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...
Columban Ecological Institute Summer School

Columban Ecological Institute Summer School

The Columban Ecological Institute’s 2023 Summer School which will be held at An Tairseach in Wicklow Town. The theme of the six-day residential summer school retreat is ‘Every Bush Aflame – Pollination and Pollinators’. It will be given by Dr John Feehan....
Year of Vocation Launch

Year of Vocation Launch

The launch of the Year of Vocation and Vocation Sunday will be marked with a special Mass on Saturday 29th April 2023 at 6pm in the Carmelite Church, Whitefriar Street, Dublin, celebrated by Archbishop Kieran O’Reilly. This is an opportunity to give thanks for your...
Easter celebrations at Holy Trinity Church in Xiantao

Easter celebrations at Holy Trinity Church in Xiantao

By mid-afternoon on Holy Saturday, there was already a steady hum of activity at Holy Trinity Church in Xiantao, about 100 km west of Wuhan, writes Columban missionary Fr Dan Troy. Food was being prepared for those who had travelled long distances two days earlier and...
Jubilee Celebration for Dalgan Class of 1973

Jubilee Celebration for Dalgan Class of 1973

On Saturday 22nd April 2023, the Dalgan class of 1973 celebrated the 50th anniversary of their ordination to the priesthood. While celebrations also took place in Fiji and the Philippines, here in Ireland three Columbans came together to celebrate the happy...