Godfather of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Warns of Dangers

Godfather of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Warns of Dangers

At the beginning of May 2023, Geoffrey Hinton, often portrayed as the godfather of artificial intelligence (AI), quit his job and warned about the developments in that technology, writes Columban missionary, Fr Seán McDonagh. His pioneering work and research on neural...
Columban Sisters Elect New Leadership Team

Columban Sisters Elect New Leadership Team

The Missionary Sisters of St Columban elected a new congregational team at their General Assembly in Knock, Co Mayo. The new Congregational Leader is Sr Anne Carbon from the Philippines. The leadership team is Sr Margaret Murphy, Sr Josephine Hong and Sr Cho Young Mi...
Cemetery Sunday 2023

Cemetery Sunday 2023

Ten minutes walk from Dalgan’s front door, in the eastern corner of the grounds, is the Columban cemetery. Here more than 350 Irish Columbans, including our two co-founders, Bishop Edward Galvin (died February 1956) and Fr John Blowick (died June 1972), are buried,...
Are We Running Out of Water?

Are We Running Out of Water?

The theme for this year’s Earth Day, 22nd April 2023, was ‘Invest in our Planet.’ Real investment will not happen if we are unclear about what the current environmental problems are, warns Columban missionary Fr Sean McDonagh. In August 2021, the 6th Assessment...