World Youth Day at Brightlights Festival

by admin | May 27, 2013 | Festivals, Overseas Volunteering, Prophetic, UK, Volunteering

A Catholic youth festival! In England! Surely such a thing is a contradiction in terms. It’ll probably be dull. There’ll be Mass on all day. Who’d want to go? It’s a pretty typical response from some people when they hear about the Brightlights...

Vocations Ireland Summer Seminar

by admin | May 25, 2013 | Africa, America, Festivals, Ireland, Our Values, Overseas Volunteering, Pilgrimage, Solidarity, UK, Volunteering, World Youth Day

Yesterday was all about engagement. It’s more than just a buzz word. It’s about looking at how we as a Church in general and as vocations directors in particular outreach to young people. Sixty vocations directors from a wide variety of religious...

Passion for Mission – MSC Lay Volunteers

by admin | Mar 21, 2013 | Africa, Ireland, Overseas Volunteering, Prophetic, Solidarity, UK, Volunteering

‘The Africa Bug’ Last weekend saw the first gathering of our lay missionary volunteers in Sacred Heart Community, Western Road. It was an opportunity for the four people who are preparing to journey to South Africa for three months to meet up and get to...

Midwestern Radio on MSC Volunteering

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...

Going out to the Whole World

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...

Volunteer Day at DCU

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....