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Unity at the Eucharistic Congress
Ecumenism was the name of the game at the 50th International Eucharistic Congress (IEC2012) today Monday 11th June, with an extensive programme of events on the RDS campus and main arena focusing on the importance of Christian Unity. The theme of the day was Exploring...
Kick Off for the Eucharistic Congress
It was a day of football and faith. While the result from Poland wasn't great it was a wonderful day in Dublin. We had over 12,000 pilgrims from Ireland, England, Korea, Peru, Canada, South Africa, in fact from all the corners of the world for the opening of the 2012...
Bieber Fever in South Africa
You couldn’t have planned it if you tried. After a very long drive and a good night’s sleep I’m up and wandering around the Holy Family Centre with Sr. Susan. There are children running around, playing football or simply chatting with one another. As I turn the corner...
The Divine In Everyone
There's a clock on the office wall of the Tshwaranang Hospice and Care Centre that advertises the services of a local funeral director. It's a sombre reminder of the reality facing South Africa in light of the HIV / AIDS crisis. But in a place that could easily be...
Africa Here We Come! (Maybe)
By my very nature I'm not a nervous passenger. In fact I love travelling. I love the sights, trying the food, making new friends, and experiencing different cultures! But by any measure this trip has gotten off to a rocky start. I'm sitting in Cork Airport with an...
What is God asking of us today?
"If you don't have it, don't spend it." As far as common sense goes it doesn't get any more self evident than that. But are there certain things that are absolutely essential, things that we cannot abandon, without sacrificing values that make us who we are? This was...
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Fr Alan’s missionary work in South Sudan
In November 2020, during the covid pandemic, Fr Alan left the MSC Missions in Cork to aid the missionaries in South Sudan, since then he has documented his vocation….
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