The love of Christ urges us on
The Religious Sisters of Charity have written the following letter to the Minister for Education and Science in regard to the congregation’s commitment to make a further voluntary contribution in light of the Ryan report: _____________________________________________________________________________________ The following summary was made by the Panel of Three appointed by the Government: €m €mFinancial Resources …
Two exciting developments have recently taken place in one of our communities in Nigeria.St. Francis Hospital purchased a new x-ray machine earlier this year. On the feast of St. Francis (4th October), patron of the hospital, the new X-ray Department was officially opened and blessed. All invited guests expressed their gratitude to the generosity of …
The English/Scottish Province has published information about Prisoners Week 2009. The Province Website gives details of the themes for this year: ‘Hold Fast To Hope’ (England) and …‘Dreams For Our Children’ (Scotland). Visit their website for more information about how this week will be marked in both countries.
Archbishop Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, Metropolitan Archbishop of Addis Ababa urged the recent Synod on Africa to take concrete action against human trafficking. “I hope this Synod on Africa shall study the root causes of human trafficking, internally displaced persons, abused domestic workers (especially women in the Middle East), refugees and migrants, especially the African boat …
Sr. Carmel Somers RSC reports on some of the practical aspects of ‘Care For The Earth’ in California.“Zero Waste is reporting that we are now the most environmentally responsible area in the USA. Again car emissions are down and more and more people are recycling. In addition the economic downturn has had a good …
Under Sr. Bernadette Moran’s leadership at St. Columban’s Parish in Garden Grove, the issue of human trafficking has been brought to the fore. Over the last few years, as part of the Adult Faith Formation Program, Sr. Bernadette has arranged workshops for parishioners on different aspects of trafficking to increase awareness of the reality of …
