Fr Pat Raleigh reports on Tu B'Shvat, the Jewish New Year of the Trees ceremony, at Dalgan. Even the inclement weather caused by Storm Ciara did not deter a large crowd from travelling to Dalgan on Sunday afternoon for an interfaith celebration of Tu B'Shavat, the...
It’s the birthday of trees! On Sunday, members of Dublin City Interfaith Forum will gather in Dalgan Park for a tree planting ceremony to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Tu B'Shvat. Tu B'Shvat is occurs on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat, which is...
Irish Columban Fr Oliver McCrossan set up the Pedalling to Live project in the Philippines and the Green Shelter Inc, which runs an organic agricultural programme which helps to generate money for tricycle drivers in Ozamiz City. Fr Oliver recently returned after...
This Sunday our Music in Dalgan series will host ‘A Spring Celebration: Vox Femina’ concert with the Schola Hiberniae under director Giovanna Feeley. The concert on Sunday 2nd February will present an afternoon of chant, polyphony and Irish traditional music. It...
Dalgan Summer School will take place this year from 19 July to 23 July 2020 and will be led by Dr John Feehan author of 'God in a five-pointed star; A spiritual philosophy of Nature'. Twice in Laudato Si’ Pope Francis refers to the created world as the ‘other’ book...
In light of the recent tension over Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s comments on clerical celibacy and as Pope Francis prepares to publish his response to the recommendation on ordaining married men made at the Synod on the Amazon, Fr Bobby Gilmore has given us a copy...
A radio documentary on homelessness which Fr Malachy Smyth co-produced will be broadcast on Newstalk radio this weekend and again next weekend. ‘Bricks and Mortar’ is a collaboration between Fr Malachy and Brian Kenny. The making of the programme was supported by a...
Berlind Fellermeier, a Columban Faith in Action Volunteer based in Birmingham, writes for Independent Catholic News about the theme of this year's schools journalism competition. For the past few years the Missionary Society of St Columban has run a Schools...
Columban missionary Fr Shay Cullen founded the PREDA Foundation in the Philippines in 1974 to promote and protect the dignity and the human rights of the Filipino people, especially of women and sexually-exploited and abused children. There will be much rejoicing...
Columban missionary Fr John Boles, SSC draws on the Gospel account of a miracle in Luke 5.23 to show how the generosity of Columban benefactors is having an impact on the lives of the disabled in Peru. In the Gospel we hear how Jesus performed a miracle by saying...