NEWS & MEDIA
Medjugorje Youth Fest. Welcomes the World
The first thing that strikes you when you arrive for the first time for the Medjugorje Youth Festival is the heat. It's hot and I mean roasting. The second thing you notice is the sheer diversity of young people gathered from all around the world for a week of prayer,...
Shelter from the Storm on the Camino
Travelling Light and The Journey are the themes of two of the biggest Christian festivals this summer. It seems that the idea of being a pilgrim is becoming increasingly popular in our world today. It's not really a surprise, as many of the aspects of a pilgrimage...
Lions, Cheetahs and MSC Volunteers
It's another day in the Holy Family Centre ( HFC ) during the winter holidays. Along with the staff the MSC Volunteers took the kids out to Moholoholo Animal Rescue and Game Preserve. The children were roared at by lions, got chased by a cheetah and were able to pet a...
Festival Fever in the Heart of London
It's going to be a busy summer for the MSC Vocations team. In addition to our volunteering programme in South Africa and our Camino Pilgrimage in June we're going to hitting the festivals around the UK. The first up is going to be in the heart of London for Spirit in...
Walk the Camino this summer
It's about freedom. It's about walking to the horizon and when you get there you keep on going. It's about taking part in something that is at the same time enjoyable and profound. For those of you who are looking for something a bit different this summer why don't...
South African MSCs Celebrate Ordination
Peter Ng'ang'na MSC, from Kenya, celebrated his Diaconate Ordination earlier this month with his Missionary of the Sacred Heart broters. Here he tells us what happened. Preparation for my Diaconate Ordination began with a six days retreat led by Fr. Nick Harnan at our...
Volunteering in Africa – Be Extraordinary!
It's 2014 and perhaps it's time for something new. Maybe now you're looking for a challenge. You want to push yourself, move out of your comfort zone and make a difference in the world. If that's the case our MSC Volunteering Project could be just what you need. Last...
Answering God’s Call – Vocations 2014
It's been a busy year. There's an understatement. It's like saying that Pope Francis is doing a pretty good job. Strictly speaking it's true, but it doesn't do the year or our new Pope justice. Our MSC vocations ministry programme has taken us from all over Europe to...
Vocations Road Trips and Pilgrim Pathways
This autumn, as part of our exciting new vocations programme in Ireland for the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart ( MSC ), we invite you to go on a journey of faith. It’s an opportunity to take a step back from the business and rush of your world and listen for that...
Priests In The Dark? Let There Be Light!
It was an interesting experience. One of my first Masses here in Maracaibo, Venezuela was celebrated with a packed church in pitch darkness. I had an altar server with a torch, prodigious endurance and a steady hand. This isn't a tradition or idiosyncrasy of the Latin...