A Healthy Distance by Fr Brian Vale

A Healthy Distance by Fr Brian Vale

The Japanese Catholic community in Hong Kong celebrated the Fifth Sunday of Lent with a Eucharist by teleconference. Church gatherings had been cancelled for over two months in Hong Kong because of the coronavirus pandemic forcing a restriction on all large...
Grounds in Dalgan closed to the public amid Covid-19 pandemic

Grounds in Dalgan closed to the public amid Covid-19 pandemic

The grounds of Dalgan Park have been closed to the public as part of the Columban Fathers’ efforts to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The scenic grounds are a popular amenity used by the public all the year around. However, ahead of the weekend, the Regional...
Fr Seamus O’Connor

Fr Seamus O’Connor

Seamus O’Connor was born in Tullamore on the 25 February1926. He was educated in St Brigid’s NS and St Finian’s, Mullingar and joined the Columbans in Navan in 1944. He was ordained on 21 December 1950 and was part of the first Columban group assigned to Fiji. He...
China: Humility to discover God in a new way

China: Humility to discover God in a new way

This is the ninth exclusive ICN report from a Catholic, who lives in Wuhan and prefers to remain anonymous, giving a first-hand account of the situation in the city at the centre of the Coronovirus pandemic. On Wednesday morning of last week, I had an unexpected...
Columbans in Ireland take part in Act of Consecration

Columbans in Ireland take part in Act of Consecration

On the Feast of the Annunciation, 25 March, the Columban community at Dalgan Park joined the Primate of All Ireland, Archbishop Eamon Martin, along with bishops, priests and the faithful in consecrating the people of Ireland to the Immaculate Heart of Mary for...