Dalgan mourns three Columbans who died over Christmas

Dalgan mourns three Columbans who died over Christmas

Sad news from Dalgan this Christmas with the deaths of Fr Paddy Smyth, Fr Eugene Ryan and Fr Tom Revatto. Fr Paddy Smyth (’53) was a native of Ballina, Co Mayo. He died on 22nd December in the Mater Private Hospital. He had been ill for quite some time. Fr Paddy...
Christmas is for everyone

Christmas is for everyone

Christmas is for everyone. Whether or not you believe in Jesus, you are welcome. Saint or sinner, you are welcome. Young or old, there is room for you at the crib. There was no room for the Child and his mother, as you know. But there is great room for you. Come and...
At Christmas we are drawn to reflect on our ‘home’

At Christmas we are drawn to reflect on our ‘home’

Every human heart yearns to belong, writes Sr Anne Ryan in the Christmas editorial of the Far East magazine. At Christmastime we are drawn to reflect on our place of belonging, our ‘home’. This sense of being drawn to home may be part of our nature, our cultural...
Advent/Christmas Carol Service at Dalgan

Advent/Christmas Carol Service at Dalgan

This year’s Advent/Christmas Carol Service in Dalgan was themed ‘Living in the Spirit of Hope’. Fr Pat Raleigh gave the following address to Columban supporters, friends and family who attended the occasion on Friday 14 December 2018. Introduction On behalf of...
Columban produces radio documentary on Irish-Chinese link

Columban produces radio documentary on Irish-Chinese link

Columban missionary Fr Malachy Smyth has produced a new radio documentary on a little known link between Ireland and China that will be broadcast on Mid-West Radio over Christmas. ‘Ireland’s Unsung Hero’ is presented by documentary-maker Brian Kenny and produced by Fr...