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 24, 2013 | Ireland, Prophetic, Solidarity, Spirituality, UK
In 1997, John Paul II called for consecrated life to be promoted throughout the universal Church. He declared February 2, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, to be observed as World Day for Consecrated Life (WDCL). The celebration of World Day for Consecrated...
by admin | Jan 2, 2013 | Festivals, Ireland, Pilgrimage, Spirituality, UK, World Youth Day
Vocations ministry in 2012 hit the ground running. From the launch of our website in February we’ve been around the world and back again and we’ve taken part in loads of exciting festivals, events and celebrations. 2013 however is going to be bigger,...
by admin | Jul 3, 2012 | Our Values, Prophetic, UK
Aylesford Friary, in Kent, was alive last weekend with music by the MOBO nominated Jahaziel and Indecisive; workshops on a range of issues relevant to young people today; and a sense of celebration that has to be experienced to be believed. Each year hundreds of young...
by admin | Jun 27, 2012 | America, Ireland, Prophetic, UK
Leah Libresco has caused something of a stir in the US. Most of us in Ireland and England probably never heard of her, but she’s all over CNN at the moment. In the course of her regular atheist blog, ‘Unequally Yoked: a geeky atheist picks fights with her...
by admin | Jun 20, 2012 | Ireland, Openness, Our Values, Prophetic, Solidarity, UK
Last Sunday 60,000 pilgrims gathered in Croke Park for the Statio Orbis of the 2012 Eucharistic Congress. This gathering was the culmination of a week’s celebration of hope, exploration of faith and sharing of love. When people were asked what was so special about the...
