South Sudan in the era of COVID-19 ~ John Skinnader C.S.Sp.
The Spiritans began operating in South Sudan in 2012. Today we are a group of four confrères: Fr. Boniface Isenge and Fr. Sospeter Kiarie from Kenya, Fr. Nolasco Mushi from Tanzania, and myself. We all manage projects such as agriculture, education, emergency relief, water or sanitation as well as the pastoral programmes of our Christian communities.
Author: - August 1, 2020
2020 Anniversaries of Ordinations
Fr. Brendan O’Brien C.S.Sp. celebrates 70 years of priesthood. - Fr. Kevin Corrigan C.S.Sp. celebrates the 60th anniversary of his ordination. - Fr. Brian Cronin C.S.Sp. celebrates the Golden Jubilee of his ordination.
Author: - July 20, 2020
Fr. Seán O’Shaughnessy C.S.Sp. on his 90th Birthday
Born in 1930 in Kinsale, Seán attended Rockwell College, the Spiritan school in Co. Tipperary. A little after his 17th birthday, he began his studies for the priesthood in the Spiritan novitiate which at the time was located in Kilshane in Co. Tipperary. Ordained 9 years later, in 1956, he served for more than two decades in Kenya where he was headmaster of Muthetheni Girls’...
Author: - July 7, 2020
Making the most of living in lockdown! Des Byrne C.S.Sp.
Fragility and resilience are, by definition, opposites - and may appear to be incompatible bedfellows. But maybe not?
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