Fr Rufus Halley was a man with a mission to be one in friendship with people of all faiths and be a bridge between communities in conflict and families with feuds. He was a bridge-builder and a peacemaker, writes friend and classmate, Fr Shay Cullen. It is now 20...
On the Feast of St Clare, the community in Dalgan gathered to thank Claire Carey for her many years of service to Columban Mission and to wish her every blessing and good health in her retirement. On behalf of the Region, Fr Ray Husband, Regional Director, thanked...
Elizabeth McArdle of the Columban Ecological Institute reports on the 2021 Summer School with Dr John Feehan, which took place between 28th June and 3rd July 2021 at An Tairseach. Every Bush Aflame: God and the Natural World It was with a sense of adventure that I...
I’m struggling to understand the purpose of the last almost 20 years in Afghanistan writes Columban missionary, Fr David Kenneally. The many lives that were lost and those that were injured or maimed. Afghanistan has paid a huge price. Everyone has. In neighbouring...
Columban missionary Fr Oliver McCrossan and his colleague Virgie Vidad write about the latest developments at the organic farm he set up to help struggling tricycle workers in the Philippines. In 2019, the Pedalling Eco farm became a community garden for the...
Given the seriousness of the crisis, every parish needs to set up a climate change committee and work with other Christian Churches and other religions to address this critical issue of our time, writes Columban Fr Seán McDonagh. On 9th August 2021, the...
Fr Ed O’Connell reports on a Columban celebration at communal kitchens serving the vulnerable in Peru. At long last we have a president, primary school teacher Pedro Castillo, with an MA in Educational Psychology. He took over on 28 July, coming to power on the...
Fr Hugh MacMahon explains how the Elders of the Desert and the Skelligs inspired him to write his new book. What prompted me to write Voices from the Desert: The Lost Legacy of Skelligs was the need to find answers to questions that had long bothered me. They began...
Columbans in Britain were able to attend this year's National Justice and Peace Network of England and Wales (NJPN) conference but unfortunately there was no delegation from the Columbans in Ireland due to the ongoing pandemic. The chant, “We come together for our...
With Columban support, a religious Sister is helping feed mountain-top shanty-town dwellers in Covid ravaged Peru, reports Columban missionary Fr John Boles. “Die from Covid or die from hunger. Not much of a choice.” Sr Isabel Miguelez spells out the stark dilemma...