Follow the adventures of Fr. John Paul MacKinnon as Parish Priest of Our Lady Star of the Sea, Barra. The programme goes out on the BBC on Monday evenings and is repeated several times in the course of the week.

There is a section of this site for priests working in Scotland.  If you are a priest working in Scotland and you would like access to the secure menu please register here.

The invitation to “make disciples of all the nations” is a command to each one of us. Are you thinking about becoming a priest? This site offers information and resources to help you in your process of discernment. Please feel free to contact the Priests for Scotland office if you would like more information.

Also see the initiative Dare to believe Dare to be Different which consists of a series of videos promoting priesthood and religious life.
Frequently Asked Questions are available here.
Prayer resources will be added here.

If you have decided that you want to train as a diocesan priest for one of the dioceses of Scotland then you must take part in the Seminary Applicants' Year. This is a year long process of prayer and discernment that prepares applicants for entry into the seminary formation programme. For more details please contact your Diocesan Director of Priestly Vocations and consult this website. 

If you are interested in finding out more about going to seminary to study for the diocesan priesthood or if you just wish to gather with others who are thinking in a similar way you might wish to come along to our annual enquirers' retreat which will take place this year 1st - 2nd June 2012. Contact your Diocesan Vocations Director.

Canon Robert Hill has re-edited and refreshed his commentaries on the Sunday Gospels. His reflections were very popular when they last appeared on the Priests for Scotland website. Commentaries will be updated in blocks throughout the year. Please click here.