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Gospel Reflection for Pentecost Sunday | May 20th
Reflection: The Holy Spirit and Dialogue with the Modern Age Gospel (John 15:26-27; 16:12-16). The Spirit of truth will lead you to complete truth. In recent decades, in Catholic spirituality and liturgy there has been renewed interest in the role of the Holy Spirit...
Courage and Confidence: Elizabeth’s Story
Elizabeth Aghar Mark is a graduate of the Loreto Secondary School in Rumbek, South Sudan. She has remained with the Loreto community as part of their graduate programme, where the care, guidance, and tuition given have provided Elizabeth with the potential for a...
Thank you from Saratov, Russia
At the end of April, the MSC Missions Office in Cork received a lovely letter from Fr Ondrej Slavik in Saratov, Russia. Fr Ondrej got in touch to extend his thanks to the mission friends of the Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart for their kindness...
Opening the door to the MSC Graduate House & Women’s Shelter in Rumbek
We are delighted to hear that the first group of Loreto graduates have moved into the MSC Graduate House & Women’s Shelter! Last summer, we asked our mission friends in the Irish Province to join with us and reach out to help the Loreto Sisters to transform lives...
Gospel Reflection for Sunday, May 6th
Reflection: God Loves Our readings today turn things upside down a bit. In our first reading, we see Cornelius and his household receiving the Holy Spirit first and then being baptized. The second reading tells us that God loves us before we love God or our neighbour....
The MSC Message: Summer 2018
The summer edition of the MSC Message has arrived! • Catch up with the latest news from the mission fields, with updates from our ongoing projects in South Africa and South Sudan. • Discover more about new mission projects in Mozambique and Cameroon. • Read a special...
“Yes, women can”: Winning Loreto essay sends a message of hope
Khana Kockedhie Magel, a 16-year-old student at the Loreto Girls’ Secondary School in Rumbek, has been named winner of this year’s UN Missions essay-writing competition for secondary school students in South Sudan. As a young woman in a country that has been torn...
Celebrating with the Loreto Sisters: 10 Years in Rumbek
Early this April, the Loreto schools in Maker Kuei swapped their times tables for dancing and textbooks for cake as they celebrated their 10th anniversary in style! The week-long celebration included a host of activities and events, alongside special meals with the...
“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...