Vatican II
Missions and closures
BOB HENDRIE
There was a time when we were urged to look with admiration and for inspiration to mission countries. We were regaled with stories of priests travelling from station to station to say Mass. There they would provide the church’s blessing for those marriages which had taken place and preside over those in waiting, hear confessions – with upturned bicycles to provide the necessary canonical grille with their spokes. (We were all like that in those days) Continue readingWhich way for the church?
MARY CULLEN.
The editor sets the scene for the Open House conference in June which will explore some of the new directions opening up in the Catholic Church in Scotland. The article is followed by two others which highlight, in different ways, the challenges which face the church today. Continue readingRays of truth in Christian-Muslim discourse
ANTHONY ALLISON.
A tutor in Islamic Studies reflects on the parallels and distinctions which characterise contemporary Christian-Muslim dialogue. Continue reading
From the Gospels to the Creeds – March 2013
WILLY SLAVIN
In a second term of adult education talks to mark the Year of Faith, St Peter’s and St Simon’s parishes in Partick, Glasgow, considered the Early Fathers of the Church.
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