Roman Catholic

Father Dermot Morrin

Fr Dermot Morrin OP studied engineering in Dublin and then theology and philosophy in Rome and Oxford. Before coming to Edinburgh in 2009, he was a parish priest in London. He has a keen interest in the history of art and enjoys cooking, hiking and gardening. 

Father Thomas Mannion 

Fr. Thomas studied Theology at Heythrop College, University of London; after graduating in 2013 Fr. Thomas worked in catechetics in the Archdiocese of Westminster before entering the Order of Preachers in 2016. He studied philosophy and theology at Blackfriars studium in Oxford achieving a 'summa cum laude' in his systematic theology baccalaureate from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome and was ordained to the priesthood in 2023.  In his spare time he can be found typing away on his typewriter, reading Paddington, or drinking hot chocolate sharing 'spooky stories'. Fr. Thomas' current academic interests include the communion of saints, papal history, and human rights.

Father Andrew Brookes OP

Andrew studied biology at Reading, and then studied philosophy and theology at Rome. After 5 years as a teacher of Religious and Moral Education in Dundee, he worked for several years creatively in the fields of education, ecumenism and evangelisation in Scotland and further afield. He then joined the Dominicans in 2009, studying in Cambridge and Oxford before priestly ordination. He undertook diverse parish and other pastoral work in Newcastle and London before taking up his current role in Edinburgh.

When time allows (!), he maintains his interests in hill walking - he completed his Munros in 2000 - and traditional Scottish music and the arts.