The love of Christ urges us on
Celebrating a Golden Jubilee with a sister in her late 90’s was a unique experience for her community. Sr. Joan belongs to St. Anthony’s Community, Cork but is resident in Marymount Older Care Services for approximately four years. The residents in St. John’s Ward are the people with whom Sr. Joan interacts on a daily …
World Day of Social Justice is an international day which recognises the importance of promoting social justice by addressing issues such as poverty, marginalisation, gender inequality, unemployment, human rights, and social protection. The World Day of Social Justice is observed every year on January 20th. To mark World Day of Social Justice this year, we …
February 8th marks the International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking, and the feast of Saint Bakhita, the patron Saint of all those who suffer from the violence of human trafficking. According to ILO, United Nations, there are currently 49.6 million people in modern slavery worldwide, with 35% of them being children. Recently, …
Today marks the anniversary of the birth of Mother Mary Aikenhead. On the 19th of January 1787, Mary Aikenhead was born in County Cork to Dr. David Aikenhead, a wealthy Scottish-Protestant and his wife, Mary Stackpole, an aristocratic Irish Catholic. Following a conversion to the Catholic faith in her teenage years, Mary travelled to York’s …
Recently, two of our Sisters attended a two-day Advocacy Forum which took place in Rome. The event was sponsored by the International Union of Superiors General (UISG), an organisation for leaders of Catholic women’s congregations, and it addressed issues such as sustainable development, climate change, poverty, migration and human trafficking and other social and economic …
The festive season of Christmas has come around once more. For many, Christmas is an eagerly anticipated holiday, marking a time of gratitude, generosity, and moments shared with loved ones. Nevertheless, for some, it can also be a period tinged with solitude, particularly for those who reflect on past Christmases spent with loved ones who …
