The Scottish Catholic Observer reports: Bishop Stephen Robson has welcomed the announcement that Pope Francis has established an emergency fund in response to the Coronavirus crisis to support ongoing missionary work throughout the world. The Holy Father set up the special fund via the Pontifical Mission Societies—his official charity for overseas mission—of which Missio Scotland is the Scottish branch. The …
Compline – 7th April
Bishop Stephen Robson share his Evening Reflection and leads us in the Office of Compline on Tuesday during Holy Week.
Joseph of Arimathea
Mary O’Duffin reads the concluding part of the Good Friday Gospel.
Good Friday – St John’s Gospel
On Good Friday the whole Church mourns the death of our Saviour. This is traditionally a day of sadness, spent in fasting and prayer. The title for this day varies in different parts of the world: “Holy Friday” for Latin nations, Slavs and Hungarians call it “Great Friday,” in Germany, it is “Friday of Mourning,” and in Norway, it is …
Compline – 6th April
Bishop Stephen Robson shares his Evening Reflection and leads us in the Office of Compline.
Priest School – BBC Documentary
The BBC Scotland documentary ‘Priest School’ which will be broadcast on the new BBC Scotland channel on Sunday 19th April will now be broadcast at the slightly later time of 10.15pm. Last year, the Bishops’ Conference agreed to grant the TV production company Solus Productions access to the Pontifical Scots College in order to produce an hour-long documentary. The programme …
Joint churches’ message for Holy Week
Archbishop Leo Cushley, together with the other members of the Scottish Church Leaders Forum on the Joint Statement by Leaders of Churches across Britain and Ireland, welcomed this Statement by the Leaders of Churches from across the nations of Britain and Ireland: God’s world is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis. In the nations that make up Britain and Ireland …
St Bernadette’s PS say ‘We Miss You’ in a video group hug
With their school closed during the Covid19 lockdown, staff and pupils at St Bernadette’s Primary School in Tullibody are all working from home. In an effort to strength moral they made this short video, which includes a message from their chaplain, Fr Mike Freyne – ‘We Miss You’.
Compline – 3rd April
Bishop Stephen Robson’s Evening Reflection this evening looks at Jeremiah, Chp 20, where the prophet calls out in anguish to God.









