Monsignor Brian McGee has been appointed as the new Bishop of Argyll and the Isles. Mgr McGee is currently Vicar General of the Diocese of Paisley and parish priest of Holy Family in Port Glasgow. 'Proud heritage' He said: "It was very humbling, and indeed frightening, to be informed by the Papal Nuncio that Pope Francis had nominated me to be the new bishop of the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles. "However, after reflection and prayer I now face this mission with quiet but definite confidence. "Yes, I remain aware of my limitations but I am even more aware of the power of God's grace which, with our co-operation, overcomes our shortcomings. Experience has taught me that positively answering God's invitations is always to our own advantage." He said he would be sad to leave the Diocese of Paisley but was "excited" about going to Argyll and the Isles.

Ten Christmas Questions - Bishop John Keenan

The lead up to Christmas is a rush for just about all of us. Our shopping centres are bursting at the seams and our fingers are red hot snapping up festive online bargains and stocking fillers and, yes, we have all heard the pundits saying, ‘Christmas is caught up in consumerism’. Bah, humbug, and all that!

Canon Thomas Joseph Nolan 26 May 1929 - 13 December 2015

We have gathered here today in our diocesan Cathedral of St. Mirin because Pope Francis has decreed this Year as a Jubilee Holy Year of Mercy and has, himself, inaugurated it a few days ago in St. Peter’s, Rome on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, with the opening of the Holy Door of Mercy.

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