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I Revered Fr John Smyth

I Revered Fr John Smyth

Columban Fr John Smyth died earlier this year. A younger Columban, Fr Kwon Taemoon, recalls the influence the Irish missionary had on him – “he was like a real grandfather to me” - and his long service to the Korean faithful. Fr John Smyth became the parish priest...

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Two Old Monks

Two Old Monks

Khaing Khaing Mon (Nicole Wong), a teacher and editor at HEC Magazine in Mandalay Archdiocesan Higher Education College pays tribute to Columban missionary Fr Neil Magill. As it is my day-off today, my thoughts wander. I start to miss two old monks. One is a...

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Columban Centenarian

Columban Centenarian

Sarah Mac Donald speaks to 101-year-old Sr Bríd Kenny about missionary life in Korea and her memories of co-founders of the Columban Sisters, Fr John Blowick and Mother Mary Patrick.  Sr Bríd Kenny from Coolmeen in Co Clare joined the Missionary Sisters of St...

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The Other Nine/Eleven

The Other Nine/Eleven

Fr Alo Connaughton spoke to Fr Pat Egan about that fateful day in Chile’s history when the military, led by General Augusto Pinochet, seized power in a coup, overthrowing the Popular Unity government of President Salvador Allende. Fr Pat Egan remembers Chile’s 9/11...

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Man With a Mission

Man With a Mission

Fr John Boles profiles Columban Missionary Fr Tony Coney whose work with disadvantaged children in a poor area of the Peruvian capital, Lima, has transformed many young lives. “For me, life began at 40,” laughs Fr Tony Coney, remembering how he arrived in Lima on...

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A Lifetime of Challenges

A Lifetime of Challenges

“Please pray for us” is a familiar request from Li Qiong’s mother when I visit the family every two weeks in their simple apartment in a densely populated area of Wuhan, writes Fr Dan Troy.  Their home is located a short walk from the Yangtze River. The request for...

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