Saint Mary, Star of the Sea, Presbytery 28 Greenock Road 19th May, 2020 Dear Sisters and Brothers in the Lord It is hard to believe it, but we are approaching fast the final days of Eastertide. It was two months ago today, 19th March, that I celebrated my last...
Bishop Nolan has forwarded to the parishes in the Diocese the following information: The Church Leaders’ Forum of Scotland has invited all Churches in Scotland to participate in the annual prayer initiative “Thy Kingdom Come”, a global prayer movement that calls on Christians of all denominations to join together in...
Bishop Nolan has sent the above invitation on behalf of the interfaith committee of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland.
The text below is taken from a commentary on the gospel of John by St. Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD) Paul bears witness to the fact that we achieve bodily union with Christ to the extent that we partake of his holy flesh. About this great mystery he says: This...
Pope Francis has inscribed St. Sister Faustina Kowalska, the Divine Mercy visionary, on the General or Universal Roman Calendar. Although hitherto her name was listed among the roll of saints of the Church (aka the Martyrology), and that she was venerated primarily in Poland, the fact that devotion to her...
The text below is taken from the saintly Pope’s encyclical, “salvifici doloris” on human suffering. He wrote it not long after the assassination attempt on his life (which took place on the feast of Our Lady of Fatima, 13 May 1981). “9. Within each form of suffering endured by man,...
The text below is from the commentary on the second letter to the Corinthians by St. Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD) Those who have a sure hope, guaranteed by the Spirit, that they will rise again lay hold of what lies in the future as though it were already present....
The text below is from the treaties on The Trinity by Didymus of Alexandria or Didymus the Blind (313-398 AD) The Holy Spirit renews us in baptism through his godhead, which he shares with the Father and the Son. Finding us in a state of deformity, the Spirit restores our...
The text below is from a discourse on the Psalms by the great St. Augustine (354-430 AD). It shows his his masterly grasp of theology, faith, oratory and down-to-earth common sense. Our thoughts in this present life should turn on the praise of God, because it is in praising God...
The text below is from a sermon by Blessed Isaac of Stella, Abbot (110-1169). It is worth reading and re-reading, pondering carefully and applying it to yourself. It will give you great joy and hope! Just as the head and body of a man form one single man, so the...
