A Stranger and You Welcomed Me

A Stranger and You Welcomed Me

Fr Mike O’Loughlin pays a personal tribute to the late Fr PJ McGlinchey who died earlier this year. The recent death of PJ McGlinchey brought back a memory of a chance meeting I had with him late one night in the Columban house in Seoul, Korea. I spied him sitting in...
Warmi Huasi: Establishing a Safety Net

Warmi Huasi: Establishing a Safety Net

When the women of San Benito voiced their concern over their children’s future saying, “The children, the young children, we have to do something about the children, they are at risk”, Columban Fr Ed O’Connell and the Warmi Huasi team decided to do something....
Fr Bobby Gilmore reflects on Mission in Fragmentation

Fr Bobby Gilmore reflects on Mission in Fragmentation

“I have come that you may have life and have it in abundance” John 10.10 In the old world of European empires the mission of the Church travelled with the expansive energy of empire as it did previously in the age of trade routes and great migrations by land and sea....
NJPN workshop on interfaith outreach led by Fr Jim Fleming

NJPN workshop on interfaith outreach led by Fr Jim Fleming

The 40th conference of the National Justice and Peace Network (NJPN) took place recently in Derbyshire and had as its theme, ‘In the shelter of each other the people live’. Through several keynote speakers and workshops, the conference explored how to build a Church...
Mary McAleese talks about the legacy of St Columbanus

Mary McAleese talks about the legacy of St Columbanus

Former President of Ireland, Dr Mary McAleese, discusses the relevance of St Columbanus today and his impact on the Founding Fathers of the European project. The reflection was part of a talk given to the Missionary Society of Columban in Dalgan Park, Navan on 29 June...