Manila’s ‘Beacon of Hope’

Manila’s ‘Beacon of Hope’

Fr John Boles speaks to Lydio Mangao Jr about how Columban seminarians are bringing hope to one of Manila’s most notorious slums. “This’ll be a real eye-opener”, Lydio told me, and he wasn’t joking. Lydio Mangao Jr is a Columban seminarian from the Philippines. He...
Retirement is the Golden Era of Life

Retirement is the Golden Era of Life

Following a long period in recovery after hip surgery, I finally succumbed to medical advice to formally retire to the Columban Nursing Home in Dalgan, writes Columban Missionary Fr Michael O’Loughlin. Prior to that I had been enjoying helping out in my local...
Fr Iowane Has Many Strings to his Bow

Fr Iowane Has Many Strings to his Bow

Our newest Columban missionary priest has already lived many different lives, writes Fr Frank Hoare.   Fr Iowane Naio speaks five languages and has lived in five different cultures and will soon add to that. But his roots are in Namau Settlement about 10 km from Ba...
Fr Iowane Naio ordained a Columban missionary priest

Fr Iowane Naio ordained a Columban missionary priest

On 10th April 2024 Fr Iowane Ilaidoko Naio was ordained a Columban missionary priest in the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Suva, Fiji. Fr Iowane has been appointed to the Pakistan Mission Unit, and is due to arrive there on 1st December 2024. He is the third of ten...
Summer School 2024 with Dr John Feehan

Summer School 2024 with Dr John Feehan

The theme of this year’s summer school, an initiative of the Columban Ecological Institute and An Tairseach, is ‘The Third Day of Creation’. It will be given by Dr John Feehan between Monday 27th May – Friday 31st May 2024. In the Book of Genesis, God’s...