– hearts united in the Dunkeld Corner of the Lord’s Vineyard by Mary O’Duffin As I sit here writing this message, through the window, my garden is lit by dappled sunlight and the birdsong is louder than I ever remember it. Such is the sound of Monday morning at the end of Week 4 in lockdown with all four adults …
Prayers for the sick and dying
Mgr Aldo Angelosanto VG has expressed his tremendous sadness at having to work with the existing strictures on consoling those who are suffering and grieving at this time. He called too for prayers for Mgr Hendry, St Mary Magdalene’s, Perth, who was taken into hospital in Easter Week. Yesterday, Bishop Stephen Robson had called for prayers from across the diocese …
Church’s fund for Coronavirus mission response
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 …
Urbi et Orbi
At this time of uncertainty and anxiety with our churches closed for public worship, Pope Francis has called on the world’s Christians and people of goodwill to join together to pray the Lord’s Prayer on Wednesday, 25 March at 11am UK time (midday in Rome). Adoration and Urbi et Orbi blessing Pope Francis also announces that on Friday 27 March …
Scottish Catholic Observer – free edition this week
Scotland’s national Catholic newspaper will be free this week in response to the suspension of public Masses in churches throughout the country. The Scottish Catholic Observer, which has been keeping the faithful informed since 1885, has distributed the newspaper to parishes across Scotland, waiving the cover price this week as a goodwill gesture. Churches across Scotland announced on Wednesday March …
Mission Day at Alloa
Sponsored by the Knights of Saint Columba, St Mungo’s, Alloa, held a Mission Day on 29th February 2020. The speakers were Fr Dorin (Mill Hill Fathers) who gave a talk on Mission Life in the Philippines, Falkland Islands & Africa. He was followed by Clare Fulton from Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) whose talk addressed the subjects of …
Bishop welcomes Dundee councillors’ decision to keep Catholic voting rights on education committee
Dunkeld Diocese has welcomed an almost unanimous decision to keep Catholic voting rights on Dundee City Council’s education committee. The decision came after Independent councillor Gregor Murray called for Church reps to be stripped of such powers, a motion that was overwhelmingly quashed by 26 votes to two. Cllr Murray, a former convener of the children and families services committee …
Annual Schools’ Education Mass
Mgr Ken McCaffrey addressed pupils and teachers at the Annual Diocesan Mass in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee, on Thursday 6th June, 2019. The Mass was celebrated by Bishop Stephen Robson with priests and chaplains from across the diocese and hosted by pupils from Dundee’s St John’s High School. Preaching during the Mass, Mgr Ken McCaffrey, said: “Our annual Education Mass …
Young Lourdes helpers get Catenian backing
Four of the young people who will be joining this year’s Dunkeld Diocese’s Pilgrimage to Lourdes received a welcome boost to their personal pilgrimage funding. Encouraged by their individual parish priests, the four had applied for support from the Catenian Association and were delighted with the news that they were successful. Sherrif Kevin Veal, acting-president of Dundee and Perth’s Catenians …