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Mid- report does not change ‘God only knows’ if Christians ‘Church teaching’ By Ian Dunn will survive in the Middle East Synod on the family A PRELIMINARY document released on Monday by the extraordi- I nary synod on the family—suggest- Lebanese gives Scots harrowing ing a gentler approach towards gay people and unmarried couples—has account of ongoing religious persecution been criticised by some taking part in the synod. The midterm report from the synod of on the family emphasised calls for greater accept- By Ian Dunn year old to see ance and appreciation of divorced blood pouring out of and remarried Catholics, cohabitat- A LEBANESE bishop has told Scottish Catholics that a bus that had just ing couples and gay people. ‘God only knows’ if there will be any Christians liv- been attacked. The Vatican has since emphasised ing in the Middle East in 20 years time such is the “I saw people killed in front that it is only a ‘working document.’ persecution they are facing. of me, people tortured in front of me,” he said. “But as a Cardinal , Arch- Maronite Elias Nassar of Saida in Lebanon Christian I reject all violence. It just leads to more vio- bishop of Westminster, said it was was speaking at an Aid to the Church in Need event at Our lence.” not a ‘doctrinal’ document but one Lady of Good Aid in last Thursday He said the sectarian civil war in Lebanon had since intended to ‘raise questions and indi- when he said it had become all too ‘convenient for Europe been replicated with wider sectarian conflict across the cate perspectives’ and it did not to ignore and forget about Christian persecution in Middle East. change Church teaching. my region.’ “I think this is because of other countries and one In presenting the interim report, During Mass at the cathedral, Bishop of country in particular continuing to create violence for Cardinal Peter Erdo of Esztergom- Motherwell used his homily to urge those present to help their own ends,” he said. “We don’t want more bombs Budapest, who as the synod’s relator the ‘Christians in need who are crying out for help, their from the west, we want genuine political pressure for a has the task of guiding the synod dis- prayer is very strong and they are persisting in their faith peace that will last.” cussion and synthesising its results, in the most difficult circumstances.’ gave a nearly hour-long speech that Solidarity drew on the synod’s first week of Religious refugees Bishop Toal said Scottish Catholics could not forget about discussions ahead of the document’s After the Mass, Archbishop Nassar pro- their fellow Christians who suffered in the Middle East. release. vided first-hand experience of life in “No matter how hard the circumstances the Holy Spirit “Homosexuals have gifts and qual- Lebanon, whose population has is always there,” he said. “I worry sometimes we feel the ities to offer to the Christian commu- swelled following the vast number of pain of those suffering but we don’t accept it for our- nity,” the cardinal said. “Often they refugees arriving from war-torn Iraq selves.” wish to encounter a Church that and Syria, including two million Gesturing to the statue of St John Ogilvie at the back of offers them a welcoming home. Are from Syria alone. the cathedral in Motherwell, the Scottish bishop said ‘that our communities capable of provid- “The suffering of Christians in is a man who died for his Catholic Faith.’ “This is the ing that, accepting and evaluating my part of the world began long spirit we see in these troubled parts of the world where their sexual orientation, without ago but it has expanded greatly men and women are facing persecution and death for compromising Catholic doctrine on in the past few years,” the their belief, yet they do not let go, they persist!” he added. the family and matrimony?” archbishop said. “What we see The statement represents a marked in Syria and Iraq from ISIS are ACN shift in tone on the subject for an the most inhumane barbaric Neville Kyrke-Smith, Aid to the Church in Need (UK)’s official Vatican document. While acts. There has been so much national director, also spoke at the event and said on a Cardinal Erdo said that same-sex suffering.” unions present unspecified ‘moral The Lebanese clergyman I Continued on page 2 problems’ and thus ‘cannot be con- added that he had witnessed sidered on the same footing’ as tradi- the start of the Lebanese civil ISIS scrawled the Aramaic symbol for ‘N’ meaning Nazarene tional marriage, he said they also can war with his own eyes, step- (below), on all the homes of Christians in Mosul, Iraq. Now it is exemplify ‘mutual aid to the point of ping out of his house as a 15 being used by Muslims and Christains as a symbol of solidarity sacrifice (that) constitutes a precious support in the life of the partners.’ Similarly, the cardinal said, divorced and civilly remarried Catholics deserve an ‘accompani- ment full of respect, avoiding any language or behaviour that might make them feel discriminated against.’ I Continued on pages 6-7 I Editorial, page 9 I [email protected]

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SPOTLIGHT ON What’s On A weekly guide to upcoming Church-related events, more online at www.sconews.co.uk SATURDAY OCTOBER 18 Glasgow’s music lovers Nibbles provided, BYOB. All welcomed some special Italian I St Patrick’s Lourdes Fund welcome. Mass begins 7pm in visitors to St Andrew’s Cathedral Fish Tea Dance in aid of the St John the Baptist, Perth. last Thursday as the prestigious Lourdes Fund will take place Conservatorio di Musica San in the Mayo Suite of St WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22 Pietro a Majella, from Naples, Patrick’s Hall. Tickets are I Italian actor, Mario performed a concert of sacred priced £6 and are available in Pirovano, performs a one-man and renaissance music (left). the Hall. Raffle tickets are also drama written by Dario Fo. The free event was attended by available for purchase before This entertaining show about Archbishop Emeritus Mario Conti the function. Contact Martha St Francis of Assisi uses story- (above) and Ronnie Convery, on 01236 604901 for more telling, comedy and high editor of the Italian Scotland website and Glasgow information. energy delivery. Come and Archdiocese communication hear about the little poor man officer. The event was arranged SUNDAY OCTOBER 19 from the 13th century who I under the auspices of the Italian Archbishop Cushley will changed the world and inspires presidency of the European celebrate Mass in St Francis’ Francis today. Begins Union with the support of the Xavier’s Falkirk at 7.30pm in St Columba’s, Col- Italian Embassy to the UK, the launch the Archdiocesan Mar- loden. Tickets £5 from Helen Italian Consulate in Edinburgh, riage Preparation programme, a MacGilp 01463792140. 12- the Italian Cultural Institute and new pastoral initiative to sup- 18year-olds free entry. the Italian Chamber of Commerce port couples who plan to marry PICS: ROBERT WILSON in the . THURSDAY OCTOBER 23 During the Mass, married I Annual Pro-Life Rosary, couples will have the opportu- Procession and Mass. Event nity to renew their vows and begins in George Square, Glas- Bidding a fond farewell to St Paul’s Muirhouse engaged couples will be invited gow, followed by Mass at St forward for a blessing. The Andrew’s. Assemble in George occasion marks the final day of Square at 6pm. Rosary and ARCHBISHOP the Third Extraordinary Synod procession from 6.30 to 7pm. celebrated a Mass of of Bishops, which has been Mass in the cathedral at Thanksgiving and closure convened by on 7.30pm. last Friday as parishioners the theme of The Pastoral I Glasgow Faith Forum talk— of St Paul’s said goodbye to Challenges of the Family in the Reason for Believing talk by Fr their parish after 35 years. Context of Evangelisation. Ross Campbell on the theme of The Archbishop of St Everyone throughout the Arch- Sin: Damaged but not Andrew’s and Edinburgh was is now warmly invited Destroyed. Takes place in principal celebrant at the Mass to join the Archbishop at this Turnbull Hall, Southpark Ter- and was joined by parish priest celebration, to pray for the race, Glasgow, beginning at Mgr Brian Halloran and clergy Church’s ministry to married 7pm. Part of a series of talks with a link to the parish (right). people and families and to pray for young people aged 16-25. A small group of parishioners for those in our Archdiocese The talk will be followed by staged a candlelit and silent who have a specific role in refreshments and night prayer. protest outside the church supporting marriages and fami- against the closure. A lies. Mass begins 7pm. FRIDAY OCTOBER 24 page set up to fight the I Annual Tri Parish Ceilidh closure plans after they were of pounds of debt, was built in option is for people to attend also served by Mgr Halloran. TUESDAY OCTOBER 21 Event. St Thomas’, Ss St announced earlier this year 1971 and had featured on the Mass at the next nearest Catholic Following the final Mass, I Union of Catholic Mothers Annes, St Brides, Meadow- had attracted 400 likes with a BBC’s Songs of Praise. church, which is only a four- parishioners joined the Mass. UCM Mass, followed by bank Inn, Arbroath 2:30 for petition against the plans An archdiocesan spokesman minute drive from Muirhouse.” archbishop to mark the end a fun night of Beetle Drive. 8pm start. signed by 408 people. said: “Everybody is sad about Parishioners of St Paul’s of an era and the beginning The church, which had the closure of St Paul’s, but will now join St Margaret’s, of another. E-mail [email protected] amounted hundreds of thousands the reality is that the best Davidsons Mains, which is PIC: PAUL McSHERRY Scottish solidarity with the Middle East

I Continued from page 1 men and did not speak for 14 solidarity. A terrible act has been months afterwards,” he said. made a symbol of hope.” recent visit to a refugee camp for “This is the kind of horror they The ACN event in Scotland Syrians in Lebanon he had are facing.” was very well attended with seen terrible examples of the He also related a story of ISIS pupils from nine schools at the crimes being committing against invasion on the city of Mosul Mass. Christians. in Iraq. The choir was provided by “I met one women who had “They scrawled the Aramaic Our Lady’s High School and a been raped by seven different symbol for ‘N’ meaning procession of students carried Nazarene, on all the homes of posters with images from Lebanese-based Archbishop Elias Christians,” he said. “Marking around the world, depicting: Nassar and Neville Kyrke-Smith join them for death as the Nazi’s did Extremism, Hope and Faith. Bishop Joseph Toal and clergy with to the Jews. Yet since then that Archbishop Nassar also spoke in the choir from Our Lady's High symbol has been taken and worn Westminster Archdiocese while School after the special Mass in on T-shirts and badges by visiting the UK. Motherwell Cathedral Christians and Muslims all over PIC: TOM EADIE the world as a symbol of I [email protected]

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WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 2014 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER NEWS 3 Education director: Concerns Bishops lobby EU over conflict stones over recruiting headteachers for Catholic schools are real By Ian Dunn ments will be able change the behavior of companies and help people and communi- THE Church has urged the EU to take ties suffering from violence”, By Daniel Harkins firm action to stop the trade in ‘blood The legislation, proposed by the Euro- diamonds’ and other resources pean Commission in March 2014, will be THE Scottish Catholic Edu- obtained through conflict. debated in the European Parliament’s cation Service supports con- A letter signed by 70 bishops from International Trade Committee. The bish- cerns raised over teacher around the world including, Scotland’s ops call upon the European Parliament to shortages in Scotland by an Bishop Emeritus Peter Moran of Aberdeen amend to the current draft directive. industry and parents’ body. (right), warns that upcoming EU legisla- Instead of voluntary self-certification, The Scottish Parent Teacher tion should guarantee that companies are legally binding human rights due diligence Council (SPTC) last week not complicit in financing conflict and for all steps of the supply chain should wrote to the Education Secre- human rights abuses. apply. Furthermore, the legislation should tary Michael Russell warning “New rules are urgently needed to not limit itself to only four minerals but of a lack of headteachers, sup- ensure that the bounty of God’s creation also include other resources. ply staff and subject specialists, employers but they could coor- does not serve unquestioning consumption Currently, only companies importing with an informal survey dinate some advertising cam- while underwriting the destruction of life,” the minerals tantalum, tungsten, tin or gold amongst the body’s members paigns in places like Ireland the statement said. “The Earth’s resources into the European market are targets of the finding particular concern over were there is a significant num- must be managed wisely by good stew- legislation. The proposed directive does headteacher recruitment at ber of young teachers. And in ards, with assurances for people at both not apply to other natural resources nor to Catholic schools. the north of Ireland—from our ends of today’s global supply chains that up to this challenge.” the whole supply chain, including end- Michael McGrath (right), point of view many of them join us as to the morality of our trading The statement was also supported by user companies whose consumer goods director of the SCES, said they will have attained a teaching system.” CIDSE, the international alliance of contain these resources. have been raising such con- qualification with some aspect The bishops also warn that the EU has a Catholic development agencies, including Denise Auclair, CIDSE senior policy cerns with the Scottish Govern- of religious education in it. moral duty to take a lead on this issue. SCIAF. advisor, said: “The Commission proposal ment for a while, and called for “We have always had a trend “We, bishops and leaders of the CIDSE Secretary General Bernd Nilles as it currently stands will not live up to its radical solutions to address the of Irish teachers involved in Catholic Church, lend our support to civil said it was time for change. claim of stopping the use of revenues from problem. Scotland but unless they are society in the South and North working for “We are overwhelmed by this message mining to finance armed conflict. The 70 “We do have a problem of guaranteed employment it is peace and the responsible stewardship of of solidarity from such a large group of signatories of the statement are calling on attracting sufficient numbers of difficult for them to come over creation,” they say. “The EU has a unique church leaders from four continents. Com- European Parliamentarians to rise to the people into teaching generally here. The government could opportunity to help end violent conflicts panies, as well as politicians, share the challenge and make sure the legislation and beyond that encouraging ease that by advertising and connected to natural resources, which responsibility to stop the financing of vio- improves on existing approaches interna- them into leadership positions,” encouraging councils to adver- have represented 40 per cent of all con- lent conflicts and human rights abuses tionally, rather than setting a lower Mr McGrath said. “We’ve got tise.” flicts globally over the last 60 years. worldwide,” he said. “This global call by standard.” to do our bit in encouraging The SPTC’s letter, from “We call on European parliamentarians the bishops is a clear message to politi- people to think about teaching executive director Eileen Prior, and European governments to rise cians that only broader, binding require- I [email protected] and in giving those who want said the situation was untenable to lead schools the support and and argued that the problem encouragement to do that.” was having a direct impact on John Deighan, Parliamentary wrong with talking about these “As a result of an ongoing Mr McGrath highlighted a young people. NEWS ROUNDUP officer for Scotland’s bishops, things,” he said. police inquiry, Fr Paul Morton lack of incentives encouraging Eleanor Conner, information said that the success of the “But if you read the literature has been asked to take people to become headteachers, officer for the SPTC, said that campaign from same-sex mar- they planned to try and make administrative leave from with some principal teachers or ‘across the board there have Hogmanay success riages showed that ‘working to heterosexual and homosexual parish ministry for an deputy heads in large primary been great problems recruiting of gay lobby a plan over a decade, a small marriage equal in the eyes of unspecified period of time. Fr schools having to take a pay cut headteachers.’ A SENIOR Scottish Church group of people can change the the law.” Morton has agreed to this and to take on a headteacher role in “Obviously in Catholic official said the announcement country around them.’ He is also concerned the will not be living in the parish a smaller primary. schools it is required that some- that first same sex weddings in “Same-sex marriage was same campaign groups will house or undertaking any Mr McGrath, a former head- body should be Catholic and Scotland will take place this massively opposed,” he said. now attempt to change Scottish public ministry.” teacher at Our Lady’s High that makes the pool even Hogmanay shows the success “You had a named petition law to recognise people who The investigation is believed School in Cumbernauld, argued smaller,” she said. “All over the of gay rights campaigners ino against it with 55,000 activists. claim to be ‘intersex.’ to be related to historic that a number of short and country at the moment but par- radically changing Scottish cul- Yet this small group of activists allegations and is ongoing. long-term solutions are needed, ticularly in certain areas, espe- ture in a short space of time. was able to lead MSPs by the Motherwell priest put Fr Morton has served the suggesting that one answer cially the north east, they are Gay couples already in a nose and change the country.” on leave from parish Catholic community at St might be to recruit teachers really struggling with head- civil partnership will also be The other lesson, Mr THE parish priest at St Bride’s Bride’s for 14 years. from abroad. “We have looked teacher and teacher shortages. able to change their relation- Deighan said, was that activists Church in Cambuslang, has Last weekend, Bishop at seeing if teachers in other It’s right across the board ship to a marriage from groups should be listened to. taken administrative leave in Joseph Toal of Motherwell countries can come here,” he really. There are so many issues December 16. MSPs passed the “Back around the time of light of a police investigation. celebrated Masses at St said. “I think the government that cause the problem.” Marriage and Civil Partnership section 28, there was a feeling A spokesman for Motherwell Bride’s in the absence of a should look seriously at that. (Scotland) Act in February. in the media there was nothing Diocese confirmed to the SCO: parish priest. The government are not I [email protected]

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PIC: TOM EADIE SCIAF’s 50th anniversary offers

By Liz Leydon existing SCIAF staff which he greatly values. “SCIAF senior staff have held the fort for three SCIAF’s new director has hit the ground years without someone in command,” he said. running at a key moment for the Catholic “Everything SCIAF has achieved over that time has development agency.Next year marks the 50th been a real team effort done by all and I am deeply anniversary of the foundation of the Scottish respectful of that. There are many great ideas waiting Catholic International Aid Fund, an agency to be tapped and I feel very fortunate for that too.” of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland. Mr Dutton knows that the SCIAF name and its SCIAF has planned a host of events and work is known and respected nationally and campaigns to mark its golden jubilee—including internationally. His top propriety, however, is a UK-fund matching Wee Box campaign next building even stronger relations with Catholics Lent—but, as new director Alistair Dutton points across the whole of Scotland, from parishes to out, the 2015 landmark is a ‘bittersweet moment’ schools to groups, and underlining that ‘SCIAF as well as an opportunity for further faith in action. can be the bridge’ to the ‘global family’ of “We will of course be celebrating everything development agencies and Catholic communities that SCIAF is and does but there remains a and poor and marginalised people worldwide, Bishop warmly welcomed to Taylor High School sadness that the world still needs us,” he said. “We irrespective of the faith, ethnicity or politics. will need to strike a balance. The anniversary offers As a former humanitarian director for Caritas By Daniel Harkins young people—and met with which controls the council, the a great opportunity for Catholics to renew their Internationalis, the international umbrella the school’s year group council plans were scrapped. commitment and role in the life of the Church.” organisation of Catholic charities to which PUPILS and staff of Taylor and had a lunch with the Taylor “Certainly there is a strong It was interesting talking to the new SCIAF SCIAF belongs, Mr Dutton (right) brings an even High School in Motherwell High captains (above). sense of relief that the matter director as the Scottish independence referendum wider perspective of modern Catholic aid agency welcomed Bishop Joseph Toal Mass was accompanied by has been decided in the school peaked and troughed. His affection for Scotland, methods to his new role. The Durham University to the community for a Mass compositions from the school’s community and that we know his new home, is natural and genuine. graduate has worked in humanitarian relief for that celebrated the school’s music department and was the direction of travel for the “I have a profound love of Scotland and I 17 years, entering the field as a Jesuit novice namesake and the saint followed by a buffet for guests foreseeable future,” Mr couldn’t be happier to be based here now with when he was seconded to Caritas Nepal. whose cause he championed. and a presentation of a cheque McCormack said about the SCIAF,” Mr Dutton said. “My new role as director Now a married man, Mr Dutton’s Faith remains The school, which was saved for £1000 raised for the decision. was an ideal next step for me.” ‘central’ to his life. When asked how it impacted from closure last month after work of the Scottish Catholic A number of Taylor High He spoke, as a keen outdoorsman, of the fond his work, and how his work impacted his Faith he campaigning parents convinced International Aid Fund (SCIAF). pupils joined their parents in place the Scottish Highlands and Islands have in referred back to the spirituality of the Jesuits. the local council to scrap plans Gerry McCormack, protesting the proposed closure, his heart, although now living near Glasgow also “My faith is central to me,” he told the SCO. for a merger with Our Lady’s headteacher at the school, said and the school’s headteacher has its own advantages for his wife, an academic, “It is where I start from, look at the world and High School, was receiving its the bishop was very relaxed said his pupils took an interest to be nearer to relatives. work… How I interact feeds my Faith. Very first visit from Bishop Toal throughout the visit and that he in the plans. Although he was appointed to the SCIAF role much a circle of practice.” since his installation as Bishop enjoyed it. “The pupils were interested in May, Mr Dutton officially took up the reigns at of Motherwell. “He got to know Taylor High in the decision because though SCIAF’s head office in Glasgow in early August. I http://www.sciaf.org.uk Taylor High was named after School much better,” he said. the vast majority of them would By September it was clear he had more than Thomas Taylor, parish “We look forward to future not be directly affected, many found his feet, with the help and support of the I [email protected] priest of St Francis Xavier’s occasions when his lordship of them had younger siblings or and founder of Carfin Grotto. attends the school and cousins and they knew that the Canon Taylor was an admirer celebrates Mass with us.” decision would affect future of St Thérèse of Lisieux and North Lanarkshire Council generations in the area,” he Irish choir to perform charity concert at Sacred Heart championed her cause for announced at the start of this said. “In that sense there is no sainthood in Scotland. Each year plans to close Taylor High question that pupils took a By Daniel Harkins year, Taylor High celebrates a and merge it with Our Lady’s strong interest in what the feast day Mass for the saint at in a new build on the site of the outcome would be.” AN IRISH choir that has the beginning of October. former Ravenscraig steelworks. Bishop Toal had opposed the sung for and presidents Bishop Toal had celebrated Parents, concerned about the planned closure, and in a will come to the parish of the feast Mass last year in his role travelling distance to the new submission to council had the Sacred Heart in Lauriston as administrator of Motherwell school as well as possible criticised ‘the inequitable for a concert organised to Diocese, and returned this year contamination of the land, treatment of pupils attending raise money for a homeless to speak to pupils and staff which was previously used by Catholic schools,’ and said the charity. before celebrating Mass. heavy industry, launched a council were happy to maintain The Colmcille Choir will The bishop spoke to the campaign against the proposals non-denominational schools sing a mixture of Irish and young people about their and questioned the financial with rolls lower than that of Scottish music in the church impressions of the school and motives behind them. Our Lady’s and Taylor High. hall on November 1 with any his role as bishop—discussing In September, following a profits going to St Catherine’s how the Church works for meeting of the Labour group I [email protected] Homeless Project. The Derry based choir was founded in 1970 by Bishop Edward Daly as an outlet for those seeking to escape the conflict in the city. Over the last four decades they have competed in contests priest beside him spoke during presidents and at the European across the world and sung for it and the Pope said ‘shush, this Parliament. US President Bill Clinton and, is my country’s music!” In 2010 the choir celebrated in a private audience, for St Pope In 1994, the choir travelled their 40th year by returning to John Paul II (above right). to the United States and played and were privileged to Ursula Clifford, chairwoman for President Clinton on St sing at a special Mass in St for the choir and a member Patrick’s Day. Travelling to the Peter’s in the Vatican on St since its inception, was part of Capital Building on a street Patrick’s Day, followed by a the group that sung for the closed to traffic, Mrs Clifford concert in the Irish Ambassador’s Pope in St Peter’s Basilica in explained how she paid no heed Residence that evening. 1982, and spoke to the future to the president’s praetorian guard. “These things bring choirs saint afterwards. “We drove up there and together,” Mrs Clifford said. “He went round each of us parked outside the Capitol “We have three generations in individually and gave us Rosary Building and I said to the bus the choir at the moment. beads,” she said. “I said to him driver to come along with us,” Normally that is how it goes— Coffee morning at St Teresa’s raises funds for cancer charity ‘it’s a pleasure for us to be here,’ she said. “He said no, but I said you bring in your daughters and he said ‘No no no; it is a ‘aye, come on surely.’And and the daughters bring in their pleasure for me to have you.’” there was some Derry people children. It has all been great, ENTERPRISING P7 pupils The choir went on to dance there who had come to see us you know? What more can you of St Teresa’s Primary School, for the Pope at his request and and I trucked the whole load in, say?” EWTN CATHOLIC TV IS ON SKY EPG 589 Newarthill, organised and ran sung a composition by Polish and the security just took it for Sky Freesat £175 total cost , no monthly charges. a coffee morning to raise funds musician Frédéric Chopin. granted who I said should get in!” I The Colmcille Choir will 200 Free channels including EWTN TV & Radio. for MacMillan Cancer Care. “Normally it’s played only President Clinton spoke to perform in the Sacred Heart Call Sky on 08442411602 for installation. The event was a huge success by instrument but there are the choir after their perform- Church Hall, Lauriston, on Call EWTN on 020 83502542 or e-mail [email protected] with the community gathering words that are very rebellious ance and true to his reputation, November 1 from 7:30pm, with Mass at 6.30pm. Tickets cost for free monthly posted programme guide and together to support the children and we sang that for him and charmed the younger members. and £1350 (above) being raised £8 and can be bought at visit www.ewtn.co.uk for more info. he was absolutely delighted,” The musicians have since per- for a very worthwhile cause. Mrs Clifford said. “And the formed for a number of Irish the door WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 2014 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER LOCAL NEWS 5 opportunity to further put faith into action

Religious of Scotland hold AGM

By Fr James Crampsey SJ In his life, Jonah’s life is challenged in three ways: Who ON SATURDAY October is he? Where is he going? And 11, a number of the religious what is it that shapes his life? of Scotland gathered for their Although he regards himself as AGM in St Saviour’s Govan. a prophet, he runs away from Reports on justice and peace, his true self. Where is he vocations and faith in older going? We are told that he is people were presented and the supposed to be going to executive committee was restored Niniveh, but sets out for to its full number with the election Tarshish in the diametrically of John McFadden CSSP. opposite direction. What is Two talks were then given by shaping his life? Fear about Fr Denis McBride CSSR. The embodying the Word of the Scottish Redemptorist, a well- Lord with which he is entrusted. known speaker and writer, had Fr McBride showed how been asked to speak on Biblical Jonah lived out the consequences resources for religious life. of his first choices, and then Using his creative imagination, left the religious with the same Fr McBride (above) gave an questions. extended commentary on the Good speakers leave you Book of Jonah the prophet. He wanting more—a book is on its carefully read the text alongside way—but they also leave us his appreciative audience, with more to think about, pray pointing out that Jonah is said about and do. We may need to to come from a place between spend some time in the belly of Nazareth and Cana and that the whale. The upcoming year PIC: PAUL McSHERRY Jonah is the only prophet with of may give us whom Jesus compares Himself. some space for that. Paying tribute to the beauty and spirituality of Italian pilgrimage

ON September 20, we began the new part of the monastery Naples was the plan, but first we our first day in Lanciano, and and the of the Sacred detoured to see the church of St Italy and headed to the Shrine Bodies of St Benedict and his Gennaro. We travelled up the hills of the Eucharistic Miracle. twin sister St Scholastica. St of Naples to see the unforgettable We all felt so moved by Mass Benedict protect us! views of the bay by night. Driving and its choir as we headed to We then headed to Rome and down the mountain we headed San Giovanni Rotundo to the the Hotel Princess. We then saw to the Castle of Eggs where there Shrine of St Pio. We recited the the Basilica of St Mary Major, is a pathway toward the sea to Holy Rosary on our journeys which holds the true crib of Jesus. many bars and restaurants where St. Philomena Mass in St Andrews Cathedral, Glasgow throughout the pilgrimage. Some of us attended confession we were serenaded as we ordered We arrived at San Giovanni before heading to see Rome by our food. for Sat. 18th Oct has been postponed. Rotundo and could choose to visit night. We went to Piazza Navona On Saturday morning it was Pilgrimage 2014 the tomb of the Padre or visit the where we had a great meal and our last Mass at the Altar of the “A fabulous introduction to Italy. “Pilgrimage delivered church where he celebrated many laughs over limoncellos. Sacred Body of St Philomena. A huge privilege to see the Holy everything it promised and Mass, or tour the places he lived. We had our Papal audience Annabelle and Hugh were asked Father. It was spirituallysatisfy- some more. Thank you” Padre Pio sent confessors to with Pope Francisthe next day. to kneel and receive a blessing. ing to prayto Saint Philomena say their penance at Monte San The rain poured down on us on The rector quite spontaneously at her altar. A pilgrimage which Huge and Annabelle Angelo which is situated close our way to St Peter’s square, but blessed them with the oil of St is a must for all to make.” Carol to San Giovanni Rotundo. We the moment Pope Francis arrived, Philomena. They were surprised headed up the white rock the rain stopped. It was an and delighted as this trip was mountain to the consecrated incredible highlight of our trip. their 40th wedding anniversary. ground where the Archangel After reciting the Our Father in We got back on the coach and the Michael appeared several times. , he blessed us. Those who rector blessed all our devotional We entered a cave while novena had been feeling frail felt well items as we headed back to Rome. prayers and vespers for the Feast and energised. The Pope’s blessing On Sunday, September 27, we of St Michael were taking place. gave us all an incredible feeling celebrated Mass at the Sanctuary We consecrated ourselves to the of joy. We finished the day by and bade fond farewell to Italy Archangel Michael and asked seeing the churches of St Paul for his continued protection. outside the Wall, St John Lateran, “I liked it all, I will come again.” Call now to book your place on our The next day, September 21, the Santa Scalla and the Church Laura we arrived at the Sanctuary of St of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem. PILGRIMAGE TO ITALY 2015 Philomena and some instantly On Thursday, September 24, “Very good, spiritual and for the fell to their knees in prayer as we headed to Pompeii for Mass informative. Family charged. Discovery of the Sacred Body of St. Philomena they walked past the Altar of the in Our Lady of the Rosary, then Thank you very much for the Sacred Body of St Philomena. out in the sun for some ice cream opportunity.” Judith 19th - 26th May 2015 We began our first morning in and a little shopping. We headed Direct Flights Glasgow - Rome with luxury coach travel in Italy the Sanctuary with Holy Mass at back to the sanctuary for lunch “My spiritual journey began 7 Nights with Half Board the sacred Altar of Saint Philom- and we visited the old town of with St Philomena at my side.” £870 ena, before heading to Sorrento Salerno and then onto the big Mary for a relaxing day at the sea. shopping centre for some retail Includes: Papal audience & Tour of Rome, On September 22 we travelled therapy and gifts to take home. “It was amazing. Very spiritual, Shrine of the Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano, Una to Sorrento. We started early to Friday took us to the shrine of very, very good!” Shrines of: St. Philomena, St. Gerard Majella, St. Pio (San Giovanni Rotondo), visit and St St Gerard Majella which had St. Michaelʼs Cave (Gargano), St. Benedictʼs Monastery (Monte Cassino), Benedict’s Monastery. We had a some breathtaking views from “Wonderful and spiritual, loved guided tour of the old part of the the mountain and we gained a every minute of it.” Margaret Pompeii, Sorrento, Bay of Naples monastery which had not been true understanding of this very destroyed and to the room where understated saint. We returned to “It was lovely to be in so many Contact: 0141 328 3890 or [email protected] St Benedict lived and wrote the the sanctuary for lunch and places and shrines, all blessings.” Family of St. Philomena, Queenspark Business Centre, 77 Torrisdale St, Glasgow, G42 8PW rule of St Benedict. We visited Mass. An evening in the Bay of Mary Scottish Charity Number SC030253 WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 6 WORLD/VATICAN NEWS SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 2014 Church seeks new words for

By Stephen Reilly Synod on the family

THE need for a new language of pastoral care is emerging as one of the key themes of the extraordinary Synod on the family. “Language appeared many, many times,” Basilian Fr Thomas Rosica, in charge of briefing English-speaking journalists, said. “There’s a great desire that our language has to change in order to meet the very complex situations [the Church faces.]” Church leading the fight against Ebola in Africa One bishop, whom Fr Rosica did not name in accordance with synod rules, reportedly told fel- By Ian Dunn low participants that ‘language such as ‘living in filled in Liberia for the most Mission Matters Scotland are sin,’ ‘intrinsically disordered’ or ‘contraceptive part and so that message that’s also involved in fighting the mentality’ are not necessarily words that invite THE Catholic Church is brought by the Church is much disease with their connection to people to draw closer to Christ and the Church.’ leading the fight against more effective.’ He warned, the Pontifical Mission Societies Speaking to the synod last week, Archbishop Ebola in Africa, as the first however, that the situation allowing them to help individual Diarmuid Martin of Dublin mentioned the need infection in Europe was remained grim as, in addition to parishes and Catholic schools for new language with which to communicate confirmed last week. the ongoing infections, there is in Sierra Leone and across with married couples. SCIAF has launched a new a ‘great fear among the people West Africa. “To many, the language of the Church appears appeal urging Scottish about this situation and the Fr Tom Welsh, the national to be a disincarnated language of telling people Catholics to help the Catholic suffering that so many people director of Mission Matters what to do, a one-way dialogue,” the archbishop aid agency contribute to the have in terms of having lost Scotland, said: “The Ebola said, according to excerpts of his remarks pub- wider Caritas Internationalis relatives and not knowing who situation in Sierra Leone there lished by the efforts against the disease. is helping and who is not helping.’ continues unabated.” Irish bishops’ Mission Matters Scotland is SCIAF, an agency of the “We managed to speak to To many, the conference. language of the “The lived also sending aid to the region. Bishops’ Conference of Sister Mary of St Joseph’s e x p e r i e n c e According to the World Scotland, is among the school for Hearing Impaired Church appears and struggle of Health Organisation, over 3800 Arturo and Hermelinda As Zamberline, mar- organisations stepping into that Girls last week and as far as to be a disincar- spouses can ried for 41 years with three children, addressed people have died as a result of gap. SCIAF has already sent she knows none of the children nated language help find more the synod on the topic ‘pastoral challenges con- the current outbreak of Ebola, £10,000 to help Holy Spirit or staff have been affected by effective ways cerning an openness to life.’ most of them in Liberia. Earlier Hospital in Makeni, Sierra this terrible virus. However one of telling people of expression “We must admit without fear that many this week the first documented Leone, to pay for specialised of the consequences of the rapid what to do, a of the funda- Catholic couples, even those who seek to live case of Ebola infection in training for the hospital staff, spread has been the withdrawal “ mental ele- their marriage seriously, do not feel obligated to one-way Europe was confirmed in surgical gloves and masks of expatriate personnel, which ments of use only the natural methods [of birth control assistant nurse Teresa Romero. (above), and cleaning products has greatly affected the economy dialogue. church teach- condoned by the Church],” the Zamberlines, She works at a Madrid hospital such as disinfectant to stop the and inflation last month was 15 ing.” leaders in their country of an international where two Catholic missionaries disease spreading. per cent. People are starting to Following Catholic movement, Teams of Our Lady said. who contracted the disease in A statement from the Scottish go without food particularly the same session, Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier of “We must add that generally they are not ques- Africa died. Ms Romero, a aid agency suggests that, by those families who have been Durban, South Africa, said that ‘language is tioned by their confessors [on the subject.]” 40-year-old auxiliary nurse, working with Caritas, it can quarantined. Sr Mary is asking something we’ve overlooked for a good while; The Zamberlines, who are participating in the remains in quarantine in the make a huge impact in halting for help to alleviate some of the we’ve used language that is out of touch with the synod as non-voting auditors, said the ‘rhythm of Spanish capital along with her the disease. hardship being experienced by way people speak today.’ life’ today makes it difficult to find time to learn husband and three other people, “The Caritas network of the people of Makeni.” In that vein, a married couple from Brazil told natural methods of family planning, which they Pope Francis and the family” synod that the said have acquired an ‘unjust reputation of being Though doctors are hopeful she Catholic aid agencies [is] already During the synod of bishops Church should stop giving ‘contradictory advice’ unreliable,’ because they are badly explained and will recover. working in Sierra Leone,” the at the Vatican a special prayer was on birth control and help Catholics obey Church Mgr Robert Vitillo, special thus badly practiced. statement says. “Caritas have also made for all those currently teaching against contraception last Thursday. This week participants have moved on to the advisor on health for Caritas delivered soap and chlorine to suffering with, and from, the Internationalis, has just returned 100,000 people in the worst consequences of Ebola. from a visit to Liberia and said affected areas, and are the Catholic Church has 17 broadcasting health information I To donate to the new SCIAF health facilities in the country, from 19 radio stations. Your Ebola appeal visit www.sciaf.org Mary’s Meals extends feeding programme into Zambia of which 14 have remained donations can help us support open through the crisis. this work too. Using expertise I You can also help the aid MARY’S Meals has rolled He said that teams are going gained through years of tackling efforts of Mission Matters out its school feeding pro- out to parishes and ‘instructing HIV, Caritas and Catholic Scotland by visiting http://www. gramme to Zambia, one people at parish level and at Church staff are uniquely missionmattersscotland.org/ of the world’s poorest household level’ as ‘people placed to help combat Ebola, countries. trust Churches, people are Faith but they need our help.” I [email protected] The Scottish-based charity is now providing 20,000 children with a daily meal every day they attend school in the poverty- Organ ‘a testimony of our love, Pope says stricken African country. Located in south-central POPE Francis has said the our organs after we are dead. “The Pope is a charismatic Africa, the vast majority of the act of organ donation as ‘a Even while we are alive, actions figure and it is very important population in Zambia live on testimony of love for our such as giving blood can be a that he has given a clear and around a £1 a day and over a mil- neighbour’ when he met with powerful expression of human strong message in favour of lion children go to school hungry. the Transplantation Committee solidarity and of Christian charity. donation to all the different In the Chipata district, Mary’s for the Council of Europe Such actions can help build a religious communities,” Marta Meals is working with 25 pri- (CD-P-TO) who gathered in culture of life, a culture in which Lopez Fraga, the Secretary of mary schools. Each child will be longer needs to be an obstacle.” For 14-year-old Saidee, who Rome last Thursday. life is cherished,” Archbishop the European Committee on given a daily serving of a vita- The start of the school feeding attends one of the schools being The Holy Father’s comments of Southwark, said. Organ Donation, said: min-enriched maize porridge. programme in Zambia has also helped the arrival of Mary’s came on the same day as the “For this reason I welcome Following the meeting in Panji Kajani, Mary’s Meals been welcomed by the local Meals has been transformative. Catholic Church in initiatives such as fleshandblood Rome, the CD-P-TO reported country representative for Zam- community. Joyce Mbewe, the “When I’m hungry I feel so and Wales agreed to join the which encourages people to think that it was also the first instance bia, said the charity had started chairwoman of a school health sick,” she said. “Sometimes my fleshandblood campaign as a of serving others in this way, as of a Pope expressing a scientific work there due to the over- and nutrition committee at eyes get really blurry and I national associate. a form of Christian charity.” point of view with regard to whelming need. Mnoro, one of the 25 schools to can’t see anything. The porridge The fleshandblood campaign Some of the highest rates of organ donation and specifically “There is a great urgency to receive Mary’s Meals in Zambia, is helping me come to school is the first national partnership organ donation in the world occur the determination of brain death. tackle poverty in Zambia which said the programme would do a because I don’t need to work to of its kind between the NHS in European countries with a More than 20 million people is why we’ve launched this lot of good. “This programme get my food. It’s also helping and UK Churches, aiming to strong Catholic heritage and across the UK have now made school feeding programme now,” will encourage more children to me with my running because I encourage church congregations Catholicism is often positively the decision to donate their he said. “Low harvests mean come to school—children who have more energy.” to see blood and organ donation associated with rates of donation. organs after death by signing up many children have limited would otherwise be at home Mary’s Meals now works in as a part of their community The Vatican hosted European to the NHS Organ Donor access to food and this is infring- because of hunger,” she said. 13 impoverished countries participation. Organ Donation Day (EODD) Register, although the organisers ing on their right to receive an “The community is so thankful around the world providing “The Catholic Church is clear on Saturday with news of the point out it is also important to education. The introduction of that our children will be able to more than 920,000 children that, in itself it is a good and Pope’s comments being welcomed make this decision known to Mary’s Meals here will help come to school and learn and with daily meals in their place meritorious thing freely to donate by those involved. their loved ones. reduce this burden. Hunger no also receive food.” of learning. WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 2014 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER WORLD/VATICAN NEWS 7

to the Jesuits in Social Action of God does not have limits and NEWS ROUNDUP group (JESA). does not discriminate against JESA has called for ‘an end anyone. That’s why the banquet love of Jesus to the orchestrated campaign, of the gifts of the Lord is Pope blesses day for motivated by hatred and universal, universal for everyone. Cardinal Newman violence against religious He gives everyone the possibility POPE Francis has sent a special minorities, which has a negative of responding to his invitation, message of support for a special impact on the social harmony to his call, to his path. No one Day with Newman being held in many towns and village.’ has the right to feel privileged at the last “The first 100 days of the or to claim exclusivity.” Saturday. new government [of Prime The celebration of the life of Minister Narendra Modi] have Papal thanksgiving the Blessed John Henry New- seen a crescendo of hate for Canadian saints man, was organised by speeches against Muslims and POPE Francis has held a Mass Auxiliary Bishop Christians,” JESA added. of thanksgiving for the of Birmingham and the Holy “Their identity is mocked, their Canonisation of two 17th Father’s message said ‘cordially citizenship questioned, their century missionaries who imparts his Apostolic Blessing faith ridiculed.” spread Catholicism through upon all those persons who are Praise for poor’s what is today Canada. Pause in discussions participating in this significant The Holy Father said in his event and working in any way Gospel reception homily Sunday that St Francis to remember those for the Canonisation of the POPE Francis devoted his de Laval and St Marie of the Blessed .’ Angelus address last Sunday to Incarnation spread their Faith affected by warfare the welcome that the Gospel ‘to the smallest and most remote.’ More attacks on receives among the poor and The two missionaries were Christians in India excluded. Canonised in April. The Pope THE extraordinary synod on the SINCE May, there have been “God is good to us,” he said. also welcomed Canadian pilgrims family paused in its discussions on last more than 600 attacks on “The Gospel, rejected by some, who had travelled to Rome Friday to send a message of support Christians and other religious finds a surprising welcome in during his traditional Sunday to families suffering because of warfare. minorities in India, according so many hearts. The goodness blessing in St Peter’s Square. “In particular, we raise to the Lord our prayers for Iraqi and Syrian families, forced on account of their profession of the great number of the synod Christian faith or their belonging to other Early synod report a work in progress fathers found it objectionable,” ethnic or religious communities, to abandon he said. “ everything and flee towards a future I Continued from page 1 Cardinal Raymond Burke, the The document lacks a solid Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin, right, shares a without any form of certainty,” the synod prefect of the Supreme of foundation in the Sacred Scrip- lighter moment with Cardinal of statement read.” We join with the Holy Cardinal Erdo also noted that the Apostolic Signatura, has lead tures and the Magisterium. In a Manila, Philippines, (left) before a morning session of the Father Francis in emphasising that no one various bishops supported making criticism of the document saying matter on which the Church has extraordinary synod on the family may use the name of God to commit the process ‘more it proposes views that many synod a very rich and clear teaching, it violence, and that to kill in the name of accessible and flexible,’ among fathers ‘cannot accept,’ gives the impression of invent- second phase of the Synod, moving into their dif- God is a grave sacrilege.” other ways, by allowing bishops “Clearly, the response to the ing a totally new, what one ferent language discussion groups after the first The synod fathers thanked the aid to declare marriages null without document in the discussion synod Father called ‘revolution- week of being addressed by various experts. organisations that are working to provide requiring a trial before a church which immediately followed its ary.’ teaching on marriage and The bishops were broken up by language into relief to refugees (above) in the Middle East. tribunal. presentation manifested that a the family.” 10 groups, discussing the issues at stake, and will present their conclusions to the secretariat, which It called on international leaders to work will draft the synod's relatio. for the restoration of peace in the region. Archbishop Bruno Forte of Chieti-Vasto, who The bishops promised their prayers for is secretary of the synod, said that ‘as during the other families suffering because of armed the inter-session pro- conflicts elsewhere in the world. duced some of the most important stances, the The message commended these families 1st NATIONAL free discussions will likely be the moment when to the care of the Holy Family of Nazareth, the synod will take its shape.’ ‘which suffered on the painful road of DIVINE MERCY CONFERENCE exile to make every family a community of Hosted by Friends of Divine Mercy Scotland I The extraordinary synod on the family love and reconciliation a source of hope concludes on Sunday October 19 for the whole world.’ 25 OCTOBER 2014 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. St Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, Paisley PIC: BEN BIRCHALL/PA PHOTOS Free entry

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Archbishop’s praise for Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala

MALALA Yousafzai received global access to education. to Archbishop Coutts, who serves the 2014 Nobel Peace “This award is for all those as shepherd of Karachi, Pakistan. Prize last week, prompting children who are voiceless, “The fact that a young girl like Pakistani Archbishop Joseph whose voices need to be heard,” this a teenager, has won the prize, Coutts (above) to laud the she said. “They have the right to such a prestigious international ‘great honour’she’s bestowed receive quality education. They award, is a source of great pride on the country. have the right not to suffer from for us, and for the country as a James Macmillan Fr Peter Prusakiewicz “Jesus Christ, The Pakistani teenager (above child labor, not to suffer from whole,” he said. “Agreat honour.” yesterday and today right) gained global attention child trafficking. They have the Because the international when she was shot in the head right to live a happy life.” community often associates and the same for ever” by Taliban activists in 2012, at She also said that she was Pakistan with terrorism, he said, this Heb 13:8 the age of 14, as a punishment ‘honoured’ to share the reward award ‘just shows that there’s the for her public campaign for the with Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian other side to a country as well, rights of girls to be educated. activist known know for his work that there are people like this little She received treatment for her in promoting children’s rights. girl Malala who stand up to a REGISTER AT: www.glasgow.ac.uk/catholicchaplaincy/divinemercy injuries in the UK, where she The announcement of Ms lot of negative things that are continues to reside with her family Yousafzai’s reception of the award happening. It is really something CONTACT: [email protected], Helen Border: +44 (0) 1505 336 269 and continues to campaign for also came as ‘wonderful surprise’ wonderful that has happened.’ WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 8 ARTS FEATURE SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 2014

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Ian Dunn talks to AGAP’S STEPHEN CALLAGHAN about the Arts in the Autumn play on Fr Kentenich, the founder of the Schoenstatt Movement, which is touring parishes Drama for movement’s centenary

HE Archdiocese of Glasgow Arts but it spoke to me about his tremendous per- Project (AGAP) just marked the sonal strength to see beyond the horrors of his eighth anniversary of its founding own situation and into a brighter future.” and later this month will be contin- Mr Callaghan said he was also inspired by uing its fine tradition with a new the epitaph Fr Kentenich chose for himself, play based around the life of Fr Kentenich, the ‘He loved the Church.’ founder of Schoenstatt. “Despite everything that happened to him, TFather Kentenich: Champion of Freedom, all through his life he had this spirit of child will chronicle the life of this remarkable Ger- like acceptance,” he said “Which is quite a man priest, who founded the Schoenstatt very powerful response of love to how he was movement, based on devotion to Mary, which treated. So I would hope that if someone who has since spread all over the world. In his own is struggling with their Faith came to see this life he was sent to Dachau concentration camp play, they might find an injection of hope by the Gestapo and faced criticism within the in that. Church being exiled to Milwaukee for 14 “People are all wound up at the moment years after the Second World War before his about parish closures, Christians suffering in teachings were accepted during the Second the Middle East and this dramatic synod that’s Vatican Council. about to begin,” he said “But it’s important to ACAP director Stephen Callaghan, the remember the core what we believe doesn’t play’s writer and director, said Fr Kentenich’s change and I think Fr Kentenich is a wonder- life was a powerful example of fidelity to ful example of living a life entirely devoted to the Church. a convent of love.” “This is someone who was exiled by the He is also confident that his cast can bring Church for 14 years,” he said. “Like many this remarkable story to life. founders of movements within the Church he “Rehearsals have been going very well,” he was considered quite radical in his own time. said. “We have a range of people in the cast, one But despite everything he goes through, he of whom actually met Fr Kentenich as a young loved the Church and always maintained his man. So there are people with a special connec- obedience and childlike confidence in the “He’s been a wonderful support of us, both (Top) The Father was viewed with suspicion by many within tion to Schoenstatt, people who wanted to try Church. I think that’s a powerful example for pastorally and artistically,” he said. “He takes Kentenich: the Church. His popularity in Germany also acting and the people who have been involved today when many people feel dissatisfaction videos of the plays and photos, submits his Champion of aroused the ire of the Nazi party and in 1941 for a number of years. I’ve asked some of the Freedom cast with the Church.” own art and because Schoenstatt is a big part photograph with he was detained by the Gestapo and send to cast to write wee things for the programme about of his life, I thought it would be good to do a Fr Michael Dachau were he remained until 1941. whatAGAP means to them, and it’s remarkable, or Mr Callaghan, Fr Kentenich and the play about this, and also it is the 100th Savage,AGAP’s and incredibly touching how many of them talk Schoenstatt Movement—the Catholic anniversary of the founding of the movement chaplain. ne small incident from that terrible about it being like a second family. Marian Movement he began as a means this year.” (Above) Mem- period, particularly stuck with Mr “That’s a very special thing, especially as Fof spiritual renewal—have often featured in Certainly Fr Kentenich’s life story provides bers of the cast Callgahan. we don’t have our own specialised arts centre, his own life. “I first became aware of him as a no shortage of dramatic material. visited Schoen- O“In the famous picture of him, you see him though if any budding philanthropists reading young boy,” he said. “There was a Schoenstatt “There were many ways I could have writ- statt, Campsie with this huge Santa Claus beard but when he the SCO want to rectify that, they should def- house on Langside Drive in the parish I grew ten it,” Mr Callaghan said. ”It could have been Glen, and took went to Dachau the guards shaved it off,” he initely get in touch!” up in Glasgow, and Sr Xaveria from there, was all set within Dachau or during the delibera- part in the Mass said. “And he said to the guards, ‘My beard always around the Church when I was an altar tions at the Vatican that ended his exile but in for the 25th will grow back.’ And it may be a small thing I [email protected] boy. She would give me pamphlets to read the end, I took a snap shot approach, touching anniversary of about him but it didn’t really impact on me different moments of his life from the age of 8 the Scottish until I visited World Youth day in Cologne in through to his death.” shrine and the I Fr Kentenich, Cham- I Sunday Oct 26: St 2005.” After he founded the Schoenstatt Move- centenary of the pion of Freedom will be Helen’s, Langside While there he visited the original Schoen- ment, Fr Kentenich, became incredibly influ- Schoenstatt on at the venues below I Monday Oct 27: St statt and the tomb of Fr Kentenich, which had ential among the German clergy, with over Movement in October and Novem- Maria Goretti’s, Cranhill a profound impact on him. two thirds of them attending his retreats, a TOP PIC: ber, Tickets cost £5 I Saturday Nov 1: St ROBERT and under 16’s get in Stephen’s, Dalmuir “Not long after that we were setting up the level of influence which earned him enemies WILSON arts project and I had to give a talk to the both within the Church and the Nazi party. free. For more informa- I Sunday Nov 2: St priests of the archdiocese, about what we “At that time, It is understandable how peo- tion visit www. Margaret Mary’s, hoped to achieve, and that was at the Schoen- ple in the Church might have viewed him as agap.org.uk or call 0141 Castlemillk statt house in Campsie Glen,” he added. “And unorthodox,” Mr Callaghan said. ‘His retreats 554 1333. I Thurs Nov 6: St now AGAP’s priest, Fr Michael Savage, is introduced elements of psychology, looked at I Friday Oct 24: St Joseph’s, Milngavie also part of the Schonstatt movement.” the role of laity in the Church, the role of Mungo’s, Townhead I Friday Nov 7: In addition to Fr Kentenich’s life being a women, so eyebrows were raised.” I Saturday Oct 25: St St Joseph’s, Cumber- compelling tale, Mr Callaghan wanted to work Many of his ideas would be embraced by Gregory’s, Wyndford nauld on it as a tribute to Fr Savage. the Second Vatican Council, but before that he

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LETTER OF THE WEEK Our bishops can guide better without showing hand

THE outcome of the Scottish independence vote was bitterly disappointing to me as a yes voter as I saw it as a chance for Scotland to become a fairer and more prosperous society. Pope Francis spoke of creating a Church for the poor and I believed that a yes vote would have ensured that we would have been able to better look after our own country’s poor instead of government at Westminster of the rich for the rich, which is what we’ve been left with. The Holy Father is also a man who truly leads by example and for whom actions speak louder than words. Oh to have a leader here with similar courage of their convictions. It could have made a real difference to the lives of so many people in Scotland. We had a last minute statement from Tartaglia and Cushley but it’s not enough to mention ‘promoting peace,’ without referencing the fact that we have Trident on our doorstep. Despite his faults, that is something that Cardinal O’Brien was active in campaigning against. It’s not enough to talk about having a special care for ‘the poorest and the weakest in society,’ without mentioning specific ills in that society such as the bedroom tax and the growth in the number of foodbanks—places that all of Scotland’s hierarchy should maybe pay a visit to or help out in. While I agree that the right to freedom of conscience and the right for people to practise their faith are important, it was largely irrelevant pre-September 18 as we have both rights here. Had they been more specific in getting to The Church, and our Faith, about the future of the Church, with the heart of many of the issues they will endure challenges declining attendances in Western Europe, mentioned it might have made a difference. and scandals giving rise to gloomy The bishops wouldn’t even have had to THE ongoing extraordinary synod on the predictions. ESTABLISHED IN 1885 really show their hand... Since the no vote family is a wonderful idea from Pope However, in Africa the Church is we have seen the Westminister leaders Francis. Obviously the core of Church booming and throughout its history the backtracking on extra powers. Let’s just teaching will never change, but we should Church has endured many scandals and hope our bishops will be around to pick up always be trying to better ourselves and our times of suffering. We will endure these the pieces and that people don’t lose faith Faith. present troubles too, if we stick to the in the Church they way they have quite That means reacting to the world around words of the Lord and keep hope in our clearly lost faith in the Labour Party and us and looking at the best ways to apply the heart. Faith is not weakened by the Westminster Government. teachings of Christ to the problems of the J Hanna age. Colin Smith persecution or charity GOVANHILL Many in Scotland seem quite pessimistic EDINBURGH

platform. T TAKES a brave person to speak up on religious injustice and Dismayed to see George We must turn to prayer, more persecution in the Middle East as tensions spiral, especially if The tone of his remarks re Celtic and Galloway in the SCO powerful than arms that person lives in the region. It takes a wise person to identify sectarianism is perhaps what he sees as those who need to take responsibility and action for these prob- being essentially Catholic. I, however, do IT WAS with some dismay that I read your WHY is the world not turning more and lems without apportioning blame or pointing fingers. Arch- not [agree.] interview with George Galloway (October more to prayer, which is more powerful bishop Elias Nassar is such a person. If Mr Galloway wishes to appeal to 31, 2014). than any kind of arms? We have recently The Maronite-rite Catholic bishop of Saida, Lebanon, spoke last Catholics, perhaps he should learn to Make no mistake, Galloway hates the had one more senseless beheading of a weekI to Aid to the Church in Need supporters in Scotland during a respect marriage and the value of women man who only did good for people in Syria visit to Motherwell Diocese organised by the charity. His message, a SNP, more particularly Alex Salmond, and in general. His comments on rape have [aid worker Alan Henning]. If it is any kind call for people to stand in solidarity with the Middle East faithful, he will use any means to attack both made him toxic to most left-wing women of consolation to the deceased relatives, it comes at a poignant time ahead of the October 20 consistory of car- Salmond and his party. and those of no political persuasion. is this. Each time [extremists] carry out dinals on the crisis facing Christians in the Middle East called by Pope The old crack about the Catholic schools these atrocities they create another martyr Francis and after the Vatican meeting of the Apostolic from has been doing the rounds since the 1970s. for the Christian faith. They have killed his the Middle East earlier this month. I am shocked your paper gave him a Margaret Ferguson body but his soul goes straight to heaven. In the spirit of solidarity called for by the Holy Father, Archbishop GLASGOW S Gibson Nassar and Aid to the Church in Need, this week’s SCO front page GLASGOW carries the Aramaic/Arabic symbol Christian—a symbol used by the IS to identify Christian homes and businesses to be targeted in coun- Suffering of persecuted The actions of ISIS, the butchering of tries such as Libya and now displayed on social media by many iden- Christians is a tragedy civilians and videoed beheadings seems Call for our bishops to take tifying themselves as members of the Christian family to support the designed to draw Western countries into active role in key issues Faithful in the Middle East. THE suffering of Christians in Iraq and conflict with them. I am no military expert Syria is a tragedy of the age. The but it seems to me it is inadvisable to give I WAS pleased to see that Archbishop n spite of the interest in the ongoing extraordinary synod on the predations of ISIS are monstrous, even by the enemy what they want. spoke about the referen- family, and the occasional insights gained by a summary of open- the standards of our grim, debased age. I Further our recent history in the Middle dum in Rome during the extraordinary ing prayers, by-and-large talks given by bishops at the gathering firmly believe the British government and East seems to illustrate that violence begats Synod currently taking place. The referen- are being kept private, something that even the Pope’s own doctrinal dum was a momentous event in the history I international community should be more violence. I fear that the future will head—Cardinal Gerhard Müller— is struggling with. The Pope called working to save as many civilians as is see uncounted gallons more blood spilled of Scotland. for free and candid discussion during the synod, but clearly for its humanly possible. upon the sand. I would dearly like to see our bishops participants not for the sound bite-obsessed 24-7 news cycle. Yet I cannot be the only one who is take a more vocal roll in addressing politi- Even so, the relatio post disceptationem document summing up the cal issues in our society. Credit to the arch- uneasy at the increasingly strident calls John McIntyre synod so far has been described as a ‘pastoral earthquake’by Vatican ABERDEEN bishop for speaking about the ballot and urging us to war in the Middle East again. for, in the past, attending anti-Trident commentators such as John Thavis. The document by synod fathers selected by Pope Francis, instructs the Church to build on the ‘posi- CORRECTION: Due to a nuclear weapons protests. 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WRITE TO LETTERS, SCO, 19 WATERLOO STREET, GLASGOW G2 6BT [email protected] 10 COMMENT SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 2014 A time for every purpose under Heaven Our Church was right to stay largely out of the independence referendum, but now is a time for action

HEN asked, finally, been outstripped by the increase in the in the privacy of my cost of living. Contributing to this has polling booth on been the cartelism of the energy compa- September 18 on nies who have been allowed to act Glasgow’s south together to keep their prices artificially side I answered Yes to the question: high. This has led to great social distress “Should Scotland be an independent in our less affluent neighbourhoods with Wcountry?” The time though, for expla- fuel poverty, where families will go nation has passed now and, anyway, I without food simply to heat their homes. was accorded the privilege for many But worse than this is the process by weeks beforehand in one of our which Britain has become one of the national newspapers to explain why I most unequal societies in the world in was moving towards a Yes vote, hav- terms of the gap that exists between rich ing been a fervent No supporter at the and poor. outset of the campaign. BY KEVIN McKENNA If you think that forcing companies to Of course, I was disappointed with pay the Living Wage of £7.65 per hour is the outcome, for how many other too onerous then perhaps you need to countries are accorded the rare oppor- itually delinquent view of politics which ask yourself why the salaries of bosses tunity to be a complete nation and yet fails to recognise that freedom from in the FTSE top 100 are more than 240 opt to remain a satellite state instead? slavery, tyranny, torture and inequality times the average salary for the rest of However I wasn’t devastated, shat- are also fundamental Christian princi- A post-referendum food bank us. £7.65 per hour is that which it is cal- tered or inconsolable as many others ples. It fails also to acknowledge that to appeal was massively supported culated will provide a basic standard of were at the outcome. I love politics raise a family and to build Christian in Glasgow’s George Square living for an individual and which thus and the conduct of politics: The right communities is far easier when we are provides a key to accessing full human to participate in the way our temporal all able to work for a living and earn a because the message of Christ Crucified vested and deeply influential interests at dignity. In Britain we still reward finan- affairs are governed is one that mil- fair wage for our labours. and salvation through Jesus needs to be play here and that such battles will have cial greed and corruption by our state- lions of our fellow citizens throughout The maintenance of the NHS and of a heard as much as ever. to be joined in another theatre of war. owned institutions with bonuses and the world are still fighting and dying high-quality network of state-run pri- There are several areas of public and emoluments which can only be for. They see this as important because mary and secondary schools, neither of civic life which call forth from the The pattern of land ownership described as obscene, but as yet, a mere it says that government is a mere which must ever rest on the ability to Church an unequivocal and wise in Scotland is, quite simply, handful of big companies say they can extension of the people’s will. There pay or on access to unearned wealth, are response. The twin evils of abortion and deeply iniquitous and diametri- afford to pay a living wage to their are though, several important areas in also fundamental to helping bring Christ euthanasia still, of course, require to be callyT opposed to Christian ideas of fair- employees. our lives which will always demand to the world and to live Christ in it. opposed clearly and stridently as both ness and equality. More than half of The right of our poorer citizens to a our attention more than whether Scot- contribute to a culture of death in this Scotland is owned by fewer than 500 healthy and supported family life is land ever becomes independent or not. he Catholic Church remained country. Such a culture may soon private landowners, the richest of whom, undermined by this iniquity and it cries Faith, family and relationships are largely silent throughout the become embedded in our system of care are permitted to increase their wealth by out to all the Christian churches for a three of them. independence campaign. And so that the state indiscriminately and manipulating the system whereby mas- response. More than 250,000 Scottish thoughT this was disappointing it was randomly decides what sort of lives are sive European farming subsidies can be children are living below the poverty ecular politics though, and how entirely necessary, especially after the worth caring for and what not. accessed. That we also allow several of line and many of these come from they are managed, are still vital internal events of the last few years. But just as important as these are sev- them also to violate the beautiful coun- households where the parents are in in our ability to live our faith However, a new kind of Scotland is eral social and cultural issues on which tryside that God gifted to this land by obscenely low paid work. andS promote it. beginning to emerge in the aftermath of I would like the Church to bring its wis- cashing in on excessive wind- Saying nothing very much about I have heard it said by several who the referendum debate and the Catholic dom to bear. In no particular order of farm developments is unforgivable. these issues is simply not an option for move in evangelical circles that they are Church must be ready to participate in it importance these are: land ownership, The Church should make its position the Catholic Church. It has a duty to disengaged by the business of demo- as fully as She can and re-discover its low wages and child poverty. Personally, clear on this. preach the gospel of Christ to the world cratic, secular politics because no polit- voice again. What is emerging from the I would also like it to distance itself from The Church also, I believe, has a and, in these areas, the message of our ical party will ever come near to synod in Rome gives me great hope that the wretched elitism of fee-paying sacred duty to speak out against the evil saviour needs to be heard: that we were promoting a Judeao-Christian agenda in we can speak again in softer and more schools and the inequality of private of low pay which afflicts this country. all created equal and that we are all the running of the country.This is a spir- compassionate tones. This is important health care, but I realise that there are The rise in real wages in Britain has equally loved.

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THE fishing season for native swung out over the valley it was The question that is occupying than a question about taxation. It when our values and the values of brown trout is over. It ended with almost at eye level, magnificent in politicians, post referendum, how- is a question about loyalty. It is a the society in which we live come a whimper rather than with a its plumage and mastery of the air. ever, is what powers will the Scot- question about integrity. The reply into conflict. bang. It has not been the best of Fr Eddie ‘Who needs to go fishing!’ I sug- tish Parliament be given to raise that Jesus made must have stung There are many examples of seasons, drought and trout don’t gested, our day had already been taxes? It will be a long and inter- them, ‘give back to Caesar what this struggle evident in the Gospel go hand in hand. On the major McGhee enriched almost beyond belief. esting debate. Its outcome will belongs to Caesar and to God stories, famously, the story of the salmon rivers of the country there One of the television adverts affect all of our lives. what belongs to God.’ rich young man. He did all the is still salmon fishing to be had. It fish is a bonus. used to remind us of the wonderful The subject of taxation is cer- What is this saying to you and right things, said all the right comes at a price. There are other riches. Two things that happened in our lives tainly not new. The antipathy to me in the 21st century? We are things but he could not embrace On the well known and highly weeks ago Big Wull and I drove that were beyond price, it then towards taxation as strong today all citizens, governed by the same the values of the kingdom. It is productive beats of Tay and to the Daer Reservoir to bring our went on to say, ‘for everything else as it has ever been. We all know laws. Like every other society, important to notice that Jesus did Tweed salmon fishing comes at a brown trout fishing to a close. It there is Mastercard!’ In spite of the we have to pay but we do so with ours has its weaknesses and its not go chasing after him and tell cost that is eye watering. I can was the most beautiful autumn wonderful experiences that we do a great sense of reluctance. The strengths. This is the world in him he had made a poor choice. always dream. A lottery win morning, the leaves definitively have in life, whether it be as mun- topic of taxation was just as cur- which we live. We may not like it Jesus always respected the would be good but since I don’t changing colour. There was more dane as fishing for brown trout or rent two thousand years ago in the but since we live in a democracy choices made by those people, do the lottery it is highly unlikely. than a hint of mist and the whole as magnificent as red kites, when it time of Jesus. In some senses it we have to accept things and then who having heard the Gospel, Instead, I focus on next season world had that glow in the early gets down to basics we all need may have been even more con- if we want to bring about change walked away. You and I have dif- and on tying flies to be prepared sun that autumn brings. As we money to live on. tentious. Tax collectors were we have to do so in a democratic ficult choices to make. Do we go for whatever the season holds in drove towards the Dalveen Pass, At the moment this is a hugely among the most despised groups fashion. This is our reality. At the with Gospel values or do we walk store. An occasional alternative, high on the brae face I spotted a contentious subject. It is not just in Jewish society. They were col- same time we are men and away? Jesus never pretended to as the winter approaches, is a day, red kite, unmistakeable with its that we as individuals need lecting taxes for the Romans and women of faith, we profess to be anyone that discipleship would be fishing for grayling. The days long forked tail, working and enough money to live on, govern- robbing their own people to fill disciples. This means that we take easy. In many instances he high- may be cold and short but the cost searching for food. ‘Keep your ments also need enough money to their own pockets at the same the values of the Gospel seriously. lights the difficulties. Always he is not prohibitive. I love those eyes on the road!’ Big Wull keep the services that we rely on time. When Jesus is asked the We live in earthly kingdoms and allows us to make up our own crisp days of numb toes and reminded me. I found it hard, red running adequately and for the question by His peers, ‘is it per- at the same time we are trying to minds. The choice is stark but frozen fingers and line freezing in kites are still something of a rar- benefit of everyone. We have missible to pay taxes to Caesar or bring about God’s kingdom. This simple, our kingdom or God’s the rod rings. To be on the river is ity. Less than a mile further on I been told historically, that there not?’ it is a deeply loaded ques- will inevitably lead to conflict. Kingdom. almost a privilege, the sights and spotted another, this time it was are two inevitabilities, death and tion. It is more a question about We will feel ourselves pulled I [email protected] sounds touch the soul. Catching a directly in front of us and as it taxes. We look forward to neither! his identity as a Jewish person indifferent directions particularly WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 2014 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER COMMENT 11

year. First reported by WITF, W the policy bars women from IR being wrestlers, rugby Key to understanding Francis: ED I players, or engaging in N American football. students are, however, allowed to face He’s an Italian from Argentina An SCO diary female opponents from opposing school's rugby IF A BOY wrestling for a teams and football teams. Catholic school in central Besides forfeiting, male Pennsylvania should find wrestlers could also try himself across from a female negotiating with the other opponent on the mat, he'll team so ‘a female wrestler have to forfeit under a new would not wrestle one of our diocese policy. The policy athletes.’ from the Harrisburg Diocese is Something for Catholic meant to address safety and teachers to bear in mind, the modesty concerns, next time two of their pupils said. It also applies to football are caught ‘wrestling’ with and rugby. each other. Bishop Ronald W Gainer outlined the new policy in a GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG BY RONNIE statement to the media. “Preparation for Christian A FEW fights broke out CONVERY adulthood likewise involves among the dogs, including the the development and dapper ones who dressed up encouragement of for the occasion. A parakeet HEN Pope appropriate, dignified and was silenced by the Francis was respectful forms of contact cacophony of barks. The cats elected, the between male and female merely tolerated everyone w o r l d ’ s students,” he said. “The else. One pup couldn’t take media made diocese therefore believes the pressure, got loose and much of his nationality. The that it is incompatible with its ran for freedom but soon was first Latin-American Pope; religious mission and with its caught and forced to sit tight the Pope from the ends of the W efforts to teach Gospel values last week during the blessing earth ... to condone competitions of the animals at the However one newspaper, La between young men and Franciscan Monastery of the Stampa from Turin, ran a dif- women in sports that involve Holy Land in America in ferent headline on the morning substantial and potentially Washington DC. after the white smoke billowed immodest physical contact.” On the feast of St Francis of out of the Sistine Chapel: There are 15 south central Assisi, Franciscan Fr Greg Elected: Italian Pope. From Pennsylvania counties and Friedman (below) told the pet Argentina. over 11,000 students in the lovers gathered at the How some observers smiled diocese that includes seven monastery the tale of St at what appeared to be a shal- high schools. Francis befriending a wolf in low piece of nationalism, or at The move comes after the Italian town of Gubbio, best a stretching at journalistic several years of controversy even when the angry straws. But as time passes, I over co-ed sports. townsfolk wanted to kill the believe the headline writer in The Archbishop of animal. Turin got it right. Indeed it Philadelphia banned co-ed “Francis was willing to seems to me that the key to competition in Catholic Youth befriend anything that God An Argentina fan wears a mask of understanding the Holy Father town which was home to a with its feasts and fasts, its Organisation football in 2013. created,” Fr Friedman said. Pope Francis as he attends the and his vision for the Church rather splendid Italian family sense of compassion and soli- Overall, female participation The saint’s message was rests in that headline. fish and chip business in which darity, its understanding of 2014 World Cup Group F final on June 25 in high school wrestling is one of creating peace and Pope Francis is an enigma. a statue of Our Lady was human weakness and its con- increasingly popular in promoting harmony, he said. Lauded by the liberal media prominently displayed. The soling, maternal presence in America. In the 2013-2014 While that may not have and feted for his new open new priest was much feted the valley of tears. who would be the target of a school year there were 9,904 gotten through to the barking approach to gay people, com- when he popped in for a bag of Such is the faith of Papa campaign by the local church girls wrestling according to dogs in the crowd, at least munist writers, anti-clerical chips, and never allowed to Francesco—not the Faith of a to oust him for his views on the National Federation of one pair of pets—a dog and a journalists, unmarried couples pay, but he noticed that the theologian or a canon lawyer. abortion or gay marriage. State High School cat that arrived together in the wishing to have their children Italian family showed up at Rather the simple kindly and Associations—up more than same carrier—seemed to live Baptised and so on, he is also a church only twice a year—at challenging faith preached by hen there is his approach 2000 from the 2010-2011 in the Franciscan spirit. darling of some traditional Christmas and Easter. the village pastor in the Pied- to Liturgy. Even Pope Catholics who delight in his He decided to try the ‘apos- mont from which his family Francis’ greatest fans love of the Rosary, his tradi- tolate of presence’ which emigrated almost a century wouldT not say he was a refined tional piety and his country- involved going into the chip ago. Look deeper and you will Liturgist—he refuses to sing pastor style sermons which shop often, always wearing see further clasically Italian the Mass, he dodges Liturgical constantly warn of the pres- his clerical collar, in the hope hallmarks in his approach. rules (such as those on wash- ence of the devil. that the owners would decide There is the strong and ten- ing of feet), and he seems to The truth is that the lables it was time to get back to der devotion to Mary, as evi- have no time for the fine music ‘liberal’ and ‘conservative’ Mass. The effort had no result denced by his regular habit of and liturgical tradition of the simply don’t work with this other than the priest putting on going to the Baslica of St Mary Papal court. Pope; he is far more subtle, far weight from eating too many Major in Rome to ask Our In so doing he mirrors the more sophisticated than such fish suppers! Lady’s help in his journeys, rather chaotic liturgical spirit journalistic pigeon-holing. But When he finally challenged and his repeated insistence on that reigns in many Italian there is one label that fits him the owner about his haphazard the Rosary as a sure path to churches, where you find half better than any other. He is a approach to practising his heaven. the congregation standing very ‘Italian’ Pope. faith, the man said: “But There is his distaste for large while the other half kneel, peo- Father, I have a shop to run and political campaigns on moral ple wandering around lighting s someone who spends besides... God understands.” issues. Thus, when French candles during the Liturgy of a bit of time in Italy My priest friend was left with- parliamentarians visited him the word, and a musical reper- and knows the Church out a reply... could he really during the country’s same sex toire of about five hymns. Ain that country reasonably say: “God doesn’t under- marriage debate—a debate The ‘Italian list’ could go on well, I have to say that the stand?” which brought a million peo- and on. The main point though more I see of Pope Francis the That story is but a simple ple onto the streets of Paris— is this. Jorge Bergoglio is not a more he seems to me to be typ- example of a typically Italian the Pope made no reference to liberal Pope or a conservative ical of the churchmen of the approach (apologies in the issue in his speech, instead Pope. Bel Paese. I say that for several advance for such a sweeping encouraging the MPs to live He’s not even an Argentin- reasons—some more theologi- generalisation) to the specifics out the virtue of solidarity. ian Pope in many ways. The cally significant than others! of Faith and practice. This is typically Italian— headline writer of La Stampa Firstly there is his non- where there is no real tradition was right after all. Elected: judgemental attitude to people n Italy people of Faith are of the Church targeting polti- Italian Pope. From Argentina. who sin. not often all that hung up cians for their views on moral I remember a dear friend of on the precepts of the law, matters in a confrontational I Ronnie Convery is director mine being appointed years but rather get swept up in the way. For example I can think of communications for I Glasgow Archdiocese ago as a parish priest to a small general sense of Christianity of no Italian deputy or senator

WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 12 MISSIONS MESSAGE SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER OCTOBER 17 2014 OCTOBER 17 2014 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER MISSION SUNDAY 13 Challenge to see, feel and act in a new way For World Mission Sunday, JOHN EVITT from MISSION MATTERS SCOTLAND gives an insight into the charity’s work in Zambia

TEAM of Scottish teachers recently visited Zambia in Africa as part of a delegation from Mission Matters Scotland. We visited a number of projects with a view to gaining a greater understanding of the work which Mission Matters Scotland support in that area. AThe team consisted of two primary staff, Ashleigh Diamond and Clare McEwan; two secondary staff Karen Parker and Laura Quigley, The Society of Saint Vincent De Paul youth coordinator, Clare Carr, and Michael Canning from the Conforti Institute. The team was led by Mission Matters national director, Fr Tom Welsh. It was humbling to see, at first hand, how the Zambian people were dealing with the aftermath of the AIDS epidemic, crippling poverty and the impact of climate change on some of the world’s most vulnerable people. In spite of all of that, all of us returned to Scotland totally inspired by the courage, dignity and creativity of the Zambian people. When asked what was the most memorable aspect of the visit we all agreed that what will stay with us is the warmth of the welcome we received everywhere we went and also how the Church plays such an important part in the lives of the people. Clare McEwan commented that ‘despite the terrible he Zambian experience (above) was the first said. “By seeing first-hand just how the Church is becoming an integral part of our work, helping to poverty—who could not fail to be moved by such in a series of GIG (Get Involved Globally) at work in other countries, this immersion group is build understanding among the Catholic community gorgeous children, who welcomed us with songs visits that Mission Matters hope to organise better equipped to share that understanding with of the challenges faced by the Church in other everywhere we went.’ Tin the near future. The programme challenges others—especially young people in schools—and countries,” Fr Tom Welsh, a Xaverian Missionary The group all agreed that what impressed us most people to see, feel and act in a new way. GIG is a carry out their missionary responsibility as Baptised and current National Director of Mission Matters MISSIONS was the role played by the sisters from a number of cross-cultural immersion and mission exposure that Christians.” Scotland, said. “What they may lack in material MESSAGE religious orders who dedicate their lives to improving provides a unique opportunity of experiential learning Group members were recruited in December 2013 resources in countries like Zambia is more than Parish feasts and reeling the lot of their Zambian brothers and sisters. for participants. and began meeting regularly in January this year, compensated by the faith and perseverance of “These nuns are complete powerhouses,” Karen By immersing themselves in the culture and life sharing their preparation sessions with a similar group ordinary people, priests and sisters. By supporting Parker said. “Not only were they religious but they issues of people in another country through visits of teachers who would visit Ethiopia to see the work them in their different ministries, we can fulfill our also had to be business women, managing finances, with ordinary people, as well as with key community supported there by SCIAF. Time was spent learning own missionary responsibilities.” organising food and looking after the most sick and and church leaders, people are challenged to see, act about the countries, the major issues confronting the As the first group of teachers return to their daily vulnerable. And at the heart of all of that what and feel in new ways through education, personal people and dealing with practical issues about health routines in the classroom, their work will be in continent’s bigger fish sustained them was their sense of compassion and experience, reflection and interpretation of other and cultural differences.Alongside input from various enhanced by the memories of the visit to Zambia purpose. Everywhere we went there were teems of people's perspectives on mission, justice and global people with experience of working overseas, group and Mission Matters has begun preparing for further Scottish priest FR COLIN MacINNES, a missionary living and working in Guayaquil, Ecuador, speaks of the celebrations of orphans and the people who were looking after them relationships. members were also expected to do some background visits open to people from all walks of life. were the sisters.” Participants must be willing to spend time in research for themselves, resulting in some very “No-one should feel that they don’t have the Feast of St Michael the Archangel in his own parish and the situation in various different Latin American countries The team have now all returned to Scotland with preparation, live simply and share their experience entertaining and informative presentations. something to contribute,” Fr Welsh said, “All of us fond memories of their time in Zambia and with a with others on their return. Individuals need to be in “People generally remember much more of what have a calling and this kind of experience can help desire to share their story of the remarkable people good health, open to new experiences, pay their own the experience and find out for themselves,” John, us to grow in faith.” ELEBRATION is at the heart of the Colombia whom they met. way and share a desire to make the world a better place. who shared the preparation with Winnie Foxton— Feast of St Michael the Archangel You may ask how do you keep a civil war alive The final word came from Ashleigh Diamond: “We are used to hearing about the work done by a former lay missionary with VMM, the Volunteer I For more information, contact Stacey Cameron (above left and right). I give a lot of for more than 50 years. Columbia has the answer. “We hope that together we can build upon this visit missionary priests, brothers and sisters but lay Missionary Movement—and Mark Booker, schools [email protected] importance to the parish feast days as I cannot recall how many have been killed during and spread the word of how Mission Matters people are called to be missionaries too” John officer at SCIAF, said. they are a celebration of the life of the that time but there are more than 25,000 Columbian supports the wonderful work being done in Zambia!” Dornan, a volunteer with Mission Matters Scotland, “Offering this experience to lay people is fast I http://www.missionmattersscotland.org parish. It is a time when we are made to reflect on refugees living in Ecuador as a result of the war. what are we about as a parish; what is our In recent months more serious negotiations Ccontribution to individual lives and what is our have been taking place and there is the possibility contribution to the community at large. It is an that the 50,000 rebel paramilitary group that have opportunity for each group to reflect on their role been active may come to an agreement at the in the parish and let parishioners know what negotiating table. It would certainly be a happy they are doing. We then become more aware of day for Columbia and for Latin America if that Could you give up necessities which we are not covering. It all ends happens.      with an open air Mass in the square. However, we must not become too parochial Back to the parish one of these ... ? and so we will have a look beyond ourselves to It was not that we had enough on our plate after neighbouring countries. celebrating the parish feast celebrations. The diocesan week for focusing on the family followed. José Mujica—President of Uruguay Celebrations for the senior citizens and their /0 )   Latin America is a land of novelties. José Mujica grandchildren, for pregnant mothers, for the youth drives an ancient VW Beetle; he lunches in street bars and for renewing the marriage commitment of  "1 has a habit of speaking his mind freely and openly. couples were special days for each group. “Democratic presidents should live as the It was interesting seeing married couples majority live and not as the rich few,” he said. coming dressed as for their marriage and with  ) '&. In the 1960s he was leader of the Tupacamaros, what intensity they renewed their marriage vows. ... to give them one of these? an urban guerrilla movement. Of his 14 years It was all about renewal and it was lovely to see imprisonment ten were in solitary confinement, and experience the couples waltzing and dancing It seems so little but with just £1 per week you can share the two at the bottom of a well with only ants and rats —having partaken of a huge wedding cake—in Scriptures with people in twelve different countries each year.           for company. These were years to develop his the church square into the middle of the night. political thoughts and today he is one of the most On an unrelated note, it was always interesting Team up with our existing Bible-a-month Partners profound political thinkers of our time. to see my brother-in-law arrive in Uist with a whole           selection of the latest and most modern fishing to pray and give regularly so that together we can       Venezuela rods, a whole selection of flies which was the envy change the lives of people around the world.         I remember Helen—my niece—saying that it was of nature itself, wadding boots reaching beyond Become a Partner today Sign up online or call and claim        a pleasure to pay for petrol in Ecuador as it was so the knee, diverse nets to bring ashore the catch, 0131 347 9801 cheap. She should go to Venezuela. There, 11 gallons head lights for night fishing and other accessories. scottishbiblesociety.org/bible-a-month your FREE MP3 player with audio New Testament.        can be bought for $1, or 75p. It is literally cheaper I went down to the local pond with a bamboo cane, than water. a bent pin as a hook… well the picture (right) says       It is easy to understand why 100,000 barrels a the rest.       day of oil is smuggled—with the help of the police  !   " !# $!% I the BIBLE changes lives —out of the country. Helen you would like to If anyone wishes to support Fr Colin MacInnesʼ  & $' (( work abroad and you could be driving and see this missionary effort, donations can be made out to    & )))*      **+ sight every day, but I would prefer that you come Scottish Catholic Observer Charity Appeal, 19 Pray. Give. Volunteer. The Scottish Bible Society, 7 Hampton Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 5XU, Tel: 0131 337 9701 – Scottish Charity No. SC010767 ,     " - ".#. to Ecuador! Waterloo St, Glasgow, G2 6BT WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 12 MISSIONS MESSAGE SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER OCTOBER 17 2014 OCTOBER 17 2014 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER MISSION SUNDAY 13 Challenge to see, feel and act in a new way For World Mission Sunday, JOHN EVITT from MISSION MATTERS SCOTLAND gives an insight into the charity’s work in Zambia

TEAM of Scottish teachers recently visited Zambia in Africa as part of a delegation from Mission Matters Scotland. We visited a number of projects with a view to gaining a greater understanding of the work which Mission Matters Scotland support in that area. AThe team consisted of two primary staff, Ashleigh Diamond and Clare McEwan; two secondary staff Karen Parker and Laura Quigley, The Society of Saint Vincent De Paul youth coordinator, Clare Carr, and Michael Canning from the Conforti Institute. The team was led by Mission Matters national director, Fr Tom Welsh. It was humbling to see, at first hand, how the Zambian people were dealing with the aftermath of the AIDS epidemic, crippling poverty and the impact of climate change on some of the world’s most vulnerable people. In spite of all of that, all of us returned to Scotland totally inspired by the courage, dignity and creativity of the Zambian people. When asked what was the most memorable aspect of the visit we all agreed that what will stay with us is the warmth of the welcome we received everywhere we went and also how the Church plays such an important part in the lives of the people. Clare McEwan commented that ‘despite the terrible he Zambian experience (above) was the first said. “By seeing first-hand just how the Church is becoming an integral part of our work, helping to poverty—who could not fail to be moved by such in a series of GIG (Get Involved Globally) at work in other countries, this immersion group is build understanding among the Catholic community gorgeous children, who welcomed us with songs visits that Mission Matters hope to organise better equipped to share that understanding with of the challenges faced by the Church in other everywhere we went.’ Tin the near future. The programme challenges others—especially young people in schools—and countries,” Fr Tom Welsh, a Xaverian Missionary The group all agreed that what impressed us most people to see, feel and act in a new way. GIG is a carry out their missionary responsibility as Baptised and current National Director of Mission Matters MISSIONS was the role played by the sisters from a number of cross-cultural immersion and mission exposure that Christians.” Scotland, said. “What they may lack in material MESSAGE religious orders who dedicate their lives to improving provides a unique opportunity of experiential learning Group members were recruited in December 2013 resources in countries like Zambia is more than Parish feasts and reeling the lot of their Zambian brothers and sisters. for participants. and began meeting regularly in January this year, compensated by the faith and perseverance of “These nuns are complete powerhouses,” Karen By immersing themselves in the culture and life sharing their preparation sessions with a similar group ordinary people, priests and sisters. By supporting Parker said. “Not only were they religious but they issues of people in another country through visits of teachers who would visit Ethiopia to see the work them in their different ministries, we can fulfill our also had to be business women, managing finances, with ordinary people, as well as with key community supported there by SCIAF. Time was spent learning own missionary responsibilities.” organising food and looking after the most sick and and church leaders, people are challenged to see, act about the countries, the major issues confronting the As the first group of teachers return to their daily vulnerable. And at the heart of all of that what and feel in new ways through education, personal people and dealing with practical issues about health routines in the classroom, their work will be in continent’s bigger fish sustained them was their sense of compassion and experience, reflection and interpretation of other and cultural differences.Alongside input from various enhanced by the memories of the visit to Zambia purpose. Everywhere we went there were teems of people's perspectives on mission, justice and global people with experience of working overseas, group and Mission Matters has begun preparing for further Scottish priest FR COLIN MacINNES, a missionary living and working in Guayaquil, Ecuador, speaks of the celebrations of orphans and the people who were looking after them relationships. members were also expected to do some background visits open to people from all walks of life. were the sisters.” Participants must be willing to spend time in research for themselves, resulting in some very “No-one should feel that they don’t have the Feast of St Michael the Archangel in his own parish and the situation in various different Latin American countries The team have now all returned to Scotland with preparation, live simply and share their experience entertaining and informative presentations. something to contribute,” Fr Welsh said, “All of us fond memories of their time in Zambia and with a with others on their return. Individuals need to be in “People generally remember much more of what have a calling and this kind of experience can help desire to share their story of the remarkable people good health, open to new experiences, pay their own the experience and find out for themselves,” John, us to grow in faith.” ELEBRATION is at the heart of the Colombia whom they met. way and share a desire to make the world a better place. who shared the preparation with Winnie Foxton— Feast of St Michael the Archangel You may ask how do you keep a civil war alive The final word came from Ashleigh Diamond: “We are used to hearing about the work done by a former lay missionary with VMM, the Volunteer I For more information, contact Stacey Cameron (above left and right). I give a lot of for more than 50 years. Columbia has the answer. “We hope that together we can build upon this visit missionary priests, brothers and sisters but lay Missionary Movement—and Mark Booker, schools [email protected] importance to the parish feast days as I cannot recall how many have been killed during and spread the word of how Mission Matters people are called to be missionaries too” John officer at SCIAF, said. they are a celebration of the life of the that time but there are more than 25,000 Columbian supports the wonderful work being done in Zambia!” Dornan, a volunteer with Mission Matters Scotland, “Offering this experience to lay people is fast I http://www.missionmattersscotland.org parish. It is a time when we are made to reflect on refugees living in Ecuador as a result of the war. what are we about as a parish; what is our In recent months more serious negotiations Ccontribution to individual lives and what is our have been taking place and there is the possibility contribution to the community at large. It is an that the 50,000 rebel paramilitary group that have opportunity for each group to reflect on their role been active may come to an agreement at the in the parish and let parishioners know what negotiating table. It would certainly be a happy they are doing. We then become more aware of day for Columbia and for Latin America if that Could you give up necessities which we are not covering. It all ends happens.      with an open air Mass in the square. However, we must not become too parochial Back to the parish one of these ... ? and so we will have a look beyond ourselves to It was not that we had enough on our plate after neighbouring countries. celebrating the parish feast celebrations. The diocesan week for focusing on the family followed. José Mujica—President of Uruguay Celebrations for the senior citizens and their /0 )   Latin America is a land of novelties. José Mujica grandchildren, for pregnant mothers, for the youth drives an ancient VW Beetle; he lunches in street bars and for renewing the marriage commitment of  "1 has a habit of speaking his mind freely and openly. couples were special days for each group. “Democratic presidents should live as the It was interesting seeing married couples majority live and not as the rich few,” he said. coming dressed as for their marriage and with  ) '&. In the 1960s he was leader of the Tupacamaros, what intensity they renewed their marriage vows. ... to give them one of these? an urban guerrilla movement. Of his 14 years It was all about renewal and it was lovely to see imprisonment ten were in solitary confinement, and experience the couples waltzing and dancing It seems so little but with just £1 per week you can share the two at the bottom of a well with only ants and rats —having partaken of a huge wedding cake—in Scriptures with people in twelve different countries each year.           for company. These were years to develop his the church square into the middle of the night. political thoughts and today he is one of the most On an unrelated note, it was always interesting Team up with our existing Bible-a-month Partners profound political thinkers of our time. to see my brother-in-law arrive in Uist with a whole           selection of the latest and most modern fishing to pray and give regularly so that together we can       Venezuela rods, a whole selection of flies which was the envy change the lives of people around the world.         I remember Helen—my niece—saying that it was of nature itself, wadding boots reaching beyond Become a Partner today Sign up online or call and claim        a pleasure to pay for petrol in Ecuador as it was so the knee, diverse nets to bring ashore the catch, 0131 347 9801 cheap. She should go to Venezuela. There, 11 gallons head lights for night fishing and other accessories. scottishbiblesociety.org/bible-a-month your FREE MP3 player with audio New Testament.        can be bought for $1, or 75p. It is literally cheaper I went down to the local pond with a bamboo cane, than water. a bent pin as a hook… well the picture (right) says       It is easy to understand why 100,000 barrels a the rest.       day of oil is smuggled—with the help of the police  !   " !# $!% I the BIBLE changes lives —out of the country. Helen you would like to If anyone wishes to support Fr Colin MacInnesʼ  & $' (( work abroad and you could be driving and see this missionary effort, donations can be made out to    & )))*      **+ sight every day, but I would prefer that you come Scottish Catholic Observer Charity Appeal, 19 Pray. Give. Volunteer. The Scottish Bible Society, 7 Hampton Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 5XU, Tel: 0131 337 9701 – Scottish Charity No. SC010767 ,     " - ".#. to Ecuador! Waterloo St, Glasgow, G2 6BT WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 14 FR ROLHEISER SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 2014 Let go of unhappy resentment, it costs

of course, not without cause. Few are the persons who do not secretly nurse the feeling that they have been ignored, wounded, cheated, treated unfairly, and have drawn too many short straws in life; and so many of us feel that we have every right to protest our right to be resentful and unhappy. We’re not happy, but with good reason. Yes, there’s always good reason to be resentful; but, and this is the point of this column, according to a number of insightful analysts, both old and new, we are rarely in touch with the real rea- BY FR RONALD son why we are so spontaneously bit- ter. For persons such as Thomas ROLHEISER Aquinas, Soren Kierkegaard, Robert Moore, Gil Bailie, Robert Bly, and T’S NOT only love that makes Richard Rohr, among others, the deep the world go round. Resentment root of our resentment and unhappiness too is prominent in stirring the lies in our inability to admire, our drink. In so many ways our inability to praise others, and our world is drowning in resentment. inability to give others and the world a Everywhere you look, it seems, some- simple gaze of admiration. one is bitter about something and breathingI out resentment. What is e’re a society that, for the resentment? Why is this feeling so most part, can’t admire. prevalent in our lives? How do we Admiration is, for us, a lost admit is our own jealousy. What we to ask themselves this question: When because we are withholding from him move beyond it? virtue.W Indeed in the many circles today, don’t admit is our own resentment. was the last time you walked across a or her some of the food that he or she Soren Kierkegaard once defined both in the world and in the churches, What we don’t admit, and never will room and told a person, especially a needs to live. resentment in this way. Resentment, he admiration is seen as something juve- admit, is how our need to cut down younger person or a person whose tal- To not admire, to not praise, to not suggested, happens when we move nile and immature, the frenzied, mind- someone else is an infallible sign of our ents dwarf yours, that you admire her, compliment, is not a sign of sophistica- from the happy feeling of admiration to less shrieking of teenage girls chasing a own jealousy and bad self-image. And that you admire what she’s doing, that tion but a sign moral immaturity and the unhappy feeling of jealousy. And rock star. what helps us in our denial is this: Cyn- her gifts enrich your life, and that you personal insecurity. It is also one of the this, sadly, happens all too frequently in Maturity and sophistication are iden- icism and cold judgment make for a are happy that her path has crossed deeper reasons why we so often fill our lives and we are dangerously blind tified today with the kind of intelli- perfect camouflage; we don’t need to yours? When was the last time you with bitter feelings of resentment and to its occurrence. Me resentful? How gence, wit, and reticence, which don’t admire because we’re bright enough to gave someone a heartfelt compliment? unhappiness. dare you make that accusation! easily admire, which don’t easily com- see that there’s nothing really Or, to reverse the question: When was Why do we so often feel bitter and Yet it’s hard to deny that resentment pliment. Learning and maturity, we to admire. the last time that someone, especially resentful? We fill with resentment for and its concomitant unhappiness colour believe, need to be picking things apart, That, too often, is our sophisticated, someone who is threatened by your tal- many reasons, though, not least, our world. At every level of life, from suspicious of others’virtues, distrustful unhappy state: We can no longer truly ents, gave you a sincere compliment? because we have lost the virtues of what we see playing out in the griev- of their motives, on hyper-alert for admire anybody. We can no longer admiration and praise. ances and wars among nations to what hypocrisy, and articulating every rea- truly praise anybody. We can no longer e don’t compliment each we see playing out in the bickering in son not to admire. Such is the look at the world with any praise or other easily, or often, and this I Fr Ronald Rolheiser is a priest and our board rooms, class rooms, living view today. admiration. Rather our gaze is perenni- betrays a secret jealousy. It member of the Missionary Oblates of rooms, and bedrooms, there is evidence But what we don’t admit in this view ally soured by resentment, cynicism, also reveals a genuine moral flaw in our Mary Immaculate. He is president of W the Oblate School of Theology in San of resentment and bitterness. Our world of maturity and learning is how we feel judgment, and jealousy. lives. Thomas Aquinas one submitted is full of resentment. Everyone, it threatened by those whose graces or We can test ourselves on this: Robert that to withhold a compliment from Antonio, Texas. Visit his website at seems, is bitter about something, and, virtues exceed our own. What we don’t Moore often challenges his audiences someone who deserves it is a sin www.ronrolheiser.com

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WHEN Thomas Edison died Mr Edison died on this day cuer said that they had discov- my fear. on October 18 in 1931, he had in 1931—52 years after invent- ered the body of the deputy In the sight of those who do over 1200 inventions patented ing the light bulb. People headteacher, Mr Benyon, me down, you invite me to sit to his name. He is perhaps best throughout the United States ‘clutching five children in at table with you. There you remembered for his invention were invited to turn off their front of him, protecting them. offer me even more than I of the electric light bulb, which lights for a minute that night as They died holding each other.’ need, and you remind me that I we take so much for granted a sign of respect for Thomas 144 people were killed that am significant and special. today. Edison, who had brought such morning at Aberfan, including You call me to goodness and Mr Edison and his assistants benefits to mankind. 116 children aged between 5 kindness every day of my life, tried various substances as the Let us pray, remembering and 11. Fewer than half of the and your house will be my filament of the bulb, and dif- how Edison showed trust in students in the school survived. home my whole life long. ferent gases enclosed within giving his light bulb for a sec- At several of the funeral the glass. One of the first bulbs ond time to the young man: services, Psalm 23 was sung, JESUS talked of people—on that Edison produced, he and we use the words of that dying—being faced with the handed to a young assistant to Lord, may people be as ready prayer from the Bible today: consequences of what they carry upstairs to another labo- to give me a chance, a break, have done (or not done) to oth- ratory. Carefully the young and let me make a new start, Lord, you are like a shepherd ers. He talked of how individu- man carried the bulb, step by as I am ready to be as equally PRAYERS FOR THE WEEK to me, and so I have all that I als react to those who are step up the stairs. Suddenly he generous to others. Forgive me need. hungry or thirsty, strangers or dropped it, and all their my faults in the same way as I day. Suddenly the mountain have been trapped and killed You give me rest in mead- without clothing, sick or painstaking work was forgive and accept other peo- behind their school—two mil- themselves. ows of green grass, and you imprisoned. Each day we meet destroyed. ple. Amen. lion tons of wet coal slag— The collapse of the huge lead me to water where I gain people who are—in many dif- Mr Edison and his team began to move as a wall of slag-heap was heard at the col- new life and strength. You ferent ways—naked or sick or returned to work and spent 24 AS PRIMARY school children mud about 20 metres high and liery a mile away. A thousand guide me along the way that is imprisoned. Let’s reflect as hours producing another bulb. set out to school on October 21 100 metres wide. miners rushed over to dig their best for me. though Jesus Himself was When it was finished, and in 1966, 116 of them would be Mothers who had seen their way into the school and neigh- Even when I walk in dark- speaking to us. again had to be carried killed in the South Wales min- children off to school an hour bouring houses that were also ness and everything around upstairs, he handed it to the ing town of Aberfan. earlier, dug with their hands, engulfed. seems like death, you are Let’s pause in silence to think same young man in a marvel- It was 9.15am, and the sinking waist-deep into the Men worked for three days there, walking with me, and how, in such small ways, we lous gesture of trust and confi- young children were settling still-moving mud. Many had to and two nights, digging for the promise of your love and can set about to touch the dence. down to the first lesson of the be pulled away or they would their children. A would-be res- faithfulness helps to conquer lives of a few people today.

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Discussion forum chaired by young EWTN PROGRAMMES Catholics strong in faith SUNDAY OCTOBER 19 8.30PM 11AM 25 YEARS WITH THE POPE ANGELUS WITH POPE FRANCIS 9PM AIDAN MICHAEL COOK 1PM ANGOLA: PAULINO THE believes the synod LIVE EWTN MASS CATECHIST 4PM 10.30PM must be careful on OUR LADY OF FATIMA COMING TO CHRIST 6PM THURSDAY OCTOBER 23 the pastoral situation THE WORLD OVER 1PM of divorced people 8PM DAILY MASS AFRICA: LIFE UNDER SIEGE 5.30PM and the drift away 9PM EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY WITH SUNDAY NIGHT PRIME COLLEEN CARROLL CAMPBELL from getting married 10PM 8PM VATICANO EWTN LIVE MONDAY OCTOBER 20 9PM 10AM T HAS been repeated innumerable MOZAMBIQUE: CIPRIANO times in recent weeks that the extraor- LIVE HOLY MASS IN HONOUR FRIDAY OCTOBER 24 dinary synod on marriage and family OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA 1PM has been looking at the pastoral and 1PM LIVE EWTN MASS not the doctrinal. But of course there DAILY MASS 8PM are many different possible pastoral 9PM approaches, and in much of the discussion THE WORLD OVER LIVE CHARTRES, MARYS CATHEDRAL there seems to have been something of a 9PM I TUESDAY OCTOBER 21 generation gap. CUBA: OUR LADY OF CHARITY, The issue that has received the most pub- 1PM DAILY MASS MOTHER OF THE CUBAN licity has been the reception of Holy Com- PEOPLE munion for divorced people in a second 5.30PM union. There is no doubt that this is a great EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY WITH SATURDAY OCTOBER 25 pastoral challenge, but consideration of it COLLEEN CARROLL CAMPBELL 10AM seems to have focused almost exclusively on 9PM LIVE MEETING OF POPE FRANCIS those involved in the second union. The pas- NOTRE DAME DU CAP SHRINE WITH ECCLESIAL MOVEMENTS toral issue, however, spreads much further. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22 1PM So many of my generation have at least 1PM LIVE EWTN DAILY MASS one parent in just such a situation, and their DAILY MASS 5.30PM families have been ripped apart through 5.30PM EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY WITH divorce: the pastoral issue is as much about COLLEEN CARROLL CAMPBELL us as our parents. To allow divorced people EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY WITH in a second union to receive Communion is COLLEEN CARROLL CAMPBELL 7PM highly problematic. The families and 7PM EWTN THEOLOGY ROUNDTABLE spouses who have been abandoned (whether NINE DAYS THAT CHANGED 10.30PM completely or in part) could be understood THE WORLD EWTN SEASON PREVIEW if they then viewed ecclesial communion as undesirable: why be part of a Church that allows into Holy Communion the very peo- ple who have broken the communion of your family and marriage? If there is one thing LAY READERS’ GUIDE this generation hates above all else, it is hypocrisy. Of course, the Church preaches forgive- ness, but She also preaches repentance: Balanced appoach Aturning from sin and putting things right. SUNDAY OCTOBER 19 As Christ says in the Gospel of Matthew, ‘if Isaiah 245:1,4-6. Response: Give the Lord you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has some- glory and power. Thessalonians 1:1-5b. thing against you, leave your gift there to marriage needed Matthew 22:15-21 before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift’ (5:23–4). Entering a second union is the he does listen to teachers, it is because they said he hoped that the synod would ‘show MONDAY opposite of reconciliation: it is an entrench- are witnesses.” The witness of marriage the joy, and the beauty, and the wonder of Ephesians 2:1-10. Response: He made ment of the broken communion. faithfully and fruitfully lived out is desper- married life’ and demonstrate ‘that this cor- us, we belong to Him. Luke 12:13-21. The pastoral situation of divorced people in ately needed today. responds to the deepest desires of the human a second union is of course of great concern, The necessary witness goes far beyond heart.’ It should be clear to all that such a but so is the pastoral situation of those marriage, however, and extends through a demonstration is desperately needed. TUESDAY left behind through the breaking of family true understanding of sexuality to the very While it is Communion for the divorced in communion. heart of what it even means to be human. second unions that has dominated the head- Ephesians 2:12-22. Response: The Lord The lack of understanding of what marriage lines,Archbishop Tartaglia said that this is not speaks to His people. Luke 12:35-38. he second major pastoral issue, and means and involves not only puts people off the biggest pastoral issue we face in Scotland. one which is in fact connected with Rather, it is ‘the large number of young people the first, is the low rate of marriage who either delay marriage for a long time, or WEDNESDAY among young people: Why are we not get- The witness of who don’t marry, and form other kinds of de- Feast of St John Paul II. Ephesians 3:2-13. Tting married? The Synod fathers have shown facto unions and cohabitation.’ Response: With joy you will draw water a desire to make marriage more attractive, or marriage faith- How far the synod will help in countering rather to help reveal the truly wonderful and this decline will not be seen for some time, from the wells of salvation. Luke 12:39-48. attractive perspective on marriage which has fully and fruitfully but it is clear that there is no quick-fix and been somewhat hidden in recent times. lived out is des- that we have much to do. There are of course many reasons why And so it was encouraging to see that THURSDAY marriage has lost its appeal, but divorce is perately needed Scotland’s representative at the Synod was Ephesians 3:14-21. Response: The Lord certainly one of them. Allowing divorced “ looking to the future, and to making positive fills the earth with His love. Luke 12:49-53. people in second unions to receive Holy today. changes to renew family life and an authen- Communion could entrench this attitude yet tic understanding of marriage in all its further: Again, the pastoral issues go further beauty. FRIDAY and deeper than many would admit. Ephesians 4:1-6. Response: Such are the But it’s clear that ‘not making things but also increases the risk of marital break- I Have your say, leave your comments at: worse’ isn’t enough, so how do we show down. If marriage is to be both attractive and facebook.com/scostronginfaith men who seek your face, Luke 12:54-59 marriage in its true light? How do we get our successful, marriage preparation cannot sim- I If you have an idea about something you generation to realise what a wonderful gift it ply be a few hours of talks and discussion in would like to write about, contact us is? Part of it is simply a case of seeing it advance of a wedding. This would never be through Facebook or email SATURDAY lived well in others. As Pope Paul VI enough to impart the rich teachings on the [email protected] Ephesians 4:7-16. Response: I rejoiced ” We will also be organising a mini famously said: “Modern man listens more subject and the full depth of its meaning. I when I heard them say: “Let us go to willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if Archbishop Philip Tartaglia of Glasgow pilgrimage, so watch this space Godʼs house.” Luke 13:1-9 WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK 16 FAITH IN CULTURE SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 2014 Enjoying the small wonders of family life These moments of development where the world is completely fresh to Ryan and Christina also allow me a new sense of perspective. I've become more aware of spending precious time with the children and living in the moment, although I have to admit that it’s a challenge not to let work dominate my thoughts By Richard when I’m not writing. As a freelancer, it’s normal for me to be contemplating the next deadline and what Purden I’ll be doing tomorrow or next week. But now I’m having to learn to be all there wherever I am whether HE breaking of the fourth wall is when it’s reading a bedtime story or playing football in the characters in theatre, television or cinema park. A piece of music or an athlete in the sporting speak to the audience from the stage or arena can remind us of the mystery of life, the sense screen. My son Ryan (3) and daughter of wonder that the world can sometimes knock out of Christina (2) experienced this for the first us. A kick around in the garden sparked Ryan’s imag- time recently when we went to an afternoon per- ination and led to him joining a local football class. formance by CBeebies presenter Sid Sloane in his one He’s also graduated from watching Celtic on televi- Tman show. The fourth wall was completely shattered sion to going to live matches and it's a delight to when Sid invited the children to help him find a pair watch that particular interest grow. of lost socks on the stage. Before we knew it Christina had waddled out her seat not needing to be asked he time has come for me to be more selective twice, giggling all the way to the front of the theatre. when it comes to leisure time. In the past I Ryan on the other hand sat stunned for a few moments wouldn’t think twice about travelling long dis- take me to gigs and brush off my mother’s concerns. applied a lot of the teaching from those days to her and by the time he got up—it was time to sit back tances to a concert as live music and travel have been down again. To see Sid in the flesh was one thing, to T Against the odds I managed to secure a Kate Bush children and grandchildren’s lives. a passions since my teens. Having an uncle who ticket for her recent run in London [review in last One thing my Gran always had for me was time get up on stage to a place of wonder and fantasy was played in a touring band also helped as he was able to on another level. week’s SCO]. My uncle was a big aficionado and and it’s only now I realise how precious a gift that even a member of her fan club back in the 1970s. was. I see it today with my own parents and the Whenever I hear Wuthering Heights or Running Up amount of time they want to spend with Ryan and That Hill it immediately transports me back to a Christina. In this last while I’ve had to become more happy childhood and defining memories of a time that contemplative about what is really important as a CROSSWORD Gordius No 164 is now long gone. For that reason her show felt dif- father in the realisation that I won’t get this time or ferent, she hadn’t performed live since I was Ryan’s opportunity again with my children. I’ve had to be age and that undoubtedly added a personal resonance. more organised about managing the days in the I’m glad those feelings of wonder haven’t diminished. knowledge that a quiet time is never coming. But no 123 4 5 6 7 Seeing the mystery of imagination being stirred in matter how busy life gets there are stars that need to the children is like watching a luminous light being be wowed at in wonder from the window at night and switched on and it’s a blessing to see their enthusi- startling goals to be witnessed in the back garden as 89 asm. Much of the recent thinking on mindfulness in well as Parkhead. “Give me five minutes,” I am for- the zeitgeist is about getting back to that childlike ever saying to Ryan, to which he replies: “Five min- sense of wonder. utes is a very long time.” My Gran used to tell me ‘tomorrow has enough 10 11 12 trouble of its own son’ when I would jump ahead of I Richard Purden is a freelance journalist, the First entry out the hat next the game. It’s only now I realise so much of her author of We are Celtic Supporters, Faithful 13 14 TUESDAY will be the winner rational and direction were from the good book. 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DEATHS RELIGIOUS MEMORIAM DALY HERRON 3rd Anniversary Precious memories of a In loving memory of loving father and grandpa, , Julia BROWN MacLEAN Michael (Mike), a beloved Patrick Herron, died Octo- (née Kirk) In loving memory of Father husband, dad, father-in-law ber 7, 1978, and his Peacefully at Eastbank Angus MacLean, former and granda, who passed beloved wife, Katie, our Care Home, on October 10, Parish Priest of St. Charles, away on October 17, 2011. dear mother and grandma, 2014, Julia, beloved wife of Kelvinside, died October Thank you for the years we who died October 15, 2005. the late Hamilton, much 12, 1994. R.I.P. shared, Sacred Heart of Jesus, loved mother of Paul, Anne Our Lady of the Isles, pray The love you gave, the way keep them in Your care. Frances and the late for him. you cared, St Francis, pray for them. Eileen, loving mother-in-law Inserted by his cousins. CLARK, James Deep in my heart, your GALLAGHER Inserted by the family. of Matthew, Barbara and South Uist and Glasgow. memory is kept, In loving memory of a won- Ian, devoted gran of 9th Anniversary. Too dearly loved to ever derful wife, mum and gran, Dominic, Declan and In loving memory of our KIRKWOOD forget. Margaret, whose 6th Christopher and a dear son, James, died October 10th Anniversary Anniversary occurs on sister and aunt. 18, 2005. Your loving wife May. In loving memory of Ellen, October 17, 2014. Fortified by rites of Holy A smile for all, a heart of a darling wife of the late A light is from our house- It does not take a special Church. R.I.P. gold, Thomas, who died on Jan- hold gone, day to bring you to our Reception and Vigil at St One of the best dads this uary 25, 2009, mum and A voice we loved is stilled. minds, Joseph’s RC Church, world could hold, gran, who died October 17, A place is vacant in our The days we do not think of Tollcross, on Sunday, Octo- Silent thoughts of times 2004. you are very hard to find. ber 19, at 6.30pm. Funeral home, together, Forever in our hearts. Mass on Monday at That never can be filled. Hold memories that will last Our hearts still ache with We will always love and 9.30am and thereafter to St Sadly missed. forever. sadness and secret tears cherish you both. still flow, Peter’s Cemetery, Dalbeth. TOLAN Mum and Dad. Lorraine, Michael, Those who love you will not Desmond and Yvonne. For what it meant to lose forget. On the first Anniversary. You bade no one a last Precious memories fondly you no one will ever know. Love and miss you both GLANCEY In loving memory of Fr farewell, kept, Our thoughts are always and always will. Peacefully at Monklands Andrew Tolan, former You gave your hand to parish priest of St Of a father-in-law too spe- with you, your place no one God bless. General Hospital, on none, Sunday, October 12, 2014, Dominic’s, Bishopbriggs, cial to forget. can fill, Inserted by the family. Your spirit flew before we Brian, beloved son of the who died on October 6, Alasdair, Kevin and In life we loved you dearly, late Henry and Catherine 2013. knew, Margaret. in death we love you still. LONEY Glancey, brother to Always in our thoughts and That you from us had gone. A kiss blown up to the sky Missing you today and 49th Anniversary Gerard, Patricia, Joan and prayers. From Hugh, Geraldine and so blue, every day. Treasured memories of our Ann, uncle to Katie, Martin Our Lady of Lourdes, pray Cara and Frances, Phil, Catch it Granda, it’s just for John and all your loving dear father, Bernard you. (Benny), who died on Octo- and Geraldine, great-uncle for him. Cathleen, Michael and family. Cara, Kirsty, Zoe and ber 18, 1965; also loved to Hannah, Sam, Emily, Inserted by all the family. Evelyn. Joe and Molly, Eilidh. ones gone before and after. Fortified by the rites of the Eternal rest grant unto him, On whose souls, sweet Holy Catholic Church. MEMORIAM O Lord, Jesus, have mercy. R.I.P. And let perpetual light Queen of the Most Holy shine upon him, Rosary, pray for them. ARMSTRONG May he rest in peace. Inserted by his loving fam- Please pray for the soul of Our Lady of Lourdes, pray ily, 12 Viewfield Road, our dear mother, Jennie for him. Coatbridge. Armstrong, who died on October 19, 1956; also our DONNELLY LYONS dear father, Thomas Precious memories of 7th Anniversary Armstrong, who died March Mark, who died October 20, GALLANAGH Treasured and loving mem- 12, 1973, and our brother 1999. Treasured memories of our ories of my dear wife, Mary, DALY and uncle, Joseph Arm- Gone but not forgotten. beloved son, and brother, who died October 23, 2007, Love always Helen and strong, who died December 27th Anniversary Michael Joseph, who died a devoted mammy and Joe. 16, 1984. In loving memory of our on October 17, 1986, aged granny. Our Lady of the devoted mother, Elizabeth, 19 years. Into your hands I commend WHITE FLAHERTY Miss May White (Coat- Assumption, pray for them. who died October 22, 1987; A light from our household my spirit. Remembering with great bridge), aged 90 years, at Inserted by their loving is gone, We miss you more than also our dear father, love our mum Kathleen Monklands Hospital, on family. ever. Patrick, who died June 3, who died October 18, 2005, A voice we loved is still, Sunday, September 14, Rest in God’s peace. 1958, and our beloved and our dad John and A place is vacant in our 2014, peacefully sur- BENSON home, Michael and loving family, rounded by members of our sister, Ellen, who died April brothers Peter and 10th Anniversary of Brian, That can never be filled. Clydebank. family. A devoted servant to 23, 1983. Anthony. loving husband of the late Will those who think of him all of us who recall her ten- Death can never take away R.I.P. Isa, loving dad and today, McCANN der care for our dad James, the love we share, grandad, who died October A little prayer to Jesus say. 26th Anniversary our mother Leonora, her I am I and you are you, FOLEY brother Frank and sister 19, 2004. Inserted by his loving Mum, Of your charity, please pray All that we were to each In loving memory of our Lily in their old age. A debt A silent prayer keeps us in Dad, brothers and sisters. for the repose of the soul of other we still are. dear father, grandad and so difficult ever to repay! touch, great-grandad, James, who our dear father, Joe, who With grateful hearts we …..Born to blush With the one we loved and died 1986, also our dear GILLEN died October 18, 1988, and miss so very much. whisper low, Unseen….. mother, grandma and First Anniversary of Philip our dear mother, Agnes, Fortified by rites of Catholic St Pio, pray for him. “God bless you Mammy, great-grandma, Madge who died April 25, 1998. M. Gillen (Phil) who died Church. From your loving family. we love you so.” (Harkins), who died 1991, On whose souls, sweet October 19, 2013. A much Martin and John (brothers). Your loving family. both on October 10; also Jesus, have mercy. CORNYN We hold you close within our dear brother and uncle, loved and missed husband Inserted by the family. James, who died June 26, 13th Anniversary our hearts, of Eileen, dad to son and In loving memory of John, 2001. daughters, papa to And there you will remain, How much we miss you MacDONALD To Place an my dearest husband, who 16th Anniversary To walk with us throughout day by day, grandchildren and baby died on October 17, 2001, In loving memory of Bella Intimation contact our lives, When the family meet and great-grandchildren. a much loved father of the and Angus MacDonald, of Patricia Until we meet again. you’re not there, If tears could make a stair- family. So dearly loved, so sadly Bualadubh, Iochdar, who Gentle Jesus, in Heaven way Treasured memories will missed. died on October 23 and 28, And memories build a lane, last forever. above, Our Lady of Lourdes, pray 1998. R.I.P. 0141 241 6106 St Joseph, pray for him. Give our Granny all our for them. We would walk right up to St Martin, pray for them. R.I.P. love. From Frances and Angela heaven Inserted by Lawrence, 88 [email protected] From May and family. Your loving grandchildren. (Sister Mary Gabriel). And bring you home again. Bualadubh, Iochdar. FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 2014 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS 19 FAMILYANNOUNCEMENTS

MacDONALD MacMILLAN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PRAYER TO THE HOLY 16th Anniversary 4th Anniversary SPIRIT In loving memory of our Remembering with love Holy Spirit, you who solve dear aunt and great-aunt, today and always, our all problems, light all roads, dearly loved father and so that I can attain my goal; Isabella (née MacAulay), grandfather, Neil, who died You who gave me the who died October 23, on October 22, 2010. Also divine gift to forgive and 1998, also our uncle and our much loved mum and forget all evil against me, great-uncle, Angus, who granny, Flora MacMillan, and in all instances of my died October 28, 1998. who died on February 28, life you are with me. I want Our Lady of the Isles, pray 2008. in this short prayer to thank for them. We hold you close within MOONEY TAYLOR you for all things as you 23rd Anniversary. John J. and family, West our hearts, 15th Anniversary of John, a confirm once again that I And there you shall remain, Treasured memories of good, loving husband, never want to be separated Gerinish, South Uist. Frances, a loving wife and To walk with us throughout father and papa. Also great McELROY from you, even in spite of mother, who died October our lives, brother and son-in-law, Betty McElroy and her fam- all material illusion. I wish Until we meet again. 18, 1991. treasured and much ily would like to thank to be with you in eternal Eternal rest grant unto Though you’re no longer Canon Conroy and the glory. Thank you for your missed also by a loving sis- them, O Lord, with me, choir of St Patrick’s mercy towards me and And let perpetual light Every single day I find, ter Alice. Thoughts also for Church, Dumbarton for the mine. (Say this prayer for shine upon them, That when I take the time my dad Ronnie and won- beautiful service and three consecutive days). May they rest in peace. to think, derful brother William. funeral of Joe McElroy, Publication promised. – Inserted by all the family. You’re always on my mind. If only I had those old days beloved husband, father, K.F. I will hear a piece of music, back when we were all grandfather and great- And at once I am returned, MacPHERSON together, grandfather. We would also DEAR HEART OF JESUS 4th Anniversary Back to a precious At least we have our mem- like to thank the Abbotsford Dear Heart of Jesus in the In loving memory of John, moment, Hotel for the reception; past I have asked you for McGOVERN That the two of us had ories and they last forever. 3rd Anniversary of John loving dad, papa and Gerry O’Hare lawyer for his many favours, this time I pappy, who died October shared. Our Lady of Lourdes and St McGovern, my dear hus- professionalism; ask you for this special one 21, 2010. I never try to stop them, Roch, pray for them. Greenhead Pharmacy for (mention favour), take it band, father and grandfa- We do not forget him, I let them just pass their care over the years; Dear Heart of Jesus, and ther, who died October 16, We never intend, through, TROTTER Kane Funeral Directors for place it within Your broken 2011. It’s just my way to spend We think of him daily, In loving and prayer filled their compassion and sen- heart where your Father Sacred Heart of Jesus, And will to the end. some time, memory of my beloved sitivity. Thank you to all sees it, then in his merciful have mercy on him. Not one day, but every day, Once again, with you. who attended the rosary eyes it will become Your husband, Tom, much loved In silence we remember. Sacred Heart of Jesus, and funeral, for flowers, favour, not mine. Amen. We place all our trust in MacINTYRE Our Lady of Lourdes, pray and cherished dad and sympathy cards and Mass Say for three days, publica- You. 34th Anniversary for him. grandad, who died October cards. A special thanks for tion promised. – K.P. Inserted by Jennifer, Brian Inserted by her loving hus- all prayers. Also thank you In loving memory of our band Thomas, daughter 21, 2012. and families. for your kind donations to BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, dear dad, Ronald, and Mary, son-in-law Richard Mary Immaculate Queen, the Parkinsons Trust which you who can find a way much loved grandad, who and grand-daughters MacPHEE pray for him. R.I.P. raised over £1,000. when there is no way, died October 21, 1980 and Frances and Mia. In loving memory of Inserted by his loving wife please help me. Repeat six our dearly loved mum, Theresa, a wonderful Margaret and family. times and publication prom- gran, and great-gran, who mother and granny, who SMITH THANKSGIVING ised. – K.F. died February 6, 2014. died October 21, 2006. In loving memory of Jane, loving mum and granny, Sorely missed by all the Also our dear father, thanks to Our who sadly died October 22, thanks to St GRATEFUL Alexander (Alick), who died GRATEFUL Lady, Sacred Heart of family, grandchildren and 2009. Jude for prayers answered. November 20, 1972. Jesus, St Bernadette, St great-grandchildren. You left us quietly – M.M. Loved and remembered Pio, St Anthony, St Jude, St Our Lady, Queen of the Your thoughts unknown, every day. John XXIII, St John Paul II Most Holy Rosary, pray for Fois shiorruidh thoir dhaibh You left us memories NOVENA PRAYER TO ST them. We are proud to own. and to all others to whom I a Thighearna, JUDE pray for favours. – K.F. Agus solus nach dibir Too dearly loved to ever be May the Sacred Heart of MacINTYRE dearrsadh orra. forgotten. Jesus be praised, adored, DEAR HEART OF JESUS Inserted by the family at St Pio, pray for her. 8th Anniversary glorified and loved through- Dear Heart of Jesus in the home (Kilpheder, South Inserted by your loving In loving memory of my WOOD out the world now and for- past I have asked you for Uist) and away. family at home and abroad. mother and grandmother, 9th Anniversary ever more. Sacred Heart of many favours, this time I Peggy, who died October In loving memory of my SPENCE, John Jesus have mercy on us. St ask you for this special one 19, 2006, also my father 1st Anniversary of John beloved wife, mother and Jude helper of the hope- (mention favour), take it and grandfather, Angus Spence, who died October gran, Catherine, who died less, pray for us. St Jude, Dear Heart of Jesus, and place it within Your broken John, who died February 21, 2013. Beloved husband October 17, 2005. great miracle worker, pray 22, 1996. of Christine, loving dad of In the shelter of Thy Sacred heart where your Father for us. Say nine times daily. sees it, then in his merciful Forever in our thoughts. James, Margaret Anne, Heart, – M.M. eyes it will become Your Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Christina and John Paul Dear Jesus, may she rest, and grandad of seven favour, not mine. Amen. pray for them. We miss her much, but still thanks to St much loved grandchildren. GRATEFUL Say for three days, publica- Inserted by Theresa, we know, Put Your arms around him Joseph for answering our tion promised. – P.B. George and family. Lord, Thy Holy Will is best. prayers. – E. QUAIL, Kevin Michael Shelter him with care. St Pio and St Peregrine, GRATEFUL thanks to Our McKENNA 13th Anniversary Until we meet again. pray for her. THANKS to St Joseph of Lord, the Blessed Virgin 22nd Anniversary of my In loving memory of our Inserted by her loving Cupertino, St Martha and and all the saints for dear husband, Daniel, a dear son, Kevin Michael, STRAIN-O’RIORDAN husband, Bill, Annemarie, St Anne for all prayers favours received. Still pray- loving father and grandfa- who died October 19, 25th Anniversary Maureen, sons-in-law, answered. - J. ing. – P & M. ther, who died on October 2001. Treasured memories of our Damian, Fraser, grandchil- Most Sacred Heart of much loved mum, Betty, 20, 1992. dren, Jonathan, Danielle, , thankd to Our Jesus, I place all my trust in who died on October 22, BLESSED VIRGIN MARY GRATEFUL Queen of the Most Holy You. 1989. Ross and Elle and also you who can find a way Lady of Lourdes, St Fran- Rosary, pray for him. Inserted by Mum, Dad, Always missed, forever great-grandson Leo John when there is no way, cis, St John Paul and St St Pio, pray for him. 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Our weekly series on Children’s Liturgy has lesson plans and activity suggestions for use with young people who are on the path to Christ Each week, Catechists will find readings and Psalm responses, complemented by prayer, reflection, FAITH discussion questions, and activities. Please feel free to use them as you wish The lessons are created by Adorer-theologians using the lens of the spirituality of St Maria de Mattias, which also embraces precious blood spirituality FIRST While this is the starting point for the lessons, readers are invited to approach them however the spirit moves you The Church is concerned with the availability and understanding of scripture for children who have their rightful place in the Church. In light of this SCO aims to provide a useful tool in drawing children closer to KIDS the Catholic Faith

Finally, we have to figure out how to love them. followers in Macedonia and Achaia. And because of you, the Lord’s message has spread CHILDREN’S I Ca n you think of some example of how you everywhere in those regions. love your neighbour as your self? The Word of the Lord CROSSWORD 53 It can be very difficult sometimes but Jesus is Responsorial Psalm always there to help us because He loves 18:1-2, 46 and 50ce. everyone, including us. If we ask Him, He will (R) I love you, Lord, my strength. 1 2 3 4 5 help us learn how to love everyone as we love I love you, Lord God and you make me strong. ourselves. You are my mighty rock, my fortress, my 6 protector, the rock where I am safe, my shield, 7 8 Activities my powerful weapon and my place of shelter. G Materials needed: 60cm pieces of (R) I love you, Lord, my strength. 9 wool/string, enough for everyone in the class. You are the living Lord! I will praise you. Cheerios cereal and/or beads. You are a might rock. I will honour you for keeping 10 11 G Preparation: Tie knots at one end of each me safe. piece of wool/string. Set-out several bowls of Your faithful love for David will never end. 12 13 the cereal or beads so that several children can (R) I love you, Lord, my strength. share them. 14 G Tel l the children that the wool/string Alleluia 15 16 represents God’s love for them and when they John 14:23. finish the project it will be made into a loop (R) Alleluia, alleluia. 17 that will surround them as God’s love does. All who love me will keep my words and my . Father will love them, and we will come to them. 18 Prayer (R) Alleluia, alleluia. Dear Jesus, help us to love and care for 19 ourselves and all people. In Jesus’ name we Gospel pray. Amen. Love the Lord your God, and your neighbor as yourself. A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew ACROSS First Reading 22:34-40. 1 Large American animal—the bison (7) You turned away from idols to serve God and await After Jesus had made the Sadducees look foolish, 6 Tumbled (4) 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time His Son. A reading from the first letter of Paul to the the Pharisees heard about it and got together. One 7 Bold (7) Thessalonians 1:5-8a. of them was an expert in the Jewish Law. So he 9 Containing nothing (5) Brothers and sisters, when we told you the tried to test Jesus by asking: “Teacher, what is 10 Short letter (4) Reflection and Discussion Good News, it was with the power and the most important commandment in the Law?” 12 You lie on this soft part of the bed (8) TODAY’S Gospel ‘bottom-lines’ it for us. assurance that come from the Holy Spirit and Jesus answered: “‘Love the Lord your God with 14 Call out when you see a pair in this card Jesus tells us that there are two main, not simply with words. all your heart, soul, and mind.’ This is the first and game (4) important things we need to know about what You knew what kind of people we were and most important commandment. The second most 15 Shout loudly, bellow (4) He preached and the law of God. ‘Bottom-line’ how we helped you. So, when you accepted important commandment is like this one. And it 16 Small cake; scone (3) we are to love God more than anything else the message, you followed our example and is: ‘Love others as much as you love yourself.’ All 17 Green kind of 2 down (4) and love our neighbour as we love ourselves. the example of the Lord. the Law of Moses and the Books of the Prophets 18 Someone you don't know (8) Simple, right? Yes and no. It is easy to You suffered, but the Holy Spirit made you are based on these two commandments.” 19 Spin a coin (4) understand the first part, loving God more glad. You became an example for all the Lord’s The Gospel of the Lord than anything else, but it is not always so easy DOWN to do. For example, it can sometimes be hard 1 Popular dessert with a yellow 2 down (6,5) to love God more than anything else on 2 Apples, pears, etc (5) Sunday mornings when we would love to stay 3 Pain (4) in bed or at home watching cartoons. 4 Religious building like a church (6) 5 Take part in a game (4) I Ca n you think of other times when it is hard 8 24 hours ago (9) to love God more than anything else? 11 Female ruler of an empire (7) Jesus is kind of tricky with the second part. We 13 Soldier on guard patrol (6) are to love our neighbour as ourselves. Seems 16 You might carry your shopping in these (4) simple but there are actually three things we need to be able to do. Before we can love LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION someone else the way we love our self we must first love our self. ACROSS 1 Thistle 3 Axe 5 Untrue 7 Shoe 8 Bumble bee 10 Tar I Wha t are some of they ways we love ourselves 11 Relay race 13 Sorrow 15 Taxi 16 Scarecrow and is this always easy? Is it by doing everything that will make us happy? What about when we DOWN eat too many sweets, which will make us happy 1 Thumb 2 Scrub 3 Athlete 4 Electricity 6 Eyebrow but will also make our tummies sick and our 9 Malaria 11 Roses 12 Cut 14 One bodies unhealthy?

Next, in order to love our neighbour as The Children’s Liturgy page is published ourselves we must figure out who our one week in advance to allow RE teachers neighbour is. and those taking the Children’s Liturgy I Who is Jesus talking about when He says: at weekly Masses to use, if they wish, “Love your neighbour?” Is it only the people this page as an accompaniment to their who live next door to us? Our family? Our friends? teaching materials

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Saltcoats pupils raise funds for sister school By Dan McGinty will host their visitors in their own homes, the trip is still set to cost PUPILS of St Matthew’s around £8000 in travel costs alone, Academy in Saltcoats have and the St Matthew’s school com- launched a new fundraising munity are determined to raise the drive to help bring pupils and money to ensure the trip can go staff from their sister school in ahead. Malawi to the Ayrshire town. Among the fundraising efforts The school in Malawi, St planned over the next five months Peter’s, has a strong link with St are non-uniform days, school dis- Matthew’s Academy, and pupils cos and dances and bag packs at from Scotland visited their coun- local supermarkets. The school are visits are vital to our ongoing links out how their efforts here help peo- amongst our generous local com- March of next year, and the pupils terparts there last year during also on the lookout for any local with St Peter’s Secondary in ple in other places; they provide a munity who contribute to our are already looking forward to fur- which time they learned about life businesses that would be able to Malawi which have been in place once in a lifetime experience for Orphan Scholarship fund get to ther cementing the relationship in Malawi as well as sharing sto- sponsor them. since 2004 in three ways. our visitors, many of whom have meet the young people they sup- they have with the community of ries about their own lives in Scot- Speaking of the goals behind “Our young people in St never left their local area never port in Malawi and hear first hand St Peter’s. land. the trip, a spokesman for St Matthew’s gain an insight into mind their own country; and it is the benefits it provides.” Although the pupils and staff Matthew’s Academy said: “These other young people’s lives and find through these visits that those from The visitors are set to arrive in I [email protected] Bucket challenge a hit at Sprinburn parish event

CLERGY and parishioners Reverend Brian Casey, parish of St Aloysius in Springburn minister and Francis Keenan, enjoyed some unorthodox deputy headteacher of St fundraising recently as they Martha's Primary School in held a coffee morning in St Balornock were all ceremoni- Aloysius’ church hall in aid ally soaked by an ecumenical of Marie Curie Hospice. gang of children. However, rather than just The warm weather ensured a enjoying the refreshments and large crowd turned out for the treats on offer, the parish went spectacle, while Mr Keenan's one step further and held their presence brought out an unusu- own ice bucket challenge. ally high number of school The challenge, during which children. participants douse themselves “The magnificent sum of in iced water in aid of their £540.12 was raised for the hos- chosen charity, is a worldwide pice, including a £50 cheque trend, and in St Aloysius’ the from Cooperative Funeral local clergy—with the help of a Care, so the loss of clerical dig- school teacher—joined in the nity was a small price to pay,” s global phenomenon, but for a Fr McGrath said. “A big thank very local cause. you to all the kind folk of As the challenge got under- Springburn for a happy, memo- way Fr McGrath, parish priest, rable day.”

Pioneers marks years of membership

THE annual rally of the Scottish Pio- priest of St Patrick’s and Fr Bernard J an air of celebration when the pioneers neer Association took place in St McGuckian SJ, central director of the gathered together. Patrick’s Coatbridge, as members Pioneer Association in Dublin, who con- After Mass the group retired to St and friends of the association con- celebrated Mass together. Patrick’s Hall, where they listened to the verged on the North Lanarkshire During Mass certificates and pins were words of Deacon John Nevans, chaplain town for the celebration. presented to those celebrating 70, 50, 25 to Shotts Prison, who was guest speaker The rally was led by Bishop Emeritus and 10 years of membership to the asso- at the rally. John Mone, Fr Eamonn Sweeney, parish ciation, ensuring that as ever there was PIC: BILL CARLTON

St Peter the Apostle High School were proud to host the national launch of an exciting new website, the Disability Sports Finder. The website, which is the result of development partnership working across East Dunbartonshire Council, Inverclyde Council and West Dunbartonshire Council, is aimed at supporting disabled access to sport and sports facilities across Scot- land. Joyce White, the chief executive of West Dunbartonshire Council, was in attendance and spoke positively about the staff and young people of the school com- munity and the role they can continue to play in the project E-MAIL CELEBRATING LIFE EVENTS TO DAN MCGINTY AT [email protected] FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 2014 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER CELEBRATING LIFE 23

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HAZEL NAGL, CRATHES CASTLE The artists painting a pretty picture for Mary’s Meals

By Dan McGinty to provide hundreds of children with a crucial as Mary’s Meals seeks to continue nutritious meal every day they attend school. and expand its work across the world. A GROUP of artists have thrown their Netta Ewing, co-ordinator of Artists for Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, founder of weight behind a Glasgow fundraising Mary’s Meals, spoke of the participation of Mary’s Meals said: “Today, around the group and pulled out all the stops to the artists in the work of Mary’s Meals. world, 57 million children miss school raise as much money as possible for “We look forward to seeing many old because of poverty. Instead of sitting in a Funds pour in thanks to Dundee Mary’s Meals. friends who have enjoyed this annual festival classroom getting an education, they are Artists and Musicians for Mary’s Meals is of the arts over the past five years,” she said. working in fields, begging on street corners, and Fort William coffee mornings hosting an art exhibition, two craft fairs, four “We have raised the money to build three or scavenging among the garbage to survive. concerts and a poetry reading to help the school feeding stations in Africa, and hope “Our vision is that every child should be able PUPILS from St Andrew’s across the country, including Scottish charity reach more impoverished that our 2014 events will enable us to complete to receive one good meal every day in a place Primary School in Dundee those from Fort William RC children across the world with a nourishing the financing of our fourth. of education. Working together with people took a leading role in Primary School (below), who meal each day. “We are so honoured to receive the support who share our ideals, we believe that our their local parish as the organised their own coffee Among the events planned was the Fine of such wonderful professional artists and vision can be achieved in this world of plenty, parishioners of Ss Leonard morning through their school Art Exhibition, which was opened by Dr Rev musicians. Our deepest thanks go to them for where there is enough food for everyone.” and Fergus participated in Fair Trade Committee. Laurence Whitley, Minister of Glasgow giving us such an enjoyable way of raising the ‘World’s Biggest Coffee The event was doubly Cathedral, at the Mackintosh Church, funds!” I For further information on Mary’s Meals, Morning’ for MacMillan effective, raising money for Queens Cross. The festival finale will take place at House please visit www.marysmeals.org.uk or Cancer Support. MacMillan Cancer Care and The exhibition displayed works of art by for an Art Lover on Monday October 27. The follow the charity on www.twitter.com/ The P6 pupils (above) acted keeping Fairtrade products and some of Scotland’s leading artists and was venue has generously given the Mackintosh marysmeals and on www.facebook.com/ as welcomers, and ran a stall at the Fairtrade message at the accompanied by a fascinating artisan’s show Suite over to Artists and Musicians for marysmeals the event, helping to raise more heart of the school’s activities. of diverse designer crafts as well as two Mary’s Meals for the day, to maximise the than £700. But the children didn’t The event was open to the recitals, one by the Morgan Lee Band—who fundraising from the event. Such support is I [email protected] stop there and during another whole local community and performed a selection of world and folk event they raised a further £1200 saw parents, grandparents and music—and the other by the Glasgow for the worthy cause, rounding friends joining the children, virtuoso violinist, Sandie Bishop. off a very successful community and even saw the local nursery The latest events are only the latest in a fundraising endeavour. walking along the road en masse long line which have been held with the They were joined by other to support their counterparts at co-operation and support of the group. Artists Catholic schoolchildren from the primary school. and Musicians for Mary’s Meals has now hosted numerous exhibitions and concerts PICS: ANTHONY MacMILLAN over the last five years, raising enough funds TOM SHANKS, SKYE LANDSCAPE

The celebrations keep on coming for Sacred Heart parishioners

PARISHIONERS of Sacred former parish priests, on the Parish priest Fr John The event was a great success Heart in Cumbernauld have occasion of the 50th anniversary Campbell organised a meal and and was followed by a special been enjoying the church’s of the church building being social (above right) for the golden jubilee pilgrimage to 50th anniversary celebrations. opened, but the parish has many generous parish workers, Poland. The Sacred Heart The high point of the golden continued to enjoy its jubilee and welcomed many new parishioners—nearly 40 in all jubilee celebrations came in year. workers to the lively band of —travelled together to the June when Mass (above left) was The latest celebration was people who support the life of shrine of the Divine Mercy and concelebrated by Archbishops organised as a thank-you for the parish both socially, Czestochowa, where they Tartaglia and Conti, as well as those working hard to keep the spiritually, ecumenically and continued the celebrations in a priests from the deanery and parish running smoothly. Liturgically. special year for their parish. E-MAIL CELEBRATING LIFE EVENTS TO DAN MCGINTY AT [email protected] 24 COUNCILS OF THE CHURCH SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 2014 Church expansion moves apace as Crusades near DR HARRY SCHNITKER’S series on the various councils of the Church looks COUNCILS OF THE CHURCH at Christian expansion in Europe in the period that preceded the Crusades

HROUGHOUT the 11th century, the great cultural and spiritual momentum of Christianity continued unabated. We witnessed last week how the Faith spread beyond the confines of the old Roman Empire in the century before. To the list of converted countries of that century were added TGreenland (982AD), Norway (turned decisively towards Christianity after 1015), Sweden (gradually in the course of the century), Iceland (1000), Poland (966AD and not completed until the 12th century) and Hungary (997AD and onwards). In the East, too, Byzantine missionaries gained large swathes of land. Serbia and Bulgaria, then covering all the southern Balkans between them, had become Christian in the ninth century. In 988AD, the emissaries of the Russians arrived in Constantinople seeking instruction in the Faith. Overwhelmed by the spiritual experience inside the great church of Hagia Sofia, they became Orthodox. Finally, by the 1020s, what is now southern Romania was being effectively evangelised. This massive northwards and eastwards expansion of Christianity was accompanied by an evangelisation in depth. Old remaining pagan practices were being rooted out, Catechesis became commonplace and the enculturation of Christian practices the norm. Such was the flowering of Christianity, that one monk, Rodolphus Glaber, wrote about ‘a white mantel of churches’ spreading around Europe. The expansion of Christianity both as a spiritual and cultural force was carried by an economic boom. The Europe of the 10th and 11th centuries was one of unprecedented prosperity and innovation. With the climate anything up to two degrees warmer than today, agriculture was possible over swathes of land previously unusable. The population grew rapidly. Between 1000 and 1200, much of Europe’s remaining virgin forest vanished, and people from overpopulated regions such as the Low Countries moved east or south into lands reconquered from in Spain. New technologies, including heavier ploughs, horse harnesses and horseshoes all assisted both in growing agricultural production and in enabling chivalric warfare.

f we take a glance at the political map of around 1000, we would see much that we would recognise. Crown lands that would Ieventually morph into the modern nation states are visible in Scandinavia, England, France, Poland, Bohemia and Hungary, whilst in Spain the various clerical discipline, piety, monastic observance and Mary Stroll, Popes and Antipopes. This does a a clearer demarcation between Church and crown. principalities that would become a the supreme authority of the Pope as Christ’s vicar grave disservice. I would not argue that the This was nothing new, of course, but the enforcement in the 16th century were forming. Only in the heart across Europe. so-called investiture issue was not important; was. As the council got under way, the first Norman of the continent do we see something different. however, it was but one of a raft of reforms that knights secured control over part of southern Italy, Enveloping the Low Countries, Germany, Austria, ost of the councils held during this period the Church wished to implement, and must be seen beginning the process of the removal of Byzantium Switzerland, most of Italy and all of eastern France related to this reform, although it as such. Indeed, some of the reform—such as that from Italy and its remaining western toeholds. was the Holy Roman Empire. was initiated in Rome without such at the great abbey of Cluny—predated the Roman 1047 was a momentous year, indeed. The Empire was yet another incarnation of the Mconsultation, or almost. In 1046, there was a synod Reform Movement. This reductionist view of the The half-century that followed the Roman synod idea of Rome. Charlemagne had already tried to at Sutri near Rome under the auspices of the investiture issue goes a long way to explain why saw a gradual increase in the effectiveness of the revive the Empire in the West, but it was the Emperor, Henry III, which rubber-stamped his the Emperors were for so long the engine behind Reform Movement. In many cases, it took decades German Ottonian dynasty that finally managed to removal of no fewer than three claimants to the the reform—most of its agenda did not clash with even for the initial reforms of the 1047 Roman achieve this. It was, oddly, a high-water mark for Papal crown. Amongst them was Gregory VI, who theirs. synod to take root. Local councils were held to secular power in medieval Europe. For as the had made the first tentative moves to initiate This altered after the death of Henry III (above), reinforce the new or renewed rules, such as at Empire revived, and as the Ottonians gained reform. Later reformists disparaged Henry III’s when the Papacy and not the Empire, became the Westminster in 1075, and again in 1102. Sadly, the recognition from the Byzantines, the Papacy had involvement, caught up as they were in the Reform dominant political role in Europe. There were still fact that the rules had to be reiterated so frequently entered upon the darkest period in its history. Movement’s dismissal of lay votes in Papal many obstacles, not least those in Rome, whose tells us much about how well they were observed. Reduced to an appendage of local aristocratic elections. However, Henry cleared the way for the income and influence had waned with the arrival However, other councils, such as the one at factions in Rome and its immediate vicinity, the great flowering of the medieval Papacy, and the of the German reform Popes, but, on the whole, in 1080, where the simoniacal Aicard, Papacy may still have had the respect of its office, synod, even if only nominally, stood at its cradle. the coin had flipped—the Church had gone from Archbishop of , was deposed, leaves little but the incumbents were widely despised. Strangely, we find that most of the persecution by, to incorporation into, to domination doubt that the reformers meant business. For all that, the Papacy managed to thwart a concerned with implementing the ideas of the of the Empire. The importance of these local councils and synods complete imperial domination of Europe. They Reform Movement took place not close to Rome, The first true reform council post-Sutri took was enormous, and Papal legates, and occasionally handed over regal crowns to Poland and Hungary, but elsewhere, noticeably in what is now France. It place one year later, in 1047. For the first time, an the Pope in person, would attend to ensure that the thus ensuring they could avoid the fate that befell was also in France that the most significant synod Emperor of the West and a Pope called a council decisions were in line with those of the Reform Bohemia, namely absorption into the Empire. By of the whole of the High Middle Ages was to take together, very much as if the old Christian Roman Movement. One occasion when the Pope, Urban the middle of the 11th century, the Reform Movement place, the synod that launched the Crusades. Empire had been brought back to life. The council II, was present was at the Council of Clermont in known as ‘Gregorian’ began in earnest, and this Modern history-writing has rather reduced the condemned , that is the buying of clerical 1095. Few would have thought that this was going brief secular period came to an end. Gradually, the Reform Movement to the struggle between Church offices, including bishoprics and the Papacy. Its to be the reform council with the most far-reaching Papacy, occupied by a succession of phenomenally and crown over the latter’s rights to appoint first aim was to eliminate worldly and unspiritual consequences of them all, for it was at Clermont competent men, began to expand its ideas on religious leaders—for example in the fine book by men from the episcopate, with as an added bonus that the Crusades were launched. WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK