Glasgow 'island' minister set to retire
The Reverend Roderick Morrison, minister of Glasgow Gardner Street Church of Scotland, retires next month after 34 years in the ministry. Born and brought up in North Uist, Mr Morrison trained for the...
View ArticleMuslim scholars start a Gaelic Koran, but gesture may be lost in translation
Muslim scholars are working on a Gaelic translation of the Koran in an attempt to promote better understanding between faiths. The Muslim Academic Trust, which is publishing the translation, said that...
View ArticleGaelic language threatened
A former chief inspector of Gaelic education has accused broadcasters of corrupting the traditional Scottish language to the extent that it could be reduced to a version of English. Murdo Macleod, a...
View ArticleAbbey celebrates rich musical tradition
A three-day event to celebrate the ancient sacred chanting of monks opened yesterday at Pluscarden Abbey near Elgin. The Symposium on Scottish Sacred Music is the first time the entire history of the...
View ArticleBlair Douglas: 'I’ve still to hear the finished version of my Mass …'
Blair Douglas is looking forward to hearing his composition An Aifreann Ghaidhlig (A Gaelic Mass), which opens the Blas 2009 celebrations of Highland culture at Inverness Cathedral tomorrow, with more...
View ArticleGospel is given a Gaelic makeover
A new translation of St John’s Gospel into contemporary Gaelic was launched on Wednesday at the Gaelic Mod in Thurso. The new translation, Soisgeul Eòin, is part of the translation of the whole of the...
View Article1872 Education Act's impact on Gaelic to be explored
The impact of an act introduced 140 years ago on Gaelic and the culture of the Highlands and Islands are to be explored by academics. The Education (Scotland) Act 1872 introduced compulsory schooling...
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Kirk minister axed as school chaplain after calling homosexuality a ‘disorder’
A Church of Scotland minister has been removed from his role as the chaplain of a Glasgow school after he described homosexuality as a “disorder”. Rev Donald Michael MacInnes made the comments on a...
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Life and Work magazine’s Gaelic supplement for June 2014
Life and Work was still very much in its infancy when the decision was taken to publish a monthly supplement for Gaelic-speaking readers in the Church of Scotland. The first issue appeared in January...
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Scottish Jehovah’s Witnesses start preaching in Gaelic
They do not celebrate Christmas or Easter and are best known for their door-to-door evangelism and controversial teachings, including refusing blood transfusions. But now Jehovah’s Witnesses are...
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