NEWS & MEDIA
World Youth Day 2019 Panama
From the 22nd to the 27th of January 2019 World Youth Day is going to take place in Panama in Central America and the MSC Vocations Team is going to be there. If you want to be part of the largest...
MSC Christmas Raffle 2017 – Winners
MSC Christmas Raffle 2017 Prize Winners: 1st Prize: Shopping voucher to the Value of €1,000 J. Higgins Harlesden, London, England 2nd Prize: Twelve Days of Christmas Hamper to the value of €500 M....
Your donations have helped change lives at the Holy Family Care Centre
We were overjoyed to receive contact from our dear friend Sr Sally Duigan at the Holy Family Care Centre in South Africa who kindly provided us with some updates as to how our most recent...
Gospel Reflection for Third Sunday of Advent | 17th December 2017
Reflection & Dialogue: Joy of Christian believing, and loathing on its rejection Gospel (John 1:6-8, 19-28). There stands among you – unknown to you – the one who is coming after me. This...
South Sudan: Graduate Housing Update
We were delighted to receive some images this morning from our friends in the Loreto Schools Rumbek. Progress on the building of the graduate housing is coming along very nicely and this is all...
Light up a Memory Mass 2017 – An Evening of Reflection and Remembrance
On Saturday night, 25th November, we gathered at the Sacred Heart Church to celebrate our annual Light up a Memory Mass. ?️ We were joined on the night by friends and family both locally and...
A Sincere Thank You from South Sudan
This summer, the MSC reached out to support the Loretto Sisters in Rumbek, South Sudan, where they have made huge strides in creating a better life for residents with life saving medical care and...
The MSC Message: Winter 2017
The winter edition of the MSC Message has arrived! Get the latest news from the mission fields with updates from our ongoing projects in Venezuela as we celebrate our Golden Jubilee: 50 years in...
The MSC presents “Light up a Memory Mass” 2017
November is the month of the Holy Souls, a special time when we remember those who have gone before us. The Light Up a Memory Mass is a beautiful celebration of the lives of our dearly...
Golden Jubilee celebrations in Venezuela
Throughout the month of June 2017, the MSC community in Venezuela have joined together in celebration of 50 years of MSC ministry in the region. Since 1967, when four Irish Missionaries of the Sacred Heart began the first MSC mission in Maracaibo, our missionaries...
Love, Fun, Life, and Liveliness with MSC Volunteering
Joy O'Donnell, a nurse from Mayo, shares some of her experiences with the MSC Volunteering Project in the Holy Family Centre, South Africa. "So, our adventure began just over three weeks ago, from Dublin to Limpopo, where we met the wonderful Holy Family – and that is...
Helping disadvantaged youths to reach goals at Berea-Albion Academy
During the summer of 2017, the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart reached out to support students at Berea-Albion Football Club and Academy, South Africa, where disadvantaged youths are given hope and encouragement as they strive for a better future. Cougar Park in...
MSCs welcome Cardinal Schönborn to Cork
The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart were delighted to welcome His Eminence Cardinal Christoph Schönborn OP to the Sacred Heart Church, Cork, on Friday, 14th June 2017. Cardinal Schönborn, Archbishop of Vienna and editorial secretary for the Catechism of the Catholic...
Gospel Reflection for the 15th Sunday of the Year
Reflection: The word of God inspires eager longing and hope. The Gospel (Matthew 13:1-23) A sower went out to sow. "In today’s Gospel reading, after an introduction, there are three (or even four) sections, all united in theme. First, there is the introduction, giving...
Celebrating 395 Years of MSC Priesthood
Congratulations are in order for eight of our MSC priests, who celebrated their Jubilees of Ordination at the Sacred Heart Church, Cork, on June 30th, 2017. Between them, Fr Charles Conroy, Fr Pat O’Sullivan, Fr John McCarthy (RIP), Fr Seán Horgan, Fr Bill Collins, Fr...
Growing up: Words of advice from Pope Francis
This June, as children all over the world prepare to put away their pencil cases and pack up their bags at the end of another school year, Pope Francis held a special audience at the Vatican with a group of school-going children from Communion and Liberation’s “The...
Matt Moran: The missionary era is far from being over
Matt Moran, former fundraising manager at the MSC Missions Office in Cork, recently spoke to The Irish World about the ongoing importance of missionary work in today’s world. Speaking about the fact that Irish missionaries are still making a real difference in the...
Fortify Youth Conference – Forget Common Sense!
When you're organising a Catholic youth even for the first time common sense would tell you to start small, organise a few speakers, and tap some local talent for the music ministry. What you should never do is to book Matt Maher, the biggest name in worship music in...
Working together for change in the Philippines
The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart have been working to promote positive change in the KKSV9 district in Pinugay, a resettlement area for families who have been displaced from their homes in the Philippines. Poverty is a serious issue in this isolated region, and...