Address of John Paul IIto the Staff and Students of Saint Andrew’s College of Education, Glasgow Tuesday, 1 June 1982 My brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ, 1. It is a great joy to me to have this opportunity to greet you here on this beautiful camread more
Faith school debate in England and Wales There is a long history of state-funded, or substantially state-funded, faith schooling in England: Church of England schools, Catholic schools and Jewish schools have existed since the 19th century. The contemporead more
The Dutch historian and philosopher of religion Gerardus van der Leeuw once said, “The modern man is not capable of finding himself in several circles simultaneously as his primitive cousins did. ‘When we dance, we do not pray; when we pray, we do notread more
The early Christian basilicas in Rome, the Cathedrals of the Middle Ages, the Gothic Revival churches in 20th century America and the more contemporary constructions of recent years all share the same purpose. The church building is meant to be “a sacreread more
One of the major divisions between Catholics and Protestants is the Eucharist. How do we understand what Jesus did at the Last Supper? What was his intention? Did he gift the Church with a simple memory of his suffering and death in giving the bread and wread more
Ethical hunger The English cardinal continued: “If modern Britain faces a challenge today, it is to recover the language and the spirit of the age of democracy, to forge a meeting place for all citizens. The public sphere is the forum of collective read more
A Vision of Catholic EducationCatholic schools are at the heart of the Church’s mission in the service of society. “ The promotion of the human person is the goal of the Catholic School.” (The Catholic School on the Threshold of the Third Millenread more
St Mirin’s Primary School is a denominational school. It serves the Croftfoot and Simshill areas of Glasgow. The roll was 277 when the inspection was carried out in September 2009. Children’s attendance was in line with the national average in 2007read more
St Margaret’s RC Primary School is a denominational school which serves Hawick and the surrounding area. The school roll has fallen by a third since the original inspection and is now 21. The acting principal teacher moved to another school and a new acread more
Our Lady of Good Aid Cathedral Primary School is a denominational school. It serves the Motherwell areas of Forgewood, Knowetop, Jerviston and Greenacres. The roll was 453 when the inspection was carried out in October 2009. 66 children attending the schoread more
