Sarah Mac Donald

Sarah Mac Donald is a freelance journalist based in Dublin. She contributes to The Tablet, the Irish Independent and NCR. She researched and produced the documentary "Mary Ward – Dangerous Visionary," which tells the story of the 16th-century foundress of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Congregation of Jesus. She has contributed to books, including The Francis Factor: A New Departure (Columba Press, 2014) and God's Entrepreneurs: How Irish Missionaries Tried to Change the World (New Island Books, 2010).

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Sarah Mac Donald es una periodista independiente establecida en Dublín, Irlanda, que contribuye con The Tablet, el Irish Independent y NCR. Ella investigó y produjo el documental Mary Ward: Visionaria Peligrosa, que cuenta la historia de la fundadora del Instituto de la Bienaventurada Virgen María y la Congregación de Jesús en el siglo XVI. Ha contribuido en libros, incluyendo The Francis Factor: A New Departure (Columba Press 2014) y God's Entrepreneurs: How Irish Missionaries Tried to Change the World (New Island Books 2010).

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Mercy Sr. Helena O'Donoghue, left, with Rutendo, a client of Mercy Law Resource Centre in Dublin. The center, set up by the Sisters of Mercy, provides free legal advice and representation to people experiencing homelessness. (MLRC/David Speirs)

Oct 29, 2020

Sophia Housing, Mercy Law take holistic approach to homelessness in Ireland

"Our vision is for an Ireland where homelessness, and the trauma caused by homelessness, is eradicated from our society," says Daughter of Wisdom Sr. Jean Quinn, founder of Sophia Housing.

Sr. Margaret MacCurtain, right, is pictured with Sinéad McCoole (far left), historian and writer, and Lord Mayor of Dublin Christy Burke at the Mansion House, Dublin, in 2014 for the launch of McCoole's book "Easter Widows." (Lensman Photography/Sinéad Mc

Oct 21, 2020

Sr. Margaret MacCurtain, distinguished historian and activist, dies at 91

President Michael Higgins led tributes from all sectors of Irish society to Dominican Sr. Margaret MacCurtain, who died in Dublin on Oct. 5.

James Morgan, right, checks the recording levels as the sisters perform some of the music to which St. Clare's writing was set for the first time for the album "Light for the World." (Morgan Pochin Music Productions)

Oct 19, 2020

Poor Clares' song reaches out in a hope to provide silence, calm

A community of isolated nuns in the Sussex countryside in the U.K. has put their daily prayerful singing into a shareable form using new songs composed by James Morgan and Juliette Pochin.

Jul 21, 2020

Five religious congregations celebrate major anniversaries in 2020

In addition to the Benedictine sisters of Kylemore Abbey marking their centennial in December, four other communities mark anniversaries of 200, 100, 175 and 150 years: the Faithful Companions of Jesus, the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic, the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and the Oblate Sisters of the Most Holy Redeemer.

Jul 21, 2020

Q & A with Abbess Máire Hickey: the impact of COVID-19 on her Benedictines' centennial

On July 3, after four months of lockdown, Kylemore Abbey reopened to the public. Abbess Sr. Máire Hickey spoke to Global Sisters Report about the impact of the pandemic on the centenary celebrations, how the Benedictine community dealt with the lockdown, and the impact the crisis has had on their Connemara business.

The main building of St. Vincent's Hospital at Elm Park, Dublin, in 2017 (Sarah Mac Donald)

Jun 15, 2020

Irish sisters get Vatican approval to relinquish health care holdings

The Religious Sisters of Charity say they will transfer their 100% shareholding in St. Vincent's Healthcare to an independent, charitable body — though some doubt that means it will be independent of Catholic rules.

Dec 03, 2019

Sr. Carmel McEnroy, author who captured women's role in Vatican II, dies

Mercy Sr. Carmel McEnroy, author of a groundbreaking work on the role of women in the Second Vatican Council, has died at age 83 in Galway City, Ireland, after a long illness.