You are invited to join us on Saturday 18th June in the very beautiful and inspirational surroundings of Nano Nagle Birthplace (Ballygriffin, Mallow, Co. Cork). Sometimes we just need to step aside from the haste and noise of our busy world! Come Walk with Us! YOUR INVITATION Join Us (Presentation Sisters & Others) for a ‘Camino’ Walk on Saturday, June ...
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A new pact on education
There is an urgent need to humanise education, focusing on the centrality of the person and creating the necessary conditions for an integral development. Giving children and young people a proper autonomy and the necessary leadership will make it possible for each one to grow inwardly, as part of a living, interdependent, and fraternal community. In sharing a common destiny, ...
Read More »Hearing creation’s call
“The effects of the present imbalance can only be reduced by our decisive action, here and now.” (LS 161) Heavenly Father, creator of life and peace. In this journey of synodality, may our brothers, sisters, plants, animals and future generations experience the grace of climate justice and equality throughout all hemispheres of the Earth. Open our hearts to listen to ...
Read More »Listening with the ears of God
In his Message for the World Day of Communications 2022 (29th May) Pope Francis speaks about ‘Listening with the ears of God’. He quotes St. Paul: “faith comes through listening” (cf. Rom 10:17). But in fact he says the initiative is Gods. A God who wishes to communicate with us. A God who speaks to us, and to whom we respond by ...
Read More »Reconciliation with Creation
Laudato Si’ Week 2022, from May 22-29 (the 7th anniversary of Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical on creation care) offers the opportunity to unite globally in listening and responding together ‘to the cry of creation’. It’s time for a ‘Reconciliation with Creation’. We need to seize it as a vital opportunity to intensify our efforts through the dynamic Laudato Si’ Action Platform, ...
Read More »Our beloved Amazon
The 1st Global Assembly for the Amazon was on July 18-19th, 2020 and was promoted by the Coordination of indigenous organizations of the Amazon Basin (Coica), the Pan-American Social Forum (Fospa) and the Pan-American Church Network (REPAM). The virtual event included Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Guyana, Venezuela, Brazil, French Guiana & Suriname. “Ecocide, ethnocide and terricide” are “worse ...
Read More »Prayer to Mary
The Angel of the Lord announced that you would love And creation was overjoyed And smiled in the walnut trees and danced in the flowers. And you, Mary, simple woman, woman of the people You said “yes” to the novelty of the Kingdom And the whole earth became pregnant with verses And dreamed of justice and distilled delicacies. “Behold the ...
Read More »The Earth is ours to heal
Laudato Si’ Week 2022, from May 22-29, marks the 7th anniversary of Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical on creation care. The Earth is ours to heal. This week offers the opportunity to unite globally in listening and responding together ‘to the cry of creation’. We need to seize it as a vital opportunity to intensify our efforts through the dynamic Laudato ...
Read More »‘Bee’ the change
Today, 20th May is World Bee Day (WBD). Yes, we can give thanks to these amazing creatures who contribute so much to our existence; to sustainability, and to our food security on this planet by being supported to do what they do best, without the destructive impact of pesticides, intensive agri-systems, and the escalating demands we make on our environment ...
Read More »God’s plan is inclusive
In his message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees which is on 22nd September 2022, Pope Francis said history showed that new arrivals played a “fundamental role” in social and economic growth. In his 1,200-word message, dated May 9, the pope described the presence of migrants and refugees as both “a great challenge” and “an immense opportunity.” God’s plan is essentially ...
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