Br Malachy Thompson

Cistercians The monastic life has given me a new life full of happiness and a deep sense of peace. The life has totally exceeded all my expectations and dreams. Living with others who value the same expression of faith in a common life together has been important for...
Sr Emer O’Shaughnessy

Sr Emer O’Shaughnessy

Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy I didn’t suddenly wake up one day and decide that I was going to be a sister or to go nursing, or to work and live in Peru. One thing led to another. The people here really have a very low standard of living and working...
Br Ronan Sharpley

Br Ronan Sharpley

Franciscans OFM I worked in El Salvador with Viatores Christi as a Civil Engineer and I meet Franciscans ministering there. I experienced their spirituality put into practice every day in the friary and among the people. Franciscans were not afraid to get stuck in and...
Sr Mary Barron

Sr Mary Barron

Our Lady of Apostles I am from a typically rural Irish Catholic family and I inherited the faith of my parents. I was always interested in working in Africa, but I never thought about religious life until towards the end of university when I looked at the possibility...