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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.
Vocation Music Awards Entries and Voting
Vocations Ireland have formed a team with the U.K. to work on a European music project together with Austrian, Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Croatia. (PLEASE SHARE WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE!) Everyone is called by God, be it in the specific...
Universal Periodic Review of Ireland 2021 – Civil Society Submission
We recently made a joint submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Below you will find a summary of our concerns and recommendations. Summary of Concerns and Recommendations A: Human Trafficking With regards to human trafficking in...
A Letter from a Dandelion
This morning we share the following by Paula Kok-De Boer on the importance of the humble dandelion to the greater ecological balance in our gardens. Hello, I'm a dandelion. A lot of people call me a weed but I'm a friend and come to help you! When you...
A Season of Grief and Giving Way to Hope
Sometimes it seems that everywhere we look there is pain and suffering. This last sixteen months have highlighted the fragility of life, the importance of human connection and the vulnerability of humanity. For some, it’s been a time of deep contemplation and...
A Prayer for Weary Souls
This pandemic has gone on for a long time and people are tired. It seems that when things settle down in one part of the world, they flare up in another. We are all aware of things that may never have entered our personal area of perception before. This morning we...
An Overview of the Universal Periodic Process – An Invitation
You are invited to attend an overview of the Universal Periodic Review process of the UN Human Rights Council and our joint submission. We intend to present and explain the joint submission to the UPR of Ireland to which many of you added your signatures of support....
Prayer Against Human Trafficking
Our prayer focus for July and August is for Victims of Human Trafficking. xx xx I am Sister Veronica Ifeyinwa Onyeanisi of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles, Nigeria Province. I work with Interfaith forum of Muslim and Christian women’s Association...
Against Polarization and Confrontation
VATICAN PRESS RELEASE Against polarization and confrontation: Pope Francis emphasizes the value of dialogue in his monthly prayer intention In The Pope Video, the Holy Father focuses on dialogue as the “path to seeing reality in a new way, so we can live...
Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for July 2021
Join us in prayer for the intentions entrusted to us by Pope Francis. For July 2021, we join the Holy Father in praying for: Social friendship We pray that, in social, economic and political situations of conflict, we may be courageous and passionate architects...
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