ecumenical mat- humorous. The songs speak of everyday hard- ter” is a much-quoted line from an ships, relationships and the folklore of the episode of sitcom Father Ted in countryside. This makes up the singing part of which three bishops visit Craggy the unfolding narrative of Robin Hood’s adven- Island. Love it or hate it, it’s hard tures in the green wood. Despite acting not to deny that there are grains of truth in the series being the main attraction of the night, the per- (although mostly exaggerated for comic effect!) and formances are taken lightly and the various this‘T line is perhaps one of the more obvious ones. It changing of roles and outfits meant it added to is spoken by the character of Fr Jack Hackett in THE CHURCH AND THE ARTS the general relaxed atmosphere. response to any awkward questions from the bishops Overall, the performance was simply con- that he doesn’t quite understand. In other words, the THE Kibble Palace’s warmth and bright structed in an effective way and even longer definition of an ‘ecumenical matter’ can apply to green foliage along with the placing of two songs or ballads didn’t seem that long when many situations, understood in different ways. In plush toy birds atop an ornate marble they were interspersed with performances or this dialogue, the arts can and do play a key role. statue are a perfect setting for the descriptions about what the songs were based The word ‘ecumenism’ derives from the Greek evening’s entertainment. on. One of the interesting things about the word ‘oikoumene’ (meaning ‘the entire inhabited The Madrigirls are no strangers to Glasgow’s venue that was not noticed by the audience world’) and refers to work undertaken to achieve full West End Festival. They are a group of women until the performers had sang a few songs, was visible Christian unity. The understanding of what and some men who sing traditional ballads and that the sound envelopes you and makes you constitutes ‘unity’ may vary across denominations songs, ranging from Scottish to the Medieval and feel as though the sound is all around, creating and individuals but, in essence, it is the striving for in this instance performing as well extracts from a warm and enjoyable evening for all. that unity of Christians for which Jesus prayed dur- the opera Robin Hood. The palace is packed CHRISTINE GLEN ing His Passion. Interestingly, pastoral recommendations for the Year of Faith, issued by the CDF, link the arts with ecumenism: “The contemporary world is sensitive Projects such as Wellington Church’s performance of The brated artist and Reader in the Church of Scotland, influence common prayer, it also gave powerful wit- his brings me to my second point: art is capa- participation and involvement of church communi- Rime of the Ancient Mariner (cast pictured above) can unite to the relationship between Faith and art. It is, there- Christians. Media attention was brought to such efforts by a Jolomo (John Lowrie Morrison). However, we have ness to the Christian Faith in the public eye. Media ble of facilitating an encounter which is ecu- ties in the Edinburgh International Festival or the fore, recommended that Episcopal Conferences Stations of the Cross exhibition attended by Archbishop also encouraged artists to consider ideas to do with coverage took note of the impressive line-up of menical at the level of common interaction. local initiatives of church drama groups that welcome maximise the catechetical potential—possibly with Emeritus Mario Conti, Rev Stuart Macquarrie, artist Kate Christian living: Called to Serve (2010) allowed artists who took part, which included Peter Howson, TWhilst events like the Lentfest Art Exhibitions and people of different denominations. Regardless of the ecumenical cooperation—of the artistic patrimony Robinson and Fr John Keenan (above right) artists to explore ideas of vocation during the Year Jolomo, Sandy Moffat, Kate Robinson, Richard plays like AGAP theatre’s The Martyrdom of Saint scale of the endeavour, Christians committed to ecu- of the region entrusted to their pastoral care.” As for Priests, and One Family (2011) was a direct Demarco, David T Collins and Terry Ann Newman. John Ogilvie (2012) facilitate ecumenical dialogue menism cannot fail to recognise the value of such such, the Church recognises that the arts are a par- response to the words of unity spoken by Pope Bene- It also noted with great interest the launch of Lent- through artistic content, there are other occasions work in the search for full visible Christian unity. ticularly fruitful avenue for ecumenical interaction. had very little to do with it. The content of the exhi- dict XVI during his UK Papal Visit, when he said fest which took place against this impressive visual where Christians act in unity to create art. It would not be possible for me to end this article I believe that there are two ways in particular that bition exposed the ugliness of bigotry but did not edu- that ‘religion is in fact a guarantee of authentic liberty backdrop, attended by Faith leaders including the A few weeks ago, I was invited by parishioners of without mentioning the work of bodies committed the arts can aid ecumenism. The first is through art cate, inform or explore with its audience anything that and respect, leading us to look upon every person as Episcopal Bishop Gregor Duncan and civic repre- Wellington Church in Glasgow’s West End to direct to ecumenism. Action of Churches Together in Scot- which takes a catechetical role in unravelling Faith was essentially about Faith matters. On the other a brother or sister.’ However, more popular than any sentatives of local and national government. a dramatised reading of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s, land (ACTS), the Iona Community, and regional issues within a public forum that engages a broad audi- hand, in doing so, the exhibition highlighted that sec- of these previous themes was the exhibition topic for The exhibition remained in the chapel during The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, as part of a col- bodies such as Glasgow Churches Together, make ence. The second is through art which draws together tarianism is perhaps less to do with religion that we Lentfest 2012: Stations of the Cross and Resurrec- talks, concerts, workshops, and theatre, which were laboration for the West End Festival. Parishioners great use of the arts in worship and events that Christians to meet on common ground through collab- might think and is, in fact, more of a secular issue to tion, which took place in the University of Glasgow part of the festival, and during other liturgical events from Wellington and Catholics from parishes in the encourage Christians to work and pray together. As oration and has a unifying effect in its execution and do with personality, cult and tribalism. Memorial Chapel. taking place there, including worship by the Roman- Archdiocese took part in the event, which involved Catholics and artists, we need to be committed to delivery. Let us begin with the first of these. The exhibition was, in itself, a great example of ian Orthodox community at the university. four intensive rehearsals and a performance. In the unity for which Christ Himself so ardently In Scotland especially, all too often public con- f we recognise that sectarianism is less to do with ecumenism. The number of artists who wanted to “One of the outcomes of Lentfest, is that, in cele- working together, we were thrown into a situation prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane. sciousness equates art that explores religious themes religious beliefs and traditions, we must also take part persuaded us to expand the topic to include brating the arts together as Christians and with mem- that involved dialogue, sharing and social contact— Perhaps before this Year of Faith comes to an end, with overtly anti-sectarian initiatives. In Glasgow, recognise that art with an anti-sectarian agenda, the seldom-practiced but authentic Catholic tradi- bers of other Faiths and those of none, we come out as well as the obligatory cups of tea and good we can make a special effort to rededicate ourselves this is sometimes simplified further to a basic Mex- Ihowever laudable, is less likely to address questions tion of the Stations of the Resurrection. This meant from behind our religious boundaries as we appreciate humour that go with community events. to use our gifts and talents in the service of Christian ican Standoff between supporters of either side of that facilitate ecumenical dialogue. In this sense, art that the topic offered something new and exciting to or even criticise a piece of art or a performance,” uni- I believe that it was important for AGAP to be part unity by being more aware of what our Catholic the Old Firm. The green and blue rivalry has given must also substantially deal with Faith issues to edu- Christians of different denominations—Catholic versity chaplain Reverend Stuart MacQuarrie said. “We of this event because it was an opportunity to Faith means to us and rekindling the desire to share rise to great works of comic satire and to poignant cate and dispel some of the myths that ignorance artists were less familiar with the Stations of the are stimulated, perhaps even provoked, into reflection develop our relationship with the community at that Faith confidently and courteously with our fel- drama and literature. In some cases, the appetite for perpetuates. Resurrection and non-Catholic artists discovered the on our lives and our values; our identity is challenged.” Wellington Church. However, I was also impressed low Christians out of genuine love. That would peaceful unity gives rise to works of art that point One way in which AGAP has tried to do this is by tradition of the Stations of the Cross during Lent. Reverend MacQuarrie remarked also on the by the fact that the launch of this year’s West End indeed be ‘an ecumenical matter!’ the finger at religion itself. holding visual art exhibitions that have invited artists As a result, ecumenical Lenten Stations of the effects which this kind of work can have. Festival took place in a church building—St Silas’ I felt that this was the case with the Blind Faith from various denominations to interpret a particular Cross and Eastertide Stations of the Resurrection “The act of undergoing this experience draws us Episcopal Church—and that the festival director, I In November, AGAP is staging a special exhibition exhibition which took place at Glasgow’s Gallery of religious theme. Past subjects have included directly were held at the University Memorial Chapel led by together with others on their life journey,” he said. Michael Dale, should highlight the important cul- in Glasgow to mark the close of the Year of Faith— Modern Art (GoMA) in 2009. My feeling was that, Biblical topics like The Beatitudes (2008) and Saint university chaplains Reverend Stuart MacQuarrie “Thus we build community, often with people tural role of the churches in the life of the West End CREDO: Reflections on the Nicene Creed will fea- whilst the exhibition helped to raise awareness of the Paul in Pictures (2009), an exhibition which marked and Fr John Keenan, and attended by Archbishop whose experience is different from ours, and go during his opening address. ture at this year’s Arts in Autumn festival problem of sectarianism, it would have perhaps been the bimillennium of the Birth of St Paul of Tarsus Emeritus Mario Conti. beyond toleration; respect towards an appreciation It is possible to cite numerous examples of similar more apt to call it ‘Blind Ignorance’ since Faith itself and featured, for the first time, religious art by cele- Not only did the exhibition effect Catechesis and of what others bring to our life together.” involvement of church arts activity, whether it is the I http://www.agap.org.uk 14 LETTERS THE SCO SUPPORTS THE YEAR OF FAITH SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday June 28 2013

LETTER OF THE WEEK in life in our own hearts; I think there is and seems to take all her strength. an awful truth in that and it seems to me Her service is almost over. She has that the manner of our death is also by had a beautiful life though; she made it Beauty and pain design, sometimes by our choices in so by being that. A wife and mother, in death lifestyle but also a heavenly purpose too. primary school teacher, but mostly MANY YEARS ago I was with my As a boy I always imagined dying remembered for her charity and kindness mother-in-law in her kitchen as she was gloriously in battle, pierced through the to others. She always visited anyone in eating a midnight snack when one of her heart by a sword or riddled with bullets the neighborhood who was sick, armed SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER daughters came in and scolded her, in a noble cause. Every afternoon the with soup, bananas and money, and her Founded on April 18 1885 (there is an old wives tale that if you eat living rooms and backyards of Old daughter in tow to lead the prayers for a lot before bedtime, you will die in your Trafford were littered with corpses, and healing. sleep). She responded quite candidly that whilst immortality was frowned upon, As I watch I sense that these last years HE sight of the sacred grotto of Lourdes under if she did then she would ‘wake up in the we believed in the resurrection, a few have not been cruel, but rather just the thousands of gallons of muddy floodwater will arms of Jesus’ and then filled the room seconds on the floor and we were up and completion of a process started long ago; have shocked and horrified many Catholics. In with her laughter as she always did. back in the fray. one that she has cooperated with and particular the many Scottish Catholics planning In that moment, although rather In my mother-in-law’s case I have even now in submission to losing every to undertake a pilgrimage to the Marian shrine amazed at her confidence, I felt that it seen her gradually lose her strength; in faculty and ounce of strength and this year will have felt particularly concerned that their long- was probably true in her case, and a the last five years she has dispensed with becoming utterly dependent, as she gives cherished trips may not be able to go ahead. couple of seconds later contemplated my her walking frame in favour of the up her life in order to receive it again. I TThankfully the dogged efforts of the clean up crews should own chances; an unfriendly encounter wheelchair, then to the confines of the hope that the flames of purgatory will ensure that pilgrims will still be able to visit the holy place, with a pitchfork seemed more likely at bedroom. not need to touch her; perhaps her spirit though much of the shrine may remain shut over the summer. that time. The laughter that filled her house has will soar like a cool breeze as she passes It is likely that access to the grotto may be more difficult We seldom think of death, at least not stopped now as has her voice entirely, she through and ‘wakes up in the arms of than in past years, especially for those with health issues as in the right way. Outside of the medical can no longer stand or move, she has to Jesus.’ many of the paths around the grotto have been washed away profession people rarely see it up close be fed and changed. After the anointing It doesn’t look glorious, but it is. entirely. Yet this difficulty should not put anyone off. Pil- which adds to its mystery. I heard once of the sick she now mostly sleeps, Stephen Clark grimages are not holidays. If undertaking them is difficult it that we manufacture many of our crosses opening her eyelids is a rare occurrence MALATE, MANILA only adds to their spiritual value. For most of history, pil- grimage involved brutally long and incredibly dangerous journeys. A journey to the Holy Land was often the final trip that many medieval pilgrims would make. We are incredibly blessed that modern technology means It is Christian to speak Encyclicals, Lamentabili Sane that it is relatively cheap and safe to visit the Church’s holi- up for the poor and Pascendi Dominici est sites. Flying to Rome, Jerusalem or Lourdes can take a AS SOMEONE who knows Gregis, but only to undermine matter of hours, a blessing we often forget and one that more people whose lives have been their value with a retrospective of us should take advantage of. damaged by cuts to their Letters conclusion that they were It is also worth remembering that for many of the people of benefits, I welcome SCO, 19 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 6BT products of a ‘muddled affair’ Lourdes, the floods have destroyed their homes and their Archbishop Tartaglia’s based on a threat to the livelihoods. By going to Lourdes, pilgrims will be helping condemnation of the UK [email protected] Church ‘as he saw it.’ those who have suffered most because of these floods. These Government’s Welfare In fact, these Encyclicals trips could make a big difference to the people there. Reforms (SCO June 14 2013). Why can marriage be left as important post of Camerlengo were works of incredible

Any pilgrimage is worth the time and effort However, any pilgrimage is well worth the The profit-minded practices it is, between a man and a in 1877. It is also recorded that intellectual foresight and holy time and effort. In these harsh economic of Atos and their callous woman who love each other? Pius had previously offered wisdom which exposed and times the Holy Land or the Vatican may be points scoring of claimants is That is the way things have various suburbicarian sees to suppressed as ‘the synthesis of out of reach to many but there are plenty obviously contributing to the been for many years and why Cardinal Pecci with a view to all heresies’ the ‘New of options even within Scotland. suffering faced by vulnerable should it not remain so for all bringing him geographically Theology’ of Modernist Already this year, many Scots have people. the years to come? closer to the Pope. exegetes, then threatening to travelled to Iona to mark the 1450th But I feel that the Things that have been one That the cardinal declined poison the Catholic Faith from anniversary of St Columba’s landing on Department of Work and way should remain such, these generous offers is said within by means of a false the island and none have regretted it. Pensions are hardly cancelling change is not always good, to have been principally due notion of ‘Living Tradition’ that Another option is Whithorn, where out any of this, ignoring the indeed, sometimes it can be to his dedication to Perugia, Pius X declared in Pascendi to St Ninian built what is thought to be evidence of carers, legal and bad. All my instincts suggest although there is speculation be a ruse to justify doctrinal the first church in Scotland. The advice centres and medical that this same-sex ‘marriage’ that he was not always in evolution and innovation. Whithorn Trust, which helps preserve professionals who actually affair will end in tears. accord with Pius’ Secretary of Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli the history of that sacred place, is cur- work with vulnerable people Cranston O’Reilly State, Cardinal Antonelli. (the future Pius XII) confirmed rently under threat due to local authority and know their personal GLASGOW Further suggestions by Dr the continued presence of this funding cuts. Every person who travels circumstances first-hand and Schnitker that there were threat to the Faith some 25 to Whithorn this year helps underline just instead basing their policies on History is in the eye respective ‘murmurs of years later when he spoke of how important that sacred place is. caricatures of claimants created of the beholder Socialism’and ‘murmurs of innovators all around him who Opinion Pilgrimage is not an optional extra; it is and upheld by members of the I HAVE been following Dr Protestantism’over Leo XIII’s wished ‘to dismantle the a privilege that we should all undertake. mainstream media who live and Harry Schnitker’s History of teaching on Social Justice and sacred chapel and alter the work in middle-class cliques. the Papacy series of articles in the importance of Sacred Church in Her theology, Her As an avowed Catholic and the SCO these past weeks and Scripture to Catholicism are Liturgy and Her soul.’ founder of the Centre of Social I have to say that, on Leo XIII likewise unfounded. That these Modernist Justice, Ian Duncan Smith and St Pius X, I have been Concerning this latter innovators finally triumphed at Take a himself should be sympathetic somewhat disappointed with his assertion, it seems odd to me the Second Vatican Council is and compassionate. I feel interpretation of events, as well that Dr Schnitker omitted to clear from Fr Ralph Wiltgen’s fresh look however that his Catholicism is as with certain glaring mention Leo’s Encyclical excellent and impartial book just an excuse to justify omissions that are most Apostolicae Curae, in which The Rhine flows into the Tiber, at the holier-than-thou judgements certainly applicable to our Anglican orders are formally as well as from the 1967 against people who are bound times. For example, he writes declared to be null and void. abolition of St Pius X’s by their circumstances that will that the future Leo XIII But then, a reminder of that mandatory anti-Modernist SCO eventually get worse with the (Giocchino Pecci) gave only Encyclical would not sit well Oath for priests. And if that is wave of reforms. lukewarm support to Pius IX’s with today’s ecumenists. not evidence enough, then we Unfortunately, it appears that Syllabus of Errors. This is quite Nor would St Pius X’s need only consider the this may be shared by false since it was as Archbishop Apostolic Letter of 1910, called unprecedented crisis of faith in Christians in power like him. of Perugia that the future Leo ‘Our Apostolic Mandate,’ the Church today and remind SUPPORT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER Keith Gibson, had himself instigated the condemning the liberal Catholic ourselves of the prophetic DRUMCHAPEL, GLASGOW Syllabus at the Provincial French lay movement, Le lament of Pope Paul VI in council of Spoleto in 1846, Sillon, sit well with the modern 1972: “Through some fissure MAIN SWITCHBOARD Leave the wonders of which he later complemented in Tel: 0141 221 4956 Fax: 0141 221 4546 movements Focolare and in the walls, the smoke of • marriage alone the Leonine Encyclicals. Sant’Egidio. This may explain Satan has entered the Church EDITOR I HAVE been interested to This myth of antagonism why Dr Schnitker failed to and set her on a path of follow your coverage on the between the two is further mention that important auto-destruction.” Liz Leydon—Tel: 0141 241 6109 same-sex ‘marriage’ debate. If dispelled by the fact that Pius document in his short biography Martin Blackshaw [email protected] indeed debate it is. Following IX raised Archbishop Pecci to of Pope Leo’s successor. BY E-MAIL DEPUTY EDITOR your reports, it seems very the Cardinalate in 1853 and Mention was made of St much to me as if same-sex later appointed him to the Pius X’s Anti-Modernist State: Leave Catholic Ian Dunn—Tel: 0141 241 6107 schools alone [email protected] ‘marriage’ is being forced upon us whether we want it or G SCO reserves the right to edit letters to conform with space or THE SCO article (June 7) REPORTER not. 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A new bill aimed at improving care for the elderly here long as I can remember. If that makes me old will only work if they are treated with dignity and before my time, so be it. respect I baulk at the thought that I might choose shoes for comfort rather than style although I readily con- ple in Scotland are living longer, healthier lives— By Mary cede that there may come a day when I embark on which is good news. But it also means that serv- a trip for those that fulfil both criteria. I cringe ices need to adapt in order to meet the challenges McGinty when I see that one is the signs is moving from of a rapidly ageing population.’ Radio 1 to Radio 2. When the last noisy person There is nothing there to disagree with but while leaves the house the first thing I do is turn the infer- it looks promising it will not be worth the paper it HE sun is splitting the sky and I have nal thing off. is written on if it is not implemented with dignity shed the winter woollies that have and respect. These basic tenets of care of the eld- cocooned me for months now. Summer un though it is to mock our descent into erly are not always evident. is here and the grate has had its last dotage there is a worrying side to society’s Pope Francis has spoken of the subtle disregard clean of the season. In lazy evenings in attitude to aging. And we are undoubtedly an of human dignity as ‘covert euthanasia.’ In a book the garden with a glass of dry white while the men- Faging society. The 2011 census showed that for the he wrote while still Cardinal Jorge Mario folk happily footer about at the barbecue it is not first time there are more over-65s than under-15s Bergoglio he said: “In this consumerist, hedonist Thard to feel young. in Scotland. Yet the elderly are so often margin- and narcissistic society we are accustomed to the So when I hear that there are 50 signs of aging alised. Just this week it was revealed that at least idea that there are people that are disposable.” I am confident that none can apply to me. Some a quarter of social workers in England who carry The elderly, he says, are ‘often forgotten in a facets of aging are undeniable. It is true what they out assessments on the elderly feel compelled to society fixated on self-centredness.’ Of his own say; everything goes south. But with a little effort exaggerate people’s frailty to allow them to qual- years he says, ‘I am beginning old age and I will and a dollop of discipline you can prevent it from ify for much needed care. not resist it. I am prepared and I would like to be simultaneously going east and west. There is better news at home where we have a like a vintage wine, not one gone sour.’ A recent survey which identified 50 signs of new Holyrood bill aimed at having more elderly aging found that eight out of 10 of us say we are patients cared for at home instead of being admit- only as old as we feel. A sneaky peak at the 50- ted to hospital. Given that retaining what inde- point plan for impending decrepitude leaves me pendence they have and staying put in familiar and Gordius No 97 with mixed feelings. I cannot conceive that I will comforting surroundings are among their prime CROSSWORD ever turn up at my friends’ houses with my slip- concerns, it sounds ideal. The health secretary said pers in my bag. But admitting to being gasping for it is important that older people are not ‘stuck in a cup of tea? Only morning, noon and night for as hospital longer than they need to be’ adding ‘peo- 123 4 5 6 7

Mgr Basil 50th Anniversary 89 Loftus of the Second Vatican Council 10 11 12 First entry out the hat next 13 14 TUESDAY will be the winner

The doctrine and the drama of Communion Send your completed 15 16 17 crossword entries—along with WHEN Pope Francis Blood was no longer necessary, they go to the sacramentality of recently gave Holy Com- and a single feast of the Body Holy Communion. But the 18 your full name address and daytime phone number—to munion to first communi- and Blood of Christ, one of the drama, the symbolism, of shar- 19 20 cants in a Roman parish, he earlier titles of what we had lat- ing ‘one bread and one cup’ CROSSWORD CONTEST SCO 19 did so by dipping the Host terly come to know as Corpus fills out rather than adds to the 21 22 23 WATERLOO ST GLASGOW G2 in the Precious Blood; Com- Christi, ‘would be quite appro- meaning of the sacrament. 6BT munion under both kinds in priate’ in the restored Liturgy, For many years in the early a way suitable for children (The Holy Father ‘Liturgical Church what we call ‘Mass’ 24 25 The winner’s name will be of that age. emancipation’ covers this regu- was known simply as ‘the printed next week Earlier, the Holy Father had lation as well. Reform of the breaking of bread.’ Clearly, explained the doctrine; at Com- Liturgy, p316). there are practical considera- 26 27 The editor’s decision is final munion time he emphasised the The drama of our Faith, and tions. It is not possible to break drama. The doctrine is that its articulation in our Liturgy, one loaf and give Holy Com- when the priest pronounces the calls for that essential dramatic munion to a thousand people, ACROSS LAST WEEK’S words ‘this is my body,’ then, property—symbols. The sym- and from time to time the hosts 1 Cry, weep (3) SOLUTION under the appearance of bread, bolism of death inherent in the kept in the tabernacle for 3 Where one might buy footwear for one's motor? (3,4,4) Christ is really present, Body, separation of Body and Blood Eucharistic services need to be 8 Tending to nod off (6) ACROSS Blood, Soul and Divinity. In in the Eucharist complements distributed and renewed. But 9 Sage nun I confused, being cheerfully optimistic (8) 1 Tinker Bell 6 Gong the same way, at the words, the doctrine of the Real Pres- we can always keep the sym- 10 Spooky (5) 10 Roses 11 Saltpetre ‘this is the chalice of my ence of Christ in that sacra- bolism by breaking one extra- 11 Securely closes the sea-mammals (5) 12 Gallant 15 Onset Blood,’ then, under the appear- ment. Symbolism also large host at Mass. And with a 13 The doctor has no ship for scum (5) 17 Hops 18 Iago ance of wine, Christ is really introduces a human dimension little practice it does not pro- 15 This bridge call is not a particular steak, it seems (2,5) 19 Ennui 21 Crooked present, Body Blood Soul and into the Liturgy; without it long the distribution of Com- 16 Fight, grapple (7) 23 Tiara 24 Zinc 25 Twig Divinity. there would be a real risk of munion if the priest breaks 20 Small, noisy firework (5) 26 Chose 28 Healthy The drama is that the sepa- seeming sacramental ‘magic.’ individual hosts from the cibo- 33 Falsehood 34 Broth 21 The Earth (5) 35 Suds 36 Poor Clares rate emphasis on Body and So our faith in the Risen Christ rium into two as he gives them 23 Tobacco product (5) Blood symbolises death—the as ‘Christ our Light’ is height- out. The drama, the symbolism, 24 Paul came around with a classic apology (3,5) separation of body and blood. ened by the lighting of the new of sharing is kept. DOWN 25 The fleece of an Angora goat or rabbit (6) 1 Torn 2 Nostalgia And when Holy Communion is fire and the Paschal Candle. One of the more incompre- 26 Unpin a modem like this, and all hell breaks loose! (11) 3 Easel 4 Basin 5 Lily received under both kinds, then Imagine, for a moment, what hensible rulings from the Con- 27 Morse code symbol (3) 7 Oaths 8 Great-niece symbolically we enter into would be lost if at the Easter gregation for Divine Worship 9 Opposed 13 Aver Christ’s sacrificial death for us, Vigil service we merely turned was that the practice of conse- DOWN 14 Through 16 Fisticuffs and, equally dramatically, ‘the on the radiators and lit the neon crating a single vessel of wine, 1 Legal nun to whom one is related by marriage? (6-2-3) 20 Neighbour sign of Communion is more lights. A candle also represents and then dividing it between 2 Vegetable often pickled and used in salads (8) 21 Catered 22 Elba complete, since... the Eucharis- hope, just as a dove represents several chalices before Com- 3 Spinney (5) 27 Oiled 29 Elder tic meal appears more clearly,’ peace. An object or gesture munion, was forbidden. Why? 4 Here, one may delay the advance of Public Transport 30 Libel 31 Yo-yo 32 Thus (General Instruction of the which is prosaic and earthly in Because the single vessel— (3,4) Roman Missal, n240). Doctrine itself can lift our minds and usually a jug—in which the 5 River that reaches the sea near Lisbon (5) and Drama are inextricably hearts to the ethereal and to the wine was consecrated, was not Last week’s winner was: 6 Beast (6) John Gowans, Kirkcaldy intertwined. The Mass is a sac- truly spiritual. a ‘chalice’ within the meaning 7 Devon river one might cross between certain points? (3) rificial meal. In the Eucharist the sharing of the rubric. This action of dis- 12 Fifty assert how to make security a priority (6,5) Bugnini links Communion of ‘one bread and one cup’ is tributing the Precious Blood 13 Maud's upset by a French author (5) under both kinds with the not essential to the doctrine of from a single vessel into sev- 14 Ornamental bush (5) recent fusion of the formerly the sacramental reception of eral, perfectly symbolised the 17 A grand (8) Scottish Catholic Observer: separate feasts of Corpus Christ under the appearance sharing from ‘the one cup,’ but 18 The dog is given thanks in a drape (7) Scotland’s only national Christi and of The Precious both of bread and of wine. Indi- tough—‘no you can’t’ unless of 19 Make an inroad into the priesthood (6) Catholic weekly newspaper Blood. He notes that ‘now that vidual and unbroken hosts, course you feel that the Holy 22 Fleshy fruit with a stone (5) printed by Trinity Mirror, Oldham. Communion under two kinds even if brought from the taber- Father’s ‘Liturgical emancipa- 23 Tempest (5) Registered at the Post Office (has) been restored’ then a sep- nacle, are not an inferior form tion’ covers this regulation as 24 Many work for the cleaner (3) as a newspaper. arate feast of the Precious of the Real Presence nor do well. 16 CHILDREN’S LITURGY THE SCO SUPPORTS THE YEAR OF FAITH SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday June 28 2013

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 St Maria De Mattias grew up in a song that dates back to the 1800s. Often it small town in Italy. She thought a lot is sung at Christmas time but there is a about how much God loved her. The version that changes the last line from ‘That Fourteenth Sunday of more she thought about it, the more Jesus Christ is born!’ to ‘That Jesus Christ excited she became and the more she is Lord!’ Ordinary Time—First knew she had to tell everyone about it G Once they have learned the refrain, let and she had to try to love other people them play their instruments and sing it Reading just as much as God loved her. Her loudly while parading around the room. I will send toward Jerusalem peace like a river. A reading excitement made other women realise Music to the song can be found on the from the book of the prophet Isaiah 66:10-14c. how much God loved them and they internet. joined St Maria and eventually she had G The lyrics are: “Go tell it on the If you love Jerusalem, be glad and a whole group of women helping her to mountain, over the hills and everywhere. celebrate. If you were in sorrow because of love and to help other people. Go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ Even though she has been dead for is Lord (or is born).” the city, you can now rejoice. She will nurse more than 143 years she still excites and comfort you, just like your own mother, women from all over the world to join Prayer until you are satisfied. And you will fully her. Those women are Catholic sisters Dear Jesus, thank you for loving me and for enjoy her wonderful glory. belonging to a community called the all of the great gifts you have given me! The Lord has promised: “I will flood Adorers of the Blood of Christ. You Please help me to show others how much Jerusalem with the wealth of nations and can find out more information about you love them too! In your name we pray. make the city prosper. Jerusalem will nurse St Maria and the Adorers at Amen. you at her breast, carry you in her arms, and http://www.adorers.org. hold you in her lap. I will comfort you there Responsorial Psalm like a mother comforting her child. Discussion 66:1-3ab, 6-7a, 16 and 20. “When you see this happen, you will I Wh at are some of the gifts God has (R) Let all the earth cry out to God with joy. celebrate. And your strength will return given you? (Parents, family, school, Tell everyone on this earth to shout praises faster than grass can sprout. Then everyone friends…) to God! Sing about His glorious name. will know the Lord is with you.” Reflection I How does it make you feel when you Honour Him with praises. Say to God, The Word of the Lord TODAY’S readings and psalm are all think about all of the good things God has “Everything you do is fearsome!” about being excited because our God is given you? (Happy, excited, thankful…) (R) Let all the earth cry out to God with joy. with us and because our life is so great I How would you tell everyone about how When God made the sea dry up, our people with God. No matter where we live, how good God is to us? walked across and because of Him, we much money we have or do not have, or I How could you show your thanks to God? celebrated there. The Children’s Liturgy page is published one the problems we face, we do have His mighty power rules forever. families and friends who love us. Activity (R) Let all the earth cry out to God with joy. week in advance to allow RE teachers and those We have a Church community to G Mate rials needed: Childrens’ musical All who worship God, come here and taking the Children’s Liturgy at weekly Masses to share our good times and our bad times. instruments (drums, bells, horns, and so on) listen; I will tell you everything God has Most importantly we have a God that and/or pots, pans, spoons, whatever you can done for me. use, if they wish, this page as an accompaniment loves us no matter what. Our God loves find to make a joyful noise. Let’s praise God! He listened when I to their teaching materials us so much that Jesus was sent to suffer G Teach the children the refrain to the song prayed and He is always kind. and die for us. That’s a lot of love. Go Tell It On the Mountain, an old spiritual (R) Let all the earth cry out to God with joy. Alleluia Colossians 3:15a, 16a. (R) Alleluia, alleluia. May the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, and the fullness of his message live within you. (R) Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel Your peace will rest upon that person. A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke 10:1-9. The Lord chose 72 other followers and sent them out two by two to every town and village where He was about to go to. He said to them: “A large crop is in the fields, but there are only a few workers. Ask the Lord in charge of the harvest to send out workers to bring it in. “Now go, but remember, I am sending you like lambs into a pack of wolves. Don’t take along a moneybag or a travelling bag or sandals. And don’t waste time greeting people on the road. As soon as you enter a home, say: ‘God bless this home with peace.’ If the people living there are peace-loving, your prayer for peace will bless them. But if they are not peace-loving, your prayer will return to you. “Stay with the same family, eating and drinking whatever they give you, because workers are worth what they earn. Don’t move around from house to house. “If the people of a town welcome you, eat whatever they offer you. Heal their sick and say, ‘God’s Kingdom will soon be here!’” The Gospel of the Lord Friday June 28 2013 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER THE SCO SUPPORTS THE YEAR OF FAITH CHURCH NOTICES 17 CHURCH&PUBLICNOTICES EXPERTSERVICES

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BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE COONEY FOXWORTHY 29th Anniversary Of your charity, please Remembering our beloved pray for the repose of the brother, John, died July 4, souls of our dear parents, 1984, aged 20, also our Bessie, who died on June dearest mum, Bunty, who 27, 2002, and Jack, who died April 4, 2007, and died on April 29, 1973. Dad, Jim, died September Also our sister, Anne, who 1, 1989. died November 8, 2010. , pray Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for them. for them. HUGHES DONOGHUE Inserted by the family. KINNAIRD 43rd Anniversary 11th Anniversary 14th Anniversary Please pray for the repose In loving memory of our In loving memory of my VENNARD Treasured memories of of the soul of Reverend dearest mother and GIBBONS beloved husband, George, Tommy, died suddenly on Father Martin Hughes grandmother, Kathleen In loving memory of Mary a dear father and holiday, Isle of Mull, May (Founder Parish Priest of Donoghue (sister of Rev. Gibbons, died July 1, grandfather, died June 29, 26, 2004, and whose 79th St Margaret Mary’s, Martin Hughes, P.P.), who 1986, and Isabel Gibbons, 1999; also remembering birthday occurs June 29. Castlemilk), who died July died peacefully on June died March 4, 2006. my dear sister, Leah, died Put your arms around him 6, 1970. 29, 2002; also Our Lady of Lourdes, pray February 22, 1999 and Lord, Most fondly remembered remembering our dear for them. son, Martin, died Novem- And when you see him by Bernadette, Margaret father and grandfather, Sadly missed. ber 7, 2009. smile, and family, Garnethill, Thomas Donoghue, who May they rest in peace. All the pain and grief is Tell him he is not forgotten, Glasgow. died on December 24, Inserted by Claire and over, But longed for all the while. 1992. R.I.P. COYNE Karen. Every restless tossing So deeply loved, so sadly Always in our thoughts and Of your charity, please passed, prayers. pray for the repose of the You are now at peace missed. MEMORIAM GLANCEY Our Lady of the Rosary, Inserted by Bernadette, soul of Francis Coyne, In loving memory of our forever, pray for him. Margaret and family. who died on June 29, dear mother, and nana, Safely home in Heaven St Joseph the Worker, pray 1999, aged 34 years, Catherine, who died on at last. for him. CAMPBELL beloved eldest son of John July 1, 1992; also our dear There is not a day goes by, Loving husband of 4th Anniversary and Helen and dear father, Henry, who died on George, Margaret, dad of Christine, In loving memory of our brother of Gerard, Martin December 26, 1964. Without your name being Kathleen, Thomas, beloved dad, Michael, who and the late John. On whose souls, sweet mentioned, Margaret and Andrew, died on June 30, 2009. Our Lady of Lourdes, pray Jesus, have mercy. You really are “unforget- father-in-law, grandad, R.I.P. for him. Our Lady of Lourdes, pray table.” great grandad, also faithful You’re in our hearts and for them. St Peter and St Paul, pray friend and messenger of thoughts, with many happy Gerard, Patricia, Joan, for him. Bill W. memories. DAISLEY Anne and Brian; Katie, From loving wife Jean, 277 Bilsland Drive, BEERS Angusina, Morag and 3rd Anniversary Martin and Geraldine. Stephen, Irene, son-in-law Glasgow. 48th Anniversary Rodina, South Uist. In loving memory of our Thomas and grandson In loving memory of my brother, Donnie, died July HENDERSON Conor. dear husband, and our CASHMORE 1, 2010. Also remembering 2nd Anniversary of Alistair RELIGIOUS MEMORIAM dear father, Hugh, who 21st Anniversary our dear parents, Agnes Stephen, who died sud- died on July 3, 1965. In loving memory of my and Wullie Gordon, our denly on July 1, 2011. MacARTHUR Requiescat in pace. dear aunt, Mary brothers, John and Pat Two years have passed First Anniversary of our Inserted by Mary, Cashmore, who died June Daisley, and our nieces since that terrible day you dear mum and gran, Katherine and James. 30, 1992; remembering Ginnete Daisley and Lynne were taken from us. You Annie, who died July 3, also my uncle, Joseph Thomson. are in our thoughts every 2012. Also our dear dad Cashmore, who died on Loved and missed so day and will be forever. and grandpa, Alexander, BOYLE February 23, 1995. much. For those who think of who died February 6, 21st Anniversary Our Lady of Lourdes, pray All their family. Alistair today, 1971, and our brother In loving memory of my for them. A little prayer to Jesus say. and uncle, Donnie, who beloved husband, Kevin, Susan. From Dad, Mum, Donna, died July 6, 2001. our dear father and grand- Kieran, granny Cathie and Sadly missed in every GALLAGHER father, who died June 29, CLARKE all the families at home way, 18th Anniversary 1992. R.I.P. 2nd Anniversary and away. Quietly remembered In loving memory of A frequent Mass, a daily Remembering with love every day. Reverend Father Daniel prayer, today and always, our LAPPIN Our Lady, Star of the Gallagher, Parish Priest of The purest token we can mum, Cecilia (Cela, née 19th Anniversary Sea, pray for them. St Gregory’s, Wyndford, spare, Donnachie), who died Treasured and loving Inserted by Anne Marie, died July 2, 1995. Whatever else we fail to June 28, 2011. memories of my dearly John and family. Requiescat in pace. do, You’re always close beside loved husband, dad and Annie. We never fail to pray for us, granddad, James, who died June 28, 1994. you. In everything we do, McCANDLISH DONNELLY Our Lady of Lourdes, pray Inserted by his loving wife You were our greatest 3rd Anniversary of Arthur 19th Anniversary for him. Eileen and family. treasure, who died on July 1, 2010. In loving memory of our St Anthony, pray for him. God’s gift to us was you. The memories of Arthur dear mother, Margaret, Inserted by his loving wife Requiescat in Pace. are cherished by us all, who died on July 2, 1994, Ann and family. CAMPBELL Your loving family. The joy he brought will also our father, Willie, 1st Anniversary help us, died December 2, 1995. Please pray for the repose CLEMENT Even when we fall. To place an The years are slowly of the soul of our dear 19th Anniversary Our thoughts are filled with passing, brother, Dan, who passed In loving memory of my special times, But in our hearts you away on June 26, 2012. dear husband, and father, Laughter, joy and tears, intimation stay, R.I.P. John, who died June 28, Our lives were blessed in Along with all the Sadly missed. 1994. every way, Call: 0141 memories, Our Lady of the Isles, pray Sacred Heart of Jesus, Throughout those Time cannot take away. for him. grant him eternal rest. wonderful years. 241 6106 St Anthony, pray for them. Angus, Donalda and Inserted by his loving wife Inserted by his wife Loving family Billy, Liz and Lorraine. Bryde and family. Frances and the family. family. Friday June 28 2013 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER THE SCO SUPPORTS THE YEAR OF FAITH FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 19

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McGLYNN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DEAR HEART OF JESUS Treasured memories of our Dear Heart of Jesus in the dear father, James, who past I have asked you for MONK many favours, this time I died on June 30, 1977, Anne, Sorcha, Ciorstaidh, ask you for this special and our dear mother, Katie and family would like one (mention favour), take Agnes, who died October to thank everyone for their it Dear Heart of Jesus, and 30, 1998. kindness, support and place it within Your broken On whose souls, sweet prayers following the very heart where your Father Jesus, have mercy. sad loss of Angus. Thanks sees it, then in his merciful Inserted by the family. to all who travelled from eyes it will become Your near and far to pay their McLUSKIE, Ian MOONEY MURRAY favour, not mine. Amen. MacINNES In loving memory of my 24th Anniversary In loving memory of Sarah respects. 7th Anniversary Say for three days, publi- dear husband, father and Of your charity, please Murray, whose eighteenth In loving memory of my cation promised. - S.D. gramps, who died on June pray for the repose of the anniversary falls on June THANKSGIVING dearly beloved husband, 30, 2004. soul of Peter, loving 30, beloved wife, mother John, a loving dad and O DEAR ST JOSEPH OF We are so thankful that we husband of the late Helen, and grandmother. DEAR HEART OF JESUS grandad, who died on Dear Heart of Jesus in the CUPERTINO, who, by knew and loved him, he loving father, grandad and Eternal rest grant unto her, June 30, 2006; also past I have asked you for your prayers, did seek lives on in our hearts. great-grandad of the O Lord. many favours, this time I from God that you should remembering our dear Sacred Heart of Jesus, family, who died July 1, daughter and sister, ask you for this special be asked at your examina- pray for him. 1989. O’DONNELL one (mention favour), take tions the only propositions Janette, who died May 9, God Bless and keep you in We think of you in silence, In loving memory of our it Dear Heart of Jesus, and you knew, pray that I too, 1985. His care. We make no outward dear mum and gran, place it within Your broken like you, may succeed in Fois shiorruidh thoir Inserted by his loving wife show, Grace, who died on July 4, heart where your Father the examination for which I dhaibh, O Thighearna, Helen and family. But what it meant to lose 2006 and our dad, James, Agus solus nach dibir sees it, then in his merciful am preparing. In return I you, who died March 27, 1999. will make you known and dearrsadh orra. No one will ever know, You are always in our hearts. eyes it will become Your MacNEIL favour, not mine. Amen. cause you to be invoked; Gun robh am fois ann an 6th Anniversary Time changes many Loved and remembered Say for three days, publi- publication promised. sith. Amen. In loving memory of our things, every day. cation promised. Sincere Our Lady of the Isles, pray dear uncle, Donald Patrick, But one thing changes St Anthony, pray for them. thanks to Our Blessed POWERFUL NOVENA for them. who died July 6, 2007. never, Sadly missed by Marie and Lady, St Teresa and St Of Childlike Confidence Inserted by Angusina and Fois shiorruidh thoir dha a The memory of those Amy. family. Anthony. (This novena is to be said thighearna. happy days, at the same time, every From all the family, When we were all O’NEILL THANKS to all saints, hour, for nine consecutive Ardveenish, Barra. together. In loving memory of my hours – just one day). O Sweet Sacred Heart of dear wife, mother and especially Saints Anthony, Martin, Clare and Francis Jesus, who hast said, ask MacPHEE Jesus, we place all our grandmother, Helen, who for helping me and my and you shall receive, In loving memory of a dear trust in You. died July 1, 1989; also family. Still praying. – seek and you shall find, wife and mother, Lena, Inserted by his loving remembering my father, A.M.C.M. knock and it shall be who died June 9, 1997. family. Henry, and my mother, opened to you, through the Also a dear daughter and Gertrude, and brothers, intercession of Mary, Thy sister, Michelle, who died MOUNT Brian and Jim. DEAR HEART OF JESUS Dear Heart of Jesus in the Most Holy Mother, I knock, June 21, 2011. In loving memory of our Eternal rest grant unto past I have asked you for I seek, I ask that my prayer Happy memories kept for- beloved daughter and sis- them, O Lord, be granted (make your ter, Kathleen, whom God And let perpetual light many favours, this time I McINTYRE ever, request). O Jesus, who called home on June 29, shine upon them. ask you for this special In loving memory of Hugh, Of a day when we were all hast said, all that you ask 1976, aged 10 years. May they rest in peace. one (mention favour), take born June 27, 1924, in together, of the Father in My name, A life well lived is a pre- Inserted by Bill and family. it Dear Heart of Jesus, and Anderston, Glasgow and Each of us in our own way, He will grant you through cious gift of hope and place it within Your broken died December 20, 1995 in Have special thoughts of the intercession of Mary, strength and grace, heart where your Father Sousse, Tunisia. you every day. SINCLAIR Thy Most Holy Mother, I May they rest in peace. From someone who has 12th Anniversary sees it, then in his merciful Hail Queen of Heaven, the eyes it will become Your humbly and urgently ask Sammy Murdo and made our world a brighter, In loving memory of our Thy Father, in Thy name, Ocean Star, pray for him. favour, not mine. Amen. Samantha. better place, dear mother, mother-in-law that my prayer be granted Loved and missed by all. Say for three days, publi- It’s filled with moments and grandmother, Jane (make your request). O Requiescat in Pace. cation promised. – H.C. sweet and sad with smiles (Nindack), who died July 2, Jesus, who hast said, and sometimes tears, 2001. Heaven and Earth shall McLAUGHLIN BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, With friendships formed Fois shiorraidh thoir dhith, pass away but My word In loving memory of our you who can find a way and good times shared, a Thighearna, shall not pass, through the dear father and grandfa- when there is no way, And laughter through the Agus solas nach dibir intercession of Mary, Thy ther, Charles, who died on please help me, Repeat years. dearrsadh oirre, Most Holy Mother, I feel July 2, 1990. six times. Publication Sleep in heavenly peace Gu’n robh a fois ann an confident that my prayer Our Lady, Queen of the promised. – H.C. Kathleen. sìth. shall be granted (make Holy Rosary, pray for him. Saints Peter, Paul and Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Inserted by his loving your request); publication Maria Goretti, pray for her. pray for her. O DEAR ST JOSEPH OF promised. family. From Ma and all the family. Inserted by her loving CUPERTINO, who, by MALLOCH family at home and away. your prayers, did seek To place a MacLEAN 5th Anniversary of my Ours is just a simple from God that you should 19th Anniversary dearly beloved husband, DEADLINE prayer, be asked at your examina- Family In loving memory of our Danny, devoted dad, Keep our gran in Your care. tion the only propositions dear mother and grand- for grandpa and great- From all the grandchildren. you knew, pray that I too, A n n o u n c e m e n t : mother, Katie, who died grandpa, who died June like you, may succeed in intimations June 30, 1994. 30, 2008. TURBET the examination for which I 0141 When thoughts go back as Sadly missed by all. is Monday In loving memory of our am preparing. In return I they often do, Our Lady of Lourdes, pray dear parents and grand- will make you known and 241 6106 We treasure the memories for him. 5pm prior to parents, Patrick Turbet, cause you to be invoked; we have of you. Always in my thoughts, died July 3, 1982, and Eliz- publication promised. – E.G. Email: Inserted by Mary Margaret, Marie. publication abeth Gilroy Turbet, died Archie and family. God bless dad, June 28, 1999. NOVENA TO ST CLARE intimations@ Our Lady of the Isles, pray Thomas, Frank, Joe, Iain, date. Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Say nine Hail Mary’s for for her. Marie Therese, Barny and pray for them. nine days with a lighted sconews.co.uk Inserted by Lachie, Anna Gerry. Inserted by their loving candle; publication prom- and Donnie. 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ITH Pope Pius XI we enclave, yet with full sovereignty. have come—in this Never again would the Church be series—to one of the beholden to a state, or would it be most neglected entangled with ruling a secular king- of the 20th century. dom. The treaty also stipulated that the Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti’s rel- Holy See would become permanently ative obscurity is certainly not neutral: Papal interventions would deserved.W His Papacy, which began in come as shepherd of the Catholic flock 1922 and lasted until 1939, took place and not as head of state. That was to against the background of a gathering stand his successor in good stead in the storm. Modernism was being overtaken dark days of the Second World War. by the new ideologies of the far left and Pope Pius put his trust in concordats far right as the main challenge to the to ensure the freedom of conscience of Church in Europe, and the financial col- Catholics all over the world. Indeed, lapse, which followed the Wall Street such was his trust in the legal frame- Crash of 1929, brought numerous new work that he even signed a concordat social and economic challenges. with Nazi Germany in 1933. This was There can be little doubt that Pope accompanied by a strong engagement Pius XI’s Papacy was a period of deep with the Catholic laity, which was anxiety and fear. Yet in Ratti, the Church encouraged to become active on social, had received a redoubtable figure, a man economic and political levels like never more than able to equip the Church with before. It was an engagement with the tools for battle. Ratti was the first the secular world that had not been seen truly middle-class Pope. He was born in since the immediate aftermath of Milan to a father who was a factory the Reformation. owner, was precociously intelligent, and All over the world Catholic political shone at the seminary and at the Grego- parties, Catholic sports clubs, Catholic rian University in Rome, which he left theatre groups, Catholic welfare organ- with three doctorates. isations and Catholic youth movements He seemed destined for an academic sprang up or received support in a way career, teaching for six years at the semi- they had not experienced since the ten- nary in Padua, from where he left to tative first experiments under Pope Leo become librarian at the prestigious Bib- XIII. These created a Catholic group liotheca Ambrosiana in Milan, where he identity which was vital to support the worked between 1888 and 1911. There he Church when repression began to bite, used his great palaeographic skills to pub- as it did in Germany or Italy. lish a new edition of the Ambrosian Missal, the bedrock of Milan’s own dis- hen one examines Pope Pius’ tinct Liturgical tradition. In 1907 he was encyclicals, his concerns are appointed chief librarian, and by that time very clear. Marriage, even then he had built a considerable reputation as perceivedW to be under threat, Catholic the main scholar of St Charles Borromeo. education, the social order, the education Ratti was no arm-chair scholar, how- of the priesthood and the missions, and a ever. He was a keen mountaineer, in an strengthening of devotional culture by age when that sport was still being emphasising the Rosary, the Sacred Heart developed, and conquered the Matter- and Christ the King all featured heavily. horn, Mont Blanc and Monte Rosa. In Yet with the benefit of hindsight we this respect, as well as in his subsequent can see that his most important con- concern for social justice and freedom cerns were political. His condemnation for individual Catholics and their fami- of Communism, of anti-clericalism in lies to live their Faith, Ratti resembles Mexico and and his thorough Blessed Pope John Paul II, or, I should denunciation of Fascism and Nazism in, say, Blessed Pope John Paul II resem- amongst others, the encyclicals Mit bled Pope Pius XI. Brennender Sorge and Divine Redemp- toris show that Pope Pius understood n 1911, summoned him that the world was turning to either neo- to become the vice-prefect of the Paganism or materialism as the solution Vatican Library. There he once again to its ills. He provided a clear alterna- Iflourished, and in his bookish, academic and the newly-minted Archbishop Ratti belong to, and Polish priests were cam- ing from the balcony of St Peter’s, in tive to these: the Peace of Christ in His persona, Ratti resembled Pope Emeritus set out to change things. The Vatican paigning hard. The German Church was abeyance ever since the Italians had Kingdom, celebrated by the Feast of Benedict XVI. So far, he had had no was the first power to recognise Polish not amused, and saw Ratti’s neutrality conquered Rome in 1871. Pope Pius Christ the King. experience of parish or diocesan life, independence and Ratti provided firm as taking sides. At the same time, Poles realised that two issues were central to ‘Listen,’Pope Pius was saying, ‘there and one may suspect that Fr Ratti was spiritual support as the German, Aus- were disturbed by Ratti’s continued con- the Church: the reclaiming of a measure is something better than this.’ It was his becoming the proverbial Curia insider. trian and Russian parts of Poland fused tacts with the Russians. Pope Benedict of sovereignty and the legal protection great misfortune that not enough were This was soon to change: in 1918, Pope together to form a new republic. He was XV held out for a long time, but was of Catholics around the world so that listening, that the slide to a new war, Benedict XV appointed him Apostolic also firm in his backing of their battle finally forced to capitulate: Ratti was they could live out their Faith, and edu- already predicted by Pope Benedict XV Visitor to Poland. Ratti arrived in a very against the Soviets, which culminated expelled from Poland in October 1921. cate their children in the Faith. in 1917, was unstoppable. Through the troubled region, where the Faith had in the Miracle on the Vistula, in August The grateful Pope Benedict made He set about to achieve both. For the deep engagement with the political been under severe pressure. 1920. Ratti had been the only diplomat him a cardinal and elected him as Arch- first problem he found an unlikely ally world and through the creation of a Although the Central Powers of Ger- to remain in Warsaw, assisting the Pol- bishop of Milan, undoubtedly influ- in the Fascist dictator of Italy, Benito and environment in many and Austria-Hungary had resur- ish Church as it prayed for deliverance. enced by Ratti’s reputation as an Mussolini. Mussolini understood that many countries, Pope Pius XI had left rected Poland by carving it from the A new Poland had been born, the Ambrosian scholar. For a brief year, the for his regime to be safe, he would have the Church in a good enough position to collapsed Russian Empire, it was still Poland where a young Karol Wojtyla scholar-diplomat managed to gain to do a deal with the Church. The for- fight back. Yet his main legacy is that he dominated by them. A Papal represen- would grow up in and where the Church experience of pastoral work and of rul- mer Socialist and inveterate hater of the understood that the Church was not tative was not necessarily welcome, was now firmly planted in people’s ing a diocese. Then, after a very diffi- clergy—whom he referred to as black there to play secular politics: as his either by the occupying powers or by hearts. However, the political establish- cult consistory which lasted five days, vermin—realised better than his demo- encyclicals make abundantly clear, Pope the Poles themselves. There were deep ment was less happy. Ratti had been Ratti was elected Pope upon the death cratic counterparts that the Church had Pius taught the world that over and memories of the denunciation of Polish scrupulously neutral during the of Pope Benedict XV. a huge hold on Italians. In 1929, the two against Communism, Fascism, Nazism, uprisings against Czarist rule by a suc- plebiscite in Silesia, where Poles and men ratified the . Nationalism and Capitalism there stood cession of 19th-century Popes, a feel- Germans intermingled. The League of ith Pope Pius XI things were Pope Pius’ great diplomatic skills had the Kingdom of God, the Peace of ing of betrayal by the Vatican. Nations had determined that a popular going to be different. He accomplished a real triumph. Instead of Christ. It was to sustain many in the Between them, Pope Benedict XV vote would decide where Silesia would Wrevived the Urbi et Orbi bless- a large territory, the Vatican was a tiny storm that broke as Pope Pius died. 22 CELEBRATING LIFE THE SCO SUPPORTS THE YEAR OF FAITH SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER Friday June 28 2013 Celebrating Life Do you have a special occasion from your parish or a celebration at your school that you wish to share with the SCO? If so, e-mail Dan McGinty: [email protected]

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SUN 30 JUNE LIVE PAPAL AUDIENCE 9AM 1PM THE FOURTH RUPTURE: A PATH LIVE DAILY MASS TOWARDS RECONCILIATION 9PM 1 11AM SANCTITY WITHIN REACH: ANGELUS LIVE FROM THE VATI- CAN THURS 4 JULY 1PM 1PM The summer celebrations of children’s LIVE SUNDAY MASS First Holy Communions continued in dio- LIVE DAILY MASS ceses across Scotland as parishes wel- 2.30PM 8PM comed their young people to receive the CATHOLICISM EWTN LIVE Blessed Sacrament for the first time. 6PM 9PM THE WORLD OVER LIVE SANCTITY WITHIN REACH: In Winchburgh (1) parish priest of St Philomena’s Fr Scott Deeley welcomed 8PM PIER GIORGIO FRASSATI ST OLIVER PLUNKETT—A First Communicants Orla, Kirsten, Kyle, FRI 5 JULY JOURNEY TO SAINTHOOD Alex, Aliesha and Aaron as they enjoyed 1PM their special day, taking the next step in 10PM LIVE DAILY MASS their Faith. The children, from Holy VATICANO 7PM Family Primary School, Winchburgh, had 11PM FORGOTTEN HERITAGE: worked hard for many weeks in LIVE BENEDICTION preparation for the sacrament EUROPE AND HER SAINTS MON 1 JULY PIC: YVONNE FROM TEMPEST 8PM 1PM PHOTOGRAPHY LIVE THE WORLD OVER LIVE DAILY MASS St Anne’s in Carnoustie (2) was bathed in 8.30PM 9PM SANCTITY WITHIN REACH: glorious sunshine as children from the NEW SERIES DOOR OF FAITH parishes of St Anne’s and St Bride’s in PIER GIORGIO FRASSATI 9PM Monifieth, gathered together to make POPE PIUS XII SAT 6 JULY their First Communion. The children took TUES 2 JULY 1PM 2 advantage of the great weather as they 1PM LIVE DAILY MASS took part in celebrations outside the Church after Mass, making sure they LIVE DAILY MASS 7PM ROAD OF HOPE: THE SPIRITUAL took time to get a group photograph with 8PM parish priest Fr Kevin Golden. THE JOURNEY HOME, JOURNEY OF CARDINAL VAN PIC: EDDIE MAHONEY 9PM NGUYEN THUAN POPE PIUS XII 9PM Staff and pupils of St Benedict’s Primary WED 3 JULY ENRIQUE SHAW: A LIFE, A School in Easterhouse (3) celebrated 9.30AM TESTIMONY together as they held a Thanksgiving Mass for the First Holy Communions made in the area throughout the month of May. The children were joined by head LAY READERS’ GUIDE teacher of St Benedict’s, Miss McGovern and staff from throughout the school and by Fr John Breslin the group are pictured here with Fr Brian McGraw SBD, who celebrated Mass.

Children of St Mary's Church in Fort SUNDAY JUNE 30 William (4) were surrounded by family Sunday 13C. 1 Kings 19:16-1.19:21. Response: O and friends as they made their First Holy Lord, it is you who are my portion. Galatians 5:1.13- Communions. After Mass they were 18. Luke 9:51-62. brought up onto the altar by Fr Donald MacKinnion, and posed with him as they MONDAY 3 proudly showed of their First Commuion Genesis 18:16-33. Response: The Lord is certificates. compassion and love. Matthew 8:18-22. PIC: ANTHONY MacMILLAN TUESDAY Genesis 19:15-29. Response: Your love, O Lord, 4 is before my eyes. Matthew 2:23-27. WEDNESDAY Feast of St Thomas. Ephesians 2:19-22. Response: Go out to the whole world, proclaim the Good News. John 20:24-29. THURSDAY Genesis 22:1-19. 15-16. Response: I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living. Matthew 9:1-8. FRIDAY Genesis 23:1-4. 19; 24:1-8. 62-67 Response: O give thanks to the Lord for he is good. Matthew 9:9-13. 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IDH cuid agaibh eòlach air mar an sagart a bha a’ sgitheadh air an uisge agus a’ cluich na pìob aig an aon àm. Tha iomadh tàlant aig Seonaidh Eaird- sidh Mac Ille Mhaoil. Dh’innse mi dhuibh na bu thràithe am bliadhna gu bheil dà neach-labhairt Gàidhlig a-nis aig SCIAF agus an Bdithis san dreuchd seo gu saor-thoileach. Fhuair sinn eachdraidh agus beachdan Rosemary Nic a’Bhàird mar-thà. Dh’fhaodte gun cuala sibh Seonaidh Eairdsidh air BBC Radio nan Gaidheal a’ libhrigeadh ‘Smuain na Maidne’ mun obair aig SCIAF aig àm a’ Charghais. Rugadh agus thogadh e ann an Uibhist a Deas agus às dèidh dha a bhith ann an Àrd-sgoil Bhlairs ann an Obar Dheathain chaidh e gu colaiste Caitligeach na Diadhachd ann an Valladolid san Spàinn. Bha e airson sluagh ghairm a’ chlann-cin- nidh aige a leantainn air a bheil: Miseris Succur- rere Disco—Tha mi ag ionnsachadh gus iadsan nach eil cho fortanach a chuideachadh. Bha e an uair sin na shagart ann an Dùn Omhainn, Dalabrog, Eirisgeidh agus Obar Dheathain. Ach phòs e agus b’ fheudar dha an sagartachd fhàgail. Airson greis bha e ag obair le pròiseact taigheadais Arc ann an Inbhir Nis mus deach e air ais dhan oilthigh air cùrsa obair shòisealta. Bha e an uair sin ag obair mar fhear- taic sòisealta ann am Fiobha a’ toirt comhairle do theaghlaichean. Rinn e cuideachd trèanadh gus daoine aig an robh trioblaidean dibhe a chuideachadh agus fhuair e teisteanas mar oifigear slàinte-inntinn. Bha e ag obair ann am prìosan Shotts ach a-nis tha e fhèin a’ trèanadh dhaoine Ann am Beurla (In English) eile. Bidh e fhathast a’ searmonachadh uair sa mhìos ann an Eaglais nam Manach Liath an Dùn Èideann a bhuinneas do dh’Eaglais na h-Alba. HE IS known as the priest who was able in Inverness he studied social work at Stirling to water-ski and play the pipes at the University and subsequently worked as a sup- huir mi a’ cheist air carson a bha e ag iar- same time: Fr John Archie MacMillan port worker for families in Fife. He received raidh a dhol an sàs ann an obair SCIAF. (above then and left now). Together additional training to help people with alcohol Thuirt e gun robh meas mòr aige air bheachd gum bu choir do chuid barrachd spèis a with Rosemary Ward he now is a Gaelic problems and gained a qualification as a men- dùthchanan agus sluaghan eile. Bha e air smaoin- thoirt dhan a’chobhar a tha SCIAF a’toirt seachad, spokesperson for SCIAF. Both of them tal health officer. After working at Shotts C prison for a while he now trains others. Once teachdain a dhol a dh’Afraga roimhe seo gus seach cus dragh a ghabhail mu dhèidhinn seasamh do the job on a voluntary basis. daoine eile a chuideachadh an sin. Chuir e ris gun na buidhne air diofar chuspairean a dh’fhaodadh a John Archie was born and brought up in a month he preaches at the Gaelic service at robh e a’ cur dragh air cho furasta agus a tha e pìob bhith connspaideach. South Uist and went to Blairs College in Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh. ola a chur sìos anns na dùthchanan bochda, ach Tha Seonaidh Eairdsidh cuideachd a’ creidsinn Aberdeen before going on to study religion John Archie says he has great appreciation cho doirbh agus a tha e pìob uisge a chur ann. Tha gu bheil eacumanagachd cudromach. Bha e and philosophy in Valladolid in Spain. He for other countries and people and has e cuideachd a’ faireachdain gu bheil caitheamh toilichte a chluinntinn nach e Caitligich a-mhàin a wanted to follow his clan's motto: Miseris thought about going to Africa to do volun- beatha san taobh siar nach eil an còmhnaidh frea- bheir taic dhaibh, ach daoine bho iomadach crei- Succurrere Disco—I learn to succour the tary work there before. It worries him how garrach le cus biadh agus cus entertainment. deamh. A-rèir na buidhne is iad a’bhuidheann cob- unfortunate. He then served as a priest in easy it seems to put down an oil pipe in the Às dèidh dha trèanadh fhaighinn air obair har eadar-nàiseanta as motha a th’ ann an Alba. Dunoon, Daliburgh, Eriskay and Aberdeen. third world but how difficult it can be to SCIAF thuirt e nach robh for aige dè cho mòr agus Sin e bhuamsa às a’ Choingheal. Gus an àth- John Archie got married though and had to install a water pipe. After receiving training cho farsaing ‘s a bha an obair aca. Chuir e ris gun mhìos: Beannachd Leibh. leave the priesthood. with SCIAF he said he had no idea how big robh e duilich dha a thuigsinn mar a bha creideamh After working with the Arc housing project and far-reaching their work was. a’ cur crìoch air rudan aig ammanan. Tha e dhen I [email protected] Sound bytes shed light on God, contemplation and faith

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