NEWS & MEDIA
Fr Michael visits Venezuela: Food for thought
In January 2019, MSC Missions Office Director Fr Michael O’Connell spent three weeks in Venezuela, visiting MSC parishes in the cities of Maracaibo and Caracas. Here, he shares his experiences and...
Fr Michael visits Venezuela: An economy in crisis
In January 2019, MSC Missions Office Director Fr Michael O’Connell spent three weeks in Venezuela, visiting MSC parishes in the cities of Maracaibo and Caracas. Here, he shares his experiences and...
Gospel Reflection for the Feast of St Patrick | March 17th
Gospel Reflection Reflection & Dialogue: We preach the Gospel not to please mortals, but to please God. The Gospel (Luke 10:1-12, 17-20): Eternal voices: Christ, Peter, Patrick. Messages for St...
Sr Orla Treacy receives International Woman of Courage Award 2019
Sincere congratulations are in order as Sr Orla Treacy IBVM has received the International Woman of Courage Award 2019, having been nominated by the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See. The awards ceremony...
Student Ambition: Abraham’s Story
Abraham Palpialy is a student at Siwa Lima St Joseph’s Technical School in Langgur, Indonesia. Built in 1970, the school is run by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart with the aim of educating...
Celebrate Mother’s Day with MSC Missions
“A mother holds her children’s hands for a short time, but she holds their hearts forever.” So the saying goes, and never are we reminded of this more than on Mother’s Day, when we celebrate the...
MSC Cardinal John Ribat speaks out on climate change
With climate change becoming a growing concern in today’s world, Cardinal John Ribat MSC, Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, has spoken out about the vital importance of awareness and...
Gospel Reflection for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time | February 17th
Gospel Reflection Reflection & Dialogue with Questions of the Day: Joy of the Kingdom of God, God’s plan for those who accept him, unlike the others. The Gospel (Luke 6:17, 20-26): How happy are...
Kerala Floods: An update from Kanjoor
In the summer of 2018, we reached out to our mission friends to support our MSCs and local parishes in Kerala, India, where the worst flooding in almost a century caused untold devastation. Heavy...
Christmas Blessings: The Holy Family Entrustment Book
This Christmas, give the great gift of prayer with a Holy Family Entrustment Book from the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. Every year, we see piles of presents stack up under Christmas trees in homes across the country – and all too often, well-meant gifts are put...
Looking to the future at Our Lady of Victory, Tsakane
Great plans are in place for the community of Our Lady of Victory in Tsakane, South Africa. Under the leadership of parish priest Fr Martin Morrissey MSC, the purchase of a new building for the community is in its final stages. This will then be developed into a...
Heartwarming Christmas gifts from MSC Missions
Christmas is the season of giving, and what better way to celebrate than with a gift that gives back to the people who need it most? Our wonderful selection of Christmas keepsakes make the perfect gift for someone special – and by choosing one of our festive gifts,...
Remembering together at the MSC Light Up a Memory Mass 2018
On Saturday, November 24th, the Sacred Heart Church in Cork was aglow with the light of hundreds of candles, each flame commemorating a beloved soul who is now with the Lord. Since our first candlelight memorial service in 2014, the annual Light Up a Memory Mass has...
The MSC Message: Winter 2018
Welcome to the Winter edition of the MSC Message! • Read all about MSC Missions at the World Meeting of Families 2018. • Catch up with the latest news from the mission fields, with updates from our ongoing projects in South Africa and the Philippines. • Find out about...
Share some festive cheer with MSC Christmas Mass Bouquet Cards
Remind family, friends, and loved ones that they’re always in your thoughts this Christmas with a beautifully designed Mass card from the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. In an age of email, text, and social media, it’s something special to find a surprise popping...
New beginnings at St Francis Xavier, Tsakane
A project that began two years ago is now nearing its final stages of completion at the church of St Francis Xavier in Tsakane, South Africa. Parish priest Fr Martin Morrissey MSC is leading the project, which sees a new church put in place for the growing...
Loreto Rumbek: The challenges of school holidays in South Sudan
While many children all over the world look forward to the school holidays with anticipation and delight, this is not always the case in regions where an education is not something students can take for granted, and school days can often bring a welcome break from the...
A Candlelight Memorial: Light Up a Memory Mass 2018
During the month of November, we take time to remember specially loved ones who have gone before us, and whose memory still burns brightly in our hearts and minds. Every year, the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart mark the end of the month of the Holy Souls with our...
Fr Michael’s Camino Diary: Day 5
In September, MSC Missons Office Director Fr Michael O'Connell MSC walked the Camino de Santiago for the first time. Walking approximately 113 km over five days, Fr Michael undertook the final stage of the Camino Francés, or the French Way. Here, he shares his daily...