Newbridge Convent snowbound
The army comes to the rescue
Scraper at work
Caution
Clearing a path
Now we can get out
Srs. Eileen Fitzpatrick, Eileen Murphy, Christina Richardson with Sheila
Jubilees of Religious Life: Sheila O'Riordan (75), Frances Darragh (60), Maureen Delaney (70)
I recently received an email from Uplift asking me to fill in a questionnaire on my views on abortion in the lead up to the referendum in Ireland this year. I was about to delete the email when I paused and asked myself why I was reluctant to put my views on abortion in writing. It is often difficult to speak out publicly against abortion. The chances are people will say: “What has it to do with you; you have never had a decision like that to make. What can you as a celibate, contribute to the debate?” We religious people, can be seen as closed and rigid and intolerant of …
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The Holy Family of Bordeaux is an International Spiritual and Apostolic Family founded in 1820 by Pierre Bienvenu Noailles,
a priest of Bordeaux. It is composed of women and men, youth and children, from all vocations and walks of life in
the Catholic Church – Apostolic and Contemplative Women Religious, Consecrated Secular Women,
Lay and Priest Associates.
All members, while living their own specific vocation, share the same mission, the same spirit
and aim and draw their inspiration from the Holy Family of Nazareth.
In Britain and Ireland the Holy Family includes:
- Apostolic Religious
- Consecrated Seculars
- Lay and Priest Associates
- Youth
We invite our members, past pupils, friends and those interested in knowing more about and sharing our spirituality, charism and ministries to interact with us on this site.
The publication of Pope Francis’s third apostolic exhortation, Gaudete et exsultate, has been widely welcomed. The exhortation, dated March 19, is on the call to holiness in today’s world. Church leaders have …
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Pierre Bienvenu Noailles was an enthusiastic young priest of Bordeaux who, at the age of 27, began to found what he then called the Association of the Holy Family.
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