by admin | Feb 15, 2013 | Africa, America, Ireland, Openness, Our Values, Prophetic, Solidarity, Spirituality, UK, What we do
Last week I was at a talk in Dublin on the work of the VSO and the future of overseas volunteering after 2015. All in all an interesting morning with good contributions from representative of the UN, the European Parliment and academia. They also invited Fr. Fachtna...
by admin | Jan 31, 2013 | Africa, Openness, Prophetic, Solidarity
What would possess you to risk your life in the service of others, for decades, in one of the world’s toughest and most dangerous environments? In prison terms, 30 years is a life sentence. It is also the average period spent by Irish missionaries in the field,...
by admin | Jan 28, 2013 | Africa, Overseas Volunteering, Solidarity, Volunteering
Fr. Alan was interviewed last Sunday on Midwestern Radio about the new MSC Volunteering project. For more information on the MSC Volunteering Programme click here. For the interview with Monica Morley and Fr. Alan on Midwest’s Faith Alive programme click...
by admin | Jan 15, 2013 | Africa, Solidarity
It was perhaps the dirtiest game of football I’ve ever witnessed. It was the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart vs. the Franciscans in South Africa back in 2003. The idea of turning the other cheek was dropped in favour of getting the boot in, although in a...
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by admin | Oct 18, 2012 | Africa, Overseas Volunteering, Prophetic, Solidarity, Volunteering
This coming Sunday we celebrate Mission Sunday. It about celebrating the hundreds of years of selflessness, compassion and faith that make up the Mission tradition in Ireland. The theme in Ireland this year is Growing in Communion. We have an example of that growing...
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by admin | Oct 9, 2012 | Africa, Ireland, Overseas Volunteering, Prophetic, Solidarity, Volunteering, work in the community
On Thursday coming we’re going to be launching the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart Volunteer Programme at the DCU Volunteering Expo. We’ll be in the Venue – Students Union from 11:00am to 3:00pm, so if you’re around make sure to say hello....
