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Be courageous, redefine Catholic education

March 4th, 2011 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

I approach this subject as one committed to Catholic education and I have some very definite convictions concerning the issues I am going to address. I had the great privilege of knowing Fr Thomas Winning as a young boy—having served hundreds of his Masses when he was my parish priest in Motherwell. Fr Winning was most certainly the most influential male figure in my early years at primary school after my own father After training to be a teacher and teaching for around eight years I began my doctorate on the theme of Catholic education at Oxford University as a member ... continue reading.
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Why bedroom abortions would not make for a happy home

February 25th, 2011 | comments icon 3 COMMENTS

— SPUC SCOTLAND COLUMN... continue reading.


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The Christian faith is not a losing battle

February 11th, 2011 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

— DELIA PRIZEMAN explores the battle to protect values and keep young parishioners... continue reading.


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Public sector cuts are a call for Catholics to put our Faith into action

February 4th, 2011 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

— By John Deighan, Parliamentary officer for the Church in Scotland... continue reading.


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Could ‘unifying force’ cause division?

January 28th, 2011 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

— With the formal creation of the personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in place this month, GERALD WARNER asks whether or not this path to conversion to the Faith could prove to be divisive... continue reading.


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Cardinal O’Brien’s New Year message

January 4th, 2011 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

His Eminence has issued the following New Year message for 2011.... continue reading.


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Papal visit joy in special jubilee year

December 24th, 2010 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

— As we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ CARDINAL KEITH O’BRIEN reflects on the past year for the Church and, in particular, the message Pope Benedict XVI brought to the UK in September... continue reading.


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Fighting against communication failures

December 10th, 2010 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

In her Catholic Conversation this month, DELIA PRIZEMAN discusses the thorny issue of sectarianism in both Scotland and the UK as a whole and also explains how, in general, better communication is needed... continue reading.


St Andrew’s Day: our cross to bear?

November 26th, 2010 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

In spite of support from the Church, society and Scottish politicians, our patron saint’s feast day remains by and large neglected. GERALD WARNER suggests declaring it a Holy day of Obligation would help the matter... continue reading.


Erosion of our values in disguise

November 12th, 2010 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

From Halloween extremes to Pagan celebrations, from education to ageism, DELIA PRIZEMAN discovers in her CATHOLIC CONVERSATION that the dark days of November are not limited to the clocks going back this month... continue reading.


Holy Father’s ‘wait and See’ plan

November 5th, 2010 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

Examining Pope Benedict XVI’s recent announcement on new cardinals, HUGH McLoughlin looks at the traditions and precedent behind such elevations and suggests that a lesson in humility lies behind the latest list of candidates... continue reading.



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  • Church voices opposition to latest plan to remove Glasgow primary schools from St Ninian High School’s catchment area.
  • Bishops back more power for Welsh Assembly.
  • Dr Joseph Bradley highlights the benefits of ticking Irish ethnicity in the census form.
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