NEWS & MEDIA
Pope Francis’ message to MSCs
"You are authentic disciples of Jesus Christ," said Pope Francis when he was the Archbishop of Buenos Aires. Speaking about the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, he spoke of their ministry, saying...
200,000 Years of Missionary Life
Last week I was at a talk in Dublin on the work of the VSO and the future of overseas volunteering after 2015. All in all an interesting morning with good contributions from representative of the...
Rugby’s Anonymous Disciple
This Holy Week and throughout Easter we look at the what it really means to be a follower of Christ. A lot has been written on the subject, but I think an article in today's Irish Times really sums...
Answering God’s Call – Vocations 2014
It's been a busy year. There's an understatement. It's like saying that Pope Francis is doing a pretty good job. Strictly speaking it's true, but it doesn't do the year or our new Pope justice. Our MSC vocations ministry programme has taken us from all over Europe to...
Vocations Road Trips and Pilgrim Pathways
This autumn, as part of our exciting new vocations programme in Ireland for the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart ( MSC ), we invite you to go on a journey of faith. It’s an opportunity to take a step back from the business and rush of your world and listen for that...
Priests In The Dark? Let There Be Light!
It was an interesting experience. One of my first Masses here in Maracaibo, Venezuela was celebrated with a packed church in pitch darkness. I had an altar server with a torch, prodigious endurance and a steady hand. This isn't a tradition or idiosyncrasy of the Latin...
Missionary Blog – Faith behind bars
What does it mean to be a Missionary of the Sacred Heart? Who are we and what do we do? How are we different from the diocesan priests and members of other religious congregations? It's a difficult question to answer, but perhaps the best I can do is to show you. As...
MSC Volunteering – All good things …
All good things come to an end. It is hard to believe we are nearing the end of our stay at Holy Family Care Centre. It has been the most enriching experience. There has been much laughter, a few tears and alot of reflection over the past few months. As well as...
MSC Vocations welcoming on the Way
This August saw the beginning of a new idea. It's about welcome. It's about both the beginning and the end of a journey. This year the MSC Vocations team, along with priests and religious from the La Retraite Sisters, the Faithful Companions of Jesus and the...
Vocations Ireland
Welcome to the Vocations Website of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. If you are feeling uncertain as to why you are visiting this site then take heart!!! Admitting we are uncertain, unclear, trying to find out where we are going are all matters of VOCATION and...
World Youth Day 2013 Faith and Celebration
Following World Youth Day in Rio 2013 some of the young people with the MSC Vocations team reflect on the week's highlights. Kieran Torbuck One of my favourite experiences of the World Youth Day (WYD) so far had to be the visit to the Sugar Loaf Mountain. Despite the...
Pope Francis wants a mess after WYD 2013
We all suspected something different was happening when the newly elected Pope first knelt down and asked for the people's prayers before he gave his first blessing. It seems however that Pope Francis has exceeded those expectations and as his papacy continues he...
Fr. Alan meets Francis in World Youth Day
Okay, so the title is a little misleading, but the event itself is spectacular! MSC Vocations is over in Rio for World Youth Day 2013. The weather is perfect! We're right next to Copacabana Beach! Pope Francis is en route! The atmosphere is AMAZING! Over the week you...