Catholic Worker Glasgow

Catholic Worker group based in Glasgow, inspired by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth. #ApostolicJourney #Cameroon https://t.co/bKteFZ3iWE

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Absurd and inhuman violence is spreading ferociously through the sacred places of the Christian East, profaned by the blasphemy of war and the brutality of business, with no regard for people’s lives, which are considered at most collateral damage of self-interest. But no gain can be worth the life of the weakest, children, or families. No cause can justify the shedding of innocent blood.

[Care Not Killing Scotland @CNKScotland]

Ruth Maguire: “Are we going to be a country where the state funds dying but hospice care relies on charity?”

[Scottish CND @ScottishCND]

UK airbases were arguably INDISPENSIBLE in the military US build-up around Iran in 2026.

Now that the UK is directly involved in military operations + hosting US bombing runs, it should be obvious that the initial "hesitation" by the PM was a smokescreen and political ploy.

[Pax Christi Scotland @PaxScotland]

#BrianQuail - So many people, so many connections with Brian Quail. A most beautiful requiem mass today for a true man of peace who worked so hard for a nonviolent world. His obituary is on our website. Rest in peace, Brian - we SHALL overcome.

https://t.co/hEwBuRJFbn

[Catholic Worker Glasgow @CatholicWorkerG]

“One is called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems impossible. It may or may not be possible to turn the USA around through nonviolent revolution. But one thing favors such an attempt: the total inability of violence to change anything for the better. DB

[Scottish CND @ScottishCND]

Rest in Peace Brian Quail, one of the Scottish peace movement's greatest ever champions.

He will be hugely missed, but Brian's legacy will continue to inspire our movement for peace and disarmament.

[Pax Christi Scotland @PaxScotland]

@CatholicWorkerG Read RossAhlfeld’s obituary for one of Scotland’s most dedicated anti-nuclear demonstrators - Brian Quail. Much missed from the Ash Wednesday vigil.

https://t.co/hEwBuRJFbn

[Pax Christi Scotland @PaxScotland]

#Nonukes - Today we will be at the Ash Wednesday vigil at Faslane nuclear submarine base in the west of Scotland. We will pay homage to Brian Quail, who devoted his life to seeking a world free from nuclear weapons, & who passed away yesterday. Rest in peace, Brian, & thank you.

[Catholic Worker Glasgow @CatholicWorkerG]

Ash Wednesday at Faslane, from here 4 submarines operate, one is kept on patrol 24/7. Each sub has 8 American Trident missiles, each missile with up to 5 British warheads, each of which is 8 times more powerful than the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima, killing over 140,000 people.

[Ross Ahlfeld @BremenBod]

We’re at the Ignatian Spirituality Centre Glasgow today for our @catholicworkerG retreat, meditating on the incarnation and praying for peace in the world

Really great to see everyone today and spend some time in reflection and share food together #GlasgowCatholicWorker ♥️

[Catholic Worker Glasgow @CatholicWorkerG]

Good to see so many people concerned for justice for people and the environment at Scotland's Climate March today. @scottishgreens @FoEScot @sciaf

[Catholic Worker Glasgow @CatholicWorkerG]

When someone steals another's clothes, we call them a thief. Should we not give the same name to one who could clothe the naked and does not? ...the coat unused in your closet belongs to the one who needs it; ...the money which you hoard up belongs to the poor.
St Basil the Great

[Ross Ahlfeld @BremenBod]

This evening's @CatholicWorkerG roundtable discussion - Jacques Maritain's personalism had a significant and profound impact on our Catholic Worker Movement and Dorothy Day.

[Justice & Peace Scotland 🕊 @JandPScotland]

📃Scotland's Church leaders have issued a joint statement calling on the immediate recognition of the State of Palestine by the UK, for a ceasefire in Gaza, release of all hostages, and the establishment of a just and lasting peace that includes a viable Palestinian state.

[Pax Christi Scotland @PaxScotland]

#NoNukes - Ross Ahlfeld reflects on the 80th anniversary of the of those first atomic bombs devastating the cities of Hiroshima & Nagasaki. We gathered at the nuclear submarine base at Faslane on the Clyde estuary. Read his blog:

https://t.co/TnDvRO9cH2

[Catholic Worker Glasgow @CatholicWorkerG]

When we applaud the Government plans to bring more Gazan children to UK for treatment we are called caring and compassionate, when we ask to stop the slaughter of innocents and end the genocide in Palestine we are called terrorists.
https://t.co/bnDRjlivUo

[Ross Ahlfeld @BremenBod]

Down at Faslane with @CatholicWorkerG
for the Hiroshima Nagasaki commemoration this morning

[Private Eye Magazine @PrivateEyeNews]

Are Private Eye jokes now... criminal?

PALESTINE Solidarity campaigner Jon Farley was arrested, bundled into a van and taken to the cells during a silent march in Leeds last weekend. What egregious act had prompted the police to act? He was, er, carrying a Private Eye joke piece as a placard!

The police have confirmed there will be no further action and all bail conditions lifted: however, even when no charges are brought, being arrested under the Terrorism Act leaves a record potentially affecting travel and employment.

Read the full story as well as Mr Farley’s description of what happened on the day itself in the latest Private Eye.

Or subscribe here: https://t.co/s8RmO1JUPn

[Catholic Worker Glasgow @CatholicWorkerG]

We'll be there.