5th - 12th June

A group from the West of Scotland - mainly from St. Conval's Parish, Linwood - spent a week in the college. They joined the community in the daily liturgical round of Morning and Evening Prayer and Mass, as well as visiting Avila, Segovia and Madrid.

Photo 1 (in the Convent of the Incarnation, Avila)

Photo 2 (standing below the centuries-old Alcázar (Citadel), Segovia)

Another annual college ritual is the cleaning and refilling of the college swimming pool, a big attraction for our summer visitors.

Photo 1 (Progress)

Photo 2 (Complete)

22nd May 2005

During term time, we celebrate Sunday mass in the convent chapel of "las Oblatas" (Oblates of Christ the High Priest) near the College.

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20th - 27th April

Fr. Damien Gilhooley and a party of parishioners from St. Bernard's, Coatbridge visit the college and use it as a base to visit Fatima.

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Group in front of St. Andrew's statue.

Photo 2
Group in college cloister.

April 22nd - 23rd

As part of a longer stay in Spain, a group of seventeen priests from the Archdiocese of Birmingham spent an overnight in the College: the visited the city on the Friday and had a workshop on the "Eucharist - from theology to practice" (led by rector, Mgr. Carlin) on the Saturday morning.

Photo 1
Group on steps prior to leaving for Valladolid.

Photo 2
Mgr. Carlin in full flight.

April 25th - 28th

We played host to a group of priests and deacons from the Cathedral Deanery of Brentood Diocese in England.

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The group pauses outside the incomplete Basilica of St. Teresa of Avila in Alba de Tormes, the town where Saint Teresa died.

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The group - and college rector, Mgr. Carlin - in the historic romanesque/mudejar church of Santiago (St. James) in Alba de Tormes.

April 11th - 18th

The college played host to a group of 25 priests, all from the Archdiocese of Dublin, for a week's course on St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross. Talks on the spiritual message of the saints were given by Fr. Eugene McCaffrey, an Irish Carmelite who runs the Tabor retreat centre in Preston; the rector, Mgr. Denis Carlin, provided input on the historical context of the mystics and led the customary day excursions to Avila and Segovia.

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The group poses for a post-lunch photo in the patio of the Colegio Fonseca, the old Irish College in Salamanca.

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In the shadow of the Cathedral in Avila

Photo 3
After mass at the tomb of St. John of the Cross, Segovia

Photo 4
Some of the group with Segovia's great Alcazar (citadel) in the background.

Photo 5
In front of Segovia's 2000 year old Roman aqueduct

March 2005

In March we had a visit from St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, now the only seminary for students for the diocesan priesthood in Ireland. As part of the "grand tour" we visited the Pontifical University. The photo showes students gathered round the well in the centre of the patio.
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23rd February 2005

Salamanca woke up this morning to finds itself covered in several inches of snow. People who only know the "costas" may be surprised to see the College patio with a thick covering of snow! Photograph

Jan 2005

A 6th Year group from Holyrood H.S. (Glasgow) came out for a week to practice their Spanish and soak up the atmosphere in the streets and plazas of Salamanca. Armed with a questionnaire (in Spanish, of course) they interviewed passers-by, asking them about their perceptions of Scotland. They also had the chance to practice their linguistic skills at a mass in Spanish celebrated in the College chapel. Photograph

Jan 2005

The Bishops' Conference spent a week in the College in early January. Their in-service sessions focussed on the Eucharist and the implications and opportunities for the church in the "New Europe. Photograph