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OLA Sisters in Tanzania Continue Serving
The OLA sisters work and live in some of the most under resourced areas of the world. Many of them work in the medical field. In Tanzania alone there are 1.6 million people living with HIV and the luxury of self-isolation and physical distancing adopted by some...
Jubilee Debt Campaign
Call for Debt Cancellation supported by OLA Irish Province This week, governments will meet at the IMF and World Bank's annual Spring meetings. Debt is on the agenda, and the outcome will be a make or break moment for countries in the Global South tackling the...
OLA Welcome LNG Ban
The Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles (Irish Province) welcomes the announcement by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil that they accept that it does not make sense to construct a liquid natural gas import terminal on the Shannon Estuary. We also welcome their stated...
Reflections from Ardfoyle on life during COVID-19
By Kathleen McGarvey OLA A prayer that is with me a lot these days is the prayer used by the AA: Lord, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the Courage to change the things I can and, the Wisdom to know the difference’. With the advent of...
An Easter Message (COVID-19)
To all our friends and loved ones, we want to assure you that you have not been forgotten. We remember you each day in our prayers in our communities in both in Ireland and in Tanzania. We are experiencing trying times. It is especially difficult when we are unable to...
African Catholics Without a Church
After the outbreak of the health crisis due to COVID-19, drastic measures have been taken by the governments of many African countries, with the closure of structures and isolation; on the other hand, the African Bishops' Conferences have ordered the closure of the...
Where to Find Live Streams for Celebrating Mass
Churches around the world have taken to the internet to live stream their services due to the restriction on public gatherings due to COVID-19. Below you will find a list with links to various online broadcasts. If there are any you think we should add, please...
RIP Sr Eugenius Colbert OLA
Farewell to Sr. Eugenius Colbert, 24th March 2020 Good afternoon and welcome. We are gathered today to bid farewell to a very unique lady, a true woman of strength, an absolute legacy, Sr Eugenius Colbert. Throughout her life, even up to the end, Sr Eugenius was a...
Words from our Provincial Leader on COVID-19
We are living in uncertain times. Unprecedented times. With drastic actions being implemented around the world to try and "flatten the curve" of the Corona Virus. It means that many people face an uncertain future. The impact of this virus is not only to our health. ...
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