NEWS & MEDIA
Fr Michael’s Camino Diary: Day 1
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...
Gospel Reflection for the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time | October 21st
Gospel Reflection In Dialogue with Questions of the Day: The Servant Church Gospel (Mark 10:35-45): The Son of Man came to give his life as a ransom for many. The Church is often criticized today...
Love and Light: Inspirational Candles from MSC Missions
As the evenings draw in and the days get cooler, bring a little light to someone you love with a beautiful candle from our collection of inspirational gifts. In today’s world, where it’s all too...
From student to teacher: Kasparina’s Story
Kasparina Renwarin is a teacher and a former 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...
Guardian Angel Gifts
“Ever this day, be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide…” We all draw comfort from our guardian angel, a peaceful presence on our shoulder that guides and guards us always. [gallery...
Gospel Reflection for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time | October 7th
It is not good for man/woman to be alone Gospel Reflection: Mark 10:2-16 God has created us as relational. It is not good for us to be alone. This is an important message for us in this very...
MSC Missions: Venezuela in Crisis
In the summer of 2017, the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart marked their Golden Jubilee in Venezuela, 50 years after our missionaries first started their work in this troubled country. Today,...
MSC Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2018
Each year, the coming of September sees a flurry of activity at the MSC Missions Office as we prepare for our annual pilgrimage to Lourdes. This year’s pilgrimage took place from September 17th to...
MSCs battle floods in Kerala, India
In August, much of the state of Kerala, India, was submerged following devastating floods with the highest recorded rainfall in almost 100 years. Indian Union Secretary Fr Syam Kumar MSC writes to...
Sustainable Living: MSC Sewing Livelihood Programme in the Philippines
In early 2017, the Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart assisted in the launch of a new Sewing Livelihood Programme in Pinugay, in the Philippines. Over the past number of years, the MSC Missions Office in the Philippines has been reaching out to...
Jubilee Celebrations in the Irish Province
Celebrations abounded at the Sacred Heart Church in Cork on Thursday, June 28th 2018, as eight MSCs from the Irish Province marked the great occasion of Silver, Golden, and Diamond Jubilees. Friends, family, and fellow MSCs travelled from across Ireland, the UK, and...
New Boreholes for Loreto Rumbek
Early in April, Loreto Rumbek were able to employ a drilling company to implement three new boreholes for the benefit of the local community. The Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart have been working with the Loreto community in Rumbek since the...
Gospel Reflection for the Eleventh Sunday of the Year | June 17th
Reflection: Have full confidence. The kingdom of God is coming, even if slowly. One must live with the mystery of God. (619) Gospel (Mark 4:26-34). It is the smallest of all trees; yet it grows into the biggest shrub of them all. In this reading, we have two parables...
Statement by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, 14th June 2018
One of our members was sentenced in Cork Circuit Criminal Court yesterday having been found guilty of a most serious offence against a young person during the early 1980s. We sincerely hope that the outcome of the court process will assist the person against whom this...
Sustainable Living: MSC Beekeeping Livelihood Programme in the Philippines
With the help of the Irish Province of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, an MSC Beekeeping Livelihood Programme was launched in Antipolo in the Philippines early in 2017. Since then, the programme has been progressing at a great rate, and Jahms Morga of the MSC...
Sowing the Seeds of Knowledge in South Sudan
Over the past six months, the Loreto Rumbek community has been working in tandem with Misean Cara and the local community of Maker Kuei on their new Seeds of Knowledge project. This project focused on helping 100 participants who have come from families that have been...
Perseverance and Pride: Salome’s Story
Having graduated from the Loreto Secondary School in Rumbek, South Sudan, Salome Piath Gum began work in the Loreto Primary School as part of the Loreto Graduate Programme. In this role, she is gaining invaluable skills and taking the next steps towards a positive...
MSC Missions in the Philippines: Mayon Mission Outreach Programme
Since February, the MSC Mission Office in the Philippines have been working to bring aid to families affected by the eruption of Mount Mayon. Between January 13th and February 1st 2018, the volcano of Mount Mayon erupted more than 35 times, and over 85,000 people were...
Dedication and Diligence: Marius’ Story
Marius Rahayaan 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 young people in the region so “they can do something good for themselves...