NEWS & MEDIA
Fr Alan in South Sudan: Seeds of Hope
Like Ireland, South Sudan has a rich tradition of farming. Whether it is the cattle they tend or the small vegetable gardens they plant, the people here survive on the land. We have just begun rainy season and when it rains in Rumbek it pours. So far, I have...
Honouring the Feast Day of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2021
It is with great joy that we celebrate with our Sacred Heart Sisters, the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, on the feast day of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, which took place on May 30th. The official Facebook page for the Kiribati Province of the Daughters...
Typhoon Mission Response in the Philippines
The MSC community in the Philippines have been working tirelessly in recent times to help families whose lives are being quite literally swept away in an instant by ravaging typhoons. Super-Typhoon Rolly, the world’s most powerful tropical typhoon in 2020, struck the...
Celebrating the new MSC Province of the Pacific Islands
Heartfelt congratulations to the MSC community in the Pacific Islands! On May 10th 2021, a new MSC province was born: The MSC Province of the Pacific Islands. Previously the Pacific Union, approval for the new province was given by the MSC General Conference in 2019,...
Celebrating Father’s Day with MSC Missions
"Every family needs a father - a father who shares in his family's joy and pain, hands down wisdom to his children, and offers them firm guidance and love." Pope Francis This year, we celebrate Father’s Day on Sunday, June 20th. Whether you chat with your father every...
Welcome back to the Sacred Heart Church and the MSC Missions Office!
We are delighted to be able to open our doors once again, and welcome old friends and new safely back to the Sacred Heart Church and the MSC Missions Office on the Western Road in Cork. After a long period of restrictions and closures, it is with great joy that we see...
MSCs remembering students at exam time
Early mornings, late nights, and pens, pencils, and textbooks on every available surface... Exam season has well and truly arrived! Preparation for exams is always stressful time for students, and after a year of constant change and uncertainty, this year's exams will...
Blessed Be: The Martyrs of El Quiché
On April 23rd 2021, three Spanish-born MSC priests and seven lay catechists of the indigenous Maya people became “blessed” and were beatified in the Cathedral of Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala. Last year, Pope Francis signed a decree which recognised all ten as...
Fr Alan in South Sudan: Celebrating the Missionary Life
The motto of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is the same as ourselves; after all, we are family. It is short and to the point, but also profound, rich, and as relevant today as it ever was. It is, “To be on earth the Heart of God.” You could spend a...
Queen of the May: Preparing a May altar in your home
The advent of May, the month dedicated to Mary, brings us longer evenings, warm sunshine, blossom in abundance – and above all, a sense of hope and quiet joy in the certainty of brighter days to come. This May, we remain restricted in our movements as we take...