Fr Frank Hoare celebrates Jubilee Mass in Portlaoise

Fr Frank Hoare celebrates Jubilee Mass in Portlaoise

Family and friends joined Columban missionary Fr Frank Hoare in his native Portlaoise when he celebrated Mass to mark the golden jubilee of his ordination. I celebrated a thanksgiving Mass in my native Portlaoise for a lifetime of missionary work in multi-cultural...
Where are the Ideals?

Where are the Ideals?

The plight of hundreds of migrants floundering and drowning in the Mediterranean in the past week and efforts to rescue them paled in comparison to the efforts made by governments to rescue five tourists in a submersible in the vicinity of the Titanic, writes Fr Bobby...
Éire Vedanta Society Returns to Dalgan

Éire Vedanta Society Returns to Dalgan

Last weekend Dalgan Park welcomed members of the Éire Vedanta Society for their first visit since the pandemic. The group was led by Swami Purananda and was welcomed to the home of the Columbans in Ireland by Fr Pat Raleigh. A religious/spiritual society that teaches...
Reflection in May/June 2023 Far East

Reflection in May/June 2023 Far East

“All our cares and troubles cease, as we kneel with love before You …” Since the month of May and Marian devotion go hand in hand, in this reflection, we pay a personal visit to the Marian Shrine in Knock. There we find our blessed Mother watching for us,...