Year of Vocation Launch

Year of Vocation Launch

The launch of the Year of Vocation and Vocation Sunday will be marked with a special Mass on Saturday 29th April 2023 at 6pm in the Carmelite Church, Whitefriar Street, Dublin, celebrated by Archbishop Kieran O’Reilly. This is an opportunity to give thanks for your...
The Wonders of Pollination and Pollinators

The Wonders of Pollination and Pollinators

Our upcoming Spring Day in Dalgan with Dr John Feehan will focus in a special way on the wonders of Pollination and Pollinators. Our day will focus on the chapters of the story that can be read in spring. We will explore the summer chapters in greater detail during...
The Christmas Tree and St Columban: Plant for the Earth!

The Christmas Tree and St Columban: Plant for the Earth!

Below, Jacques Prudhon, President of the Association of Les Amis de St Colomban, based in the French city of Luxeuil les Bains, where St Columban founded a monastery in 590AD, retells a local Christmas tale about the Christmas tree and St Columban. The current...
Columbans Lift Up Moral Voice at COP27 and COP15

Columbans Lift Up Moral Voice at COP27 and COP15

As we approach the conclusion of the United Nations’ COP27 on climate change in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt, (6-17, November) and anticipate the start of the UN’s COP15 on biodiversity in Montreal, Canada, (7-19, December), Columban missionaries have released a message...
Columban Jubilees in 2022

Columban Jubilees in 2022

Celebrating the jubilees of many wonderful Columban missionaries in 2022. We rejoice with: 75 Years Sr Joan O’Donovan Peru, Chile, Ireland Platinum 70 Years Sr Rose Dineen Korea, USA Fr Michael Doohan Philippines, Ireland Fr Cyril Murphy Japan, Britain, Ireland Sr...