Archbishop celebrates Mass for trainee Deacons
Archbishop Cushley visited St Mary’s Monastery in Kinnoull, Perth, to offer support and encouragement for men training to become deacons. He celebrated Mass with permanent deacons, trainees and aspirants (those […]
Matthew and Kieran ordained deacons
Congratulations to Matthew McCafferty and Kieran Burt who were ordained deacons in Rome by Archbishop Cushley. The ceremony took place yesterday at St Paul Outside the Walls and represents their […]
Q&A: My journey to the diaconate
This Saturday Matthew McCafferty from Bathgate (centre, main pic) will be ordained a Deacon in Rome by Archbishop Cushley. It is a final step for the 30-year-old seminarian on his […]
GALLERY: Ordination of Douglas Robertson as Deacon
Congratulations to Douglas Robertson who was ordained a Deacon by Archbishop Cushley at St Michael’s Church in Linlithgow on Saturday. His ministry as a permanent deacon will be at St […]
Diaconate ordinations: Homily of Archbishop Cushley
Congratulations to Paul Henderson and Peter Shankland who were ordained Deacons by Archbishop Cushley yesterday (14 June) at the Basillica of St Paul’s Outside the Walls in Rome. Several parishioners […]
Becoming a Deacon: Paul Henderson’s story
The Cathedral is my spiritual home. Without the Cathedral, and its parish community, I might not be a Catholic, never mind training to be a priest. It was through the […]
Becoming a Deacon: Peter Shankland’s story
Despite being brought up as a Catholic, when I came to Edinburgh to study in 1992, I was more attracted by the bright lights of the city than by going […]
Q&A: Tom’s journey to becoming a deacon
Tom McEvoy will be ordained to the Permanent Diaconate at St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral on Saturday. On the same occasion, Douglas Robertson, a parishioner at St Michael’s, Linlithgow, is to […]
WATCH: Four men ordained Deacons in Rome
Joshua Moir, 27, from Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, was ordained to the diaconate at the Scots College in Rome this morning (Sunday 2 May). Archbishop Arthur Roche celebrated the […]
Q&A: Josh ordained a Deacon on Sunday!
Joshua Moir, 27, from Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, will be ordained to the diaconate at the Scots College in Rome this Sunday (02 May). Archbishop Arthur Roche will celebrate […]