by admin | May 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
How do you get yourself ready for the experience of a lifetime? How do you prepare to expect the unexpected? What do you pack with you when you boldly go where no volunteer ( well quite a few really – I’m taking dramatic licence ) has gone before. Well for...
by admin | Apr 21, 2013 | Openness, Prophetic, Solidarity, Uncategorized
What does it mean to be called by God? Many people who consider that they may have a vocation to the priesthood or religious life often feel that they are not good enough. They haven’t had the dramatic moment of conversion or call like Matthew, Peter or Paul...
by admin | Mar 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
As the former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina addressed the massive crowd in front of St. Peter’s as Pope Francis I he asked the people, “Before I give you a blessing, I ask you for a favor — I want you to bless me.” But he wasn’t...
by admin | Dec 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Just a short blog today to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a peaceful New Year. God bless, Fr. Alan and all the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart “Dear Brothers and Sisters, let us turn our gaze anew to the grotto of Bethlehem. The Child whom we...
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by admin | Oct 1, 2012 | Openness, Pilgrimage, Prophetic, Spirituality, Uncategorized
It wasn’t a promising start. It was a morning of driving rain and misty drizzle as our bus headed through West Cork on the way to Kealkill. Whatever else it was it definitely wasn’t a morning for a pilgrimage. However with a simple prayer we began our 18km...
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by admin | Sep 22, 2012 | Festivals, Ireland, Uncategorized, World Youth Day
When people speak of the largest gathering of people in the world they often point to the Hindu celebration of Kumbh Mela, which can have more than 70 million pilgrims in attendance during the festival. As Catholics we often point to World Youth Day. In fact WYD in...
