Lent: Sacred Waters

Lent: Sacred Waters

As we begin Lent, the Society’s Central JPIC Coordinator, Amy Woolam Echeverria, reflects on Jesus’ meeting with the Samaritan women at the well. The story of Jesus meeting the woman at the well is a deep source of hope and comfort for Christians. By encountering the...
Maynooth Seminarians Gift €2k for SSC Seminarians

Maynooth Seminarians Gift €2k for SSC Seminarians

Members of Aontas, a charitable association of seminarians studying for priesthood in Maynooth, visited Dalgan this week to present a cheque for €2,000 to support the training of Columban seminarians. Aontas (meaning ‘union’ in Irish) was founded in 1989 and since...
Fr Michael Kevin O’Boyle

Fr Michael Kevin O’Boyle

Michael Kevin O’Boyle was born in Quilty, Co Clare on 20th May 1935. He was educated at Quilty NS and at St Flannan’s College, Ennis, Co Clare. He entered Dalgan in September 1953 was ordained priest on 21st December 1959. He was assigned to Chile and, after language...
BBC Features Columban Embroidery Ministry

BBC Features Columban Embroidery Ministry

BBC News reported on the Columban Border Ministry and the Migrant Embroiderers of Juárez, Mexico. The link to this video report is here: The Columban Welcome Centre for Migrants and Refugees located in the lower level of the Cathedral in Juárez, Mexico has been...
Far East Launches New Series on Biodiversity

Far East Launches New Series on Biodiversity

In the first of a new series on biodiversity, Columban co-worker Ellen Teague reports on the ‘Raising Hope’ Conference in Castel Gandolfo and explains how protecting and restoring biodiversity is a mission priority of the Columbans. Magnificent cypress and umbrella...