St Bernadette: Awakening Lapsed Faith

St Bernadette: Awakening Lapsed Faith

On many occasions I have recounted my vocational journey and how reading the novel, The Song of Bernadette by Franz Werfel, changed my life’s trajectory. However, what I have never related was the specific traits of St Bernadette Soubirous’ personality that awakened...
May/June 2026 Issue of Far East Now Available!

May/June 2026 Issue of Far East Now Available!

In the May/June 2026 issue of the Far East magazine, Columban Missionary Fr Tim Mulroy writes about a workshop at the Columban Mission Centre in Lima equipping migrant women with baking and cooking skills to help them find work. ‘Life on a Platter’ is both uplifting...
St Columbanus Inspires Migrant Outreach

St Columbanus Inspires Migrant Outreach

The ‘Paolo Freire’ State Institute for Adult Education (CPIA) has three campuses in Turin (Italy) offering educational courses to migrant adults. The courses in Italian, English, French and other subjects are offered at night to those who have day jobs and in the...
Mission In Myanmar Comes Full Circle

Mission In Myanmar Comes Full Circle

Fr Leo Gopal is a priest of the Diocese of Myitkyina, in Kachin State, Myanmar, who is currently visiting Dalgan. Fr Pat Colgan spoke to him about his family’s links with the Columbans.   Fr Leo Gopal great grandparents were brought from Tamil Nadu, India, to work as...
RTÉ Series on Irish Missionaries Wins Award

RTÉ Series on Irish Missionaries Wins Award

Scratch Films has won a Wilbur Award for its RTÉ documentary series ‘The Last Irish Missionaries’, earning international recognition for its portrayal of the lives, legacy and complexities of Ireland’s missionary tradition. In its citation, the judging panel described...