RC Diocese of Argyll & the Isles

  Fr. Michael Lea died on Easter Sunday evening (31st March 2013) and as believers in the Lord Jesus Christ we can think of this as a most fitting day for a Christian’s life here on earth to end. The day of the Lord’s resurrection fills us with ho...

Having spoken in previous years about the sacred chrism and the oil of the sick I would like to reflect this evening on the oil of catechumens. Adults preparing for baptism are anointed with the oil either during the rite of baptism itself or in ...

As we gather to pray this evening and to celebrate the Eucharist we do so as Benedict XVI ceases to be Pope. In these unusual circumstances we give thanks to God for his eight years as Bishop of Rome and Supreme Pontiff of the Church, and his prev...

On celebrating this important anniversary of the 150th anniversary to the day of the Dedication of this Church of Our Lady of the Angels it is appropriate to look back with gratitude to the benefactor who funds built the church and the worship off...

Pope Benedict XVI in his message proclaiming a “Year of Faith “ says:

“The “door of faith” is always open for us, ushering us into the life of communion with God and offering us entry into his Church. It is possible to cross that threshold when the word of God is proclaimed and the heart allows itself to be shaped by transforming grace.”

The phrase “the door of faith” comes from the passage from the Acts of the Apostles we heard tonight, which concluded with the words – “God had opened the door of faith to the pagans” (Acts 14,27).