Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin on her novel Ordinary Saints. Helen Lederer shares her spiritual life, and the of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland outlines her priorities.
Cathy is ed by the newly appointed of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, The Right Rev Rosemary Frew. They will discuss the challenges ahead for the Church and what Rosemary’s own focus will be for the year.
Edinburgh-based Irish author Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin tells Cathy about her debut novel Ordinary Saints, which tells the story of a family who try to get their son canonised in the church.
This Week's Spiritual Life guest is comedy icon of the eighties and nineties, Helen Lederer. The actress and comedian shares with Cathy her upbringing, faith journey, cult comedy career, and where she finds meaning and inspiration today.
ing Cathy to look back on some of the big talking points of the week are Reverend Bryan Kerr, social researcher and equalities campaigner Talat Yaqoob, and senior lecturer in contemporary Islam Aman de Sondy.
They will be discussing the proposals to legalise assisted dying in Scotland and the UK government’s immigration white paper Just how this might impact the power of human migration?
Also, our lists reflect on BBC’s new factual drama The Bombing of Pan Am 103, which tells the untold story of the Scots-US investigation into the attack and the devastating effect it had on the town of Lockerbie.
And finally, Eurovision: Cathy and her guests look beyond the glitz and camp at the politics, both on and off the stage.
