Sr. Julie Watson who is living and ministering in Pakistan,  has written a reflection on the challenge of living a Spirituality of Being in Communion within an Islamic culture.

Pope Benedict XVI's second encyclical was released by the Vatican on November 30, 2007 and is a reflection on the theological virtue of hope. The document - which has an introduction and eight chapters - begins with a quote from the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans: "spe salvi facti sumus" (in hope we are saved). To view the encyclical choose 'More'.

To download the encyclical as a .pdf document, click here.

Horizon, a Renewal Experience for Sisters, will take place from mid August to mid December 2008. The programme, open to sisters between 5 and 15 years finally professed, is a new initiative for Presentation.

Messages to Helen Hyland pbvm

The Members Area of the website is currently open to all Sisters. When development is complete it may be accessible by other categories of membership.

To apply for membership, click here. You will receive a reply within a few days advising you of your Username and Password.

Flash Player 9

Many websites today require flash to view the animations on their site. To view the Presentation Union website fully, you will require Flash 9 from Adobe.

Following the IPA Assembly, the IPA Justice Contact personnel met for four days from 22 November to 25 November 2007. For an account of their work, click 'More'.

Messages to Sr. Imelda Carew

Fr. Frank Anderson, author of 'Making The Eucharist Matter', gave three seminars in November which were attended by Presentation Sisters from many parts of Ireland.

Messages to Helen Hyland pbvm

Incarnation, a poem by Sr. Raphael Considine, has been added to the webpage as a Christmas reflection. To view the reflection, clcik 'More'.

On this day in 1775,  Nano Nagle along with her three companions Mary Fouhy, Elizabeth Burke and Mary Anne Collins formally began their religious life together  – this marked the beginning of the Presentation Congregation as we know it today.