by admin | Mar 15, 2014 | Belonging, Compassion, Latest News, Spirituality, The Community, The Life
Peter Ng’ang’na MSC, from Kenya, celebrated his Diaconate Ordination earlier this month with his Missionary of the Sacred Heart broters. Here he tells us what happened. Preparation for my Diaconate Ordination began with a six days retreat led by Fr. Nick...
by admin | Sep 2, 2013 | Africa, Belonging, Communal Work, Compassion, Inspiring Others, Latest News, Our Values, Overseas Volunteering, The Life, Volunteering
All good things come to an end. It is hard to believe we are nearing the end of our stay at Holy Family Care Centre. It has been the most enriching experience. There has been much laughter, a few tears and alot of reflection over the past few months. As well as...
by admin | May 30, 2013 | Engaging Vocations, Ireland, Latest News, The Community, The Life, UK
A Novena is a very special time of reflection. It is a time of intense personal prayer and petition. It is also a time of communal prayer with many hundreds of others who join with us, in person at one of the centres where the novena is being prayed and celebrated, or...
by admin | Aug 6, 2012 | Belonging, Festivals, Latest News, The Life
One generally associates Our Lady’s Shrine in Knock with gentle hymns and heavenly choirs, but on the last Friday in July Knock rocked to the sound of a very different style of music. It was an evening of final sound checks for the musicians getting ready for...
by admin | Apr 24, 2012 | Latest News, Our Values, The Life
Not so long ago I wrote a blog on the New Atheist bus campaign which extolled the virtues of not worrying about God and getting on being happy in life. It presumed not only the absence of God, but that in the meantime all believers were a pretty glum, worrisome group....
