“I know my sheep and my sheep know me” A Pastoral Letter about our Young People , their Discernment, Vocation and Life Choices, together with Our Diocesan Renewal of the Sacrament of Confirmation. …
Sandhurst Treaty – swift action
English and Scottish Bishops are calling on the Government for swift implementation of the Sandhurst Treaty. Following their visit to Calais last year, Bishop Paul McAleenan, the Lead Bishop for Asylum and …
Day for Life – Pastoral Letter – 31 May 2017
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Each year, around the Feast of the Visitation of our Lady, on the 31st May or the nearest Sunday, we celebrate the Day for Life, …
Bishop’s Pastoral Letter – 40 Day for Life
Lent 2017 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Lent is slightly different this year in that as part of our penitential celebrations I would like to alert you to a new Movement …
Pastoral Letter – Referendum
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The recent Referendum has thrown us into uncertainty. Some of this, please God, will be of short duration, but other elements will be with us for …
Time for Reflection – Bishop Robson at the Scottish Parliament
Bishop Stephen Robson, the Bishop of Dunkeld, delivered a ‘Time for Reflection’ in the Scottish Parliament today (Tuesday 15 December) at 2pm. In his address he said that cultural change has arguably …
Pastoral Letter for Holy Year
My Dear People of the Diocese of Dunkeld, As you know, some months ago, our Holy Father Pope Francis, with his special letter ‘Misericordiae Vultus’, the ‘Face of Mercy’ promulgated an Extraordinary …
Pastoral Letter – McLellan Report
My Dear People As you have almost certainly heard already, this week saw the publication of a long awaited Report on the implementation and effectiveness of the Safeguarding of children and vulnerable …