On 31 July 2024 the Irish Ambassador to Nigeria, Peter Ryan and his wife Teresa, made a visit to the SMA Community in Blackrock Road, Cork. On arrival they were welcomed by the SMA Provincial...
Latest News
Reflection on Readings for Sat 10 August 2024 – Fr Kevin O’Gorman SMA
Readings: 2 Cor 9:6-10 Ps 111 John 12:24-26 We have heard a lot already – and will hear a lot more in the months and years ahead – about synodality. Alongside the synodal way is another, the...
My Journey to the SMA – FVC Newsletter 2024
This is the third article in this series about SMA Seminarians that was first published in the recent edition of the Family Vocations Community Newsletter 2024. This one concerns a Filipino student...
SMA INTERNATIONAL NEWS – August 2024
Welcome to this new edition of our SMA News for this month of August 2024. In this edition we go to Poland where a meeting was held of SMA vocation directors from Europe and America. In a report...
AUGUST 2024 | For political leaders
Let us pray that political leaders be at the service of their own people, working for integral human development and the common good, taking caring of those who have lost their jobs and giving...
CHAINS, DESERT AND FREEDOM- An interview with Fr. Luigi Maccalli SMA
The 17th September, 2018 is a day that Fr Luigi Maccalli SMA will never forget. On that evening, a gang of armed mujahidin kidnapped him from the Mission, where he had lived and worked for eleven...
Ways to Support
Our Projects in Africa
The goals of building up faith communities and church structures, providing education, health care, social development and caring for our environment have been at the heart of the SMA’s missionary work.
Over the years we have supported the care of children at Tanga House, we have helped develop housing for those that were homeless, we have assisted in the building of schools and we have continued to educate Seminarians training to become SMA Missionary Priests.
Missionary Association Cards and prayers for a loved one
You can donate to the SMA by ordering one or more Missionary Association Cards. Our cards are designed to let someone know that you have remembered them in a prayerful way. All prayer intentions received are placed before the altar in the Community Chapel of the SMA House from where you got the Card and will be remembered in our daily prayers and Masses.
We have a number of options available for Birthdays, Sympathy, Get Well, Christmas, etc.
Events in Ireland
Each year we host a selection of events such as Summer schools and camps, climate change and biodiversity conferences and events on human trafficking and advocacy.
We also host Novenas across Ireland.
Sunday Homilies
Homily for the 14th Sunday Year B
Readings: Ezek 2:2-5; 2 Cor 12:7-10; Mark 6:1-6a Theme: ‘They would not accept him’ (Mk 6:3) The theme of rejection looms large in today’s scripture readings. Ezekiel, the prophet of today’s first...
Homily for the 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B
Readings: Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24; 2 Cor 8:7,9,13-15; Mk 5:21-43 Theme: The Healing Power of Jesus Today’s gospel reading from Mark reports two miracles performed by Jesus upon his return to the...
Homily for the 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B
Homily for the 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B Readings: Job 38:1,8-11; 2 Corinthians 5:14-17; Mark 4:35-41 Theme: ‘Even though he sleeps, Christ is in the boat’ (Martin Luther) One of the...
Videos
Beginnings provides an historical account of the initiation of the SMA. It is the SMA story on the founder, choices and international expansion.
Fr. Anthony was extremely active in the Twafawne building project; a community housing initiative for women that had lost their homes.
Supporters in Ireland contribute vital funds to sponsor priests in training in Africa. You can hear about the FVC supporters and what is involved.
Each month we share videos regularly on :
- History and occasions
- Prayers and meditations
- Reflections and teachings
- Climate change, biodiversity and human trafficking
- Mindfulness
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