On August 16th, the Irish Bishops’ Conference published the National Synthesis of the Synodal Process on www.synod.ie. The Synodal Process has been conducted across the Church in Ireland from Autumn 2021. “The publication the National Synthesis is the fruit of a wide-ranging process of listening and consultation drawing on the syntheses produced by the 26 dioceses in Ireland, as well ...
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‘Friends of Nano’ share the spirituality, charism, vision and mission of the Presentation Sisters congregation founded by Nano Nagle. This is a Spirituality of ‘being communion’, a spirituality that seeks God in the interconnectedness of all creation and that promotes active love for self, God, others and all of nature. This is expressed by finding creative ways to further its ...
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Today (22 July) we celebrate the Apostle Mary Magdalene. She was a follower of Christ, who travelled with him and the Twelve during his earthly ministry, together with several other women who supported them. “While [Mary Magdalene] has often been sentimentalized or sexualized, there has not until recently been the slightest threat of her being divinized, and her intact humanness ...
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Yesterday, 21st July, Pope Francis released his Message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation 2022 which opens this year’s Season of Creation 2022 on the 1st September and concludes 4th October, the Feast of St. Francis. This is a special time for all Christians to pray and work together to care for our common home. The very ...
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The International Presentation Association (IPA) has been a presence at High Level Political Fora for a number of year’s now, actively engaged in the valuable discussion and information exchange platforms offered by the various side-shows that run parallel to the main event. An Invitation The IPA has been co-organising the following side event on behalf of the JCoR and REDES ...
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Today, the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (24 June 2022) is an opportunity to take time out to contemplate who the Sacred Heart was for Nano Nagle, and how this legacy of Compassionate Love speaks to our lives today. “Nano, we pray our hearts may bear the self-same fire and cast it on the earth”. A well documented ...
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As we move through the Summer Solstice, the gift of the day of longest light (21st June in the northern hemisphere) and a chance to open and be opened by the rhythm of Nature and the life-giving presence of the Creator in our lives – we pray: Let me breathe only grace today, only that which slows, steadies, softens, sparks ...
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World Refugee Day 2022 is observed on Monday, 20 June 2022. The World Refugee Day 2022 theme is: ‘Together we heal, learn, and shine’. Supporting, helping, and ensuring the safety of refugees should be an all-time goal and not just limited to the Refugee Day. However, this day is a means to create awareness about the hardships of refugees and is ...
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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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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, ...
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