Wakein Educational Centre in Myanmar

Wakein Educational Centre in Myanmar

Sr Kathleen Coyle writes about Mary Man’s incredible work in Myanmar to feed and educate children in the slums of Yangon and the detrimental effect of the military coup on this project. Wakein village can hardly be called a village. It is a large depressed slum area...
‘Darkness would not be dark to you’

‘Darkness would not be dark to you’

Last April I sowed wildflower seeds – I just raked the ground and scattered the seeds, as did the Sower whom Jesus talks about in the Gospels. As I let them go, the seeds sank into the dark earth where I would not be able to see what was happening to them. It was a...
The Gift of Change

The Gift of Change

When we see so many people of other cultures in our churches, when we see priests and Sisters from other cultures ministering in our midst, let us give thanks to our God who gifts us with the challenge of intercultural living so that God’s kingdom may be realised in...
Thanksgiving Mass for Columban Jubilarians

Thanksgiving Mass for Columban Jubilarians

On the Feast of the Assumption, 15th August 2024, Columbans celebrating their jubilees gathered in Dalgan Park for a Mass of thanksgiving. The main celebrant was Fr Bernard McDermott, who was ordained 50 years ago this year and is currently based in Britiain. The...