Orientation Course N° 5 for Incoming Pastoral Ministry Workers
Participating, along with a total of sixteen others, in this two-week course was a wonderful opportunity for me to learn and to share. It increased my motivation and satisfaction as a minister of God and has pushed me to serve. The course enabled me to accept the complexity of the Irish Church, integrating myself into this new reality so that my ministry in Ireland is the mission of God and not ‘the mission of oneself.’...
Author: - December 4, 2023
Mission Awareness Programme 2023
The Mission Awareness Programme (formerly known as ‘Mission Appeals’) has been an important aspect of the Province’s work for many years, giving us the opportunity to let parish communities in Ireland know about the work in overseas mission of confrères.
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Libermann Spiritan School, Templeogue
Libermann Spiritan School, Templeogue – the newest of the Spiritan schools in Ireland which cater for over 5,000 students – opened its doors on 4th September 2023. With a further intake of students the following month, the co-educational school, catering for autistic children (aged 4-18 years) with complex needs, now has a total of 30 students (in 5 classes)...
Author: - November 27, 2023
Joy and relief – A befriending story from Spirasi ~ Michael Liston (A Spirasi befriender)
‘Sheryar’* sought international protection in Ireland in 2012 due to fears of his for his life in his native Pakistan. He spent the next six years living in different ‘Direct Provision’ centres. I was introduced to him in 2018 by Spirasi’s befriending office. By then he had left his accommodation to stay with friends in Dublin as his appeal against a deportation order, which meant that he might be deported at any time, had been rejected by the Irish Supreme Court. (* Not his real name)
Author: - November 20, 2023
