Ministering to millennials by Anna Carter Born in the late 80's, I came to youth ministry in the age of worship song hand motions and purity cards. The gay rights debate raged far and away from my Midwestern town of origin...or least severely under the radar. ...

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SPUC Annual Dinner 200 SVS, 200 St Vincent Street Glasgow G2 5RQ 7.30 pm on19th May 2018 For those who support the pro-life movement, the dinner is an opportunity to enjoy a splendid meal with pro-life friends and to review some of the key events of the year.

This needs a lot of prayers... Italy's foreign and interior ministers said they hope he can now be transferred to the country 'immediately' Italy’s Foreign and Interior ministers have granted Alfie Evans Italian citizenship. In a statement on the Foreign Ministry website, the ministers said they hoped this would allow the “immediate transfer” of the seriously ill infant to the country.

Dear brothers and sisters, Today we celebrate Good Shepherd Sunday and World Day of Prayer for Vocations to the Priest-hood and Religious Life.

Dear Friends of Courage and EnCourage, Fr. Philip Bochanski Executive Director These are the days of our Easter joy. ... As Catholics we are truly "set apart", consecrated to the Lord as his holy people. ... What a debt of gratitude we owe to the Lord for all that he has given us, especially through the Courage and EnCourage apostolates.

One of the most pressing issues we face today is a crisis of the self, which just happens to also be a crisis of being, time, faith, morality, family, society, culture, you name it--a crisis of everything, really.

One of the greatest challenges facing persons who experience same-sex attraction is the conflict between what the secular world tells us will bring us happiness, and our interior feelings. The world sends out messages that we should act upon whatever impulses we feel, as the pursuit of those desires is where real satisfaction is found.

They came together for the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund’s 6k Family Fun Run. SCIAF’s Bishop President Joseph Toal teamed up with Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh Leo Cushley, Bishop of Argyll Brian McGee, Bishop of Paisley John Keenan and Bishop of Galloway William Nolan to help trigger a rush to the starting line. They are urging Scots to put their faith into action and share the journey with family, friends, colleagues, fellow parishioners and classmates by signing up for SCIAF’s second fun run at the scenic Strathclyde Country Park in Motherwell, on Saturday, 2 June, at 11am.

Great to see this new partnership agreement to launch the Certificate in Parish Mission & Ministry (#CPMM) in the Diocese of Paisley. We have an amazing group of highly committed & enthusiastic 'pioneer' students!

Guide to living Christianity in the 21st century In this exclusive video, Vatican Media highlights the theme of Pope Francis’ new Apostolic Exhortation GAUDETE ET EXSULTATE on the call to holiness in today’s world.

“It is possible, with God’s grace, for everyone to live a chaste life, including persons experiencing same-sex attraction. To deny that the power of God’s grace enables those with homosexual attractions to live chastely is to deny, effectively, that Jesus has risen from the dead.”

Easter Sunday (Acts of the Apostles10:34, 37-43 Colossians 3:1-4 John 20:1-9)  A sign of new life Today we celebrate the resurrection and new life in the Lord. In our marriage we too rise to new life when we put each other first in all we do and say.  Let us live openly, honestly and truthfully so that we become a ‘sign’ to our families that Jesus is alive in our married love.