by admin | Jun 4, 2012 | Africa, Belonging, Communal Work, Compassion, Latest News, Overseas Volunteering, Volunteering
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...
by admin | May 31, 2012 | Africa, Belonging, Communal Work, Compassion, Latest News, Overseas Volunteering, Prophetic, Solidarity, Volunteering
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...
by admin | May 21, 2012 | Africa, Communal Work, Compassion, Inspiring Others, Ireland, Latest News, Our Values, Overseas Volunteering, Prophetic, Solidarity, UK, Volunteering
“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...
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...
by admin | Apr 27, 2012 | Compassion, Engaging Vocations, Inspiring Others, Latest News, Openness, Our Values, Prophetic
World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2012 Pope Benedict XVI The source of every perfect gift is God who is Love – Deus caritas est: “Whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him” (1 Jn 4:16). Sacred Scripture tells the story of this original...
by admin | Apr 7, 2012 | Belonging, Compassion, Latest News, Openness, Prophetic, Solidarity
When the women went to the tomb early on that Sunday morning one can only wonder what was going through their minds. Only a week earlier Jesus was welcomed into the Jerusalem with cheering and acclamation, as the long awaited Messiah. Now his body was left bruised and...
