The love of Christ urges us on
The Intra-Congregational Vocation Formation Team Meeting took place in Nigeria September 13-17, 2010. Sisters of Charity from Nigeria, Zambia, Ireland, England/Scotland, California/Venezuela and Australia gathered at the Abbe Louis Bautain Retreat Center, Ijebu-Itele, Ogun State. See the video of some of the participants on the Videos page. We were given a warm welcome by the sisters …
The member states of the UN are meeting this month to review the progress that has been made towards achieving the Millenium Development Goals. At this meeting they will agree on what actions still need to be taken in order to achieve the MDGs fully. It is our belief that we need to show our …
Churches together in Britain and Ireland (CBTI) are inviting all churches to mark “Creation Time” from 1st September to 4th October this year. This year’s theme, in keeping with the UN International Year of Biodiversity, is: Creation Flourishing – A Time for Celebration and Care.In the wake of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster and the …
Following on a proposal by the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, the General Assembly of the UN has decided to convene a Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) summit on 20-22 September, 2010, with the primary objective to accelerate progress towards all the MDGs by 2015. The summit will take into account the progress made towards the …
One of the very many blessings the Sisters of Charity enjoy is the fact that two of our major celebrations occur in the summer months: 22nd July, the anniversary of our Foundress, Mary Aikenhead’s death and 15th August the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary which is the Patronal feast of the Congregation. Understandably then, a …
The Earth Charter Initiative is an extraordinarily diverse, global network of people, organizations, and institutions that participate in promoting and implementing the values and principles of the Earth Charter. The Initiative is a broad-based, voluntary, civil society effort. Participants include leading international institutions, national governments and their agencies, university associations, non-government organizations and community-based groups, …
