Last month four Columbans from the Pakistan Mission Unit travelled to Lahore for a Memorial Mass for the three Columbans buried there, writes Fr Tomás King. The three are: lay missionary Pilar Tilos, Fr Pat McCaffrey and Fr Tommy ‘Tanvir’ O’Hanlon. We were unable...
Fr Hugh MacMahon’s new book, ‘Voices from the Desert: The Lost Legacy of the Skelligs' will be published by Columba Books in August. According to the publishers, what the Desert Fathers had to say about Christianity and their own spiritual practices is as relevant...
Building has resumed on the women’s addiction recovery centre in Myitkyina in Myanmar. In a tweet, Columban missionary Fr Eamon Sheridan announced the good news. When completed, it will be the first residential centre for women grappling with addiction in Kachin...
Columban JPIC expert Ellen Teague has been presented with this year’s Pax Christi Peace Award in recognition of her many commitments to justice and peace. Pax Christi has presented this award to those who have shown a commitment for peace and justice bi-annually...
Two Columbans will be ordained to the diaconate on Sunday 27 June 2021 by Bishop Honesto Ongtioco of Cubao. The ordination of deacons Jerry Lohera and Elbert Balbastro will take place at the chapel of the Columban House of Studies in Quezon City in the Philippines....
Amid all the challenges and sadness of the Covid pandemic - loss of employment, restriction of movement, lockdowns and many deaths, there have been moments of uplift. For the Missionary Society of St Columban, one of these was the ordination of our newest Columban...
The Missionary Society of St Columban's annual Cemetery Sunday celebration will be restricted to members of the community at Dalgan again this year due to Covid restrictions but the Mass will be available online. In a message to the community and the wider Columban...
Noel Mackey recalls some of the work done by Fr Donal O’Keeffe in Korea with marginalised workers and vulnerable tenants which led to his Immigrant of the Year Award. For the past 14 years Korea has been honouring individual immigrants who have made significant...
The total number of cases of Covid-19 on 31st May was 1,961,087 (49.9% in Lima Department and Province of Callao); authorities recently updated the figures by 184,507 deaths, writes Fr Ed O'Connell. The number of cases in Lima are now equal to outside Lima and...
Ger Clarke, one of the best-known faces around Dalgan, has just retired after 26 years working in Dalgan sharing the Columban vision with thousands of school students through Columban Mission Outreach. Tribute from Fr Pat Raleigh: It is never easy saying goodbyes...