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Men on a Mission: Swapping the stands for the seminary
Earlier this year, the BBC documentary Priest School shone a light on the life of seminarians in the Pontifical Scots College in Rome,...
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20219 min read
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A determination to reflect kindness shown
AS A sixth-year student at St John Ogilvie High School I was presented with the unique opportunity to take part in a Missio Scotland-led...
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20214 min read
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Africa has much to teach us and much to give
I CAN still remember when Sr Stella Niwagira arrived in Scotland. I was 18 and just a few months from entering the community in Bellshill...
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20214 min read
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Pope sets up emergency fund to support missionary work
Gerard Gough POPE Francis (above) has established an emergency fund in response to the Coronavirus crisis to support ongoing missionary...
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20212 min read
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Learning life lessons in Uganda
I OFFICIALLY ceased to be a teacher of Religious Education in the east end of Glasgow in January of last year and began my new role as...
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20216 min read
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Missio Scotland Charity ball
MISSIO Scotland's Charity Ball proved to be a huge success. A massive thanks to all who came along to support us but especially the...
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20211 min read
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Painting a picture of parliament
IN 1997, the newly elected Labour Government held a referendum on a Scottish Parliament. The vote was overwhelmingly in favour of a...
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20213 min read
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Sisters celebrate 125th anniversary
MISSIO Scotland staff were among those who joined in the celebrations of the 125th anniversary of the foundation of the Congregation of...
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20212 min read
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Prayers on a cliff edge
NATIONAL DIRECTOR'S BLOG EVEN if I coughed the vehicle wobbled, ever so slightly. If I shifted about or tried to open the door of the old...
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20214 min read
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Learning to receive in order to give
NATIONAL DIRECTOR'S BLOG I WENT to Africa to find the will of God. Three years before this, I had cancelled my ordination to the...
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20213 min read
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Eyes opened to a different world
DESPITE an entire academic year of planning, our trip to Zambia with Missio Scotland—as part of the Get Involved Globally...
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20215 min read
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Differences dissipate in Zambia
I'M NOT quite sure what I expected from my trip to Zambia with Missio Scotland as part of the Get Involved Globally initiative. I’d...
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20213 min read
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A witness to our caring Church
OUR trip to Zambia with Missio Scotland as part of the Get Involved Globally initiative cannot be summed up by a single day or moment....
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20213 min read
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Zambia's zest for faith and love
GOING to Zambia with Missio Scotland as part of the Get Involved Globally initiative was a truly great and life-changing experience and...
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20213 min read
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A fresh perspective on faith
WHEN I told everyone I had been chosen to go on the Get Involved Globally trip with Missio Scotland, they were quick to point out that...
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20214 min read
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Love endlessly wherever you go
I FEEL so grateful to have had the opportunity to be able to witness different cultures and surround myself with men, women and children...
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20213 min read
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A passion ignited by Zambian people
WHEN the opportunity to visit Zambia with Missio Scotland opened up, I had to jump at it, because I knew it would be a life-changing...
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20214 min read
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Magic memories of mission
IN THE lead up to going to Zambia, I was feeling nervous, but excited. I was going away from home with some girls from my school, who I...
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20213 min read
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We're all children in the one family
AS MISSIO Scotland’s Communications Officer, my role is not short of rewarding experiences, not least of which is the privilege of being...
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20217 min read
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Children Helping Children worldwide
DURING my time as Missio Scotland’s Communications Officer, I have been most heartened and greatly enthused by my interaction with...
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20217 min read
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