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Gospel Reflection for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time | August 18th
Gospel Reflection I am not here to bring peace, but rather division. Reflection & Dialogue: The Church in dialogue with division. The Gospel (Luke 12:49-53) Reflection Today’s readings give us rich material for reflection. We, present-day Christians, are heirs to...
Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2019
Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2019 Our annual Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is a beautiful time of reflection and thanksgiving, when we bring our prayers and petitions before Our Lady. Our Novena of Masses runs for nine days and will take place from...
The first MSC community retreat takes place on the Mozambique mission
In July, the MSC community in Mozambique celebrated their first retreat together, with the community of Our Lady of Fatima in Meluco. The Mozambique mission began in March 2018, when MSC missionaries from Brazil began ministering in the Pemba diocese, an extremely...
Irish MSCs return to Venezuela
Two of our MSCs from the Irish Province returned to Venezuela in July, to minister to struggling families and communities who are currently trapped in the midst of the country’s extreme social, economic, political, and humanitarian crisis. Fr Christy Coleman MSC Fr...
Blessings to the first MSC African bishop Toussaint Iluku Bolumbu on his ordination
Congratulations and very best wishes to Bishop Toussaint Iluku Bolumbu MSC, who was ordained bishop of the diocese of Bokungu-Ikela in the Democratic Republic of Congo on July 21st. His ordination took place in Bokungo, celebrated by Bishop Fridolin Ambongo Besungo,...
Gospel Reflection for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time | July 21st
Gospel Reflection Listening to and living the mystery of Christ and the Church The Gospel (Luke 10:38-42) Martha welcomed Jesus into her house. Mary has chosen the better part. This is a charming narrative on the hospitality offered to Jesus by Martha, sister of Mary....
Educating for a brighter tomorrow in the Philippines
Our Sacred Heart family at the MSC Missions Office in the Philippines recently reported on their current education project in the Hapag Community in Amparo, North Caloocan, where a helping hand has been extended to disadvantaged youths in the community whose parents...
Loreto Schools continue to empower young women in South Sudan
As our friends at Loreto Schools Rumbek draw the old school year to a close and look ahead to the new, we are delighted to hear that the schools are continuing to grow at a great rate, offering renewed hope and new opportunities to young women in South Sudan. There...
“Beloved, Gifted, Empowered”: The Year of the Youth in the Philippines
2019 is the Year of the Youth in the Catholic Church in the Philippines, and the Philippine Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart has been continuing their wonderful work in youth ministry all over the country. MSC Partners, the newsletter of the Philippine...
Sr Orla Treacy receives DCU Societal Impact Award
Irish-born Sr Orla Treacy, principal of Loreto Secondary School in Rumbek, has received an award from home territory in recognition of her work with educating and empowering young women in South Sudan. Sr Orla, originally from Co. Wicklow, was awarded the Societal...