by admin | Jan 24, 2013 | Belonging, Communal Work, Community Life, Community Prayer, Engaging Vocations, Ireland, Latest News, 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 | Nov 30, 2012 | Communal Work, Community Life, Community Prayer, Engaging Vocations, Ireland, Latest News
Exciting news! Today marks the beginning of the exploreAway vocation discernment programme. Six people have begun the five weekend course that looks at how God is moving in their lives and inviting them to follow him. It’s a gentle, relfective time that gives...
by admin | Jul 17, 2012 | Belonging, Community Life, Community Prayer, Engaging Vocations, Ireland, Latest News, Prophetic, Uncategorized
Earlier this week on RTE, Ireland’s national broadcaster, John Creedon went behind the grille at the Poor Clare Convent in Galway. He was given a unique opportunity to see what happens in the convent and to chat with some of the community. It was a fascinating...
by admin | May 10, 2012 | Communal Work, Community Life, Community Prayer, Engaging Vocations, International, Latest News, work in the community, World Youth Day
You’d be hard pressed to find a country which has been traditionally more Catholic than Spain. It’s been at the centre of the story of the Church for hundreds of years, but in recent times it has faced many of the same challenges we have in Ireland and...
by admin | Apr 27, 2012 | Communal Work, Community Life, Community Prayer, Compassion, Engaging Vocations, Latest News, Uncategorized
“God encounters us ever anew, in the men and women who reflect His presence, in His Word, in the Sacraments and in the Eucharist”. Pope Benedict XVI This coming Sunday is the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. It’s an annual event where the universal...