Columba’s Travels

BY ROGER WATSON Saint Columba achieved the seemingly impossible in converting Scotland from its Druidic pagan ways to Christianity in the sixth century. Travelling across the Irish Sea to Scotland and travelling between the Western Isles of Scotland on treacherous seas in open boats, he faced other dangers on land. Warlike kings, bloodthirsty druids and even the Loch Ness Monster – its first recorded sighting … Continue reading Columba’s Travels

We All Want to Believe

BY STEWART SLATER In an ever-changing world, there are some things you can rely on. Death and taxes, England’s male footballers losing on penalties, Wile E Coyote never catching that pesky Roadrunner. Among that select number of certainties is the fact that, at any time, someone will be trying to find the Loch Ness Monster. Equally guaranteed is the fact that they will fail to … Continue reading We All Want to Believe