Columban Missionaries Visit Bishop Galvin NS

Columban Missionaries Visit Bishop Galvin NS

Columban Missionaries Fr Pat Colgan and Angie Escarsa were invited to visit Bishop Galvin National School in Templeogue, Dublin which is named after Bishop Edward Galvin, co-founder of the Missionary Society of St Columban. They spoke to 3rd and 4th classes about...
Earth Day Celebrated in Dalgan

Earth Day Celebrated in Dalgan

Earth Day was celebrated by the Columban Missionaries today in Dalgan beginning with prayers at Mass. Fr John Leydon, who for many years worked in the Philippines, prayed that we may be more sensitive to the cry of the Earth. Later this morning Columbans transplanted...
Grounds in Dalgan Open from 9am to 8pm

Grounds in Dalgan Open from 9am to 8pm

The grounds of Dalgan Park are currently open to the public between 9am and 8pm daily. (Summertime hours). Situated three miles south of Navan on five acres of parklands and woods, Dalgan Park is the home of the Missionary Society of St Columban in Ireland. The...
Tribute to Supporter Linked to Columban Martyr

Tribute to Supporter Linked to Columban Martyr

On 8th February 2026, 89-year-old Kim Yongja Susana (1937-2026) – a long time Columban supporter  – died very peacefully at her home in Seoul, writes Fr Donal O’Keeffe in Korea. Born in 1937, Susana’s father was a carpenter who worked with the...
Mission in Myanmar is the Easter story – Fr Kurt

Mission in Myanmar is the Easter story – Fr Kurt

What is mission like in Myanmar? It is Good Friday and Easter Sunday living in the same house, writes Columban Missionary Fr Kurt Zion Pala of the joys and struggles in this challenging country.   When people ask me, “What is mission like in Myanmar?”, I often pause....