Is there a connection between Christ the King and Catholic Education? Well, first, let’s remember that the full title of today’s Solemnity is: Our Lord Jesus Christ, Universal King. The word universal gives us the link to Catholic Education. Catholic means universal. Turning that around, we could also stretch it...

As with previous weeks during lockdown, 14 Christian churches and organisations across the country, including the Church of Scotland, have co-signed the letter calling for prayer. Scottish Christians have been continuing to answer the call to pray at the same time each week, and Rt Rev Dr Martin Fair, Moderator...

THE ROYAL WE  The “majestic plural” is used by monarchs (including Popes until recent times). It does not imply that the person using it has haughty ideas about themselves. On the contrary, it signifies identification with the people whose monarch (or Pope) that person is. It doesn’t mean that the...

My dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Each year around this time, we celebrate Catholic Education Week. During this week we: celebrate the God-given talents and achievements of our young people; acknowledge the hard work and faith witness of the staff in our schools; mark the unique contribution that Catholic...

https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2020/11/answering-the-psalmist https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2020/11/vows-broken https://www.firstthings.com/article/2020/12/the-genius-of-wordsworth Wise as Pigeons, Harmless as Snakes   Creation, According to Ratzinger (and a couple of other guys)