The Pontifical Scots College
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Are You Thinking About Seminary?
Monday, 09 08 2010
The vocation to the priesthood has received much coverage, positive and negative, in recent months. As Pope Benedict closed a year set aside for priests and people to reflect and pray on the 'great gift' of such a vocation, the understandable reaction to media coverage of the sins of a some priests, combined with repor... Read more
The Pontifical Universities & The Scots College
Monday, 09 08 2010
To prepare seminarians for a future teaching and preaching apostolate, academic formation is an extremely important part of seminary life. This formation is entrusted to the Pontifical Universities run by the Jesuit and Dominican orders, the Gregorian and Angelicum. Here, Michael Carrie gives a brief history of the Col... Read more
IT'S NOT THE WINNING THAT COUNTS...
Monday, 09 08 2010
Aside from studying, praying or doing pastoral work, it is important that seminarians make time to relax! One way of doing this is in sporting pursuits. Sit mens sana in corpore sano (a healthy mind in a healthy body) goes the old Latin adage. ... Read more
A 'Hands-On' Parish Experience in Rome
Monday, 09 08 2010
One important aspect (among several) of pastoral formation is practical experience of parish life. While this normally takes place over the summer months in Scotland, some students, such as Anthony Caruana, have gained valuable 'hands-on' experience in youth work in a Roman parish. One of the four pillars of our forma... Read more
Olivier Messiaen: Writing Music for Angels
Monday, 09 08 2010
The responsibility of providing music to accompany and enrich the liturgy in the College chapel is the responsibility of two students from the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh who, with regular practices, gentle encouragement and kind criticisms, ensure that the music is of an acceptable standard. In this articl... Read more