NEWS & MEDIA
“Yes, miracles happen!”: The Profession of Fr Gerwin Mendoza Lumanglas MSC
Fr Gerwin Mendoza Lumanglas MSC, of the Philippine Province, professed his final vows to become a Missionary of the Sacred Heart in May of this year, while being treated in hospital for pneumonia...
A note from Fiji: Reflections in a pandemic from Bro Warren Perrotto MSC
Bro Warren Perrotto MSC, originally from the US Province, ministers with the MSC community in Fiji. Here, via the Facebook page for the MSC Province of the Pacific Islands, he shares his thoughts on...
Hope springs with a new water system at the OLSH clinic in Marigondon
The wonderful pictures were taken by the OLSH community in Marigondon, Lapu-Lapu City, in the Philippines, where the blessing of a new water system took place in the spring. The OLSH clinic in...
Ministering through COVID-19: A reflection from Bro Giacomo Gelardi MSC
Bro Giacomo Gelardi MSC writes on ministering through the COVID-19 pandemic in Killinarden, where long-standing issues such as alcoholism, drug addiction, violence, and abuse have been exacerbated...
Fr Alan in South Sudan: Young people fighting COVID-19 in Rumbek
There seemed to be a dreadful inevitability to it, but no one was surprised last week when Uganda joined the list of East African countries that have gone into lockdown in response to a surge of...
A special space for the community of Ecuador del Futuro
The MSC community in Ecuador del Sur have recently written with gratitude for funding received from the Irish Province, in support of the construction of a new multi-purpose church and community...
The Way of the Heart: Novena to the Sacred Heart 2021
It is with grateful hearts that we thank everyone who participated in this year’s Novena to the Sacred Heart, which took place in the Sacred Heart Church on the Western Road, Cork, from June 3rd to...
Fr Alan in South Sudan: Seeds of Hope
Like Ireland, South Sudan has a rich tradition of farming. Whether it is the cattle they tend or the small vegetable gardens they plant, the people here survive on the land. We have just begun rainy...
Honouring the Feast Day of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 2021
It is with great joy that we celebrate with our Sacred Heart Sisters, the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, on the feast day of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, which took place on May 30th....
Holy Week on the Move – Fr Alan’s Easter Journey.
It’s a busy time here in Loreto Rumbek. I have just arrived back from leave and we are straight into Holy Week. As we are a boarding school, we have been able to maintain a rigorous lockdown and this has allowed us to celebrate the Easter Triduum. What a gift! When I...
MSC Easter Draw 2021: €100 Shopping Voucher Winners
The 30 lucky winners of the €100 shopping vouchers are as follows: 1.A Coyle - Swords, Co Dublin. 2.N O’Keeffe - Newmarket, Co Cork. 3.B Perry - Swords, Co Dublin. 4.D Dooley - Terenure, Co Dublin. 5.D O’Donovan - Bantry, Co Cork. 6.M Fitzpatrick -...
MSC Easter Draw 2021: €200 Shopping Voucher Winners
The 10 lucky winners of the €200 shopping vouchers are as follows: 1. M Shore - Enniscorthy, Co Wexford. 2. M Patridge - Coolock, Dublin 17. 3. R Hamrogue - Claremorris, Co Mayo. 4. C Boland - Nenagh, Co Tippperary. 5. M Howley - Moycullen, Co Galway. 6. M Doran -...
MSC Easter Draw 2021: Winners
MSC Easter Draw 2021 Congratulations to the winners of this year's MSC Easter Draw! Prize Winners: 1st Prize: €2,000 Cruise Travel Voucher C & C Clarke Donnybrook, Dublin 4 2nd Prize: €1,500 Sun Holiday Voucher B Ryan St. Augustine's Place , Limerick 3rd Prize:...
A Journey with St Patrick ♣
This St. Patrick's day we will be having a special reflection evening in the Sacred Heart Church on Western Road with Music, Song and Poetry on our Live Stream at 7pm.
A Virtual Discernment Evening for men (18 years +) exploring Diocesan Priesthood
A number of Dioceses (in the Cashel Province) including Cork and Ross are hosting: A Virtual Discernment Evening for men (18 years +) exploring Diocesan Priesthood on Tuesday 23rd March 2021 on Zoom from 7-30pm to 9pm. The registration email is info@vocations.ie
Lenten Services 2021
As we begin our Lenten season and journey this year, we do so after already a long year of limitations and lockdowns. It feels like we have already given up so much. It has been hard. Yet these coming weeks can be a precious time to open our hearts to the Lord who...
As Easy as Baking a Cake – Fr Alan Neville MSC
The biggest dilemma at the start of the month was figuring how to fit the words ‘Celebrating Religious Life’ across a cake. It was for the second of February, the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life, when the Church acknowledges in a special the contribution of...
Congratulations to Miguel Ibarra MSC on his First Profession
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Miguel Ibarra MSC and his fellow novices, Erik Bryan de Mattos MSC and Witalo Souza de Jesus MSC on their First Profession on Tuesday night. Miguel is a member of our MSC Region in Venezuela and has just completed his...
Mock Exams and Real Life in South Sudan- Fr Alan.
Life is filled with key moments that help shape us into the person we are today. Many are unique to our story and depend on our different circumstances, but some are shared and have become part of our culture. I would argue that in Ireland one of the biggest, most...