NEWS & MEDIA
Ordination to the Diaconate of Luis Gonzalez MSC, Caracas
We have great joy in announcing that on Saturday, May 4th, Luis Gonzalez MSC will be ordained a Deacon in Caracas, Venezuela. At a time when the country is going through such a difficult period...
The Road to Success: Rita’s Story
Rita D. Grace Calvary 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...
Gospel Reflection for Easter Sunday | April 21st
Gospel Reflection Reflection & Dialogue: The Risen Christ Centre of Christian life. Christian witness. The Gospel (John 20:1-9): The Scriptures foretold that Jesus must rise from the dead. The...
Fr Michael visits Venezuela: MSCs making a difference
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...
MSC Easter Draw 2019: Winners
MSC Easter Draw 2019 Congratulations to the winners of this year's MSC Easter Draw! Prize Winners: 1st Prize: €2,000 Cruise Travel Voucher A. Jelliffe Schull, Co. Cork 2nd Prize: €1,500 Sun Holiday...
Fr Michael visits Venezuela: In the classroom
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: On the road
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: 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...
Called to Live a Life of Joy as a Priest with the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart?
So, it's 2019! New Year is a time when you stop to think about life and where you're going. It's easy to slip into a pattern. It's familiar, comfortable, and not especially exciting. However, you still feel that you could be called to be more. If that's the case have...
A Christmas Blessing from Fr Michael
Dear Friends, Another year has flown by! 2018 is almost at an end, and from international celebrations at the World Meeting of Families to my own adventure on the Camino walk, it has been a year to remember for many reasons. Without doubt, these are challenging times...
Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 MSC Christmas Raffle!
MSC Christmas Raffle 2018 Prize Winners: 1st Prize: Shopping voucher to the value of €1,000 K. Taaffe Shannon Harbour, Birr, Co. Offaly 2nd Prize: Twelve Days of Christmas Hamper to the value of €500 B. Flynn Kilcormac, Co. Offaly 3rd Prize: Supreme Christmas Hamper...
Gospel Reflection for the Third Sunday of Advent | December 16th
Gospel Reflection The Bible in Dialogue with Questions of the Day: Rejoice Greatly. The Lord is Near. Joy inspired evangelisation. The Gospel (Luke 3:10-18): What must we do? We are in the period of Advent, waiting for Christ’s coming, and the gospel reading for each...
Ringing in the good news in Marx, Russia
We recently received a lovely message from Bishop Clemens Pickel in Saratov, Russia, where the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart provided funding for the repair and transport of a local church organ. At the end of November, parishioners of the church of Christ the King...
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...