Fr Peter Andrew Kenny

Fr Peter Andrew Kenny

Peter Kenny was born in Ballydangan, Athlone, Co Roscommon on 13 July 1933. He was educated at Camcloom NS and St Joseph’s College, Garbally, Ballinasloe. He came to St Columban’s College, Dalgan Park, Navan in 1952, and was ordained priest on 22 December 1958. After...
Wuhan: Cherry blossom reminds us that life is fragile

Wuhan: Cherry blossom reminds us that life is fragile

A catholic in Wuhan writes for ICN about the situation in the city at the centre of the Covid-19 Coronovirus infection. In September 1996, at the parish church in Hiratsuka, Japan, I met Kintaro Koura-san for the first time. At that time he was 79 years of age, a fit...
Fr Sean to give keynote address to Conference of Religious

Fr Sean to give keynote address to Conference of Religious

Renowned eco-theologian and Columban missionary Fr Sean McDonagh will be the keynote speaker at this weekend’s Laudato Si reflection day hosted by the Conference of Religious of England and Wales in London. The day aims to help Religious mobilise so as to lend their...
Conference in Dalgan on SS Finian, Colmcille and Columbanus

Conference in Dalgan on SS Finian, Colmcille and Columbanus

A one-day conference will take place on 28th March 2020 in Dalgan Park on the relevance of Saints Finian, Colmcille and Columbanus for Ireland and Europe today. Organised by the Association Friends of St Columbanus and the Columban Ecological Institute, the conference...