The love of Christ urges us on
Our Sisters in California participated in advocacy to seek to get people to harness their civic responsibility to vote in the upcoming US election. An organization of women, called Women Rising, provided an opportunity to encourage voting by making available pre-paid postage postcards with labels of registered voters. We received 120 of these postcards and …
In September, our communications agency, Káno Communications paid a visit to St. Joseph’s Convent in Hackney, where Sisters from across the UK gathered to meet the Communications Team and to understand the importance of the Sisters’ stories in relation to their work. During their visit, Sinead, Aislinn and Siobhán spoke with Sisters who had travelled …
Have you ever answered your phone and immediately sensed that you were being scammed? I must admit that I have reacted rudely, even saying, “Scammer!” and hung up. It was thanks to one of our AEHT members, Fr. Paul Spellman, who shared an article in the Wall Street Journal on July 29, 2024, which unveiled …
Historical Context Founders Sr Bernadette Sweeney and Dr Joanna Crooks originally set up the St Agnes’ Violin Project in 2006, providing free music lessons for every child in St Agnes’ Primary School, now Scoil Úna Naofa. They had a vision of inclusiveness and place making for all those in the Crumlin community. The inspiration …
World Day of Migrants and Refugees, celebrated on September 29th, gave us an opportunity to deeply reflect on the struggles of those displaced, forced to leave their homes in search of safety, peace, and a better future. Pope Francis, in choosing this year’s theme, “God walks with His people,” reminds us that God accompanies all …
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace, held on September 21st this year. In that declaration, the United Nations’ most inclusive body recognised that peace “not only is the absence of conflict, but also requires a positive, …
