St Mary's, Inverness

May is Mary’s Month From Fr James [indebted to google] Every year the popular hymn ‘Bring flowers of the rarest‘ is sung during the month of May. This year I was reminded of one of the most hauntingly beautiful renditions…

We are experiencing a resurgence in communicating with each other, How welcome are the telephone calls. Thank you for calling me- it is always good to hear a familiar voice. My number for direct contact is 07841758409 and my email…

Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Hugh at 11:00, Sunday 26th April (tomorrow) via the live-stream from St Joseph’s Aberdeen.

Getting in Touch Who would have thought that we would be avoiding human contact, keeping safe distances and depending on electronic means to keep in touch. Deprived of the immediacy of personal engagement, opportunities for travel denied, and lock-down preventing…

Mass in Time of Pandemic  6 April 2020   S. Eliot has a line, “April is the cruellest month.” To be honest, I never understood it. Well, I will now. I’m afraid this April will prove a cruel month, the…

Dear friends, The Broadcast of Her Majesty the Queen was surely welcomed by all who watched and heard her. A long reigning Sovereign, mother, grandmother and great grandmother was reaching out to encourage not only those of us in the…

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Updated 27 March 2020 Greetings and peace to you, and I hope, a message of practical and spiritual support to you in our present circumstances. Following recent orders from the Government to close all…

Our Perplexing Times : Our Responsibilities Dear friends in the Lord, It has been good to have had encouraging conversations with some of the St Mary’s folk, especially those of a certain age who are hunkered down in their particular…