Lord, Let Glasgow Flourish by the preaching of Thy Word and the praising of Thy Name
JULY 2015 JOURNAL OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GLASGOW 70p Joie de vivre! A SPIRIT of joy filled St Andrew’s Cathedral as children and young people with additional support needs joined Archbishop Philip Tartaglia for Mass. The theme ‘Rejoice’ reflected the Gospel passage of Mary’s visit to her cousin Elizabeth – whose child in her womb leapt for joy. The Archbishop spoke of the gifts of life and love and the great joy which the births of John the Baptist and Jesus brought to the world. He encouraged the young people to rejoice and reflect that joy in caring for others and looking after the world. Glasgow Lord Provost Sadie Docherty joined in the celebrations. Picture by Paul McSherry Green light Caritas Glasgow to get signals quest Award another bishop for auxiliary Pope Francis has agreed diocesan bishop’s closest col - with Bishop Joseph Devine the green light to his request, By Vincent Toal laborator, he is expected to be who moved to Motherwell in Archbishop Tartaglia has in - to provide an auxiliary involved in all pastoral proj - 1983. Bishop John Mone then vited people to write to him by bishop for the Arch- an auxiliary following his ects, decisions and diocesan served as auxiliary for four 15 August with preferred pages diocese of Glasgow fol - health scare at the beginning initiatives. years before his appointment names. lowing a request from of the year. With Glasgow embarked on to Paisley in 1988. He will then make a formal 6,7,10,11 Archbishop Philip In an ad clerum letter, sent a wide-ranging review of Although usually chosen submission to the Apostolic out this week, he stated: “I am parish pastoral provision, the from among the diocesan Nuncio who conducts a Tartaglia. pleased to advise you that easy exchange of ideas and clergy, Fr Thomas Winning canonical enquiry on the suit - Names of candidates will be Pope Francis has consented to opinions which having an was a Motherwell priest when ability of the candidates pro - End of submitted to the Apostolic my request for the nomination auxiliary bishop offers is ex - appointed auxiliary in posed by the Archbishop and Nuncio, Archbishop Antonio of an auxiliary Bishop for the pected to benefit this process. Glasgow in 1971, becoming others. Mennini, by the end of the Archdiocese of Glasgow to Also, the number of Archbishop in 1974. Meanwhile, the appoint - era summer. assist me in the pastoral care Confirmations will increase Shortly before his death in ment of a new bishop for After necessary enquiries, and governance of the diocese from 2017 onwards as the 2001, Cardinal Winning an - Argyll and the Isles is ex - the Nuncio will recommend and with the celebration of the change to the age for reception nounced his hope to have a pected to be announced three names to Rome with a Sacrament of Confirmation of the sacrament takes effect. new auxiliary appointed. Al- around September. The dio - nomination expected around for our young people.” Glasgow has not had an though he had submitted his cese has been vacant for over Easter. Auxiliary bishops are a fea - auxiliary since Bishop Charles nominations, the process was a year. Archbishop Tartaglia, who ture of larger, more densely Renfrew died in 1992. He had abandoned. turns 65 in January, requested populated dioceses. As the been appointed in 1977 along With Pope Francis giving I Parish provision – page 2
Many things have to change course, but it is we human beings page 4 above all who need to change. We lack an awareness of our common origin, of our mutual belonging, and of a future to be Also: shared with everyone. A great cultural, spiritual and educational Parish jubilee p3 challenge stands before us, and it will demand that we set New movements p5 out on the long path of renewal. (Laudato Si’ 202) Pilgrimages p13 Pope Francis’ encyclical – pages 3, 8, 9 Obituaries p15 2 NEWS JULY 2015 • FLOURISH Forty hAorcuhbriss hop ’s Parish provision into the future adoration JULY 2015 I have been reflecting ning process. therefore, a project of diary on how to carry for - At the most recent ARCHBISHOP PHILIP TARTAGLIA possible parish cluster - Tuesday 21st to Friday 24th: ward the process of Council of Priests (11 gives an update on discussions ings will be offered for Archdiocesan Pilgrimage planning for future June), I asked the Council’s concerning parish provision in the consideration. parish provision. advice on how to envisage Evangelisation remains to Lourdes and articulate a next phase our one and only mission. I admit that I have not Archdiocese of Glasgow Sunday 26th: Mass for the of the process. The spirit of the age is in - found this reflection simple It was noted from the imical to evangelisation but Permanent Diaconate or easy. But I would like to deanery responses to the paradoxically also calls for Summer School, St share with you my thoughts preliminary phase that, Bearing this in mind, I from wherever to provide it. on where I think we are. while there was a general now see the planning pastoral care of the parish These are undoubtedly Ninian’s Institute, The preliminary phase of consensus that something process moving according communities which we testing times for the Dundee this process can be consid - needed to be done to pre - to the following strategy: have; Church. In these circum - ered completed. pare for the future, there • Solving issues of parish • Proposing to parishes and stances, we need always to This was successful in was little appetite for a de - provision that require at - deaneries the method of look with the eyes of faith highlighting the challenge tailed plan of parish merg - tention in the short term clustering as a new step to Jesus who tells us that Forty that faces us to make our ers or closures based on our according to the disposi - towards preparing for fu - we must not be afraid and parish communities sus - current deanery configura - tions of Canon Law; ture new communities – who calls us to trust in him. hours tainable into the future and tions. • Finding suitable priests as soon as possible, adoration in initiating a diocesan con - So, instead of a deanery- versation about the issues based approach, it was sug - involved. gested to the Council of VISIBLE FAITH: Archbishop Tartaglia leads the Corpus Christi procession through Glasgow’s West Sunday 12th July These issues can be sum - Priests that an approach End on Sunday 7 June Our Lady & St Mark’s, marised in five questions: based on clustering Picture by Robert Wilson • Where are the people? parishes may be more real - Alexandria • How many parishes do istic and may bear better re - Sunday 19th we need? sults. The Council of • How many churches can St Joseph’s, Helensburgh Priests gave a general wel - we support? come to that proposal. Sunday 26th • How many priests and However, everyone was St Alphonsus, Calton deacons will there be? aware that the mere pro - • What kind of communi - posal to cluster parishes St Kessog, Balloch ties do we want? will not solve our immedi - These questions must ate problems, and results and will continue to inform from clustering will not future phases of our plan - materialise for some years.
Together, we can help everyone make the most of later life. Ogilvie play’s summer curtain call
BY popular demand, The AGAP has been housed in the Martyrdom of John parish with rehearsals taking Ogilvie will be performed place in the hall,” Stephen pointed out. again, this month. “One day, AGAP might For those in Glasgow who have a hall of its own but until missed the play earlier in the then, we are grateful for the Age Scotland helps fund,fund, developdevelop and mentormentor locallocal groupsgroups and projects,proojecjects, year, they can catch a per - hospitality of St Michael’s.” formance at St Michael’s, After the mini summer run, creatingcreating places and activitiesactivities that bring people together as a community. Parkhead, on Thursday 16 thoughts will turn to AGAP’s July at 7.30pm. next project in the autumn. WeWe createcreate vital,vital, freefree informationinformation to help older people makemake informedinformed On Saturday 18, the play Hugh Welsh, who plays choices in their lives,lives, and wewe also provideprovide opportunities forfor older people heads for St Thomas’, Keith, Robert Heygate in the Ogilvie to challenge disadvantagedisadvantage and unfairnessunfairness - ensuring that their ideas forfor a the area where St John Ogilvie Stephen Callaghan plays play, said: “Stephen is not giv - betterbetter Scotland reachreach the ears of those who need to hear them. was born. John Ogilvie ing away too much at this Stephen Callaghan, script - stage, but he hinted that it is a However,However, almost half of our workwork wouldwould not be possible without people writer and director of the more modern story tapping rememberingremembering Age Scotland with gifts in their wills. AfterAfter youyou havehave takentaken Arch diocese of Glasgow Arts Bernadette McCluskey, into issues affecting the carecare of youryour lovedloved ones, if youyou areare able to - please consider rememberingremembering Project (AGAP), said: “We who plays Lady Rachel Church within a fictional had good feedback from our Spottiswoode, wife of the parish situation.” Age Scotland in youryour will. TogetherTogether wewe cancan help everyoneeveryone in Scotland lovelove earlier performances and I was Episcopal archbishop of He added: “There is a great laterlater life.life. pleasantly surprised to be con - Glasgow, said: “We have atmosphere with this produc - tacted by other parishes who come to know Father Ogilvie tion team. We have pension - FindFind out moremore about what wewe do at: www.agescotland.org.uk wanted to host the play. very well and although it was ers, students and office “It has a cast and crew of 22 not part of our original itiner - workers, and most of them Age Scotland and, although it meant rear - ary, when the people of Keith have had no prior experience DepartmentDepartment F ranging commitments, all de - asked us to perform there, we of working in the theatre. CausewaysideCausewayside House 160 CausewaysideCausewayside cided they would like to do were happy to re-arrange our “There is something for EdinburghEdinburgh these two last performances personal schedules.” anyone who is interested in EH9 1PR before moving on to their next The Glasgow performance joining – from a small or large project.” in Parkhead is very much a acting part, to helping with the Age Scotland, part of the Age Network, is an independent charity dedicated to improving the later lives of everyone on the ageing journey,journey, within a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in Scotland. Registration Number: 153343 Charity Number: SC010100 Some are particularly ex - home event. costumes or in the technical 5HJLVWHUHG2I¿FH &DXVHZD\VLGH+RXVH&DXVHZD\VLGH(GLQEXUJK(+ 35 cited about going to Keith. “For the past six years, area.” FLOURISH • JULY 2015 NEWS 3 Praise for Pope’s much-needed ecology encyclical Archbishop Tartaglia has the Pope states. mental relationships of the logical conversion’ which will Based firmly on Catholic given a warm welcome to Archbishop Tartaglia de - person – with God, with one’s change attitudes and policies tradition, and relying upon in - Pope Francis’ new social scribed the wide-ranging in - self, with other human beings, and action with regard to the sights from other religions, encyclical Laudato Si’ , on struction as a “timely and and with the creation. intimate relationship between from philosophy and environ - the care of God’s creation profound response to what is In this vision, the Pope is the poor and the fragility of mental science, Laudato Si’ is increasingly seen as an im - able to address key environ - the planet, with regard to the seen as a major step forward and stewardship of the mensely pressing concern and mental themes like pollution inter-connectedness of every - in confronting threats to world’s resources. unavoidable moral imperative and climate change, the loss of thing in the world, with regard human and environmental The extensive letter puts to care justly and effectively biodiversity, global inequality to technology and economics ecology while challenging the care for the planet and envi - for our natural environment and the decline in the quality and progress. politics of self-interest and ronment in a moral context. which is shared by human be - of human life. “The Pope wants a forth - economics of greed. “For human being to de - ings and by all the creatures of “Pope Francis puts our right and honest debate, not Archbishop Tartaglia said: stroy the biological diversity the earth.” moral responsibility for the just on individual environ - “I encourage everyone to read by causing changes in its cli - Pope Francis, he said, pro - creation at the centre of our re - mental policies, but on an in - it, discuss it and – where it mate, to contaminate the poses a “much-needed vision ligious duties,” Archbishop tegral ecology for human challenges us most – put it earth’s waters, its land, its air, of an integral ecology” which Tartaglia pointed out. flourishing and for the protec - into practice.” and its life – these are sins,” is able to articulate the funda - “He calls for a ‘global eco - tion of the earth.” I Extracts – centre pages
CIVIC RECEPTION: Archbishop Tartaglia joined St Gregory’s parishioners at Glasgow’s City Chambers Picture by Paul McSherry Organ aloft Generous parishioners and friends of St Aloysius, Garnethill, have achieved the £100,000 target towards a new organ in the city centre church. Work has begun to extend the balcony to accommodate the organ which will be in - stalled and tuned and ready for use by September. Parish priest Fr Tim Curtis SJ said: “People’s generosity has been amazing. The organ will be a great asset to our church.” Meanwhile, on Friday 10 July the church will welcome choir of the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand, who will give a concert in ho - nour of St Benedict at 7.30pm. St Gregory’s toast parish golden jubilee Just a AS golden jubilee cele - By Vincent Toal “We look forward taking still plays her part in parish human being. thought… brations continue, the full account that the core of life. “We have shared the joys parish of St Gregory’s, “This is an opportunity to parish life is the presence of Present parish priest, Fr and hopes of families as they My 89 year old granny once give thanks for all those Jesus Christ in word and Allan Cameron was delighted marry and have children, raise famously said that, for Wyndford, has been en - parishioners and priests and sacrament and in mutual to welcome a number of them to know the Lord’s love someone nearly 90, she couraged to deepen its religious who built up this love”. priests who have served in the and teach them how to serve “wasnae bad looking” for core mission of bearing parish, for all their work and St Gregory’s was founded parish to the anniversary others. We have marked the her age. witness to Christ. dedication, and for 50 years of in 1965 to serve the new Mass, along with another son griefs and anxieties of people My Aunt Mary, her parish life,” the Archbishop Wyndford estate which had of the parish Fr Alex Strachan, in the sacraments of healing daughter, promptly replied: At the Mass of Thanks - said. been developed on the site of a long-serving military chap - and in our care for the be - “When you die Sarah leave giving on Sunday 14th June, “We thank God for all the the old Maryhill barracks. In lain. reaved.” them your money, I’d rather Archbishop Philip Tartaglia blessings and graces which recent years, the parish has ex - Fr Cameron added: “The have your mirror.” said that the community is at have come to diocese and to panded to include parts of Guide parish adapts to meet the My granny made the most its most intense in its sacra - this community through the Ruchill and Kelvinside. Writing in the jubilee maga - needs of the people, because of her old age. mental life. parish of St Gregory’s. Beginning from Mgr zine, Fr Cameron pointed out nothing genuinely human fails She holidayed with her Brendan Murphy and the then that the year of St Gregory’s to raise an echo in the hearts of children and their spouses, newly ordained Fr William foundation coincided with the the followers of Christ. spent hours on busses and Jubilee Mass of Thanksgiving Donnelly, the parish has been Vatican Council’s constitution “In time, we supported trains with her free pass, Picture by Robert Wilson served by a succession of able on The Church in the Modern large numbers of asylum seek - played endless games of and well-respected priests, World . ers who came to our city and bingo and used the bus pass deacons and religious. Its memorable opening re - our church seeking welcome to visit the Forty Hours all Through the Columban mis - frain – The joys and the hopes, and respect. In the last couple over the Diocese. sionaries, with their links to the griefs and the anxieties of of years, we have been think - For her, old age was a China, it has become home to the people of this age, espe - ing of those caring for the eld - blessing. Glasgow’s growing Chinese cially those who are poor or in erly, especially those with It’s like illness or Catholic community with any way afflicted, these are dementia.” misfortune – you either Mass celebrated in Cantonese the joys and hopes, the griefs The Jubilee Mass took place claim it and get the best and Mandarin. and anxieties of the followers on the Sunday nearest the feast from it, or else it claims you It has also helped foster vo - of Christ – has helped guide of St Gregory Barbarigo (18 and robs you of your best. cations to religious life and the parish’s mission, he said. June), while the feast day itself Fr John Campbell, priesthood, including Bishop “Over the last 50 years, we was marked with a civic re - Sacred Heart, Cumbernauld John Keenan of Paisley, have proclaimed the Good ception in Glasgow City whose mother, Philomena, News of God’s love for every Chambers. 4 NEWS JULY 2015 • FLOURISH
Carol Bristow, top right, with her mother Agnes, school friend Jane Cossar and pupils of End of an St Maria Goretti Picture by Paul McSherry era as Ms Bristow bows out
SINCE her first day at St Modan’s Primary in August 1960, Carol Bristow’s life has re - volved around education in Cranhill. Now, 55 years along the road the retiring headteacher Bernard Corrigan Ltd of St Maria Goretti’s is look - WHOLESALE FISHMONGER • POULTERER & GAME DEALER ing forward to fresh chal - 184–200 HOWARD STREET, GLASGOW G1 4HW lenges – even if they take her away from her beloved east Telephone: 0141-552 4368 • Fax: 0141-552 4731 end of Glasgow. tween being an air hostess and proud. we will never stray far from Also shops at: “I have loved it,” is Ms a nun,” she laughed. “What I “Our standards are ex - the path. 188 BYRES RD, GLASGOWG12 8SN Bristow’s summing up of a really wanted to be was as PE tremely high and I am full of “There was never any point 62 MONTAGUE STREET, ROTHESAY teaching career spanning al - teacher, as I’d been part of a pride for our children who in me trying to teach if I didn’t most 40 years. very successful netball team.” take on board the importance live the Gospel values and “There have been hard Even when she went off to of being good ambassadors gave good example to the chil - times among so many uplift - Craiglochhart in Edinburgh for the school and the wider dren, their parents and my col - ing experiences and I’ve al - for teacher training, the hom - community.” leagues.” ways strived to remain true to ing instinct drew her back to At a Mass in St Maria Among her P1 classmates Gospel values. Cranhill every weekend. Goretti’s church marking her back in 1960 was Jane Cossar “As a teacher, parents en - Naturally, she was delighted retirement, Archbishop Philip whose friendship Carol has trust you with their children, when she landed a teaching Tartaglia presented Carol with valued down the years. so you are always there for post at St Modan’s, her old the Archdiocesan Medal for The two graduated together them – to laugh with them and primary school. Her only her service to Catholic educa - and chose to retire from the cry with them, to enjoy the move was to St Elizabeth tion. classroom on the same day. " % # 3 ( #* 4 4$ successes and persevere Seton Primary – also in It was a day of special pride Only difference is Jane %3$ & through the difficulties.” Cranhill – where she became as it also marked her mother branched out from Cranhill After her own primary headteacher in 1994. Agnes’ 93rd birthday. and ended up as deputy head schooling in St Modan’s, When the two primaries “My parents brought up my at Corpus Christi Primary, ! " # Carol moved on to St amalgamated ten years ago, two brothers and myself in a Scotstounhill. !"## $ Gregory’s Secondary (The Ms Bristow became head of St faithful home where we were But she came back to the $ % Greg) where her path towards Maria Goretti Primary – a taught to be truthful, kind and east end to share in Carol’s teaching was confirmed. state-of-the-art school of patient,” Carol said. “If we last school photo. “It was the compromise be - which she is immensely hold on to these values then !!!& '# # &&() PRIMARY Seven pupils said $ * $ ) '+,(' &&() farewell to St Denis Primary - . ., /0 12 School at a gathering in St Anne’s church, Dennistoun. As they prepare to move up to St Mungo’s Academy, News and views for the youngsters gave thanks for the learning and support they have received. Special words of gratitude were offered to headteacher 0141 226 5898 Mrs Yvonne McAllister as she retires this summer. flouris [email protected] Across Glasgow, at St Fillan’s Primary in King’s Park, staff and pupils honoured three teachers – !" # Patricia Brady, Maire McGinness and Barbara Ramsay – who between them have given over 100 St Denis departures years’ service to the school.
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There is a clear plan ing a wide cross section of the of God in the unity of the Catholic Church in Scotland Movements and in the witness to the world. took part in the New Mgr Bob Movements gathering in Grazie a Dio.” Oliver Maria Grazia Niola, Focolare Holyrood Secondary school. inspires At the closing Mass, the “Exceptional, uplifting and Archbishop Philip Tartaglia audience joyful experience, bringing expressed his appreciation for us all together and the witness the various com - enhancing the community munities and groups give and spirit". the contribution they make to Plenty to offer at Questions from the floor Tom Catterson, the Church’s mission. closing Mass Life in the Eucharist “I would go as far as to say that the new movements may “A fantastic witness of well be the single most impor - community; seeing the tant catalyst in the Church for different works and evangelisation in the future,” charisms coming together he stressed. to show the beauty, “In the ambivalent context richness and fullness of of modernity, the new move - the Church”. ments can make a really im - Kate Curran, portant contribution,” the Catholic Youth Office Archbishop affirmed. “Inspiring and “There is nothing so uplift - encouraging. I hope this ing as being in the presence leads to other fruitful ways and company of people – es - to listen and share with pecially young people – who each other”. are open to Jesus and open to Tony Coultas, Community of the Church and interested in bonds of unity. working in the people’s lives great monastic missions to the for our time”. Our Holy Redeemer the insights of faith for their Encouraging each move - in faithfulness to the call of mendicants of Francis and Reflecting on the confer - life. ment to express itself and God. Dominic in the 12th century ence, Liz Taite of the Glasgow “I find this in the new evangelise “in the way that the In the opening address, and the missionary expansion Focolare community said a movements that I have en - Holy Spirit tells it to”, Bruce Yocum summed up this of the 18th and 19th centuries, simple piece of advice from renewed appreciation of the countered – freshness, energy, Archbishop Tartaglia asked call as a simple sequence – a new age with a new need is Bruce Yocum stood out – ‘bigger picture’ and the part enthusiasm, hope, and joy in them also to insert themselves God calls us, we respond, then being felt today. “Always speak well of each each of us has to play.” Christ Jesus. And this is so into the communion of the God equips us with the Cardinal Ratzinger de - other”. Liz paid tribute to the good!” local Church – which, in turn, charism to fulfil that call. scribed this as a “fifth wave of She added: “The necessity Community of the Risen Some 25 groups from al - “must be open to new move - “Throughout scripture we the Spirit” in which God is and beauty of diversity shone Christ for “stepping out in most every section of the lay ments”. see evidence of that equipping raising up men and women, out during our time together. faith” to organise such “an in - apostolate, including Catholic At a time when “people are in Abraham, in Jeremiah, in movements and communities, “We rejoiced in our differ - spiring, affirming and hope- Men’s Society, Legion of struggling to sustain a life of David and in the life of the to respond in an age of wide - ent gifts and came away with a filled” conference. Mary, Knights of St Columba faith” and to pass on their faith apostle Paul,” said Mr spread apostasy. and Catholic Nurses Guild, in a coherent way to their chil - Yocum, a Michigan-based au - In answer to the question, through to more recent move - dren, the Archbishop chal - thority on charismatic renewal ‘What does the Holy Spirit ments like Catholic Worker, lenged the new movements to and community leader. want of us?’ Mgr Oliver ex - Focolare, Neo-catechumenate provide “new energy, vision Monsignor Bob Oliver plored the ‘vita evangelica’ Way and Charismatic and hope” to local Churches picked up on this historical and ‘vita apostolica’. Renewal, took part. by playing their full part in perspective to trace the action The vita evangelica is a new The Cardinal Winning Pro- pastoral action. of the Holy Spirit throughout response to the universal call Life Initiative, Catholic Youth The conference, opened by the life of the Church. to holiness in local groups and Office, Marriage Encounter Bishop Joseph Toal, was de - Borrowing from a talk personal lives. P & N Bathrooms are specialists in bathroom design and Schoenstatt Family repre - signed as a teaching confer - given in in 1998 by Cardinal The vita apostolica is active in Glasgow and surrounding areas for over 20 years. sented specific areas of apos - ence looking at the place of Joseph Ratzinger, Mgr Oliver engagement in mission, build - tolic life, while the New Movements in the spoke of the “waves of the ing Christian communities to Free design survey – Various displays to view in prominence of the Craig Church. 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New knights welcomed FOUR Glasgow men were among his home city. six new Knights of St Columba Fr Tommy Hendry, parish priest welcomed into the order at a of St Teresa’s and KSC chaplain, ceremony in St Teresa’s, praised the order for its work Possilpark. within the Church and the Frank Rushe, George Walker, encouragement it gives the Jonas Kiselis and Citibuko knights in living out their Ibekwe accepted their insignia Christian vocation. along with John O’Donnell and The six new knights are Mark Campbell from Motherwell. pictured with Charlie McCluskey Officiating at the ceremony, and Brian Henry (Glasgow P & N Bathrooms Supreme Knight Charlie Provincial Grand Knight) 38/40 Kirkintilloch Road · Bishopbriggs · Glasgow G64 2AL McCluskey said it gave him great alongside Glasgow initiate 0141 772 8085 pleasure to carry out this duty in Joachim Biose. [email protected] www.pandnbathrooms.co.uk 6 CARITAS AWARD JULY 2015 • FLOURISH Caritas youngsters St Margaret Mary’s Secondary School 2015 gladden the heart St Margaret Mary’s Secondary School would like to send warmest wishes SOME 365 young people and pray for God’s blessing on All Saints Secondary recipients of Caritas Awards, their from schools within the family, teachers and friends. Archdiocese of Glasgow achieved the Caritas St Margaret Mary’s Secondary School 9 Birgidale Rd, Glasgow G45 9NJ Award. Tel: 0141 582 0250 Fax: 0141 582 0251 That is one for each day of Web: www.st-margaretmarys-sec.glasgow.sch.uk the year – underlining the call to put love into practice every day. This message was under - lined by Archbishop Antonio Mennini, the Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, who addressed the awards cere - Love mercy, act justly, walk humbly with your God mony at the Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, on be - half of Pope Francis. ST THOMAS AQUINAS “How wonderful it is to see Cardinal Winning trio with head teacher Gerry McDonald RC SECONDARY the extraordinary impact love can have on your lives and the lives of others,” the Nuncio Sends congratulations told his young audience. “It is a great blessing – an to all 2015 Caritas important sign of faith in God and sign of God’s love offered Award Winners to others.” Archbishop Mennini high - lighted how the Caritas Award The mission of St Thomas Aquinas RC encourages young people to Secondary is to develop as a community pray and reflect on actions of faith and learning, providing the highest quality of education and which are inspired by faith in supporting the formation of each young God. person through the promotion of Gospel He also expressed the im - Values. Follow us on twitter portance of belonging to a @StThomasAqSec community – “to be part of something bigger than your - Girls from St Aloysius’ College selves” – demonstrating that the life of faith can pay divi - Dear young people, Jesus gives us life, life in abundance. If we are close to him we will have joy in dends in the life of others. our hearts and a smile on our face. Extending the Pope’s bless - Pope Francis ing and good wishes, the Nuncio prayed that none of the acts of love would be lost. “I pray that all beloved sons and daughters continue this witness of love, contributing to the life of the Church and bringing hope to society in general,” he said “The Lord is asking you to become his hands, his instru - ments to spread to society the values of the Gospel.”
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CONGRATULATIONS AND WELL DONE ON YOUR CARITAS AWARD TO CARDINAL WINNING SECONDARY STUDENTS Caritas youngsters STEPHEN MARTIN LEIGH ANNE BYRNE JENNIFER POWER gladden the heart RIAN MURRAY
YOUR WORK HAS BEEN INSPIRATIONAL
Holy Spirit, Surround us with Your peace, Hold us in Your Love and Keep us Safe Always, Amen.
“Love of neighbour is a path that leads to the encounter with God. Love is ‘divine’ … it comes from God …unites us to God. Love grows through love.” Deus Caritas Est—Pope Benedict XVI Congratulations to our Pictures by Caritas Award winners in Paul McSherry 2015 from the school community of Holyrood RC Throughout their final year the Blessed Sacrament. Apostolic Nuncio in secondary school, pupils All these acts challenged Archbishop Secondary, Glasgow. pursuing the Caritas Award them to go beyond their com - Mennini involve themselves in acts of fort zone. In doing so, they ex - We pray that God’s love will continue to be an service within the school, perienced the liberating effect extraordinary force in each of your lives as you local parish and wider com - of God’s love. continue to develop and grow in your learning, munity. This was acknowledged by reflection and witness of your faith. They are also encouraged to Archbishop Philip Tartaglia deepen their knowledge and when he addressed the Caritas Holyrood RC Secondary School “No single act of love for God will understanding of the connec - Award ceremony as president 100 Dixon Rd be lost, no generous effort is tion between faith and life, of the Bishops’ Conference of Glasgow G42 8AU meaningless, nopainful endurance and reflect on the motivation Scotland. Tel: 0141 582 0120 is wasted. All of these encircle our behind their witness to God’s “We know that the Caritas Email: www.holyrood-sec.glasgow.sch.uk world like a vital force.” love. experience will have caused Evangelii Gaudium—Pope Francis Since they were introduced many of you to reflect deeply four years ago, close to 4000 on how God is calling you to sixth year pupils have gained be of service to others,” he CARDINAL NEWMAN HIGH SCHOOL the award – including 1150 said. Main Street · Bellshill ML4 3DW this year from schools and “We hope that as you met parishes across Scotland. others who needed help, you 01698 274944 Inspired by Pope Benedict’s have come to realise how God That advice was echoed by visit to Britain in 2010, and his speaks to us through the rela - Michel McGrath, director of Congratulations to the call to young people to be the tionships we form in life. the Scottish Catholic saints of the 21st century, the “As Pope Francis reminded Education Service which in - Caritas awardwinners award is named after and in - us in The Joy of the Gospel, stigate and oversees the fluenced by Benedict’s first ‘Whenever we encounter an - award. from all staff andpupils encyclical Deus Caritas Est other person in love, we learn Thanking all who help ad - (God is Love). something new about God’.” minister Caritas and who at Cardinal Among the acts of love the Stressing the importance of played their part in the gala At Cardinal Newman we strongly believe that young award inspired, this year, were remaining connected to their award’s ceremony, he pointed people, in the words of our patron Blessed John Henry Newman High Newman, supported by the staff, chaplain and outside visits to prisons, care homes, faith communities as they out: “Pope Francis reminds us agencies, need: hospitals and projects for leave school, Archbishop that no single act of love for • To knowwhatthey hold dear School homeless people. Pupils as - Tartaglia urged the Caritas re - God will be lost, no generous • To develop a moral compass sisted at foodbanks, mentored cipients to carry on reflecting effort is meaningless, no • To profess and action their values and beliefs younger pupils and in clubs about what they experienced painful endurance wasted. ‘Godsees every one of us; He creates every soul … for a purpose.’ for children with physical dis - in the past year. “I hope and pray that all the John Henry Cardinal Newman abilities. “It gladdens the heart of any young people involved in In parishes they assisted at parish community to see Caritas will come closer to liturgies, helped with evenings young people present among Jesus and continue to be en - of spiritual reflection and sup - them. gaged with the Church, espe - ported the Nightfever outreach “Your engagement with the cially through their parishes, in Glasgow city centre – invit - Lord could be the adventure of as they journey through life.” ing their peers to pray before your life.”
St Mungo’s Academy THE STAFF, PARENTS AND PUPILS OF OUR LADY’S HIGH SCHOOL CUMBERNAULD WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ALL CARITAS AWARD WINNERS 2015
Our Lady’s aims to prosper as a Christian community of learning Our Lady’s HighSchoolCumbernauld providing effective education to Dowanfield Road meet the individual needs of pupils Cumbernauld G67 1LA and other users. Tel: 01236 757688 Email: [email protected] 8 FEATURE JULY 2015 • FLOURISH Care for our common home – an immense challenge “LAUDATO SI’, mi’ Signore” – sin, is also reflected in the symptoms of dress every person living on this planet… whenever he would gaze at the sun, the Saint Francis were no mere veneer of as - forsakes his loving plan or repents of “Praise be to you, my Lord”. sickness evident in the soil, in the water, to enter into dialogue with all people moon or the smallest of animals, he burst ceticism, but something much more rad - having created us. Humanity still has the in the air and in all forms of life. about our common home. into song, drawing all other creatures into ical: a refusal to turn reality into an object ability to work together in building our In the words of this beautiful canticle, This is why the earth herself, burdened his praise. He communed with all cre - simply to be used and controlled. common home. Saint Francis of Assisi reminds us that and laid waste, is among the most aban - ation, even preaching to the flowers, Saint Francis, faithful to Scripture, in - I urgently appeal, then, for a new dia - our common home is like a sister with doned and maltreated of our poor; she Saint Francis of Assisi inviting them “to praise the Lord, just as vites us to see nature as a magnificent logue about how we are shaping the fu - whom we share our life and a beautiful “groans in travail” (Rom 8:22). I believe that Saint Francis is the ex - if they were endowed with reason”. book in which God speaks to us and ture of our planet. mother who opens her arms to embrace We have forgotten that we ourselves ample par excellence of care for the vul - His response to the world around him grants us a glimpse of his infinite beauty We need a conversation which includes us. are dust of the earth; our very bodies are nerable and of an integral ecology lived was so much more than intellectual ap - and goodness. everyone, since the environmental chal - “Praise be to you, my Lord, through our made up of her elements, we breathe her out joyfully and authentically. He is the preciation or economic calculus, for to For this reason, Francis asked that part lenge we are undergoing, and its human Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and air and we receive life and refreshment patron saint of all who study and work in him each and every creature was a sister of the friary garden always be left un - roots, concern and affect us all. governs us, and who produces various from her waters. the area of ecology, and he is also much united to him by bonds of affection. That touched, so that wild flowers and herbs Regrettably, many efforts to seek con - fruit with coloured flowers and herbs”. More than fifty years ago, with the loved by non-Christians. is why he felt called to care for all that could grow there, and those who saw crete solutions to the environmental crisis Extracts from This sister now cries out to us because world teetering on the brink of nuclear He was particularly concerned for exists. them could raise their minds to God, the have proved ineffective, not only because of the harm we have inflicted on her by crisis, Pope Saint John XXIII wrote an God’s creation and for the poor and out - If we approach nature and the environ - Creator of such beauty. of powerful opposition but also because Pope Francis’ our irresponsible use and abuse of the Encyclical which not only rejected war cast. He loved, and was deeply loved for ment without this openness to awe and Rather than a problem to be solved, the of a more general lack of interest. encyclical Laudato Si’ goods with which God has endowed her. but offered a proposal for peace. He ad - his joy, his generous self-giving, his wonder, if we no longer speak the lan - world is a joyful mystery to be contem - We require a new and universal soli - We have come to see ourselves as her dressed his message Pacem in Terris to openheartedness. guage of fraternity and beauty in our re - plated with gladness and praise. darity. lords and masters, entitled to plunder her the entire “Catholic world” and indeed He was a mystic and a pilgrim who lationship with the world, our attitude It is my hope that this Encyclical Letter, at will. “to all men and women of good will”. lived in simplicity and in wonderful har - will be that of masters, consumers, ruth - which is now added to the body of the The violence present in our Now, faced as we are with mony with God, with others, with nature less exploiters, unable to set limits on My appeal Church’s social teaching, can help us to hearts, wounded by global environmen - and with himself. their immediate needs. The urgent challenge to protect our acknowledge the appeal, immensity and tal deteriora - He shows us just how inseparable the By contrast, if we feel intimately united common home includes a concern to urgency of the challenge we face. tion, I wish bond is between concern for nature, jus - with all that exists, then sobriety and care bring the whole human family together to to ad - tice for the poor, commitment to society, will well up spontaneously. The poverty seek a sustainable and integral develop - and interior peace. and austerity of ment, for we know that things can Just as happens when we fall in change. love with someone, The Creator does not aban - don us; he never
WHAT KIND OF world do we want to leave to those who inexorably to ask other pointed questions: What is the Doomsday predictions can no longer be met with irony or dire consequences. consumption, which then affects their children who find it come after us, to children who are now growing up? purpose of our life in this world? Why are we here? What is disdain. We may well be leaving to coming generations Our difficulty in taking up this challenge seriously has increasingly difficult to acquire a home of their own and This question not only concerns the environment in the goal of our work and all our efforts? What need does the debris, desolation and filth. much to do with an ethical and cultural decline which has build a family. isolation; the issue cannot be approached piecemeal. earth have of us? The pace of consumption, waste and environmental accompanied the deterioration of the environment. Furthermore, our inability to think seriously about future When we ask ourselves what kind of world we want to It is no longer enough, then, simply to state that we change has so stretched the planet’s capacity that our Men and women of our postmodern world run the risk of generations is linked to our inability to broaden the scope of leave behind, we think in the first place of its general should be concerned for future generations. We need to see contemporary lifestyle, unsustainable as it is, can only rampant individualism, and many problems of society are our present interests and to give consideration to those who direction, its meaning and its values. that what is at stake is our own dignity. precipitate catastrophes, such as those which even now connected with today’s self-centred culture of instant remain excluded from development. Unless we struggle with these deeper issues, I do not Leaving an inhabitable planet to future generations is, first periodically occur in different areas of the world. gratification. Let us not only keep the poor of the future in mind, but believe that our concern for ecology will produce significant and foremost, up to us. The issue is one which dramatically The effects of the present imbalance can only be reduced We see this in the crisis of family and social ties and the also today’s poor, whose life on this earth is brief and who results. affects us, for it has to do with the ultimate meaning of our by our decisive action, here and now. We need to reflect on difficulties of recognizing the other. cannot keep on waiting. (LS160-162) But if these issues are courageously faced, we are led earthly sojourn. our accountability before those who will have to endure the Parents can be prone to impulsive and wasteful
Nature’s friendly hand Objective truths MEN and women have constantly intervened in nature, but for THE culture of relativism is the same disorder Is it not the same relativistic logic which a long time this meant being in tune with and respecting the which drives one person to take advantage of justifies buying the organs of the poor for resale possibilities offered by the things themselves. another, to treat others as mere objects, imposing or use in experimentation, or eliminating children It was a matter of receiving what nature itself allowed, as if forced labour on them or enslaving them to pay because they are not what their parents wanted? from its own hand. their debts. This same “use and throw away” logic Now, by contrast, we are the ones to lay our hands on The same kind of thinking leads to the sexual generates so much waste, because of the things, attempting to extract everything possible from them exploitation of children and abandonment of the disordered desire to consume more than what is while frequently ignoring or forgetting the reality in front of us. elderly who no longer serve our interests. really necessary. Human beings and material objects no longer extend a It is also the mindset of those who say: Let us We should not think that political efforts or the friendly hand to one another; the relationship has become allow the invisible forces of the market to regulate force of law will be sufficient to prevent actions confrontational. the economy, and consider their impact on society which affect the environment because, when the This has made it easy to accept the idea of infinite or and nature as collateral damage. culture itself is corrupt and objective truth and unlimited growth, which proves so attractive to economists, In the absence of objective truths or sound universally valid principles are no longer upheld, financiers and experts in technology. principles other than the satisfaction of our own then laws can only be seen as arbitrary It is based on the lie that there is an infinite supply of the desires and immediate needs, what limits can be impositions or obstacles to be avoided. (LS 123) earth’s goods, and this leads to the planet being squeezed dry placed on human trafficking, organized crime, the beyond every limit. (LS 106) drug trade, commerce in blood diamonds and the fur of endangered species? FLOURISH • JULY 2015 FEATURE 9 Care for our common home – an immense challenge “LAUDATO SI’, mi’ Signore” – sin, is also reflected in the symptoms of dress every person living on this planet… whenever he would gaze at the sun, the Saint Francis were no mere veneer of as - forsakes his loving plan or repents of “Praise be to you, my Lord”. sickness evident in the soil, in the water, to enter into dialogue with all people moon or the smallest of animals, he burst ceticism, but something much more rad - having created us. Humanity still has the in the air and in all forms of life. about our common home. into song, drawing all other creatures into ical: a refusal to turn reality into an object ability to work together in building our In the words of this beautiful canticle, This is why the earth herself, burdened his praise. He communed with all cre - simply to be used and controlled. common home. Saint Francis of Assisi reminds us that and laid waste, is among the most aban - ation, even preaching to the flowers, Saint Francis, faithful to Scripture, in - I urgently appeal, then, for a new dia - our common home is like a sister with doned and maltreated of our poor; she Saint Francis of Assisi inviting them “to praise the Lord, just as vites us to see nature as a magnificent logue about how we are shaping the fu - whom we share our life and a beautiful “groans in travail” (Rom 8:22). I believe that Saint Francis is the ex - if they were endowed with reason”. book in which God speaks to us and ture of our planet. mother who opens her arms to embrace We have forgotten that we ourselves ample par excellence of care for the vul - His response to the world around him grants us a glimpse of his infinite beauty We need a conversation which includes us. are dust of the earth; our very bodies are nerable and of an integral ecology lived was so much more than intellectual ap - and goodness. everyone, since the environmental chal - “Praise be to you, my Lord, through our made up of her elements, we breathe her out joyfully and authentically. He is the preciation or economic calculus, for to For this reason, Francis asked that part lenge we are undergoing, and its human Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and air and we receive life and refreshment patron saint of all who study and work in him each and every creature was a sister of the friary garden always be left un - roots, concern and affect us all. governs us, and who produces various from her waters. the area of ecology, and he is also much united to him by bonds of affection. That touched, so that wild flowers and herbs Regrettably, many efforts to seek con - fruit with coloured flowers and herbs”. More than fifty years ago, with the loved by non-Christians. is why he felt called to care for all that could grow there, and those who saw crete solutions to the environmental crisis This sister now cries out to us because world teetering on the brink of nuclear He was particularly concerned for exists. them could raise their minds to God, the have proved ineffective, not only because of the harm we have inflicted on her by crisis, Pope Saint John XXIII wrote an God’s creation and for the poor and out - If we approach nature and the environ - Creator of such beauty. of powerful opposition but also because our irresponsible use and abuse of the Encyclical which not only rejected war cast. He loved, and was deeply loved for ment without this openness to awe and Rather than a problem to be solved, the of a more general lack of interest. goods with which God has endowed her. but offered a proposal for peace. He ad - his joy, his generous self-giving, his wonder, if we no longer speak the lan - world is a joyful mystery to be contem - We require a new and universal soli - We have come to see ourselves as her dressed his message Pacem in Terris to openheartedness. guage of fraternity and beauty in our re - plated with gladness and praise. darity. lords and masters, entitled to plunder her the entire “Catholic world” and indeed He was a mystic and a pilgrim who lationship with the world, our attitude It is my hope that this Encyclical Letter, at will. “to all men and women of good will”. lived in simplicity and in wonderful har - will be that of masters, consumers, ruth - which is now added to the body of the The violence present in our Now, faced as we are with mony with God, with others, with nature less exploiters, unable to set limits on My appeal Church’s social teaching, can help us to hearts, wounded by global environmen - and with himself. their immediate needs. The urgent challenge to protect our acknowledge the appeal, immensity and tal deteriora - He shows us just how inseparable the By contrast, if we feel intimately united common home includes a concern to urgency of the challenge we face. tion, I wish bond is between concern for nature, jus - with all that exists, then sobriety and care bring the whole human family together to to ad - tice for the poor, commitment to society, will well up spontaneously. The poverty seek a sustainable and integral develop - and interior peace. and austerity of ment, for we know that things can Just as happens when we fall in change. love with someone, The Creator does not aban - don us; he never
WHAT KIND OF world do we want to leave to those who inexorably to ask other pointed questions: What is the Doomsday predictions can no longer be met with irony or dire consequences. consumption, which then affects their children who find it come after us, to children who are now growing up? purpose of our life in this world? Why are we here? What is disdain. We may well be leaving to coming generations Our difficulty in taking up this challenge seriously has increasingly difficult to acquire a home of their own and This question not only concerns the environment in the goal of our work and all our efforts? What need does the debris, desolation and filth. much to do with an ethical and cultural decline which has build a family. isolation; the issue cannot be approached piecemeal. earth have of us? The pace of consumption, waste and environmental accompanied the deterioration of the environment. Furthermore, our inability to think seriously about future When we ask ourselves what kind of world we want to It is no longer enough, then, simply to state that we change has so stretched the planet’s capacity that our Men and women of our postmodern world run the risk of generations is linked to our inability to broaden the scope of leave behind, we think in the first place of its general should be concerned for future generations. We need to see contemporary lifestyle, unsustainable as it is, can only rampant individualism, and many problems of society are our present interests and to give consideration to those who direction, its meaning and its values. that what is at stake is our own dignity. precipitate catastrophes, such as those which even now connected with today’s self-centred culture of instant remain excluded from development. Unless we struggle with these deeper issues, I do not Leaving an inhabitable planet to future generations is, first periodically occur in different areas of the world. gratification. Let us not only keep the poor of the future in mind, but believe that our concern for ecology will produce significant and foremost, up to us. The issue is one which dramatically The effects of the present imbalance can only be reduced We see this in the crisis of family and social ties and the also today’s poor, whose life on this earth is brief and who results. affects us, for it has to do with the ultimate meaning of our by our decisive action, here and now. We need to reflect on difficulties of recognizing the other. cannot keep on waiting. (LS160-162) But if these issues are courageously faced, we are led earthly sojourn. our accountability before those who will have to endure the Parents can be prone to impulsive and wasteful
Everything connected A caress of God AS part of the universe, called into being by one Father, all of showing off their supposed superiority and leaving behind OUR insistence that each human being is an us are linked by unseen bonds and together form a kind of them so much waste which, if it were the case everywhere, image of God should not make us overlook the universal family, a sublime communion which fills us with a would destroy the planet. fact that each creature has its own purpose. None sacred, affectionate and humble respect. In practice, we continue to tolerate that some consider is superfluous. This is not to put all living beings on the same level nor to themselves more human than others, as if they had been born The entire material universe speaks of God’s deprive human beings of their unique worth and the with greater rights. love, his boundless affection for us. Soil, water, tremendous responsibility it entails. A sense of deep communion with the rest of nature cannot mountains: everything is, as it were, a caress of Nor does it imply a divinization of the earth which would be real if our hearts lack tenderness, compassion and God. prevent us from working on it and protecting it in its fragility. concern for our fellow human beings. The history of our friendship with God is always At times we see an obsession with denying any pre- It is clearly inconsistent to combat trafficking in linked to particular places which take on an eminence to the human person; more zeal is shown in endangered species while remaining completely indifferent to intensely personal meaning; we all remember protecting other species than in defending the dignity which human trafficking, unconcerned about the poor, or places, and revisiting those memories does us all human beings share in equal measure. undertaking to destroy another human being deemed much good. Certainly, we should be concerned lest other living beings unwanted. This compromises the very meaning of our Anyone who has grown up in the hills or used to be treated irresponsibly. But we should be particularly struggle for the sake of the environment. sit by the spring to drink, or played outdoors in indignant at the enormous inequalities in our midst. Everything is connected. Concern for the environment thus the neighbourhood square – going back to these We fail to see that some are mired in desperate and needs to be joined to a sincere love for our fellow human places is a chance to recover something of their degrading poverty, with no way out, while others have not the beings and an unwavering commitment to resolving the true selves. (LS 84) faintest idea of what to do with their possessions, vainly problems of society. (LS 89-91) 10 CARITAS AWARD JULY 2015 • FLOURISH
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Congratulations to all Caritas award winners from staff and Building on love in Malawi pupils of St Aloysius’ College. HOT on the heels of re - Holyrood’s Laura Faulds and Ryan McSorley Mhairi Boyle Felicity Pitt ceiving their Caritas took part in Nightfever Award, pupils from Holy - Laura Docherty Collette McCarron Anya Bowman rood Secondary were part of a 40-strong team St Aloysius’ College is a Catholic, independent school for pupils aged 3-18 who headed off to that balances an academic education with an emphasis on service to others. Malawi for two weeks of hard graft. 45 Hill St, Glasgow G3 6RJ | Tel:Tel: 0141 332 3190 | Email: [email protected] CCompanyompany Ltd by Guarantee No. SC405951 ReRegisteredgistered Charity No. SCO42545 Now in its eighth year, the Holyrood-Malawi Project has seen sixth year pupils and staff St Margaret’s High School from the Glasgow school Congratulations to the Caritas helping to build and decorate Awards Winners from all mem- dozens of classrooms in a bers of the community of St.Mar- country where people’s strug - garet’s High School in Airdrie. gle for basic resources is strik - everyone we meet!” Laura explained. All staff, parents, families and ing. Holyrood’s Caritas coordi - “Both she and I found this a friends are so proud of you, hav- ing watched you journey through As well as building, paint - nator Attracta O’Reilly was positive and influential en - the year putting into practice the ing and decorating, the full of compliments for this counter. Overall, through the famous words in the song;“To Holyrood team take time to year’s award recipients who experience of Caritas, I know love another person is to see the chat and play with hundreds of combined practical action my faith has strengthened and face of God”. As you end your children spread across the var - with spiritual reflection. will continue to grow.” Caritas Year, may you now begin ious schools they have worked Among the group was a life full of Caritas. on. Friendly rivalry has also Laura Faulds, a parishioner of Seeing with the eyes of developed on the sports field St Brigid’s, Toryglen, who de - Christ, I can give to others Waverley Drive · Airdrie ML6 6EU · Tel: 01236 794888 with the annual Scotland v scribed the Caritas Award as much more than their Malawi football and netball “a very humbling experience”. outward necessities; I can matches. One of her highlights was give them the look of love Holyrood headteacher Larry taking part in Nightfever at St which they crave. Byrne, who helped secure vic - Aloysius church in Glasgow’s Only if I serve my neighbour tory at the football, is full of city centre. can my eyes be opened to praise for the efforts of his stu - “We participated in simple what God does for me and dents. street evangelisation and I mo - how much he loves me. “The young people are a tivated a young English credit to their families and woman, who had finished Pope Benedict XVI – school,” he said. “We receive exams that day, to come to the Deus Caritas Est Congratulations to all who received the Caritas Award nothing but compliments form church to light a candle,” Teaching in Catholic Schools Would you like to be a Catholic teacher in the Catholic sector? At the St Ninian’sHigh School, Kirkintilloch School of Education at the University of Glasgow you can take the Catholic Teacher’s Certificate as part of our teacher education degrees, Masters in Education (MEduc) or Post Graduate Diploma in The community of St. Ninian’s Education (PGDE). Your school placements will focus on the Catholic would like to congratulate our sector and you will benefit from the expertise of our professional and CARITAS award winners and academic colleagues. You can enjoy being part of the wider University acknowledge the outstanding community, particularly its lively Catholic chaplaincy. contribution they made to the spiritual development of our Checkout our website at: www.glasgow.ac.uk/education school community. School Prayer Heavenly Father, We thank you for the graces you bestow upon us. “A good school provides a rounded We ask you to ignite our school with your Holy Spirit. education for the whole person. A Guide us with your love Catholic school, over and above this, And aid us in our everyday learning, For all knowledge leads to you, should help students to become saints.” Through Christ, our Lord Pope Benedict XVI, Address to Amen Our Lady, Seat of Wisdom; Pray for Us Pupils, Twickenham, St Ninian, Pray for Us 17th September 2010 Bellfield Road, Kirkintilloch, G66 1DT www.st-ninians.e-dunbarton.sch.uk FLOURISH • JULY 2015 CARITAS AWARD 11 Aimée swaps Glasgow for Romania on charity venture
A kind-hearted stu - By Maria Gilmore Jacodu Children’s Project University’s student charity biology at Dundee, recently dent is giving up her works with young people DARE (Development and held a coffee morning in St summer holidays to Love Light Romania from a Roma community and Research Expeditions) Joseph’s and raised almost volunteer in Romania Foundation. aims to break cycles of She said: “Due to the re - £2000 for the DARE proj - helping people af - As a volunteer, she will poverty, through education cent earthquake and after - ects. help out at a residential home and an agriculture scheme.” shocks, the university The money will be used to fected by HIV. for adults with learning diffi - A parishioner of St advised against the project help repair homes in Nepal Aimée Perera will swap culties who have HIV and Joseph’s, Milngavie, Aimee going ahead, and I will now destroyed by the earthquake Glasgow for the city of Targu also at a children’s home, (21) originally intended instead undertake work on and also to support ongoing Mures where she will spend working with Roma families. spending the summer in the project in Romania.” efforts in Romania. a month working with the She explained: “The Nepal as part of Dundee Aimee, who studies micro -
“This really set my faith alight and Caritas has given Caritas fires up me the opportunity to develop it further, at a more mature level.” A long-time altar server at Caitlin’s faith St Bridget’s, Ballieston, and local Guide leader, Caitlin used her Caritas year to deepen her faith understanding and make the most of opportunities to show love in action. “I have been more involved in my school and parish /UR WARMEST community, taking more responsibility and trying to CONGRATULATIONS TO lead by example – showing that having a strong faith ALL #ARITAS !WARD )N YOUR #ATHOLIC SCHOOLS THERE IS ALWAYS A BIGGER isn’t something to be RECIPIENTS FROM THE PICTURE OVER AND ABOVE THE INDIVIDUAL SUBJECTS ashamed of.” YOU STUDY THE DIFFERENT SKILLS YOU LEARN !LL THE She also enjoyed a STAFF AND PUPILS OF WORK YOU DO IS PLACED IN THE CONTEXT OF GROWING IN weekend retreat at FRIENDSHIP WITH 'OD AND ALL THAT ¾OWS FROM THAT Pluscarden Abbey. “An .OTRE $AME (IGH FRIENDSHIP amazing spiritual 3CHOOL 'LASGOW 'OD WANTS YOUR FRIENDSHIP !ND ONCE YOU experience,” she said, ENTER INTO FRIENDSHIP WITH 'OD EVERYTHING IN YOUR “which opened my eyes to LIFE BEGINS TO CHANGE !S YOU COME TO KNOW (IM the different ways God’s love BETTER YOU ½ND YOU WANT TO RE¾ECT SOMETHING OF is at work in the world.” (IS IN½NITE GOODNESS IN YOUR OWN LIFE /NCE THESE Caitlin, who hopes to begin psychology studies after the THINGS BEGIN TO MATTER TO YOU YOU ARE WELL ON THE summer, added: “My overall WAY TO BECOMING SAINTS Caritas journey has taught POPE BENEDICT XVI me the value of a strong AS the great sacrifice of “This was a defining faith. God’s love, the Eucharist is moment for my faith,” said “I feel I have been able to /BSERVATORY 2OAD the source of caritas. the 17 year-old pupil of St show people in my parish 'LASGOW ' ,. And for one of this year’s Ambrose High, Coatbridge. that there is more than a 4 award recipients, the Caritas- “I felt a real connection spark among today’s youth. Eucharist relationship is when Pope Benedict spoke to “Our faith is still strong especially significant. the youth about the and burning – just like For, when Benedict XVI importance of a strong faith Christ’s love for us.” celebrated Mass at and that, no matter how hard She added: “I hope I have Bellahouston Park in 2010, it is to display your faith in a inspired some younger &RQJUDWXODWLRQVWRDOO Caitlin Moran was one of the culture which dispels students to carry on the youngest of those chosen to religion, you should show flame which Pope Benedict &DULWDV$ZDUG receive Holy Communion from God’s love, even to those who helped reignite in me.” the Pope. don’t want to share in it. :LQQHUV Caitlin with fellow St Bridget’s Caritas participants along with Fr Martin Delaney and St Ambrose teacher Grace Ann Teece
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He honoured is attested to have appeared to An unexpected and un - at Annecy with the Franciscan their presence by allowing the two children here in 1846 – 12 scheduled bonus occurred on church of St Pierre serving as use of the chalice used by St years before the apparitions at last day of the pilgrimage. the cathedral. Francis in their celebrations of Lourdes. Archbishop Conti remem - Through his gentle persua - Mass. Resuming the footsteps of bered that the nuns who used Thinking about Life Choices? sion and the power of his The picturesque alpine town St Francis de Sales the group to look after the seminarians at preaching and writing, Francis is home to the Basilica of went to Geneva which in the Blairs College belonged to the succeeded in winning back to Notre Dame de la Visitation, Reformation period was con - Congregation of St Joseph of the Church many who had the church in which St Francis sidered the Rome of the new Annecy whose mother house sided with the Protestant faith de Sales is buried as well as Protestant faith. is in the town. in the area around Lake the burial place of St Jane The Reformation Wall, It transpired that Sister Geneva and Annecy. Frances de Chantal. A con - built into the old walls of the Marie Francis who had been He recognised the impor - temporary of Francis, she town, has statues of the four at Blairs, and had assisted the tance of a spiritually educated founded the Congregation of most important reformist one-time Bishop of Aberdeen laity and wrote pamphlets, the Visitation in 1610. preachers, including John with his French, was still catechisms, and books of in - During their week-long Knox. there. Sr Frances will help you struction in prayer for them, of stay, the Scottish pilgrims vis - In contrast to sunshine in A joyful reunion took place which An Introduction to the ited the Cistercian abbey of Geneva, an excursion to the and Sister Marie Francis was choose what’s right for you! Devout Life is probably the Tamié, on the snowline in the Chamonix valley was marked delighted to show the group Visit: www.sistersofnazareth.com best known. His writings were hills above Annecy. The by heavy mist and rain. her convent. Originally the Email: [email protected] so extensive and influential abbey is supported by the sale However, the clouds dis - second house of the Visitation that he became patron saint of of its Tamie cheese, produced persed in time for Mass in the Sisters, it includes the room Mobile: 07906 372786 journalists. by the monks in their busy fro - high altitude town of Passy where St Francis de Sales re - The pilgrimage was led by magerie. where the modern church of ceived the vows of St Jane de the Lieutenancy’s Grand A day trip saw the pilgrims Notre Dame de Toutes Graces Chantal and her two compan - Prior, Archbishop Mario arrive at the Marian shrine of serves the spiritual needs of ions as they established the Conti who introduced the La Salette, some 6500feet up many patients suffering from Congregation of the Benedictine Monastery group to the local bishop, Mgr in the French Alps. Our Lady tuberculosis. Visitation. 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Glasgow University students and their chaplain Fr Ross Campbell outside the cathedral Pilgrim students in Santiago de Compostela pursue faith on Santiago Camino ONE of the most ancient By Michael Kearns shop. His masterpiece was a little private chapel where we and well-known pilgrim - 3rd year law student ages in the Church is the celebrated Mass, and prayers were certainly said for the Camino de Santiago. vided for the pilgrims – and to idiosyncratic septuagenarian. The trek across much of walk to the next abuerge, Next day the tiny hamlet of northern Spain sees thousands however far on it may be, in Miraz beckoned, with the of pilgrims converge on the the direction of Santiago. prospect of a spider-infested city of Santiago de Each evening we celebrated hall providing our night-time grimage are the most spiritu - San Marcos, attended by more ifested in a remark made to us Compostela whose world-fa - Mass, before enjoying a meal accommodation. Unexpected - ally rewarding. than just the GUCA peregri - by a couple of young men mous cathedral houses the re - together. ly, space became available in Arzua is almost ‘new town’ nos. from Germany who had com - mains of the apostle St James. We recited the rosary every the more enticing abuerge and compared to most other stops, Sunday morning meant a pleted a much longer version It was in this spirit of pil - morning, which was vital to in thanksgiving we offered but the only place we could short, gentle walk into of the Camino. They told us grimage that 15 students from the spiritual nature of our jour - Mass in the village church find to say Mass was the dorm Santiago, where we took part that the sacrament of the Glasgow University ney. The conversations held with a number of locals at - of the abuerge where we also in the pilgrims’ Mass which Reconciliation they had re - Catholic Association (GUCA) along the way animated the tending. discovered a foot-massage included the use of the world- ceived that day in the set out in late May, accompa - social and psychological as - The tarmac took its toll on machine. Like manna from famous Botafumeiro – 53kilo Cathedral was the first time nied by university chaplain Fr pects of our time together. our pilgrim soles as we made heaven, was the unanimous thurible. they had done so for years. Ross Campbell. Our sympathies go to our our way to Sobrado dos verdict, as we treated our Afterwards, we visited St Our pilgrimage would not Our version of the Camino poor chaplain who patiently Monxes, but our pilgrim souls weary soles. James’ tomb, offering prayers have been possible without Fr was to last six days, walking answered every single ques - were lifted as we climbed up By the end of day five, we of thanks for the blessings of Ross’ untiring leadership or approximately 130km through tion under the hot Spanish sun to the restored Santa Maria had reached the suburbs of pilgrimage and the compan - the selflessness of Ricardo Galicia, starting in the town of that his pedantic students abbey which is home to a Santiago – passing near the ionship we shared. Boyle, our half-Scottish, Vilalba. could think of! community of Cistercian airport we landed at – arriving With a few days to relax, we Spanish native, who acted as Comically – although we Our first day’s walk to monks. at a very modern abuerge took a trip to the coast and the translator, guide, advisor and, didn’t see the funny side at the Baamonde was a physically We spent the night in the where pilgrims from all over westernmost point of conti - most importantly, restaurant- time – we got there by way of benign experience with a pilgrim hostel attached to the the world converged. nental Europe, Finisterre – the booker. Santiago, as our plane was bizarre encounter with the monastery and some of the Within touching distance of ‘end of the earth’ – named as It should also be mentioned prevented from landing at A ‘King’ at the end. group attended Morning our destination, it was an ex - such before the discovery of that much of the trip’s costs Coruna because of fog. An eccentric local sculptor Prayer with the monks before traordinarily happy place as the Americas. were paid for by generous do - The daily format was to set insisted on offering a guided starting out for Arzua. pilgrims shared stories of their One can only truly appreci - nations, including a fundrais - out from one abuerge – a type tour – without a word of It is absolutely true that the journeys. Fr Ross celebrated ate the profound effect of pil - ing concert held in Turnbull of communal bunkhouse pro - English – of his craft work - toughest moments of a pil - Mass in the nearby chapel of grimage as part of your wider Hall in memory of Suzanne pilgrimage to God. From the Ullman, a former member of perspective of a young staff at Glasgow University Catholic, I can only describe it who was a great friend of the as awesome. chaplaincy and a great lover of Dunfermline delight at St Margaret’s Some people are fortunate the Camino. We are sure that to have a strong and devout at - her prayers were with us. tachment to the truth of our • You can like Glasgow Barlanark banner stands out faith, others not. University Catholic summer pilgrimage Perhaps the finest example Association on Facebook, of the Camino’s power to or follow on twitter OVER a thousand people draw back to Christ was man - @GUCatholic “I’m overwhelmed by the converged upon Dun - number of people who turned ferm line yesterday to out today to honour St take part in a new sum - Margaret – we thought it mer pilgrimage in honour would by busy but it’s sur - GLASGOW ARCHDIOCESAN St Margaret, Queen of passed what we’d hoped for,” said Fr Chris Heenan, parish PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES Scots. priest of St Margaret’s and co- "I was really gob-smacked ordinator of the pilgrimage. Led by the Archbishop of Glasgow Most Rev Philip Tartaglia by the turnout,” said “It’s just incredible to see so Archbishop Leo Cushley of St many people here to honour St Andrews & Edinburgh fol - Margaret’s memory and to ask 17 - 24 JULY 2015 | 7 NIGHTS lowing the event on Sunday for her intercession”. Services of KLJKO\TXDOL¿HG team of resident 28 June. The roots of the summer guides & representatives throughout BOO “It was very moving. I was pilgrimage date back to June ON K LINE Daily Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner £ & SAV thrilled. Absolutely de - 1250 when the relics of Saint 10 PE E R PER *T SON lighted.” Margaret (1045 –93) were that we’d have &C’s * App The pilgrims were led in translated to a new shrine in enough pilgrims to Relic of St Margaret ly £ procession by pipers from St Dunfermline Abbey following comfortably fill the Columba's High School, her canonisation that year by church”, said Dunfermline. Pope Innocent IV. Archbishop Cushley. £719 Pride of place was given to An annual pilgrimage to “So I could not be - pps inc the relics of St Margaret, car - Dunfermline soon emerged lieve it as I stood in ried through the streets of the and continued until the late the town’s Pitten - Pilgrimages to Lourdes | Medjugorje | FFatimaatima | HoHolyly LLandand Fife town by newly ordained 16th century. It was then re - crieff Park and could Shrines of France | Shrines of Italy | Shrines of Poland deacons Tony Lappin and vived in 1899 and continued see pilgrims all the Steps of St. Paul | Santiago de Compostela Jamie McMorrin. again until 1974. 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For, not only do we cover he is: ‘the carpenter’, ’the son most of chapter 6 in Mark’s of Mary’, ‘the brother of Hill 26 July Gospel, but we also begin a James and Joset and Jude and 17th Sunday of Year (B) series of readings from John Simon, not to mention his sis - to proclaim Good News, but John 6:1-15 Chapter 6 – the great Bread of ters’ (the use of brother and how often do we put off be - All four gospels recount Jesus Life discourse – which contin - sister here need mean no more ginning the process because feeding the 5000 from five http://www.jdrummondfuneraldirectors.co.uk ues through most of August. than blood relatives). ‘So’, we want to spend more time loaves and two fish. 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Fr Noel Barry shows off Flourish to Pope John Paul II bing – “being born in a stable to accept the self-proclaimed tive triplet was a familiar This telling observation en - doesn’t make you a horse” right of the media to publish capsulates why he not only was his ready riposte, deliv - what they wish with little or tagline heralding another contented himself with being ered in a much-mimicked no regard for the irreparable hard-hitting Flourish parish priest of St Agnes, Cork accent. damage inflicted on innocent comment piece. Lambhill, but found deep ful - Not a man to be stuck for an bystanders?” he asked. filment in the process. answer and widely respected as Although vindicated and It was coined by Fr Noel “Noel committed himself to a powerful preacher, it is sur - awarded record damages, the Barry, signalling his intention that task with the same energy prising to be reminded that his case exposed him to further that the paper, which he edited and ingenuity that had charac - seminary formation was inter - injury. At the insistence of for almost 15 years (1985 – terised everything he did,” the rupted by the need to overcome Cardinal Winning, and with 99), would pack a punch and Archbishop stated at his fu - a severe stammer. Giving up the support of friends, he took get noticed. neral. was not in his vocabulary. time away from parish min - The words spoke eloquently “That’s not to say he did not After ordination to the istry and stood down from of the man himself, although retain an interest in broader priesthood in his home parish other responsibilities. alternative epithets were in matters of Church and public of Our Lady Crowned, Cork, Refreshed and refocused, he ready supply – such was his life. He did and his eyes regularly went into battle over Connelly, whose friendship on 3 July 1981, the Feast of St returned at the beginning of prominence as Cardinal would dance when given the a range of social justice issues, and advice he valued, he took Thomas, he began his pastoral 2002, taking on the pastoral Thomas Winning’s media chance to offer his views. He highlighting the plight of part in international meetings ministry in Glasgow with that care of Saint Agnes’, minder that many had an opin - was always interesting and in - homeless people and drug ad - of the Catholic press – always same resolve. Lambhill. With no competing ion about ‘the Barry boy’. sightful, but he wisely kept dicts, denouncing the arms on the look-out for a high pro - His introduction to the pages demands, he threw himself One word unlikely to have out of it”. trade, and relentlessly casti - file interview or lively feature. of Flourish came in 1984 when into parish work and the been associated with the Cork- As one of Cardinal gating the powers that be in Locally, he championed the he was tasked with promoting parishioners experienced him raised priest at the height of Winning’s closest advisers, Fr the Labour Party for denying work of St Margaret’s the pastoral plan being rolled at his best and happiest. his ‘press powers’ was humil - Barry rubbed shoulders with pro-life members a demo - Hospice in its care for the frail out across the archdiocese. Not That contentment was rudely ity. Not that he was arrogant, the ‘movers and shakers’ in cratic platform. elderly and people with termi - one for pious platitudes, his no- disturbed five years ago when but the common perception politics, media and education. His writing was never slap- nal illness, and boosted the nonsense style cut through any a particularly aggressive form was of a single-minded, deter - He lobbied in Westminster in dash, but diligently con - profile of Missio Scotland. jargon and communicated the of cancer, which would ulti - mined and ambitious operator. the mid-1990s, securing structed – with assistance of Thomas Noel Barry was plan’s potential for renewing mately take his life, was first That is why Fr Barry’s re - Catholic education rights fol - coffee and cigarettes. He had born in London on 6 the Church in Glasgow – a diagnosed. He accepted the turn to parish ministry after a lowing local government an instinct for a good story December 1956. For such an prospect which he advanced in prognosis but refused to lie “very public personal crisis” shake-up. and took pride in getting it intrinsically Irish person, his St Ninian’s, Knightswood, and down to the illness – ‘be up was referenced by Archbishop In the pages of Flourish , he right. Alongside Fr Tom status as an Englishman pro - especially St Joseph’s, Miln- and doing, with a heart for any gavie. fate’ was his motto. Fr Barry’s time as editor “I think everyone would ended in July 1999, but the agree that Noel went over and writing was on the wall three above the call of duty during Fr Higgins’ hidden years of unsung service years earlier. Amid the media his illness to carry out his IN over 50 years of active min - Archbishop Donald Campbell on 29 Dalmarnock, but poor health forced him feeding frenzy surrounding the priestly and pastoral duties, istry, Fr Edward Higgins covered June 1959. to stand down within a year. However, resignation of Bishop Roddy and in an effort to maintain plenty of ground as a priest of the His first appointment was to the still after a spell helping in St Saviour’s, Wright from Argyll and the this fine church in good con - new parish of Blessed John Ogilvie, Govan, he took on the pastoral care of Isles, the Sun concocted a story dition,” Archbishop Tartaglia Archdiocese of Glasgow. Easterhouse, before moving two years St Ronan’s, Bonhill, where he served which, as the Court of Session affirmed. For not only did he serve around his later to the more established Our Holy until retiring from full-time parish min - later judged, defamed Fr Barry The oldest in his family, Fr home turf, but supplied in the Highlands Redeemer, Clydebank. He then spent istry in 1993. and a close friend. Barry is survived by two and was a regular traveller to Millport, seven years in St Roch’s, Garngad, mov - For the best part of 20 years, Fr In pursuing the case, the brothers and three sisters providing Sunday Mass on the isle of ing back west to St Mary’s, Duntocher, Higgins made himself available to sup - priest was determined to up - whom he always looked out Cumbrae. in 1974. ply in parishes from Largs to Lochaber, hold the good name of his for and who cared for him Born in Glasgow in 1926, he attended Among those to benefit from his guid - until restricted by infirmity. He enjoyed friend and challenge a media deeply. Holyrood Secondary at a time when the ance in their formative years as altar the care of the Little Sisters of the Poor which he felt preyed too often Ar dheis Dé go raibh a country was caught up in war. He en - servers were three sons of the parish at St Joseph’s, Robroyston, and died on the weak and vulnerable. anam dilis. tered the world of work but felt called to who have been ordained over the past 15 peacefully there on Friday 5 June. the ministry of the altar. years – Frs Nicholas Monaghan, Gerard Archbishop Philip Tartaglia presided On completing his seminary forma - Byrne and Scott Deeley. at the Funeral Mass offered for Fr tion at St Peter’s College, Cardross, Fr In 1987, Fr Higgins was appointed Higgin’s eternal repose at St Joseph’s on Higgins was ordained priest by parish priest of Our Lady of Fatima, 17 June.
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