Columban Schools 2024 Competition Winners

Columban Schools 2024 Competition Winners

Winners have been announced in the schools media competition for young people run by the Columbans in Britain and Ireland. This year’s theme was ‘Biodiversity Matters.’ The announcement day – 21 March – is the UN’s International Day of Forests. Young...
Columbans Pay Tribute to Charlie Bird

Columbans Pay Tribute to Charlie Bird

As veteran RTE journalist Charlie Bird is laid to rest, Columban missionary Fr Donie Hogan recalls meeting him in the Philippines when he covered the story of the Negros Nine. Fr Donal Hogan first met Charlie Bird in Bacolod City on the island of Negros in the...
A Spring Day in Dalgan with John Feehan

A Spring Day in Dalgan with John Feehan

On Saturday 4th May 2024, join Dr John Feehan for ‘A Spring Day in Dalgan’. This year will focus on mosses and ferns, which were among the first to leave the safety of the water and venture on to dry land. If you wish to attend, please contact Elizabeth Mc Ardle at...
The Spiritual Journey of St Patrick

The Spiritual Journey of St Patrick

Fr Maurice Hogan writes about the development of Patrician studies in recent years and the Columban contribution to this, notably Fr Aidan Larkin’s book, ‘The Spiritual Journey of St Patrick’. The middle of the twentieth century witnessed a revolution in the study of...
The Key to My Own Home

The Key to My Own Home

It is forty-two years since Fr Noel O’Neill began the Emmaus project for those with special needs in South Korea. He provides a snapshot of some of those the project has helped. A phone call from Seoul. It was Pak Hyun Sen wishing me a happy birthday. In the post...