As we approach the Feast of the great monk and pilgrim St Columban on 23rd November, we are publishing a nine-day novena of prayer...
Nine-Day Novena of Prayer to St Columban
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We are the Columban Missionaries in Ireland
Our mission is to help people become fully human, to help establish a world of peace with justice, and to care for creation in solidarity with the poor. We follow Jesus of Nazareth who said,
‘He has sent me to bring good news to the poor, to proclaim liberty to captives, and to the blind new sight, to set the downtrodden free and to proclaim the Lord’s year of favour.’ (Lk 4:18)
Columban News
Presentation of Inaugural Kevin O’Rourke Literary Translation prize
Irish Ambassador to Korea, Michelle Winthrop, presented the inaugural Kevin O’Rourke Literary Translation prize to Nam Jeong-geun and...
Fr Kevin O’Rourke’s “Great Missionary Contribution” Remembered
Columban Missionary, Fr Kevin O’Rourke’s “great missionary contribution” was recalled at two commemorative events which took place on...
Mission Feature
Pilgrim Guests
As we prepare to celebrate the Feast of St Columban on 23rd November, we publish a piece by five Columban missionaries - Srs Virgie Mozo, Ha Suk Shin, Lucia So, Kathleen Mary Riordan and Ann Gray - who walked in the footsteps of our patron, St Columban, as part of...