This article from Agenzia Fides tells of the visit of Bishop Martin Adjou Moumouni to the Parish of Saint Pierre de Kalalé following an attack by Jihadists from Niger on September 10. The Parish is...
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REFLECTION FOR SATURDAY 27th September 2025 – Fr Kevin O’Gorman SMA
Readings: Zec 2:5-9, 14-15; Ps Jer 31:10-13; Lk 9:43-45. The readings today are prophetic, proclaiming both the presence of God and the passion of Jesus. ‘For I am coming to dwell in the middle of...
Homily for the 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time, 2025
Readings: Amos: 6:1, 4-7;1 Timothy 6:11-16; Luke 16:19-31 Theme: Indifference to the Plight of the Poor By Michael McCabe, SMA. Today’s readings, like those of last Sunday, invite us to continue our...
Prayer Service for the Season of Creation 2025
“Environmental justice can no longer be regarded as an abstract concept or a distant goal. It is an urgent need that involves much more than simply protecting the environment. For it is a matter of...
REFLECTION FOR SATURDAY 20th September 2025 – Fr Kevin O’Gorman SMA
Readings: I Tm 6:13-16. Ps 99. Luke 8:4-15 The blurb for the New Collegeville Commentary on First and Second Timothy begins ‘If St Paul and his followers had sent these messages by email they long...
Father Bonazzetti: ‘banknote repairer’
ANGOLA/ Terreiro (Agenzia Fides) – “We are still in the middle of the dry season, even though we are waiting for the first rain, and we want to use the rain to fill the large cistern in...
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 Sunday 14th September 2025
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Readings: Numbers 21:4-9; Philippians 2:6-11; John 3:13-17 Theme: The Victory of the Cross By Michael McCabe, SMA The origins of today’s feast, ‘The...
Homily for the 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time: 2025
Readings: Wisdom 9:13-18; Philemon 9-10,12-17; Luke 14:25-33 Theme: The Cost of Discipleship By Michael McCabe, SMA The Jesus we meet in today’s gospel is far from the ‘gentle Jesus, meek and mild’...
Homily for the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time: 2025
Readings: Ecclesiasticus 3:17-20,28-29; Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24; Luke 14:1,7-14 Theme: Humility is the truth about ourselves loved (C. Carey-Elwes) By Michael McCabe, SMA Today’s readings invite us...
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