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Singing the praises of St Anne’s Choir

May 17th, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

Members of St Anne’s Primary School Choir have been recognised as the stars they are thanks to indie rock band The Vaccines. The Vaccines were so impressed by the talent of the Parkhead, Glasgow, school choir (above) that they invited pupils to London as their special guests at a recent concert. Freddie Cowan, guitarist for London-based The Vaccines, spotted St Anne’s choir performing their own song, Fix This—which pupils wrote last year as part of an anti-sectarian project—on the internet video sharing site YouTube, and contacted the school to invite pupils to attend the band’s concert at the city’s O2 Arena ... continue reading.
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Strong in Faith: How can we encourage young Catholics to consider their vocation?

May 17th, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

— A fortnightly discussion chaired by our Catholic university chaplaincies... continue reading.


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A journey of Faith for Caritas pupils

May 10th, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

— Communities and parishes across East Kilbride are benefiting from pupils’ volunteer work... continue reading.


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Art and Caritas on pupils’ pilgrimage of Faith

May 3rd, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

— St Mungo’s Academy pupils participate in Lentfest, take part in the arts and help their community as they seek their Caritas Awards... continue reading.


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Strong in Faith: Pope Francis is calling for the Church to ‘go outside itself’ and reach out to those in spiritual need. How can we put this into practice in Scotland?

April 19th, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

A fortnightly discussion chaired by our Catholic university chaplaincies. Discussion 12: Pope Francis is calling for the Church to ‘go outside itself’ and reach out to those in spiritual need. How can we put this into practice in Scotland? ... continue reading.


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Faith in Action: The skewed media perception of the Church

April 12th, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

The thriving Catholic community and faith in action on university campuses flies in the face of the gloomy picture of our Faith so often, and in particular recently, painted by the media, according to Niall O Coinleáin, president of Edinburgh Catholic Student Union... continue reading.


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Strong in Faith: Is the historicity of the Resurrection essential to your Faith?

April 5th, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

A fortnightly discussion chaired by our Catholic university chaplaincies. ... continue reading.


Faith in Action: Three steps to saving our Church for future generations

March 29th, 2013 | comments icon 1 COMMENT

Times are challenging for the Church in Scotland, never more so than in recent months, so we thought to take a close look at some positive news for young Catholics, starting with Gabriele Franchi de’ Cavalieri’s report on Glasgow University’s Catholic Association... continue reading.


SCIAF signs up with school teams

March 29th, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

— Footballers from St Peter the Apostle High School help world’s poorest with SCIAF shirt logo... continue reading.


Strong in Faith

March 22nd, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

— A fortnightly discussion chaired by our Catholic university chaplaincies. This week: How should we react to the events around Cardinal Keith O’Brien? Next question: Is the historicity of the Resurrection essential to your Faith? Have your say at http://www.facebook.com/scostronginfaith... continue reading.



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  • Archbishop Philip Tartaglia welcomes primary pupils, Fatima Scotland and parishioners to feast day celebrations for Our Lady of Fatima in Glasgow.
  • Richard Purden talks to Valentine Pelka, who stars as John Lennon in And In The End, about faith.
  • Auction of Lentfest work by Scottish artist Alexander Moffat raises funds for SCIAF’s Syrian Appeal.
  • World-renowned symphonic choral director Joseph Cullen to give Glasgow masterclass.
  • Christian singer Marilla Ness in concert at St Francis Xavier’s Church, Carfin, raises money for a Aid to the Church in Needs Syrian campaign.

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