NEWS & MEDIA
Letter from Sr Clotilde in Senegal
Dear Father Michael, Greetings from Kaolack in Senegal where we have a school that starts from nursery school to the whole primary school. The total number of pupils is 536 and there are 24...
Burkina Faso OLSH Sisters sincerely thanks their donors
"We would like to offer our sincere thanks to the donors who made it possible for us to send 3000 euro to the Centre." Sister Adjouma...
Virtual Lourdes Pilgrimage 2020 :Carrying Our Daily Covid Cross
This Year, a year like no other we have had to cope and adjust to many new ways of doing things. For over fifty years we have organized an Annual Pilgrimage to Lourdes but as you are all aware such...
Novena to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2020
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...
Building for Sustainability in the Phillippines
Our dear friends in the Philippines have been busy during this pandemic. As the United Nation’s secretary general recently noted, the threat from coronavirus is temporary whereas the threat from...
Luca & Paola : God’s plan for us together
Here we want to share with you our story since we moved to Ireland to our wedding: it is the story of two young lovers who, thanks the tireless guidance and help of God, are building up the...
South Sudan’s struggles intensify amid Corona Virus pandemic.
Things are increasingly difficult for our less fortunate friends in South Sudan lately. It has been been recognized among countries most at risk of what the UN World Food Programme (WFP) calls a...
MSC Easter Draw 2020: Winners
MSC Easter Draw 2020 Congratulations to the winners of this year's MSC Easter Draw! Prize Winners: 1st Prize: €2,000 Cruise Travel Voucher J. Murphy, Fermoy, Co. Cork. 2nd Prize: €1,500 Sun Holiday...
The Irish Blessing – over 300 churches from our island sing a blessing over Ireland and beyond .
The Irish Blessing (Beannacht uile-Éireann) is a project inspired by the many international recordings of "The Blessing” (by Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe and Elevation Worship) which have been made during...
Messages from our MSC’s during Covid-19
This is a testing time for all of us and our missionaries let us know that it is yet another hurdle on the other sides of the world where life is already challenging enough. Here are a few messages from our priests: From Cameroun: Dear Fr Carl, Know that we are...
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 change is too difficult to pinpoint the cause and effect, we may not have...
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 beautiful prayer of Saint Patrick, known as his “breastplate” prayer, in...
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 present life and can point to water of another order that looks...
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 young Sudanese girls in school. The school has been giving support to...
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 permanent lockdown. January 27, 2020 – The MSC Mission Office posted A...
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 some love and gratitude for all she has done for us through the...
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 have been revealed to Moses on Sinai, and he does this with...
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 his talk of "New Forms of Solidarity" that "modern resources make...