This letter was initially directed to parents and guardians of the children attending St. Mary’s Primary School in Largs, but it will hopefully also be of interest to the parents and guardians of Catholic children of primary school age who do not attend St. Mary’s. – Fr. Peter

I have left Dr. McWilliams’s text unedited both as to content and as to format. I commend it to everyone’s careful and discerned reflection under the guidance of the Spirit. I record once more my deep gratitude to him for taking the time to prepare and deliver so well his...