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FAMILY VOCATIONS COMMUNITY SPONSORS MASS

                On Sunday 6th of September a little bit of SMA history was made when over one thousand people in Ireland and further afield tuned-in...

Cardinal’s plan for laypeople to lead parishes

Cardinal Reinhard Marx has announced plans to allow laypeople in his Archdiocese of Munich to lead parishes where there are no priests. In doing...

Climate Volunteers and the Thumbprint Campaign

During 2015, the SMA introduced the Thumbprint Campaign for Climate Justice and with the publication of Pope Francis’ encyclical on ecology, Laudato Si, it...

LAITY AND THE SMA

When he founded the SMA in 1856, Bishop de Brésillac wanted to establish a "Society of clergy and lay people”, which would bring the...

Plenary Council 2017 – Nairobi, Kenya – Opening Address

The SMA Plenary Council is an annual meeting to evaluate the ongoing mission of the Society and plan for the future. It gathers together...

Special Wilton Parish Assembly meeting

A special meeting of the Parish Assembly will gather with the new Parish Priest, Fr Michael O'Leary SMA, on Tuesday, 6 October 2015. It is...

African Link – Newsletter of SMA Laity groups

The "African Link" Newsletter is a source of information and communication for the Laity Groups linked to different SMA houses in Ireland. The primary purpose of  the...