Eileen McQuade looks at how our buying habits can help change the world though ethical purchasing and how parishes can become Fairtrade A cup of tea or coffee or a square of chocolate... simple wee pleasures that brighten our day! Wouldn’t it be good if the profits from their global sale improved the living conditions of those in the developing world who produce them? The reality, however, is that large multinational companies and middlemen often take most of the profit leavi

This evening, Monday 23rd March at 7:00pm, the faithful are warmly invited to gather for a Holy Hour for Peace in Our World. This time of prayer and reflection will be organised by the Diocesan Justice and Peace Group in Motherwell, bringing together people from across the diocese to pray before the Blessed Sacrament for the needs of our troubled world. In recent times we have witnessed war, division and suffering in many parts of the globe. As Christians, we are called not o