“One does the planting, another the watering, but it is God who makes things grow” (1 Cor 3:6) It is out of such theology that Nano Nagle lived and prayed and worked. She generously gave her all, ‘all in her power’, trusting that her efforts in planting seeds would one day yield a harvest blessed by the ‘power of the ...
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We are present at the National Ploughing Championships 2022 in Ratheniska, Co. Laois from September 20th, 21st & 22nd. Call in and say ‘hello’ – we will be delighted to meet you! We are in the stand area at 609 (Row 3, Block 39) The National Ploughing Championships draws people of all ages and cultures to the ‘heart of the farming landscape’, ...
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‘Listen to the Voice of Creation’. “I have heard their cry … I know their sufferings…Come, now! I will send you … I will be with you” (Ex 3:1-12). This theme for the Season of Creation 2022 focusses on listening to those voices, which are not heard. They include women and girls, Indigenous Peoples, migrants, youth, the economically marginalised and ...
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We are entering a new season in more ways than one. As we move gradually out of summer and feel already the change of air and subtle sense of Autumn arriving, our senses are awakened to the delicate and transient beauty of each season, as well as to the losses – life that can no longer be sustained and nature’s ...
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The Season of Creation begins on September 1, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation and ends on October 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology beloved by many Christian denominations. Throughout the month-long celebration, we come together in an annual ecumenical celebration of prayer and action for our common home. ...
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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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Presentation Sisters Union North East Ireland Union of Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary