Some of the most important things in life we can sometimes take for granted. Among them are, perhaps, real jewels of prayer that have been handed down for generations and centuries. On this Solemnity of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, here in Largs, I thought it might be useful...

NASA tells us that on a clear, dark night our eyes can see about 6,000 or so stars in the sky. They seem to twinkle, but in fact they are shining steadily all the time. The twinkling is caused by turbulence in the earth’s atmosphere which causes the starlight to...

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CALL TO PRAYER: SUNDAY 27th September 2020 Prayer @ 7pm For the second occasion, in the course of a journey that was now set to be much longer than originally anticipated, the people of Israel complain to Moses. At the heart of the complaint is the question: ‘Is the Lord...

This new document from the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith (the Vatican watchdog on all matters to do with the defence and promotion of the Catholic Faith) deals with the thorny question of euthanasia and other end of life questions. It is a long document, of which a...

FULLNESS Have you ever quoted an angel? Think carefully before you reply! The answer is a definite yes: “Hail, Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with you.” So, you see, you are quoting the Archangel Gabriel every day, often many times a day! It might interest you to note,...