Fr Alan’s Journey in South Sudan
Fr Alan left Ireland to help with the Missionaries in South Sudan at the beginning of Covid.
Follow his journey for some amazing insights to life in South Sudan.
“Sister India” – The story of Sr Loreto Houlihan
"Sister India" recounts the story of Sr Loreto Houlihan, a 91-year-old Irish missionary, who has spent 70 years teaching in India. A new documentary by Irish filmmaker Myles O’Reilly, which is currently being screened at a number of film festivals in...
The Life of Sr Loreto Houlihan
Who is Sr Loreto Houlihan? Born into a large family in 1927, Peg Houlihan grew up in hard times, especially in the 1930s with a worldwide depression and an economic war between Ireland and Britain. By the time she was five years old, her mother was already a widow as...
Gospel Reflection for the Third Sunday of Easter | 15th April 2018
Reflection: Walk in the Light. Sin, repentance, forgiveness of sin. Gospel (Luke 24:35-48). So you see how it is written that Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead and that repentance and the forgiveness of sins be proclaimed in his name to all...
World Meeting of Families 2018
What is the World Meeting of Families (WMOF)? The World Meeting of Families started in 1994, when Pope St John Paul II asked the Pontifical Council for the Family (now part of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life) to establish an international event of prayer,...
RIP Fr Mark McDonald MSC
The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart are very sad to announce the passing of Fr Mark McDonald, our former Superior General. Fr Mark McDonald passed away on April 2, 2018 at the Sacred Heart Villa in Center Valley, Pennsylvania at age 75. Father McDonald was...
MSC Easter Draw 2018 – Winners
MSC Easter Draw 2018 Prize Winners: 1st Prize: €2,000 Cruise Travel Voucher E. Byrne Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 2nd Prize: €1,500 Sun Holiday Voucher U. Cunningham Inchicore, Dublin 12 3rd Prize: €1,000 City Break Voucher M. McGrath Lusk, Co. Dublin 4th...
MSC Easter Draw – €100 Shopping Voucher Winners
The 30 lucky winners of the €100 Shopping Vouchers are as follows: 1. M. Hurley - Banduff, Cork 2. G. McCarthy - Killarney, Co. Kerry 3. C. Redmond - Laburnum Lawn, Cork 4. M. Wallace c/o M. Wallace - Midleton, Co. Cork 5. M. Ward c/o M. Ward - Goff Street, Co....
MSC Easter Draw – €200 Shopping Voucher Winners
The 10 lucky winners of the €200 Shopping Vouchers are as follows: 1. R. Ryan c/o T. Quinn - Tuam, Co. Galway 2. C. Kennedy - Kilrush, Co. Clare 3. J. Canning c/o M. Manning - Carrick-On-Shannon, Co. Leitrim 4. M. Manning - St Mary's Parish, Co. Limerick 5. D....
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
Our dear friends in Loreto School, Rumbek, have again been in touch to keep us updated on the life changing improvements they have been able to make as a result of your generous donations to our South Sudan Appeal. Sadly, in Rumbek, things have gotten worse –...
Resurrection is New Life | Easter Sunday Reflection
RESURRECTION IS NEW LIFE Jesus died. He didn't seem to die, he didn't play dead, he died. As a human being He breathed his last on the Cross and died. On Holy Saturday his dead body lay in the tomb. He was completely helpless, completely dependent on His Father....