Columbans featured on ‘Out & About’ radio programme

Columbans featured on ‘Out & About’ radio programme

Dublin City FM is currently broadcasting a series of programmes featuring interviews with Columbans living in Ireland. ‘Out & About’ is presented by Paul Wright on Thursdays at 1pm on the Dublin station. Last week’s show (21 January), this week’s show (28 Jan) and...
Bonus podcast on biodiversity: ‘The Death of Life’

Bonus podcast on biodiversity: ‘The Death of Life’

The Columban Centre for Advocacy and Outreach has produced a bonus episode of the ‘Jubilee for the Earth’ series on biodiversity. It highlights select passages from ‘The Death of Life: The Horror of Extinction’ by Columban priest and eco-theologian Fr Sean McDonagh....
A New Beginning | Jubilee for the Earth

A New Beginning | Jubilee for the Earth

Our challenge today as people of faith is to re-imagine the Biblical vision of Jubilee for the earth and all people for the 21st century. In our age of ecological crisis – where rampant consumerism and indifference to the holiness of Earth’s biodiversity is the...
No Land to Live On | Jubilee for the Earth

No Land to Live On | Jubilee for the Earth

Because of the damage we are inflicting upon the Earth, more and more land is becoming uninhabitable. In 2017 alone, 68.5 million people were forcibly displaced by conflict, poverty, or environmental factors, more than at any point in human history. Climate change and...
Embarking on the Path of Dialogue | Jubilee for the Earth

Embarking on the Path of Dialogue | Jubilee for the Earth

The call to wonder at the beauty of creation, and in doing so give praise to God, is at the heart of most of the world’s religions and spiritualties. In his encyclical letter on the environment, called Laudato Si’, Pope Francis acknowledges that “the majority of...
A New Kind of Economy | Jubilee for the Earth

A New Kind of Economy | Jubilee for the Earth

In 2019, the United Nations published their Global Resource Outlook which concluded that “90% of biodiversity loss is caused by resource extraction and processing.” This includes human activities like habitat destruction for agriculture and mining and the...