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Statement from Bishop Hugh on the Passing of the Holy Father
Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome and Successor of St Peter died this morning – Easter Monday – at 7.35am. May the risen Lord receive him! His passage to eternity will […]
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Jubilee 2025
Pope Francis has declared that next year, 2025, will be a Holy Year in the Universal Church. The idea of Jubilee has its roots in the Old Testament, with a […]
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Called to Care, Not to Kill
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Last year we alerted you to a Bill in the Scottish Parliament to introduce assisted suicide for citizens in Scotland aged sixteen and over.
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Fr. Peter Kelly Obituary
25-11-1952 – 10-04-2025. He was born on the 25 November 1952, in Greenside, outside Newcastle, in what was then County Durham. He was the second of four children born to […]
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Annual Mass at Scalan
The Annual Mass at Scalan is arranged for Sunday, June 8th, at 16:00 prompt. The site will be open for an hour before and after the Mass. All are Welcome!
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Homily for Easter Vigil
In my garden stands a particularly fine cherry tree. Until moving there, I hadn’t realised how tall cherry trees can be. It is almost the tallest tree in the garden, […]
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Homily for Easter Sunday
This morning, we can allow the great reality of the Lord’s Resurrection to break upon us. Like the dawn, like a warming sun climbing the sky as the day unfolds, […]
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Homily for the Chrism Mass
What is a priest? Someone in special need of being rescued. That’s it, Fathers. More poetically, someone in special need of angels. That may sound melodramatic or overstated, but is […]
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Homily for the Funeral of Fr Peter Kelly
Today we are remembering a dear man, a loved brother to his siblings, and a good priest. And we do so with real grief, wishing that the last months of […]
