by admin | Jun 17, 2013 | Belonging, Ireland, Latest News, Pilgrimage, UK, Uncategorized
Tomorrow we’re off along the Camino, beginning the first week of a 500 mile journey that finishes at the shrine of St. James in Santiago de Compostella. The Camino, or the Way as it is sometimes known, has been walked by pilgrims from around Europe for well over...
by admin | Jun 7, 2013 | Africa, America, Belonging, Communal Work, Compassion, Ireland, Latest News, Prophetic, UK, What we do
“You are authentic disciples of Jesus Christ,” said Pope Francis when he was the Archbishop of Buenos Aires. Speaking about the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, he spoke of their ministry, saying “only a priest in love with the Lord can renew a...
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 | May 27, 2013 | Engaging Vocations, Festivals, Latest News, Overseas Volunteering, Prophetic, UK, Volunteering
A Catholic youth festival! In England! Surely such a thing is a contradiction in terms. It’ll probably be dull. There’ll be Mass on all day. Who’d want to go? It’s a pretty typical response from some people when they hear about the Brightlights...
by admin | May 25, 2013 | Africa, America, Belonging, Engaging Vocations, Festivals, Ireland, Latest News, Our Values, Overseas Volunteering, Pilgrimage, Solidarity, The Community, UK, Volunteering, World Youth Day
Yesterday was all about engagement. It’s more than just a buzz word. It’s about looking at how we as a Church in general and as vocations directors in particular outreach to young people. Sixty vocations directors from a wide variety of religious...
by admin | Mar 21, 2013 | Africa, Communal Work, Compassion, Ireland, Latest News, Overseas Volunteering, Prophetic, Solidarity, The Community, UK, Volunteering
‘The Africa Bug’ Last weekend saw the first gathering of our lay missionary volunteers in Sacred Heart Community, Western Road. It was an opportunity for the four people who are preparing to journey to South Africa for three months to meet up and get to...
