This week's feature
Andrea’s love keeps on giving
May 17th, 2013 | 
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Scottish mother of five Andrea Kearney died on May 2008, aged 41, after being diagnosed with breast cancer while expecting her last child. The Andrea Kearney Fund, established by her widower Peter Kearney, director of the Scottish Catholic Media Office, supports other women diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy.
Groups and individuals have undertaken fundraising in Andrea’s memory, helping to swell the coffers of the fund which have also been supported so far by four large-scale benefits nights with the help of celebrities and businesses.
The fifth Andrea Kearney Fundraising Dinner is taking place at the Radisson Hotel in Glasgow on Saturday ... continue reading.
Communication Sunday: More than words
May 10th, 2013 | 0 COMMENTS
If a picture is worth 1000 words, think what the world of print and digital media is capable of. Pope Francis is standing by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s WORLD DAY FOR COMMUNICATIONS message for this Sunday, which highlights that modern media presents a new world of opportunities to help the Church to evangelise, with your valued support. Also below, Archbishop Philip Tartaglia's communication message.... continue reading.
Take look at the little known Marian shrines
May 3rd, 2013 | 0 COMMENTS
In this, the month of Mary, IAN DUNN takes us around Europe to give us an insight into some of the sites dedicated to Our Lady throughout the continent, that to many Catholics, are still undiscovered... continue reading.
A feast for the senses and the soul
April 26th, 2013 | 0 COMMENTS
In our monthly feature on THE ARTS, we hear from STEPHEN CALLAGHAN, creative director of the Archdiocese of Glasgow Arts Project, on how Catholic Mass is perhaps the ultimate form of art, while CHRISTINE GLEN reviews a Dominic Hill directed adaptation of Christopher Marlowe’s celebrated play Dr Faustus... continue reading.
Take strong steps to reveal the truth
April 19th, 2013 | 0 COMMENTS
— JOE McGRATH continues his series examining the journey of faith that we undertake during the course of our lives and also invites SCO readers along with him in prayer on his up-coming Camino de Santiago walk ... continue reading.
What is your Church doing now?
April 12th, 2013 | 0 COMMENTS
This month marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Society of St Vincent de Paul founder Frédéric Ozanam, whose bid to serve the poor is as relevant today as it was in the early 1800s, writes IAN DUNN... continue reading.
Golden Olympian and SCIAF team-up to help Burundi
March 29th, 2013 | 0 COMMENTS
— IAN DUNN talks to Paralympic athlete David Smith travelled to the troubled African nation on behalf of Scottish charity to help those living in poverty... continue reading.
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