The Chill by Fr Bobby Gilmore

The Chill by Fr Bobby Gilmore

Fr Bobby Gilmore wrote this last year as he watched the swallows gather on the roof in the sun as they prepared to leave. The Chill As if awakening to the tinkle of alarm clock On cue they arrived from a seeming elsewhere Lining up on the apex of the roof In single...
Fr Charles Joseph Francis Meagher

Fr Charles Joseph Francis Meagher

Charles (Charlie) Meagher was born in Killarney, Co Kerry on 1st October 1935. He was educated at Presentation Convent, Presentation Brothers, and St Brendan’s College, Killarney. He came to Dalgan Park in September 1954 and was ordained a priest on 21st December...
“Dancing to One Beat”

“Dancing to One Beat”

Dialogue is like a dance. It is a movement. In dance we can have unity but also diversity, writes Columban missionary Fr Kurt Zion Pala from Myanmar. Through dance, we can come together with our different identities but still able to have a conversation through the...
Forming the Next Generation of Interfaith Activists

Forming the Next Generation of Interfaith Activists

I have participated in interreligious dialogue, especially Christian-Muslim relations, for many years, in Pakistan and in Australia writes Columban missionary, Fr Patrick McInerney. I have visited gurdwaras, mosques, synagogues and temples. I have attended,...
Fr Peter Hughes: Living his Best Life

Fr Peter Hughes: Living his Best Life

An interview with 80-year-old Columban missionary, Fr Peter Hughes, co-ordinator of indigenous and human rights for REPAM, a Catholic Church network that promotes the right and dignity of people living in the Amazon by Mike Finnerty of the Mayo News. Imagine becoming...