The Paschal Candle symbolises the risen Christ. Fr Tim Mulroy recalls a particular candle with its own unique story about prison and freedom, as well as hope and promise. This is the night, when Christ broke the prison-bars of death and rose victorious from the...
To help us enter into the meaning of Holy Week, we will be reproducing every day next week a reflection by Columban missionary, Fr Brendan Lovett, from his book, ‘It’s Not Over Yet - Christological Reflections on Holy Week’, published by Claretian Publications....
This is the wining article - The Real World - by Ella Fleming of St Dominic’s Grammar School, Belfast, which is illustrated by the winning image by Emily Grimes of St Oliver's Community College, Drogheda in our 2021 Columban Schools Media competition. The theme was...
The Missionary Society of St Columban today announced the winners in their Schools Media Competition on the subject ‘Let’s create a world without racism’. The two strands of the competition – articles and images - attracted almost 300 entries from nearly 100...
Fr Liam O’Callaghan led a Sacred Earth Day of Action for Climate Justice in Dalgan on Thursday 11th March. It was part of the GreenFaith Sacred People, Sacred Earth Day of Action for Climate Justice. (You can get more information on this at...
Fr Ray Husband writes about a recent family bereavement and the devastating impact of Covid restrictions on his family's grief. Traditionally we Irish have dealt with death in a positive and hands on manner. The Irish wake is known for the celebration of the...
Young people may appear to be less at risk from severe Covid-19 symptoms, but the pandemic has significantly disrupted their lives in other ways. Social distancing and the interruption of typical school and college routines can be especially challenging for young...
The world is still in shock at what happened in Myanmar on 1 February 2021 when the military declared a state of emergency and took over the newly-elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi just as the members of parliament were about to hold their first meeting,...
The Irish Film Institute (IFI) has selected a piece of Columban footage from the 1950s titled ‘Songs of the Emerald Isle’ to air on its Media Player to mark St Patrick’s Day. According to Columban Communications Officer, Fr Malachy Smyth, the Irish Film Institute...
Pope Francis designated the year from 8 December 2020 to 8 December 2021 as a year honouring St Joseph, earthly father of Jesus and husband of Mary. This Year of St Joseph is the 150th anniversary of St Joseph being named as patron of the Universal Church. St...