NEWS & MEDIA
Update from Fr Richie : Covid 19 in the Phillipines
"Pandemic Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) has paralized all human activities. The world’s longing to rest indeed happen, unfortunately great crisis on the part of humanity. This alarming rate of...
Lockdown – A Reflection by Brother Richard Hendrick OFM Cap
A Prayer from from Archbishop Eamon Martin
Like others in society, our parishes have been introducing restrictions to help keep people safe, especially those who are most vulnerable. I invite you to join me today in praying the...
Gospel Reflection for March 15 2020 | Third Sunday of Lent
Gospel Reflection A spring of water welling up to eternal life. The Gospel (John 4:5-42). The theme of water is central to the first reading and the Gospel reading today. Water slakes thirst in the...
US ambassador visits Loreto Rumbeck in South Sudan
On February 19th, the American Ambassador to South Sudan, Mr. Thomas Hushek visited the Loreto school in Rombeck that is run by the Loreto sisters and commended them for their efforts in keeping the...
Mission Outreach in the Phillipines aids Batangas Taal Victims
Msc Phillippines shares an appreciative message from their Outreach Programme for for the victims of the Taal volcano eruption earlier in the year where the community of Taal in Batangas were on...
Mother’s day Celebrations here with MSC
The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father. Mother's day this year falls on the 22nd of March and it's a great opportunity for us to show our mother...
Gospel Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of the Year | 16 February 2020
Gospel Reflection You have learned how it was said to our ancestors; but I say this to you. The Gospel (Matthew 5:17-37). In this reading he gives a new understanding of the commandments believed to...
Ending poverty is our Duty! Pope Francis calls to Financial Leaders.
"A rich world and vibrant economy can and should end poverty" Pope Francis calls on economists and Financial leaders during his impromptu conference in the Vatican last week. His holiness stated in...
Things you need to know before becoming a Missionary of the Sacred Heart
If you really want to become a Missionary of the Sacred Heart you should know from start that during your religious life you have to proclaim that God is Love (1Jn 4:18). At the beginning they will teach you that “as Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, we must be...
A Restless Heart Looking For God
A Hole in Your Heart I thought to share with you the story of my vocation. My vocation began in my heart. A hole in my heart. Maybe you heard Pascal’s intuition of a God-shaped hole in the heart of each human being that only God can fill it. Or more likely Saint...
Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 MSC Christmas Raffle!
MSC Christmas Raffle 2019 Prize Winners: 1st Prize: Shopping voucher to the value of €1,000 J. & J. Cassidy Nenagh, Co. Tipperary 2nd Prize: Festive Feast Hamper O. McGahon Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan 3rd Prize: Supreme Christmas Hamper J. Dunne Dundalk, Co....
A 2019 Christmas Blessing from Fr Michael
Dear Friends, As we prepare to bid farewell to another year, I wanted to take a moment to pause in reflection and gratitude for the blessings that 2019 brought, and of course, for your friendship to our missionaries. 2019 has been another year to remember. Beginning...
“Thank you for your great generosity of heart!”: A message from Yaoundé, Cameroon
It is with great joy that we recently received an update from our MSC brothers at the Sacred Heart Bilingual College in Lada II, a small village situated 25km from Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon. Back in the summer of...
Gospel Reflection for the Third Sunday of Advent | December 15th
Gospel Reflection Jesus Christ, the cause of our joy. Are you the one who is to come, or have we got to wait for someone else? The Gospel (Matthew 11:2-11) In that Gospel passage, John, the precursor of the One who was to come, proclaimed that One to Come would have...
Praying together: 2019 Pastoral Assembly in Mozambique
At the end of October, the 2019 pastoral assembly took place over a period of three days in the missionary area of Melquibi, Mozambique. Over 70 people from the surrounding regions joined in the assembly, celebrating the...
An evening of remembrance at the MSC Light Up a Memory Mass 2019
The evening of Saturday, November 30th, saw the Sacred Heart Church on the Western Road in Cork filled with the light of hundreds of candles, each flame marking the memory of a treasured loved one who is no longer with us. November is traditionally a time to remember,...
Ongoing cyclone aid in Mozambique
MSC missionaries in Mozambique are continuing their ongoing work in providing relief to families who were affected by the ferocious cyclones that tore across the country earlier this year. In mid-March, Cyclone Idai wreaked havoc in north-eastern Mozambique, killing...
A joyous Children’s Liturgy at the Holy Family Care Centre
It is a pleasure to share these wonderful pictures from a recent Children’s Liturgy at the Holy Family Care Centre in Ofcolaco, South Africa, which took place at the end of September. Founded in 2002 and run by the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (OLSH) with...