People of Faith and the Destruction of Biodiversity

People of Faith and the Destruction of Biodiversity

Columban missionary Fr Sean McDonagh says reading the Global Assessment Report is “a chilling experience” as it spells out the appalling damage which humans have caused to the earth during the past four decades. The publication in Paris of the Global...
Columban Lay Missionaries invite you to ‘Come and See’

Columban Lay Missionaries invite you to ‘Come and See’

Young people aged between 23 and 40 years are invited to take part in a ‘Come and See’ information day hosted by the Columban Lay Missionaries at Dalgan Park on 1 June 2019. The afternoon event, which will take place between 1.30-5pm, will participants to...
Racism – a slip of the tongue?

Racism – a slip of the tongue?

Columban missionary, Fr Bobby Gilmore is concerned by recent incidents of casual racism and suggests there is a leadership deficit, nationally and internationally, regarding the dignity of the human person.  To say that I surprised by the racist tweet of a well-known...
The Challenge of Climate Change: A Cry For Action

The Challenge of Climate Change: A Cry For Action

This is the winning article in the 2019 Columban Schools Journalism Competition in Ireland. It is by 17-year-old Ailbhe Murphy, a student of the Salerno Secondary School in Galway City. A Cry For Action On 8 October 2018, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on...