Dear Friends of Courage and EnCourage, Fr. Philip Bochanski Executive Director These are the days of our Easter joy. ... As Catholics we are truly "set apart", consecrated to the Lord as his holy people. ... What a debt of gratitude we owe to the Lord for all that he has given us, especially through the Courage and EnCourage apostolates.

One of the most pressing issues we face today is a crisis of the self, which just happens to also be a crisis of being, time, faith, morality, family, society, culture, you name it--a crisis of everything, really.

They came together for the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund’s 6k Family Fun Run. SCIAF’s Bishop President Joseph Toal teamed up with Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh Leo Cushley, Bishop of Argyll Brian McGee, Bishop of Paisley John Keenan and Bishop of Galloway William Nolan to help trigger a rush to the starting line. They are urging Scots to put their faith into action and share the journey with family, friends, colleagues, fellow parishioners and classmates by signing up for SCIAF’s second fun run at the scenic Strathclyde Country Park in Motherwell, on Saturday, 2 June, at 11am.

Great to see this new partnership agreement to launch the Certificate in Parish Mission & Ministry (#CPMM) in the Diocese of Paisley. We have an amazing group of highly committed & enthusiastic 'pioneer' students!

Guide to living Christianity in the 21st century In this exclusive video, Vatican Media highlights the theme of Pope Francis’ new Apostolic Exhortation GAUDETE ET EXSULTATE on the call to holiness in today’s world.