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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.
It’s About More Than Water, it’s a Women’s Rights Issue!
Photo courtesy of Tucker Tangeman - In a remote region of Northern Kenya, life is hard. Water is a few kilometres away in a dried up river bed and these girls walk there and back a few times a day. We've been enjoying amazing weather here in Ireland over the summer....
Making Headlines in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS
Sr Kate Costigan returning from Karate practice with some of the children in the community in Tanzania Sr Kate Costigan was featured in an article in the Global Development section of The Guardian on Sunday outlining her outstanding work in the area of...
Hearty Congratulations to Our New Superior General
It’s been weeks of prayer and anticipation for all of us at Our Lady of Apostles as our General Chapter takes place in Rome. We were delighted to receive the news this morning that Sr Mary T Barron from the Dromahane Community has been elected as our Superior General....
Mite Box Keepers at Christmas
Four shop keepers on their role as shepherds of the OLA mite boxes The OLA mite boxes featuring the image of St. Anthony have adorned shop counters for almost sixty years. They have become synonymous with supporting the missions and hold a very sacred place in...
Interfaith Council Honour Contribution of Founder Member
The story of the founding of the Women’s Interfaith Council Mission Month is a time when we reflect on our call to be of service to others in our world. Whether as a Religious or a lay person, each one of us is called to go out and make our world a better...
Reaching Out to Women at Grassroots
A 'train the trainers' style workshop for mothers took place in Kaduna, Nigeria from July 26th-29th. Present were 48 women leaders representing 16 Catholic and Muslim faith groups from Kaduna and Katsina. The title of the four day workshop was "WIC Step Down Mothers...
Gratitude from Bepoase Clinic in Ghana
Last May, Sr. Eithna Synnott received an email from Sr. Mary Rita O’Mahony in Ghana. The OLA Province in Ghana had recently opened a new convent in the rural village of Bepoase and the OLAs had been invited to take over the health centre there. The centre had...
Helping Hand for Health Clinic
Sr. Eithna Synnott, OLA reports on how a call for help from a health clinic in rural Ghana was met with wonderful generosity in Ireland in the space of three weeks. On the 23rd of May last, I received an email from Sr. Mary Rita O’Mahony, OLA. Sr. Mary Rita,...
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