by admin | May 2, 2012 | Engaging Vocations, Inspiring Others, Latest News, Pilgrimage, Prophetic
Last Sunday, as part of our celebration of World Day of Prayer for Vocations, about sixty people gathered for an Emmaus walk outside of Muckross Abbey. It was to be a day of reflective prayer, where we walked in two or threes, thinking about the story of those...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 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 2, 2012 | Communal Work, Compassion, Engaging Vocations, Inspiring Others, International, Latest News, Solidarity, What we do, work in the community
This Holy Week and throughout Easter we look at the what it really means to be a follower of Christ. A lot has been written on the subject, but I think an article in today’s Irish Times really sums up what it takes to be a true disciple. As a minor aside when I...