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...
The current issue of the Far East magazine is devoted to Columban missionary Fr Rufus Halley who was killed twenty years ago in August 2001. The Editorial was written by Fr Brendan Lovett. In the past editors have often attempted to find a unifying theme for a...
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...