Pastoral & Social Work

My name is Sr. Loreto Mary and my ministry as a volunteer worker in Open Heart House started in 2006. Open Heart House caters for people recovering from addictions and HIV/AIDS. Here recovering addicts avail of nutritious food and diverse therapies to help them towards recovery.... Read More →

Traditionally in Ireland Catholic schools contribute most to the formal religious education of children. They have worked tirelessly in teaching the catechetical programme. They built on the foundation of the children’s experience of faith in the home and in the parish. In... Read More →

Young Social Innovators (YSI) have just launched the Social Innovation programme 2013. Young people, between the ages of 15 and 18 years, are encouraged to take part in raising social issues, and suggesting solutions which can positively impact local communities and the world. Sr... Read More →

During the month of August the Turn Off the Red Light (TORL) Campaign gathered momentum as the 31st of August deadline for submissions to the Oireachtas Committee drew closer.  The Campaign is seeking a change in the law to end exploitation and sex trafficking by making it... Read More →

The second International Counter-Trafficking meeting took place at the Stella Maris Retreat Centre in Howth, Co. Dublin from 23rd to 27th July. It was attended by 12 Sisters of Charity from Australia, California, Venezuela, England, Scotland, Ireland, Malawi, Nigeria and Zambia.... Read More →