My American fundraising ‘tour’ is less than two weeks away and I’m already in a state of panic. The frustrating thing is that there is absolutely no reason for me to be afraid: I’ve been to the States several times … Read More

To all of you who have helped me throughout this past year: this post is my small way to acknowledge your support and say THANK YOU. Whether you’ve helped Kilninian financially, or through your advice, professional skill or your kindness, please … Read More

Now, this was a visit hard to forget! As I’m preparing to leave to the States this January, His Eminence came for a private visit to Scotland. Thanks to Mother Cassiana (a wonderful nun living in a monastery in the … Read More

We’ve had a lovely visit from Fr Christopher Wallace & here are some photos. Fr Christopher and I celebrated, while Fr Marcel Oprisan (from Glasgow) did the singing. We even had an ‘international’ gathering: Jean, a good friend of mine … Read More

Well, we finally have an answer from the insurer and, thank God!, they have accepted to make the repairs. The church looks pretty bad right now, although we invested all the money we had to make some basic, emergency repairs. … Read More

This has been a difficult day. We were delighted to simply get on Mull, as the day before a storm on the sea had made it impossible to sail to and from the island. When we arrived there, we discovered … Read More

I received some more photos from some of the people who came to the Monastery for the service on October 1st. Since autumn will very soon turn into winter (meaning that all lovely views will be reduced to eternal rain … Read More

A wonderful day! I found a letter & a candle by the church doors. Whoever left that candle, I pray God listens to your prayer; you’ve brought much joy in my heart. These are some of the photos we took … Read More

It’s been such a lovely evening at the Monastery! We arrived in Oban quite late and took the last ferry to Mull; we got to the monastery after 11 pm, and started the service around midnight – we celebrated the … Read More

Following the visit last month of our Metropolitan, His Excellence Joseph, there is hope that we shall be able to reopen the church on a permanent basis next year. This will most probably happen at the beginning of May, when … Read More