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Stories, reflections, and updates from our mission and community life. Here we share reflections, insights and experiences, believing that the simple act of sharing can inspire, connect, and open hearts.
COMECE releases the first report of its Interfaith Youth Convention
Press Release, 10/11/2021 COMECE releases the first report of its Interfaith Youth Convention The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) releases on Wednesday 10 December 2021 the first report of its Interfaith Youth...
OLA Joint Submission to UPR Shapes Stakeholders Summary
We are delighted to report that our UPR joint submission has definitely shaped the Summary of Stakeholders' Information report prepared by the OHCHR - Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Our submission is referenced 18 times across 12 paragraphs in the...
Message from Irish Missionaries to Leaders at COP 26
Vocations Ireland and AMRI have put together the following video with messages from Irish Missionaries to the leaders at COP 26. OLA Justice Officer, John McGeady shares a message on our behalf. What is COP 26? COP stands for Conference of the Parties is...
The Uncharted Road: Memoirs of a Missionary Life
Review of the book The Uncharted Road: Memoirs of a Missionary Life written by Eithne MacDevitt OLA The title of the book The Uncharted Road by Sr. Eithne McDevitt captures the attention of the inquisitive reader. Have you wondered why the title of the book is The...
OLA Sisters Co-Found New Irish Antenna of AEFJN
In July 2021, the OLA Sisters Irish Province, in collaboration with other Religious Congregations, co-founded a new Antenna, or branch, of the Africa Europe Faith and Justice Network - AEFJN. In September, the new Antenna decided to join the Irish Coalition on...
A Life of Mission is a Life of Love
“Mission is never the fruit of a perfectly planned program or a well-organized manual. Mission is always the fruit of a life which knows what it is to be found and healed, encountered and forgiven. Mission is born of a constant experience of God’s merciful...
The New Face of Mission
A reflection by Maria Agonoke MSHR. Maria is a Missionary Sister of the Holy Rosary, born in Nigeria and currently on mission in Kenya. Mission, Give and Take (Paradigm Shift in Mission) Introduction The Church by its nature is missionary. Very...
Great Things Happen when God Mingles with Human Beings
Great things happen when God mingles with human beings and prayer is that channel where this meeting of the Divine and the human comes alive. The story of the captivity and miraculous release of Fr Pierluigi (Gigi) Maccalli (SMA) from his abductors after two years of...
CELEBRATE CREATION: Season of Creation Draws to a Close
As we continue our journey to an Integral Ecology, we share with you Pope Francis’s video which invites us to join the Laudato Si’ Action Platform. Caring for our brothers and sisters means caring for the home we share. This responsibility is “essential to a life of...
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