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Consider Priesthood in 2023
Bishop John Keenan, the bishop of Paisley and President of 'Priests for Scotland', has issued his annual video reflection and invitation to "consider priesthood" this year. He invites us to consider people who inspire us in life, "dreamers" whose vision and whose...

Vocations Awareness Week 2023
10th - 17th September 2023 Vocations: "Shine, Listen & Hope" Each year, the Church in Scotland invites us to reflect on the theme of "vocation", to consider what call God is making to each of us, and how we are responding to it and to consider the various calls...

Vocations Inserts for Parishes 2023 (Part 2)
Click on the link below for the latest set of "inserts" for parish bulletins, websites and other social media and communication platforms you might use. The texts cover the Sundays and major feasts of the year from Pentecost 2023 to the Solemnity of Christ the King...

Archbishop Emeritus Mario Conti R.I.P.
After a short illness, the former Archbishop of Glasgow, Archbishop Conti, died at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow on Tuesday 8th November 2022 at the age of 88. Born in Elgin, Moray on the 20th March 1934, Archbishop Conti had his primary schooling...

Vocations Awareness Week 2022
11th-18th September 2022 Vocations in the Light of the Eucharist Each year, the Church in Scotland invites us to reflect on the theme of "vocation". We consider what call God is making to each of us, and how we are responding to it and on the various calls to serve...

Vocations Inserts for Parishes
Pentecost to Christ the King 2022 Follow the link below for brief reflections drawn from the Mass readings for each Sunday or feast day through the second half of the liturgical year, beginning on Trinity Sunday (6th June) until Christ the King, the final Sunday of...

Consider Priesthood 2022
Bishop John Keenan, the bishop of Paisley whose remit also takes in 'Priests for Scotland', has issued an invitation to "consider priesthood" in 2022. As the whole Church is asked to reflect on the idea of "synodality" and what it means for us, the bishop suggests...

Getting Back to Mass Again
In a Pastoral Letter to be read in all parishes on the 1st Sunday of Advent (28th November 2021), the Bishops of Scotland are encouraging all the Catholic faithful "to renew their covenant with the Church and her worship". In March 2020, when the lockdown...