Bishop Blesses Statue and Mural of Columban Martyr

Bishop Blesses Statue and Mural of Columban Martyr

An article from the Catholic Peace Newspaper in Korea on the blessing and unveiling of a statue of Columban martyr Fr James Maginn as well as a large mural depicting his life at the site of his martyrdom by Bishop Cho Kyu-man. Translated by Fr Donal O’Keeffe. At the...
Fr Patrick Egan

Fr Patrick Egan

Fr Pat Egan was born in Ballybrehony, Claremorris, Co Mayo to James and Mary Egan. He was educated in Ballyfarna NS and St Colman’s College, Claremorris, Co Mayo. He came to Dalgan in 1953 when made his permanent aggregation as a Columban on 29th September 1957. He...
New Booklet from Fr Malachy Available on our Website

New Booklet from Fr Malachy Available on our Website

Columban missionary Fr Malachy Hanratty, who spent most of his missionary life in Japan, has published a new booklet titled: ‘Luke Helping Us to Listen in Prayer’. It is free to download from our website. Please download it here: LUKE HELPING US TO LISTEN IN PRAYER...
Floods Damage Myitkyina’s Rehabilitation Centre

Floods Damage Myitkyina’s Rehabilitation Centre

“We were all safe and well,” writes Columban missionary Fr Eamon Sheridan from Myanmar where torrential rain resulted in the mighty Irrawaddy River breaking its banks and damaging the buildings at the Rebirth Rehabilitation Centre in Myitkyina.   ‘Don’t you care, we...
40 Years Later

40 Years Later

To mark the 40th anniversary of the release of the Negros Nine and the 20th anniversary of the death of Fr Niall O’Brien, Fr Donal Hogan recalls a miscarriage of justice in the Philippines and the RTE reporter that made the Columban missionary a household name. On 3rd...