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
Visitors from Ethiopian Province, October 2023
Fr Kilimpe Garbicha Wako and Mammo Beriso Bulbo recently visited Ireland as part of a visit to a number of European circumscriptions / countries as well as to the Spiritan Generalate in Rome...
Author: - November 19, 2023
Culture Night September 22nd 2023, 4-9pm: Join Us for a Public Exhibition
Our Culture Night exhibition tells the story of Spiritan work in Brazil, and in some of the Asian countries including Pakistan, Taiwan, Philippines, and Vietnam.
Author: - September 19, 2023
Attending the annual summit of The Wheel – May 2023
Annmarie Reid and Gráinne O’Rourke represented The Spiritans at the annual summit of The Wheel in Croke Park, Dublin in May 2023. The day was filled with interesting sessions exploring the big topics currently affecting the voluntary and community (charity) sector.
Author: - July 21, 2023
