Columban Sisters Visit Dalgan

Columban Sisters Visit Dalgan

Fr Pat Raleigh was one of the Columban Fathers who welcomed 20 Columban Sisters from Magheramore to Dalgan on Tuesday, 18 July 2023. He reports on a day of welcome and shared memories. The rainy weather did not dampen the spirits. The 20 Columban Sisters from...
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...