This weeks columns
The exhausting roads that lead to Rome
May 18th, 2018 | 
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Last week a real-life rainbow was glimpsed over St Joseph’s, as though the Lord himself had finally given his blessing to these back-page scribblings—or perhaps he was sending me a ‘chin up’ message from on high.
Well, that was quite a week! As predicted, the 4.30am departure for Rome was a bit of a challenge and, to my shame, I was the last to arrive at the meeting point at Gourock. “Afternoon, Father!” quipped one of the parents, shortly before their excommunication.
“I couldn’t find my straighteners,” was my bleary-eyed reply.
Perhaps predictably, the kids themselves were pretty high with the ... continue reading.
The dreadful reality of dying in secular America
May 18th, 2018 | 0 COMMENTS
In his Letter from America, BRANDON MCGINLEY looks at a money-driven approach to elderly care... continue reading.
Tackling Westminster’s unsavoury atmosphere of harassment
May 11th, 2018 | 0 COMMENTS
CAROL MONAGHAN MP on how Christian values can help us overcome abuse in politics and wider society... continue reading.
The ‘King of Greenock’ comes to the Bow
May 11th, 2018 | 0 COMMENTS
THE BOW IN THE HEAVENS teases a pupil – and a headteacher – ahead of a busy trip to Rome — By FR JOHN BOLLAN ... continue reading.
Parish pains over data protection
May 4th, 2018 | 0 COMMENTS
A new EU directive has The Bow in the Heavens looking at the unseen challenges of church management - By Fr John Bollan... continue reading.
More Charlie Brown than Dan Brown
April 27th, 2018 | 0 COMMENTS
BOW IN THE HEAVENS reflects on secular media coverage of his role in exorcisms, and says he doesn’t quite fit the movie stereotype — By FR JOHN BOLLAN ... continue reading.
The Pope who tried to reform the Church
April 20th, 2018 | 0 COMMENTS
A trip to Rome has THE BOW IN THE HEAVENS reflecting on fearsome pontiffs and sacred art — By FR JOHN BOLLAN ... continue reading.
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