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.
What are you so happy about?
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....
A Billion Acts of Green – Earth Day 2012
On April 22, more than one billion people around the globe will participate in Earth Day 2012 and help Mobilize the Earth. People of all nationalities and backgrounds will voice their appreciation for the planet and demand its protection. Together we will stand united...
Rise and Shine! IPT Pilgrimage to Lourdes
Last week I was in the third largest Catholic basilica in the world jumping up and down to the Proclaimer's 500 Miles with over 5,000 other people. It seems a little incongruous, even slightly scandalous that a place of worship should be used for a party, but in...
Happy Easter!
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...
Getting ready for Easter
As we ready ourselves for the celebration of Easter it's probably a good time to pause, to reflect, and to ask ourselves how are we feeling at this time. What is going on in my heart? What are the things I am truly thankful for? Are there any blocks or struggles in my...
Rugby’s Anonymous Disciple
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 went...
Catholics Standing Up And Being Counted
"Census results reveal that the number of people who disassociate themselves from any creed has risen by 45pc, with the majority being from the Irish community. The overall figure grew by 83,500 to 269,800." Irish Independent March 30th There's no denying that it has...
Getaway with God
When our founder, Fr. Jules Chevalier, established the group in 1854 he did not believe we should be tied to just one type of work. As a result you will find Missionary of the Sacred Heart ( MSC ) brothers and priests living and working throughout over 50 countries,...
A Vow of Disobedience
In a world that esteems wealth, sex and power above all, what place is there in the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience? In a recent blog we looked that how the Vow of Celibacy was not about closing ourselves off as human beings, becoming the ‘frozen chosen,’ but...
Don’t Worry – Be Happy
I remember living in our parish in St. Albans when the British Humanist Association's bus advertising campaign came out. Eight hundred buses ran throughout the UK for a number of weeks with the slogan, 'There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.'...