Fr Michael Sinnott

Fr Michael Sinnott

Michael (‘Mal’) was born in Clonard, Wexford on 17 December 1929 and educated in the CBS and in St Peter’s, Wexford. He joined the Columbans in Navan in 1948. Following his ordination in December 1954 he finished postgraduate studies in Rome before being appointed to...
St Columban’s Day: Journey to Bobbio

St Columban’s Day: Journey to Bobbio

Columban missionary Sr Ann Gray recalls some important insights she gleaned on her recent pilgrimage to Bobbio, where the great missionary St Columban died in November 615AD. A few months ago, I was fortunate to make my second pilgrimage to Bobbio, the place in Italy...
Now is the time for a stronger role for women in the Church

Now is the time for a stronger role for women in the Church

In the fourteenth of our series of articles on the Amazon Synod, Sr Birgit Weiler, MMS looks at the debate about women’s role in the Church which emerged during the synod. Sr Birgit Weiler is a German Medical Mission Sister and theologian, who has worked with...
Fr Hugh MacMahon reflects on events in Hong Kong

Fr Hugh MacMahon reflects on events in Hong Kong

I am just back from Hong Kong where the disturbances (or riots) are still in full swing at weekends. Shops and hotels were complaining about fewer tourists but locals and visitors had no trouble getting around and enjoying the cooler weather, though it was still a hot...
Columban seminarian Jerry Lohera

Columban seminarian Jerry Lohera

Jerry Lohera is a Filipino. He joined the Columban formation programme in 2012 and has just completed his two-year First Mission Assignment (FMA) in Pakistan. The experience was both “enriching” and “affirming” and has given him a different...